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Official confirms cyberattack on system
By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Chris Wang
The government experienced a cyberattack on the electronic interchange system for official documents early this month, but no confidential information was stolen, an Executive Yuan official confirmed yesterday following local media reports. While keeping mum on its findings in tracing the hacking, the Executive Yuan’s OfficeFULL STORY
DGBAS slashes annual growth forecast to 2.4%
By Amy Su
The government yesterday cut its GDP growth forecast for Taiwan to 2.4 percent this year, down from its February estimate of 3.59 percent, citing weaker-than-expected momentum in exports and private consumption. While the nation’s economy has been losing momentum since the second half of last year,FULL STORY
Cars tumble into river as bridge collapses in US
The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken toFULL STORY
UK braces for possible copycat attacks, Islamophobia
Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of the British soldier Lee Rigby in south London. London’s Metropolitan Police said more than 1,000 officers will be sent to potential trouble spots with armed response units, withFULL STORY
Debris from China Airlines flight hits Atlanta house
By William Lowther
A 6m long piece of material fell from the right wing of a China Airlines (CAL, 中華航空) Boeing 747-400 freighter as it prepared to land in Atlanta, Georgia, at about 2pm on Sunday. The US Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into the incident andFULL STORY
Patrols are not military drill, Ma says2013-05-24
By Mo Yan-chih
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday stressed the nation’s role as a regional peacemaker amid tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines over a shooting incident, and said the navy and Coast Guard Administration’s (CGA) joint patrol in the overlapping waters last week aimed to protect theFULL STORY
Philippines vows to defend against China2013-05-24
The Philippines vowed yesterday to fight China “to the last man standing,” as a Chinese warship patrolled around a remote reef occupied by a handful of Philippine Marines in disputed waters. In the latest flare-up over competing claims to parts of the South China Sea, theFULL STORY
UK soldier killed in ‘terror attack’2013-05-24
Two British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street on Wednesday in revenge for wars in Muslim countries were known to security services, a source close to the investigation said yesterday. One man, filmed calmly justifying the killingFULL STORY
Taiwan’s Wu set to run for Olympic committee president2013-05-24
By Shelley Shan
International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board member Wu Ching-kuo (吳經國) yesterday officially announced his bid for the committee’s presidency. If successful, Wu would become the first Taiwanese and the first Asian to head the world’s most powerful sports organization since 1894. Two IOC vice presidents, GermanFULL STORY
Retrial is ordered for Wu Nai-jen, Hong Chi-chang2013-05-24
By Chris Wang
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