Category: Taiwan
China’s modified no-fly zone to affect 33 flights
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) China’s amended plan to close airspace north of Taiwan for 27 minutes on April 16 between 9:30 a.m. and 9:57 a.m. will affect about 33 flights, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304130013
Read MoreTaiwan headline news
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304130012
Read MoreTaiwan set to recruit 5,000 more military police: Source
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Taiwan is expected to double the number of its military police in the coming years in a bid to beef up protection for the president and other top government leaders, a military source told CNA Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304130011
Read More10 bodies found at sea identified as Vietnamese, 14 Taiwanese: CIB
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Wednesday that 10 of 25 bodies recovered from waters around Taiwan since late February have been identified as Vietnamese nationals, while 14 were Taiwanese. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304130010
Read MoreChina probe into Taiwan trade barriers politically motivated: Experts
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) A Chinese investigation into Taiwanese trade barriers is likely a politically motivated attempt to increase pressure on Taipei following an April 5 meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, experts said Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304130009
Read MoreVisiting U.S. senator pledges expedite weapons delivery to Taiwan
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) A visiting member of the U.S. Senate Defense Appropriations Committee on Thursday said lawmakers were working on expediting weapons sales to Taiwan amid concerns over Chinese military coercion. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304130008
Read MoreTaiwan willing to discuss tariffs imposed on Chinese goods: Minister
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) on Thursday welcomed bilateral discussions “without preconditions” regarding an investigation launched by Beijing into Taiwan’s trade restrictions on certain Chinese goods. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304130007
Read MoreTaiwan shares close down 0.8%
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended down 128.21 points, or 0.8 percent, at 15,804.76 Thursday on turnover of NT$253.42 billion (US$8.31 billion). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304130006
Read MoreChina’s no-fly zone near Taiwan flouts norms, poses threat: Experts
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) China’s short-notice announcement it will implement a no-fly zone north of Taiwan between April 16 and 18 shows its disregard for international rules and poses a threat to regional flight security, Taiwanese experts told CNA late Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304130005
Read More1 killed, 1 hospitalized in Taitung building fire
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) A 68-year-man has died while a woman has been hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire ripped through a subdivided residential building in Taitung early Thursday morning. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304130004
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