The China Post
Date: October 23, 2017
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Evelyn Kao

TAIPEI (CNA) – The military is closely monitoring any movements of Chinese military

planes or navy vessels near Taiwan as part of their far-sea training activities and has response measures in place, Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesman Chen Chung-ji (陳中吉) said Monday.

China’s far-sea training activities are expected to become routine in the future and the military has a set of response options, according to Chen.

Chen made the remarks while answering media inquiries after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a group interview in Beijing with the theme of “solid strides on the path of building a powerful military with Chinese characteristics” on Sunday.

Liu Rui (劉銳), a bomber pilot with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, said at the news conference that since the PLA expanded its far-sea training from the near coast to the deep seas several years ago, it has made long-distance deployments a routine part of its live-fire exercise cycle.    [FULL  STORY]

Philippine Daily Inquirer
Date: October 23, 2017

In the series “Finding Freedom Between the Lines,”

Taiwanese artist Yang Ding-Xian works with a palette that recalls a garden—a story of

life and vitality as seen in hard stone cutting through soft moss.

Ding-Xian works with Western painting tools to express ancient Eastern wisdom. These are rendered in a harmonious mix of soft colors woven in with more definite, calligraphic brushwork, in the Chinese tradition of collapsing foreground and background to achieve balance.

The show, presented by Hiraya Gallery, is running until Nov. 11 at Makati Shangri-La.

Arcamo at Kaida

“Emotive Regulations,” an exhibit of Mark Arcamo’s painting, is on view until at Kaida Contemporary.

Arcamo practices restraint in his creative provocations. Set against his scaled-down figures caught in motion, even Arcamo’s seated subjects, while at rest, seem to be at the ready to burst into action, muscles tensed, impending explosion.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-10-22

President Tsai Ing-wen says that Taiwan is duty-bound to promoting sustainable

development. Her remarks came Sunday at a symposium sponsored by Academia Sinica, the nation’s top research body.

The 2017 International Symposium on Sustainability Science brought together nearly 500 researchers and experts from about a dozen countries. This year’s symposium is focusing on opportunities in energy transformation and reducing air pollution.

In her speech at the opening, President Tsai said that she wanted to make it clear that “Taiwan is ready to help advance environmental sustainability, not just here in Taiwan but also in the region and the world.” She said that Taiwan’s efforts demonstrate that the country is doing everything it can as a responsible member of the international community. Tsai said Taiwan has seen the effects of global warming, with record-breaking temperatures
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The Jinlun Bridge (金崙大橋), dubbed “the most beautiful viaduct” in Taiwan by netizens, has been opened to traffic and the speed limit is set at 50 kph.

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/10/22
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—The Jinlun Bridge (金崙大橋), dubbed “the most beautiful

viaduct” in Taiwan by netizens, has been opened to traffic and the speed limit is set at 50 kph.

The four-lane viaduct in the eastern Taiwanese county of Taitung was opened to traffic on Oct. 15 as scheduled after construction of the viaduct began four years ago.    .

The viaduct, which looks like a passage in the sky, goes along the Pacific Ocean to the east and gives drivers a breathtaking view of the vast blue ocean. The four-lane viaduct is a part of the so-called South Link Highway.

The 3.25 kilometer-long bridge starts at the 412-kilometer mark of Provincial Highway No. 9 north of Jinlun Railway Station in the north and ends at 415-kilometer mark north of the deserted Duoliang Railway Station in the south.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/22
By: Chen Wei-ting and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) Several Taiwanese airline companies announced Sunday that

flights to and from Japan originally scheduled for that day have been canceled or rescheduled as Typhoon Lan moves toward the Kanto region of the country.

EVA Airways, one of Taiwan’s largest airlines, said that flights BR179 and BR180 between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Osaka have been canceled and BR190 flight from Taipei Songshan Airport to Haneda will be postponed until 7a.m. Monday, according to information posted on the airline’s website.

Meanwhile, Tigerair Taiwan has canceled IT212 and IT213 from Taoyuan to Kansai, Osaka; IT214 and IT215 between Taoyuan and Okayama; as well as IT216 and IT217 between Taoyuan and Haneda.

Tigerair’s IT230 between Taoyuan and Naha, Okinawa, has also been pushed back to 6:40 p.m. Sunday, while the return of IT231 from Naha to Taoyuan will be delayed until 10 p.m. Sunday.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 23, 2017
By: Lin Chia-nan  /  Staff reporter

Taiwan has the potential to become a global leader in renewable energy development

if it succeeds in energy transformation, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) told an international symposium in Taipei yesterday.

The International Symposium on Sustainability Science was held by the Academia Sinica and attended by about 350 academics from the US, Japan, Australia and other countries.

The symposium aims to raise international awareness about sustainability and air pollution; to promote international collaboration; and bring international views and experiences to local communities, Academia Sinica President James Liao (廖俊智) said.

In her opening speech, Tsai quoted former US president Barack Obama as saying at the UN Climate Summit in 2014: “We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.”
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Forbes
Date: OCT 21, 2017
By: Rob Cain , Contributor

At the end of Friday night’s screening of director Chen Mei-Juin’s new film The

Gangster’s Daughter, the packed house at the Billy Wilder theater in Los Angeles burst into a rare sort of applause that was borne not only of appreciation for the picture they’d just seen, but also from a sense of astonishment, like they’d just been let in on a powerful secret.

That secret, now being revealed to the world at the first Taiwanese Film Biennial at UCLA, is that Taiwan is a powerful player in global cinema, starring a new generation of talent and creative voices that are as extraordinary as any currently working anywhere in the world.

At least it was a secret to me, until now. And given my decades-long affiliation with the country, and my keen and abiding appreciation for its culture, if it’s been an epiphany for me then Taiwan’s newest wave in cinema is sure to be a revelation to most film lovers.    [FULL  STORY]

Lan is closest to Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/10/21
By: Juvina Lai, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Warning announcement came on Saturday from the Central

Weather Bureau for residential areas close to the coastal regions to watch out and be prepared for strong winds as Typhoon Lan moves closer to Taiwan on its way to Japan.

The winds’ intensity can be strong and waves of 5-7 meters high can be formed around the country’s north and northeastern waters, reported the bureau.

The typhoon which is moving towards Japan will be closest to Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday.

According to the CWB data, as of 9 a.m. Saturday, Typhoon Lan was located around 1,000 km east-southeast of Taipei moving towards the south of Japan. [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/21
By: Ku Chuan and Kuan-lin Liu 

Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed its condolences following the death of a Serbian mayor visiting Taiwan and extended its full support to the family, a ministry’s spokesman said on Saturday.

According to MOFA’s Andrew Lee (李憲章), a Serbian mayor, who was visiting Taiwan as part of an economic development delegation, passed out during a visit to Yilan at around noon on Saturday.

The MOFA personnel with the delegation rushed the mayor to National Yang-Ming University Hospital, but doctors were unable to revive him.

MOFA has dispatched more personnel to Yilan, to provide assistance, Lee noted.
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