A budget of more than NT$20 billion (US$655 million) would be allocated for the Ministry of Sports which is to be set up next month, as the Executive Yuan approved the central government budget today, President William Lai (賴清德) said at a meeting with the athletes, coaches and staff that represented Taiwan at the World Games in Chengdu, China this month.
Taiwan’s heroes have returned, Lai said.
Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times
Team Taiwan had its best result at a World Games event outside Taiwan, and its second-best performance ever, winning five gold medals, six silver and four bronze, Lai said.
On Sept. 9, this year’s National Sports Day, the government is to inaugurate the new Ministry of Sports, Lai said.
The goal would be to strengthen Taiwan through sports and create a better sporting environment in the country, he added.
In addition to the National Sports Training Center and the Taiwan Institute of Sports Science, the government would also move to establish a national sports administration and national sports development center, Lai said.
Sports are a symbol of national strength and upgrading the Sports Administration to a full ministry would elevate its status, provide it with more resources and incorporate cross-disciplinary expertise, Lai said.
Eight Chinese naval vessels and 24 military aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait between 6am yesterday and 6am today, the Ministry of National Defense said this morning. The aircraft entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and eastern air defense identification zones, the ministry said. The armed forces responded with mission aircraft, naval vessels and shore-based missile systems to closely monitor the situation, it added. Eight naval vessels, one official ship and 36 aircraft sorties were spotted in total, the ministry said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) today said that if South Korea does not reply appropriately to its request to correct Taiwan’s name on its e-Arrival card system before March 31, it would take corresponding measures to alter how South Korea is labeled on the online Taiwan Arrival Card system. South Korea’s e-Arrival card system lists Taiwan as “China (Taiwan)” in the “point of departure” and “next destination” fields. The ministry said that it changed the nationality for South Koreans on Taiwan’s Alien Resident Certificates from “Korea” to “South Korea” on March 1, in a gesture of goodwill and based on the
Taiwanese officials were shown the first of 66 F-16V fighter jets purchased by Taiwan from the United States, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday, adding the aircraft has completed an initial flight test and is expected to be delivered later this year. A delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defense Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) visited Lockheed Martin’s F-16 C/D Block 70 (also known as F-16V) assembly line in South Carolina on March 16 to view the aircraft. The jet will undergo a final acceptance flight in the US before being delivered to Taiwan, the
The New Taipei Metro's Sanyin Line and the eastern extension of the Taipei Metro's Tamsui-Xinyi Line (Red Line) are scheduled to begin operations in June, the National Development Council said today. The Red Line, which terminates at Xiangshan Station, would be connected by the 1.4km extension to a new eastern terminal, Guangci/Fengtian Temple Station, while the Sanyin Line would link New Taipei City's Tucheng and Yingge stations via Sanxia District (三峽). The council gave the updates at a council meeting reviewing progress on public construction projects for this year. Taiwan's annual public infrastructure budget would remain at NT$800 billion (US$25.08 billion), with NT$97.3
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