• 02/23/2025

Military service still holds value

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/02/22/2003832291

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Kao judge should recuse herself

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/02/22/2003832289

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Taiwan escapes mercy-rule loss to Spain in WBCQ opener

Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) At the World Baseball Classic Qualifier (WBCQ) opener in Taipei on Friday, Spain showed Taiwan just how unpredictable the game can be. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202502210021

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Taiwan-made fighter jet tests air-launched HF-3 missile: Source

Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) An Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) jet recently conducted an exercise equipped with an air-launched variant of the Hsiung Feng-III (HF-3) missile, a source familiar with the matter told CNA on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502210020

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Workplace safety guidelines in Taiwan revised to cover bullying

Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) A revised workplace health and safety guideline to improve the protection of employees from physical or mental harm caused by bullying at work was published by the Ministry of Labor and went into effect on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502210019

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Taiwan needs to act fast in response to Trump’s tariff policy: Expert

Washington, Feb. 21 (CNA) Taiwan needs to urgently focus on announcing policies and investment plans in support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, instead of hoping to change the American president’s view on the semiconductor industry and trade, a defense and security expert has told CNA. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502210018

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Taiwan’s ITRI showcases drone technology at European expo

Düsseldorf, Germany, Feb. 21 (CNA) Several Taiwanese organizations led by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently showcased the nation’s latest milestones in drone engineering at a European trade show for autonomous systems, autonomous mobility and robotics in Germany. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202502210017

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Man gets 24 years in prison over double murder in Taipei

Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) The Taiwan Shilin District Court on Friday handed down a combined sentence of 24 years in prison to a man found guilty of murdering two people during a fight in 2023. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502210016

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Trump defense spending demands stress ‘peace through strength’: Experts

Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) Defense and foreign policy experts on Friday said that military strength is essential for maintaining peace following U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for NATO nations and Taiwan to increase defense spending. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502210015

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Tainan city gov’t, MOL censured over Kenyan human trafficking case

Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) The Control Yuan has censured the Tainan City government and Ministry of Labor (MOL) for inadequately supervising the illegal employment and mistreatment of two Kenyans trafficked into Taiwan in 2022. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502210014

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