Category: Taiwan
Protesters in several cities demand end to Taiwan’s ‘pedestrian hell’
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Protests were held in several cities around Taiwan on Sunday after a call went out from traffic safety organizations on social media demanding action to improve pedestrian safety and prevent the kinds of accidents that have sparked criticism of the country as a “living hell” for pedestrians. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305140009
Read MoreKo Pin-yi becomes first Taiwanese to win 2023 World Pool Masters
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Pool player Ko Pin-yi (柯秉逸) won the 2023 World Pool Masters in England on Saturday (local time) to become the first Taiwanese to win the invitational tournament title. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202305140008
Read MoreTaiwan’s Han Kuang exercises to begin Monday with tabletop wargames
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) The tabletop wargames phase of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang series of military exercises will begin on Monday, simulating the nation’s armed forces responses to a potential Chinese invasion based on the latest threats posed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305140007
Read MoreTaiwan’s annual summer energy price hikes to start June 1
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Taiwan’s annual summer electricity pricing scheme will take effect on June 1 and will be in place until Sept. 30, with a potential maximum increase of 28 percent, state-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said on Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305140006
Read MoreTsai-Trump phone call not impromptu act, planned for six months: Ex-Taiwan envoy
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) A former Taiwanese top envoy to the United States that facilitated the historic phone call between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and then-U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in 2016 said on Saturday that the telephone conversation was not an impromptu act but had been planned for six months. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305140005
Read MoreSteelerella? Jeremy Lin’s Steelers one win from playoffs after routing Pilots
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) More than 10 years after his outburst in the NBA that gave him the nickname “Linderella,” Jeremy Lin is now playing the Fairy Godfather role in Taiwan’s P.LEAGUE+ (PLG), transforming the once despairing Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers from the league’s biggest loser into a potential playoff contender. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202305140004
Read MoreTaiwan finds suspected China-made weather balloon debris on frontline islet
Taipei, May. 14 (CNA) Taiwan’s military has found the wreckage of a suspected China-made weather balloon on one of its offshore frontline islets near China on Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202305140002
Read MoreTaiwan headline news
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Sunday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305140001
Read MoreCoast guard ships to get radio overhaul
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/05/14/2003799754
Read MoreEmbrace changes, go bilingual! 雙語改版、全新出擊！
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2023/05/14/2003795988
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