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Ministry considers installing more AEDs

SAFETY PREPARATIONS: A health official said the ministry was mulling installing additional AEDs in public places, such as temples, schools and community centers

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 02, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

The Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering installing automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is seen in Taipei yesterday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering installing more AEDs at public places around Taiwan.
Photo: CNA

at more public places, including temples, to reduce fatalities from sudden cardiac arrest, a senior health official said.

The ministry was investigating the feasibility of expanding the current installation of AEDs to more public spaces, such as popular temples, community centers and junior-high and elementary schools, Department of Medical Affairs Director-General Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said.

AEDs are already installed in public venues, including transportation hubs, tourist attractions, high schools, universities, assembly sites, leisure areas that attract at least 3,000 people a day, large shopping malls, hotels and hot spring areas, Shih said.

The review came after the death on Wednesday of Canadian-Taiwanese actor and model Godfrey Gao (高以翔) in China.    [FULL  STORY]

Travel: Must-Visit Spots in Taiwan

Travel Channel
Date: November 30, 2019
By: Syndicated News
 

Andrew Gunadie (aka gunnarolla) highlights some of the hottest spots in Taiwan, from vibrant night markets with flavorful noodle dishes to scenic wetlands with incredible views.   [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan’s wheelchair athletes find love on the dance floor

CNA
Date: 30 Nov 2019

Ivy Huang (left) and Vincent Kuo are part of the island's last generation of polio survivors and have spent years perfecting their dance routines. (Photo: AFP/HSU Tsun-hsu)\

TAIPEI: Taiwanese athletes Vincent Kuo and Ivy Huang each discovered an electric talent for wheelchair dancing on their own – but it was when they were paired up together that the sparks really flew.

Part of the island's last generation of polio survivors, they have spent years perfecting their dance routines.

Currently ranked world number two, the recently-married couple are in Germany this weekend to compete in the World Para Dance Sport Championship.

"I have always been interested in sports even if I can't play them because of my disabilities," Kuo told AFP during a break from practicing Latin dance moves with his wife in New Taipei City.
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Temperature to crash to 14 degrees in Taipei after weekend

Monday Dec. 2 and Tuesday Dec. 3 will see low minimum

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/11/30
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

A minimum of 14 degrees is a possibility Monday (Dec. 2) morning. (CNA photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Following a balmy and sunny weekend, minimum temperatures are likely to crash as deep as 14 degrees Celsius in Northern Taiwan after Sunday night, according to the latest forecasts.

During Saturday and Sunday, the north and southeast would experience maximum temperatures of 24 or 25 degrees, the Central Weather Bureau predicted. A persistent cloud cover over the northeast and east coast regions would keep the mercury from moving above 23 degrees, while Central and Southern Taiwan would see a maximum of 27 degrees.    [FULL  STORY]

Dutch baker-turned-singer to perform in Tainan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/11/30
By: Chang Jung-hsiang and Ko Lin

Martin Hurkens

Taipei, Nov. 30 (CNA) Dutch national Martin Hurkens, a former baker who quickly became a social media sensation after winning the third season of "Holland's Got Talent" in 2010, will be performing at the T.S. Mall in Tainan on Sunday.

At a promotional event at a Tainan hotel Saturday, Hurkens gave a preview of the song that made him popular, "You raise me up," which was originally recorded in an album by Rolf Lovland of the Irish-Norwegian band Secret Garden in 2002.

Hurkens' performance of the hit song has since drawn more than 27 million views on YouTube.
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Prosecutors seek Australia’s aid in spy claims

HELP WANTED: A Ministry of Justice official said prosecutors are to ask Canberra for help in investigating claims made by self-confessed spy William Wang Liqiang

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 01, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office is hoping for help from Australia as it investigates the allegations of self-confessed Chinese spy William Wang Liqiang (王立強), a Ministry of Justice official said yesterday.

The ministry official, who asked not to be named, said the office wrote a letter requesting that Australia provide it with a transcript of Wang’s comments given to Australian authorities on his role in reportedly attempting to influence Taiwan’s elections.

The letter also asked for information pertaining to China Innovation Investment Ltd (中國創新投資) executive director Xiang Xin (向心) and his wife, acting director Kung Ching (龔青), whom Wang accused of being players in China’s efforts to affect Taiwan’s elections, the official said.

Prosecutors are also hoping that Australia would allow Taiwanese investigators to question Wang through online video conferencing, the official added.    [FULL  STORY]

2019 Maker Party opens Friday

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 29 November, 2019
By: Shirley Lin

Children learn to make portable size electric-powered oil drilling well

A three-day event giving children hands-on experience and a chance to explore kicked off on Friday at the Expo Park in Taipei.

The 2019 Maker Party is an opportunity for children to create on their own, to gain knowledge through games, and to test their courage in trying new things.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan’s Election Thrown Into Turmoil After Claims by Alleged Chinese Spy

Taiwan detained two Chinese executives over election influence allegations and proposed an anti-infiltration bill after confessions from Wang Liqiang.

The Diplomat
Date: November 29, 2019
By: Nick Aspinwall   

Explosive allegations by Wang Liqiang, who recently fled to Australia and claimed to be a Chinese

Credit: Flickr/ Office of the President, ROC (Taiwan)

spy, have rocked Taiwan’s election campaign season as it heads into its home stretch.

Taiwan detained China Innovation Investment Limited executives Xiang Xin and his wife, Kung Ching, on Sunday as they prepared to board a flight in Taipei. Wang told Australian media on Saturday the company was a front for influencing elections in Taiwan.

Taiwanese prosecutors questioned the executives on Tuesday and said Wednesday they would not rule out the possibility of cooperating with their Australian counterparts to attempt to corroborate claims made by Wang.

Wang’s allegations reveal a campaign of infiltration in media and universities in both Hong Kong and Taiwan, including efforts to support Han Kuo-yu, the Kuomintang (KMT) challenger to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. China has denied the claims and said Wang is not a spy, claiming he had previously been convicted of fraud.
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Taiwan’s KMT presidential candidate opposes ‘One Country, Two Systems’

Han says he will never change his mind on the subject

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/11/29
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) on

KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu (left). (CNA photo)\

Friday (November 29) listed China’s “One Country, Two Systems” formula as one of the issues he opposed and would never change his mind on.

The KMT has been fighting the public impression that it is leaning too close to China, especially after the party nominated some at-large legislative candidates seen as vocal supporters of unification.

At a policy presentation Friday, Han said he would “absolutely” never change his mind on protecting the “Republic of China” (ROC) to safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait, on opposing Taiwan Independence and “One Country, Two Systems,” and on “keeping Taiwan safe, so its people would have money.”    [FULL  STORY]

Han unveils ‘Three Absolutes,’ proposals to spur globalization

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/11/29
By: Matt Yu, Yu Hsiang, and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, Nov. 29 (CNA) Kuomintang (KMT) presidential nominee Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) and his advisors

KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu

on Friday unveiled policies in 26 key areas under a framework called the "Three Absolutes" aimed at preserving peace in the region and helping Taiwan prosper.

Speaking at an event at the KMT-associated National Policy Foundation, Han said the "Three Absolutes" are focused on "strengthening the Republic of China and safeguarding peace in the Taiwan Strait," "opposing both Taiwan independence and 'one country, two systems,'" and "making Taiwan safe and its people prosperous."

The policies, Han said, were needed to combat a political environment in which people felt "anxious, and worried that Taiwan has been forgotten by the world."

On defense policy, advisor Alexander Huang (黃介正) said a Han administration would integrate diplomacy and defense planning to build a more comprehensive national security policy.
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