The China Post
Date: July 26, 2017
By: The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH — Seven Taiwanese nationals will be deported to China alongside 24 Chinese nationals despite efforts by Taiwanese officials to have them repatriated to the island, a Cambodian immigration police official said yesterday.

The group was arrested in Phnom Penh last week for allegedly working to scam Chinese citizens through a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, and Sok Phal, chief of the Interior Ministry’s Immigration Department, said they will be sent to China on Saturday.

“We don’t know whether they will then be sent to Taiwan,” Phal said of the seven, adding he had not been contacted by Taiwanese authorities but that the Chinese government said all were citizens of the mainland.

Wang Dexin, head of the political office at the Chinese Embassy, said any decision to send the seven to Taiwan would be up to Beijing, which considers the island non-independent.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-07-25

Premier Lin Chuan said Tuesday that there is no upper limit on spending for efforts to

combat illegal drug use. Lin was speaking at an award ceremony commending individuals who successfully cracked illegal drug rings or cases.

Lin said he has seen progress in anti-drug strategies suggested by the justice ministry. But there has also been an increase in drug seizures by the Coast Guard Administration.

Lin said the National Police Agency and other units are seeking out local sources for the production of illegal drugs. He said the government is taking the matter very seriously.

Lin said the government has no budget limit on any anti-drug actions already deemed effective.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/07/25
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—A creative street parade will take place in the afternoon on July

29 as a culminating finale of 2017 Luodong Fringe Festival, event organizer said on Tuesday, urging the public to attend the event in the small town in northeastern Taiwan.

The name of “Luodong,” according to Pingpu Tribe language, means “monkey.” Therefore, money has often been used as the theme for the 16-year-old festival.

Luodong township chief Lin Zi-miao (林姿妙) said that since the opening of this year’s Luodong Fringe Festival on July 15, a series of activities have taken place and preparation for the final grand parade and the preceding smaller-scale parades on the nights of July 26 – 28 has also been going on. The preparation includes artists visiting local communities and civic organizations to help with float, costume and props creation, she added.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/25
By: Chu Tze-wei and CNA intern William Yen

Taipei, July 25 (CNA) Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said at the 2017 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking in Taipei on Tuesday that Taiwan will do its part to combat human trafficking.

The two-day workshop began that day at the Taipei City Civil Service Development Institute involving foreign and local officials, including American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Acting Director Robert Forden.

Chen said that Taiwan has shown very good results in combating human trafficking, hence its ranking as “Tier 1” for eight years in a row in the annual U.S State Department Trafficking- In-Persons Report.

The annual workshop is part of attempts by the National Immigration Agency to strengthen its combating of human trafficking and its cooperation with foreign agencies.
[FULL  STORY]

UNPOPULAR:The government should not skip explaining its policies just because of the disparity between the number of seats held by the DPP and KMT, Wu Den-yih said

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 26, 2017
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman-elect Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) yesterday

questioned how plans to build light rail lines as part of the Cabinet’s Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program would benefit the nation, while urging President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration to convince the public of its policies rather than forcing them through the legislature.

Wu made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with KMT lawmakers in Taipei to discuss strategies to streamline efforts between the caucus and KMT think tank the National Policy Foundation in the hope of bolstering the caucus’ operations.

The Tsai administration should not skip the explanations for its policies just because of the disparity between the number of legislative seats held by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the KMT, Wu said.

The DPP has 68 legislative seats, while the KMT has 34.

“The policies pushed by the Tsai administration have drawn mounting public criticism, yet the DPP still forces them through,” Wu said. “If [the KMT] can make good sense [of why it opposes Tsai’s policies], the public would have a perfect understanding of our reasoning. We might be defeated in votes [at the legislature], but we would win public support.”    [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: July 25, 2017
By: The China Post

Reactor No. 2 of Nuclear Power Plant No. 3 in Pingtung has been restarted after a

problem with the cooling system it down on Sunday.

The reactor’s suspension pushed Taiwan Power Company’ (Taiwpower) operating reserve to 2.54 percent, the lowest it’s been this year.

Taipower, which operates Taiwan’s nuclear plants, had delivered the results of its investigation to the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Monday morning. After a day of inspections, AEC approved the restart of the reactor at 11:20 p.m. on Monday.

Taipower issued a statement on a website glitch that has fueled speculation of data tampering.

On Monday, Taipower’s website showed that the power reserve would be “red” for four days starting Monday, meaning that it would be less than 900,000 kilowatts.

Shortly after the update, the website went offline, only to return with the i

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-07-24

Culture Minister Cheng Li-chiun says her ministry is hoping to team up with the ministry

of science and technology to map out guidelines on cultural policies. Cheng was speaking on Monday at a forum on culture and technology.

Without culture and innovation, Cheng said, Taiwan’s science and tech industries would be relegated to serving as contract manufacturer for other countries.

She spoke about how the two ministries can work together to come up with new guidelines.

“The guidelines will make us think about how science and technology can promote cultural development,” said Cheng.
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Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Raul Morales Moscoso visited Taiwan on July 20

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/07/24
By: Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)–Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Raul Morales

Moscoso visited Taiwan on July 20.

The minister arrived in Taiwan after accepting the invitation extended by the Taiwan government on that same day. During his visit he exchanged opinions with Minister of Foreign Affairs David Tawei Lee, about different ways of reinforcing diplomatic relations between both countries.

After cutting off ties with Panama, Taiwan’s government has launched a campaign to solidify relations with its diplomatic allies. Earlier in July, President of Paraguay Horacio Cartes confirmed an important agreement to benefit the commercial exchange for both nations.    P[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/24
By: Hsu Chih-wei and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Apps for live streaming videos have rapidly gained popularity

among young social media users over the past several years, but a child welfare organization has discovered risks to child safety in the way the apps, which are easily accessible on computers and mobile devices, are used.

The Child Welfare League Foundation, a Taipei-based non-profit organization, published the results of a survey on Monday showing that 19.3 percent of the most popular online live-streaming anchors — a total of 29 — are under the age of 18, the youngest of whom is an 11-year-old.

Two-thirds of these young anchors are female, according to the survey conduced July 6-7.

On each of Taiwan’s top three live streaming apps in terms of popularity — Meme, Langlive (浪live) and Live.me — the foundation singled out the 50 most popular anchors of live streaming videos who have made their ages known to their subscribers.
[FULL  STORY]