Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officially nominated mayoral candidates for three northern cities on Wednesday, while the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT)named its candidate for Hsinchu City mayor for the Nov. 26 local government elections.
Taipei, June 18 (CNA) The election strategy committee of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday chose Hsinchu City Mayor Lin Chih-chien (林智堅) to run for the Taoyuan mayoral seat in the November local government elections.
Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Visiting French Senator Joël Guerriau gained an appreciation for Keelung and its history Monday after he and his delegation toured the northern port city's City Expo.
The navy should develop deep-sea rescue capabilities amid preparations to launch a prototype submarine by September next year, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Shih-ying (蔡適應) said on Friday.
Although the first of the navy’s new auxiliary rescue and salvage vessels is to be completed next year, the ship lacks a large center well, deep submergence rescue vehicle, hypobaric chamber and systems to facilitate deep dives, Tsai told the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper).
This means the capabilities of the rescue vessel to conduct submarine rescue missions are extremely limited, and sailors trapped in a stricken submarine would have to
INCREASED TIME? An official said Ukraine’s resistance against Russia has inspired Taiwanese and is a reminder that survival depends on a will for national defenseBy Lee Hsin-fang, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer