Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/11
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)–Two police officers found an 80-year-old lady

suffering from dementia lost in the street of Xizhi District, New Taipei City on Tuesday night, when Typhoon Maria was affecting northern Taiwan, and helped her find her way home in a caring way, according to a CNA report on Wednesday.

Xizhi Police Station officers Du Si-yuan (杜思源) and Hsu Wan-hua (徐婉華) were out on patrol on Tuesday evening, and when they were passing the intersection of Chung Hsiao E.Rd. and Fu’an St., they came across a young man who was waving at them, the report said. When the officers got out of their cruiser, the young man pointed at an old lady standing next to him and said, “She has been by the roadside and exposed to the rain for half an hour, not knowing to find a place of shelter and not responding to my questions,” according to the report. Therefore, he could only stand there and held an umbrella over her head, he told the police.       [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/11
By: Chu Tze-wei and Shih Hsiu-chuan

Taipei, July 11 (CNA) Local economic experts on Wednesday called on the

government to devise strategies to contain the fallout from the United States’ trade war with China which they said is certain to impact Taiwan.

Earlier Wednesday, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) had said the latest announcement on Tuesday by the U.S. that it plans to impose 10 percent tariffs on another U$$200 billion of Chinese exports as soon as September, would have only limited impact on Taiwan.

In contrast, Liu Meng-chun (劉孟俊), director of the first research division of Taiwan’s Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, said it is unlikely Taiwan will escape unscathed from the trade war.    [FULL  STORY]

RESTORATION: Taipower hoped to restore power to the remaining 3,435 households yesterday, while Taoyuan airport aims to fly all delayed passengers by this morning

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 12, 2018
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

Eight people sustained minor injuries in Taipei and 59,485 households lost

power on Tuesday night as the northern part of the nation was brushed by Typhoon Maria, the Central Emergency Operation Center said yesterday.

The center gave its last disaster briefing at 2:25pm.

“Everyone braved the typhoon and its aftermath with humility. God bless Taiwan that the typhoon did not cause too much damage,” Minister of Interior Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮) said, announcing that the center’s ad hoc emergency response team had been dismissed.

As of 2:30pm, electricity remained inaccessible at 3,435 households in Taipei, New Taipei City and Taoyuan, as well as Hsinchu, Miaoli and Lienchiang counties.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-07-10

Foreign ministry spokesperson Andrew Lee said Tuesday that the ministry

will continue to call for any foreign entities that have changed Taiwan’s designation to “Chinese Taipei” to restore the country’s proper name.

Air India made a change on its official website in late June due to pressure from China. Lee said Taiwan’s representative office in New Delhi had filed an official complaint. However, the Indian foreign ministry said it is not in a position to intervene in the airline’s policy.

Lee said the foreign ministry will continue to call for corrections to be made whether it is an overseas airline or any enterprise which has chosen to alter Taiwan’s designation.

“We have issued an order to all overseas representative offices to take positive actions in this regard. It is regardless of whether they are government agencies, public media, opinion leaders, friends or politicians, multinational enterprises or airlines,” Lee said. “We will take a comprehensive approach to deal with the problem.”    [SOURCE]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/10
By: Yang Ming-chu and William Yen

Tokyo, July 10 (CNA) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude in Chinese and Japanese on Twitter Tuesday for the sympathy and support extended by Taiwan and President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in the wake of heavy rain, flooding and landslides that has caused at least 151 deaths in Japan.

In Chinese, Abe wrote that he is thankful for the sincere condolences and sincerely grateful for the prompt assistance and donations from many in Taiwan toward disaster relief efforts.

The warm support of Taiwan in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami was also unforgettable, he said.

Abe’s response came after Tsai extended her condolences in Japanese to say that Taiwan is ready to provide any necessary assistance.
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BREACH OF TRUST: The former president directed and approved the sale of three media firms, resulting in massive losses for Central Investment Co, prosecutors said

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 11, 2018
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and five other people were

yesterday indicted on charges of breach of trust and contravening securities regulations in connection with the sale of three media companies owned by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).

In announcing the indictment, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office detailed the results of its investigation and reasons for the charges against three principal figures — Ma; Wang Hai-ching (汪海清), former general manager of the KMT-controlled Central Investment Co (中央投資公司); and Chang Che-chen (張哲琛), the company’s former chairman.

Aside from contravening the Securities and Exchange Act (證券交易法), “the three defendants also displayed disdain for the law and did not cooperate with the investigation. Prosecutors will therefore ask the court to impose the maximum sentence,” Taipei Deputy Chief Prosecutor Chou Shih-yu (周士榆) said.

Former KMT legislator Alex Tsai (蔡正元), his wife, Queena Hung (洪菱霙), and her father, Hung Hsin-hsing (洪信行), were also charged with embezzlement, breach of trust, money laundering, contravening the Business Entity Accounting Act (商業會計法) and other offenses.
[FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-07-09

Taiwan’s foreign ministry has donated NT$6 million (nearly US$200,000) to Japan. That’s

following catastrophic rains and mudslides, which have killed more than a hundred people.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Andrew Lee says the two countries have in recent years been quick to help one another in times of need.

“The torrential rains in Japan have caused tremendous losses. In order to show that our government and people are concerned about the disaster, and as a sign of our close friendship, our government has decided to take the proactive measure of donating money to the relief efforts, in the hopes that the disaster areas can soon be rebuilt and that the lives of those who were affected can quickly return to normal,” said Lee.

Meanwhile, Presidential Office spokesperson Alex Huang also extended condolences to the people of Japan, on behalf of the government and people of Taiwan.  [FULL  STORY]

Wu Sz-huai of the 800 Warriors insists he is no ‘fat cat.’ Instead, he says, his group is fighting to defend the dignity of Taiwan’s military.

The News Lens
Date: 2018/07/09
By: Denis Li

For over 500 days, protesters from the veterans group 800 Warriors (八百壯士) have

been entrenched outside of Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, ‘fighting the long war’ in opposition of military pension reform. During the exhausting struggle, the 800 Warriors have even lost one of their brothers in arms, Qi Desheng (繆德生). Following wave after wave of passionate protests, they have decided to shift their approach while continuing to fight for their constitutional rights.

Ever since their establishment, the 800 Warriors have been a frequent target of criticism. At protests, they sing military songs, wave the flag of Taiwan, and chant the words “Defend the Motherland, Reunification with China.” Their actions position them a world apart from the identity and culture of the younger generation and make them seem out of touch with Taiwan’s current reality. On several occasions, large swarms of protesters have clashed violently with the media and the police, leading to them being branded as an angry mob.    [FULL  STORY]