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CHINA (Reuters) – A Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday condemned Taiwan authorities for attempting to distort history in textbooks. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office, told a media briefing on Wednesday that Taiwan’s history is an organic component of the history of China and the separatist de-Sinicizing activities have aroused strong indignation from the people in Taiwan. It was earlier reported that Taiwan authorities want to put the history of China […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) — Action movie star Tom Cruise met with fans in Taiwan during a red carpet event to promote his latest movie “The Mummy” on Thursday (May 25), promising fans this won’t be the last time for him to visit. “This is my fourth time but not my last time to come back to your country,” the 54-year-old actor said to cheers from the audience, joined by his co-actresses Sofia Boutella and Annabelle […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) – The Chinese mainland welcomes participation by Taiwan in the Belt and Road construction to share development opportunities, a mainland spokesperson told a press briefing on Thursday in Beijing. Spokesperson for State Council Taiwan Affairs Office An Fengshan, said that the cross-Strait communication and negotiation mechanisms have been broken off because of the Democratic Progressive Party’s refusal to recognize the 1992 Consensus. The mainland, however, still expects and welcomes the participation of Taiwan […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) – It is justified for the World Health Organization (WHO) to not invite Taiwan to the ongoing 70th World Health Assembly (WHA), said a spokesperson for China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing on Thursday. An Fengshan made the remarks at a routine press briefing when asked about WHO’s exclusion of Taiwan from the WHA. “The international community recognizes the one-China principle universally. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2758 and […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Sinusulong ngayon sa Senado ang panukalang ideklarang ecotourism destination at protected area ang Kalayaan Group of Islands, kabilang na ang Pag-asa island, na inaangkin din ng Tsina at iba pang bansa. Sa Senate Bill 944, ipinanukala ni Senador Sonny Angara ang pagbuo ng governing board na mangangasiwa sa development ng grupo ng mga isla upang maging mga major tourist destination ang mga ito. Ang Pag-asa island, halimbawa, aniya, ay isang magandang isla at hindi […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan has banned the eating of dogs and cats, lawmakers said Wednesday. as pressure grows to improve animal welfare after a spate of cruelty cases that stirred public outrage. Parliament passed legislation to outlaw the consumption, purchase or possession of dog and cat meat, with offenders facing a fine of up to Tw$250,000 ($8,170). The bill also hiked the penalty for killing or abusing animals to a maximum two-year jail term […]
TAIPEI, China (AFP) — Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen launched the island’s first ever home-grown submarine project Tuesday in the face of what the government says are growing military threats from China. The move comes after China sent its only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, through the Taiwan Strait in January, in one of a number of military drills held as relations deteriorate. Taiwan last week warned of an increased invasion risk from China and has pledged […]
(Eagle News) – -Inanunsyo ng Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) na sila ay mamimigay ng iba’t-ibang scholarship programs para sa mga kuwalipikadong Filipino students. Ang mga scholarship ay para sa mga postgraduates na gustong mag-aral sa Taiwan o sa mga nagnanais na matuto ng Mandarin. Binuksan na ang application para sa mga sumusunod na scholarship programs: Ministry of Education Scholarship na magbibigay ng 2 years para sa Masteral at 4 years sa Doctorate Degree. […]
by Michelle Yun Eagle News Service TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Distraught relatives in Taiwan gathered to mourn loved ones on Tuesday after a bus carrying elderly local tourists flipped on its side and left 33 dead in one of the island’s worst-ever road accidents. The group of 44 had been returning from a trip to see seasonal cherry blossoms at a farm in central Taichung region when their bus veered off a highway on […]
(Eagle News) — Inanunsyo ng Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), ang iba’t ibang scholarship program para sa mga kwalipikadong mga mag-aaral na Pilipino na nagnanais makapagtapos sa mga education institution ng Taiwan o matuto ng wikang Mandarin. Kabilang dito, ang dalawang taong scholarships para sa Master’s at apat na taon sa Doctoral degree. Sasagutin ng M.O.E ang matrikula at buwanang allowance. Nagsimula ang aplikasyon noong Pebrero 1 at magtatapos sa Abril 30. Samantala, ang […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan will carry out a tabletop exercise next week to simulate its response in the event of a military clash between China and Taiwan, Japanese media said. The Self-Defence Forces will conduct drills from Monday through Friday with the US military participating as an observer, a Japanese government source told Kyodo News. The exercises, which do not involve actual troop deployments, assume that the US and Japan are responding to a military […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — China’s only aircraft carrier has entered the Taiwan Strait in a highly symbolic show of strength, but Taiwan insisted Wednesday there was no need for panic even as tensions boil over the island’s diplomatic status. Beijing has upped its military drills near the island in recent weeks after being incensed by a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen to US president-elect Donald Trump, and by a subsequent transit stop […]
