It is no rocket science to figure out that by unilaterally renaming places in disputed areas, China is attempting to assert its territorial claims and undermine the claims of other countries
Taipei: The Office of Tibet, Taiwan celebrated 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama ahead of schedule on 17 June at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei due to the ongoing Covid surge in Taiwan and the upcoming meetings of representatives of bureaus in the United States.
The celebration was att
2020/12/23 17:41 Landslide in Yilan disrupting railway services Landslide in Yilan disrupting railway services (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan has put in place a nationwide landslide warning mechanism that will sound the alarm for people in high-risk areas next year as the country steps up disaster control efforts. The service was announced in Taipei Wednesday (Dec. 23) at a presentation for the government’s disaster mitigation program to grapple with ever more frequent, climate change-triggered extreme weather events. The four-year program, which commenced in 2017, is led by the Council of Agriculture Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB), at a budget of NT$3.4 billion (US$121 million), wrote CNA.