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Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) Taiwan's army on Tuesday denied that its procurement of the M136 Volcano mine-dispensing system from the United States would turn ...

"We don't need to do it now even if (the enemy) comes within six months," he said. Congress within the next month. In addition, the mines have a timed self-destruct capability. The U.S. The Volcano is capable of fast and mobile deployment of mines which allows placement to be made in a short period of time. Department of State on Dec.

UNITY: Despite disagreements, both major US parties stand firm on the importance of Taiwan-US ties and holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable, ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said that it has asked Taiwan’s mission in Jordan to help three Taiwanese, including an art director in the film industry, being held at Cairo International Airport on suspicion of “theft of artifacts.” “The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Amman has contacted Chen Hsuan-shao (陳炫劭) and his family to offer assistance if necessary,” ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) said. Surgeons in October completed a 15-hour operation to replace the child’s damaged lungs with donations from her father’s lower right lung and the lower left lung of her mother, said Hsu Hsao-hsun (徐紹勛), head of the hospital’s thoracic surgery unit. CASES DOWN: Local COVID-19 infections were down 9 percent last week, and the center plans to downgrade the disease risk category after the Lunar New Year break COVID-19-related mask requirements could be further eased after the Lunar New Year holiday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, as it also reported that the Omicron BA.2.75 and BA.5 subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 have become the dominant strains circulating in Taiwan. LIVE DONORS: The 11-year-old’s father said he jumped at the chance to give his daughter a chance at life when doctors asked if he would give up a piece of himself Doctors achieved a Taiwan first with a lung transplant on an 11-year-old girl, National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) told a news conference in Taipei yesterday. KEELUNG LINK: New Taipei City is braced for funding and contracting challenges, an official said, as the line is planned to link with another MRT project in the north The Executive Yuan on Friday approved a six-station Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line from Taipei’s Donghu (東湖) area to New Taipei City’s Sijhih District (汐止) in an effort to ease traffic congestion on roads heading to Keelung from the greater Taipei area. The new line should lessen traffic in Sijhih District and connect to another planned line in Keelung, which is expected to begin construction later this year, according to the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems.

He is discussing relations between the two counties with with senior Taiwanese leaders and private sector representatives.

Building on our strong friendship, we will continue to deepen our collaboration in defense & tech, and in building a sustainable supply chain for [#DemocracyChips]. Todd Young (R-Indiana) is in Taiwan leading the U.S. (WAVE) - Sen.