The Fisheries Agency on Friday confirmed that a Kaohsiung-registered fishing vessel is missing in the Indian Ocean.The missing vessel is the Lien Sheng Fa (???), registered in Kaohsiung under CT4-2896, with the radio call sign BJ4896, which sailed off …
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Experts discuss lessons of Russia’s war in Ukraine for Taiwan, China
To commemorate one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an academic forum examined the implications of the war for Taiwan and China on Friday, including the geopolitical impact.If Russia wins the war in Ukraine, it would have disastrous geopolit…
Read MoreExperts weigh in on rumored increase of U.S. troops in Taiwan
A reported plan by the United States to increase the number of troop it stations in Taiwan suggests “quasi-recognition” by the U.S. of Taiwan’s sovereignty and international standing, a military expert said on Friday.The Wall Street Journal reported ea…
Read MoreEx-Army colonel who spied for China sentenced to 7.5 years in prison
The Taiwan Kaohsiung District Court said Friday it had handed down a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence to a retired Army colonel found guilty of corruption for taking money to provide information to China.The term given to 49-year-old Hsiang Te-en …
Read MoreControl Yuan members release report on Lin Yi-hsiung family murder
Two Control Yuan members released a report on the murder of former Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung’s (???) mother and twin daughters in 1980 and asked the government to re-investigate the case, for which no one has even been arreste…
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