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Taiwanese officials have contacted the incoming US administration about procuring up to US$15 billion in military hardware, including an Aegis destroyer, the Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday.The report quoted several unnamed sources who are likely to join the administration of US president-el.
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Nov. 11 to Nov. 17People may call Taipei a “living hell for pedestrians,” but back in the 1960s and 1970s, citizens were even discouraged from crossing major roads on foot. And there weren’t crosswalks or pedestrian signals at busy intersections.A 1978 editorial in the China Times (中國時 …
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A 15-year-old boy surnamed Tseng (曾) from Taipei’s Neihu District (內湖) illegally drove his grandfather’s sports utility vehicle on the evening of Oct. 17 and crashed into a roadside eatery, killing three and injuring two. Such a serious incident, along …
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Defense ministry mum on Ukraine missile gift. Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) was tight-lipped today on reports that Taiwan had donated decommissioned missiles to Ukraine and plans to pursue a significant weapons purchase from Washington.Forbes, citing former Pentagon official Tony Hu, reported yesterday that Taiwan has ...
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2024-11-12. Taiwanese officials have contacted the incoming US administration about procuring up to US$15 billion in military hardware, including an Aegis destroyer, the Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday.The report quoted several unnamed sources who are likely to join the administration of US president-el.
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Average monthly wage advances 3.22% RISING TREND: More than half of local firms increased wages three times over the past three years and nearly 60% raised them by 5%, an Academia Sinica report said The average monthly regular wage in September grew 3.22 percent from a year earlier to NT$46,643 (US$1,446), while the average total monthly wage — including overtime pay, performance-based ...
Most willing to defend Taiwan: survey - Taipei Times
Oct 10, 2024 · In the event of a Chinese attack, 67.8 percent of the 1,214 people surveyed said they would be “very willing or somewhat willing” to fight in defense of Taiwan, while 23.6 percent said they would not be. Nearly 64 percent of respondents called China’s “territorial ambition” a “serious threat.”. However, 61 percent believed China ...
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Nov 1, 2024 · Typhoon Kong-rey slammed into Taiwan yesterday as one of the biggest storms to hit the nation in decades, whipping up 10m waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life. Kong-rey made landfall in Taitung County’s Chenggong Township (成功) at 1:40pm, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The typhoon — the first in Taiwan ...
US redoubling its support for Taiwan: official - Taipei Times
May 18, 2024 · The US Congress last month passed a US$95 billion aid package for Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel, which US President Joe Biden signed into law. The package included a US$8.1 billion fund to supplement Indo-Pacific security, a US$2 billion foreign military financing fund, a US$1.9 billion fund for backfilling weapon systems diverted to Ukraine from ...
Lai leads DPP to historic third term - Taipei Times
Jan 14, 2024 · Photo: Ann Wang, Reuters. DPP presidential candidate William Lai (賴清德) received 5,586,019 votes, or 40.05 percent of the total, while Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate and New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) won 4,671,021 votes, or 33.49 percent of the total, Central Election Commission figures showed.