SYSTEM FAULT? The pilot reported that he was to eject the F-16, but an onboard system did not confirm that the action had been taken, officers said
A search-and-rescue mission for an air force pilot off Hualien County would not cease after 72 hours, while training with F-16V aircraft has been suspended, the air force said yesterday amid reports of a malfunctioning flight system.Contact with air force pilot Captain Hsin Po-yi’s (辛柏毅) fighter was
The government yesterday vowed to defend national sovereignty and the safety of all Taiwanese after China sanctioned two Cabinet ministers, accusing them of “separatism.”Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) and Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) were added to Beijing’s list of “Taiwa
A Saudi Arabian-led coalition yesterday struck the home province of Aidaros Alzubidi, Yemen’s United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed separatist leader, after he failed to show up for talks in Riyadh and was kicked out of the country’s presidential body.The coalition said that it had given Alzubidi a 48-h
Russia sent a submarine to escort an empty oil tanker that the US military has been pursuing and attempting to seize for weeks, US media reported on Tuesday.The US has been chasing the oil tanker, formerly known as the Bella 1, since it evaded a US blockade around Venezuela and thwarted a US Coast G
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office today listed Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) and Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) as “Taiwan independence diehards,” banning them and their families from entering China and its territories.The sanctions also ban businesses associated with the “sep
The air force this morning said that the pilot of a missing F-16V jet had indicated he would eject from the aircraft before it disappeared from radar, but could not confirm whether the ejection was successful.During a nighttime training session yesterday, air force Captain Hsin Po-yi (辛柏毅) became se
EUROPEAN DELEGATION: President William Lai said that the European Parliament’s staunch support for Taiwan sent the message ‘that the virtuous never stand alone’
The military exercises China staged around Taiwan last week were provocative and revealed Beijing’s “unacceptable attitude” that threatens “peaceful coexistence across the Taiwan Strait,” Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Michael Gahler said yesterday.Alluding to global geopolitical challenges
Conflict with Taiwan could leave China with “massive economic disruption, catastrophic military losses, significant social unrest, and devastating sanctions,” a US think tank said in a report released on Monday.The German Marshall Fund released a report titled If China Attacks Taiwan: The Consequenc
A captain surnamed Hsin (辛) is believed to have ejected from an F-16V (Block 20) single-seat jet about 10 nautical miles (18.5km) east of Fongbin Township (豐濱) in Hualien County during a routine training mission at 7:29pm yesterday, the air force said.The air force said that it had established an em
The Internet is abuzz over the sudden and unexplained removal of most of Taiwanese Hakka singer-songwriter Lin Sheng-hsiang’s (林生祥) works from China-based Web sites over the past three days.There have been discussions since Sunday regarding the removal of Lin’s music, followed by further discussion
US airstrikes on Venezuela and the seizing of the nation’s leader at the weekend clearly “undermined a fundamental principle of international law,” the UN said yesterday.“States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,” UN rights office
ACCIDENT? Two soldiers were injured yesterday when ‘an explosion occurred from a pile of garbage,’ a Cambodian government official said
Thailand yesterday accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a “pile of garbage” exploded, injuring two of its own troops.The Thai military said it warned Cambodian forces to exercise caution, stressing that if a simila
WARNING: If the defense budget is not approved by the legislature, systems such as the Harpoon missile coastal defense system would be impacted, Hsu Szu-chien said
The armed forces have response protocols for a wide range of sudden contingencies, including the “Wan Chun Plan” to protect the head of state, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.After US President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a series of airstrikes in Venezuela and kidnapped depose
The TAIEX yesterday surged 755.23 points, or 2.57 percent, to 30,105.04, decisively breaching the 30,000-point mark on the back of investor optimism over earnings in the technology sector, early-year portfolio repositioning and supportive cues from global markets.The advance was led by shares of sem
President William Lai (賴清德) on Sunday announced that the government this year would again raise the minimum wage, with the goal of surpassing NT$30,000 (US$951) for monthly salaries.The last minimum wage adjustment was made on Sept. 26 last year, and was announced on Oct. 21. The adjustment took eff
TAKEOVER: Trump on Sunday said that the US was ‘in charge’ of the South American nation, while the US secretary of state said talk of elections were ‘premature’
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was expected to appear in a New York court yesterday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington’s plans to dominate the oil-rich nation.Leftist strongman Maduro, 63, faces narcotrafficking c
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday called on his visiting South Korean counterpart to join Beijing in making the “right strategic choices” in a world that is “becoming more complex and turbulent,” Chinese state media reported.South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is the first South Korean l
UNRELENTING: China attempted cyberattacks on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure 2.63 million times per day last year, up from 1.23 million in 2023, the NSB said
China’s cyberarmy has long engaged in cyberattacks against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure, employing diverse and evolving tactics, the National Security Bureau (NSB) said yesterday, adding that cyberattacks on critical energy infrastructure last year increased 10-fold compared with the previous ye
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday said it is closely monitoring developments in Venezuela, and would continue to cooperate with democratic allies and work together for regional and global security, stability, and prosperity.The remarks came after the US on Saturday launched a series o
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