Taiwan to Expand Joint Rescue Operations in Disputed Sea

May 24, 2019 admin Human Rights Comments Off on Taiwan to Expand Joint Rescue Operations in Disputed Sea

TAIPEI Taiwan said Tuesday it will continue doing "humanitarian" search and rescue work in the South China Sea, where it holds the largest of about 500 tiny islets.In a statement, the Coast Guard...

At Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Outpost, Urgency Amid Tensions With China

May 24, 2019 admin Entertainment Comments Off on At Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Outpost, Urgency Amid Tensions With China

In a building a few miles from Google and Facebook's plush campuses is the Pentagon's sparse outpost in Silicon Valley.Here, military personnel and civilians look for commercial technology that can...

U.S., Japan, South Korea, Australia hold first naval drills in Western Pacific

May 23, 2019 admin Human Rights Comments Off on U.S., Japan, South Korea, Australia hold first naval drills in Western Pacific

U.S. Navy ships conducted joint drills with warships from allies Japan, Australia and South Korea in their first combined exercise in the Western Pacific, the U.S. Navy said on Thursday, reports...

UN Names David Gressly to Tackle DRC Ebola Outbreak

May 23, 2019 admin Information Technology, Science & Technology Comments Off on UN Names David Gressly to Tackle DRC Ebola Outbreak

The U.N. named a point man on Thursday to coordinate the global response to the devastating Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as it ramps up efforts to contain the outbreak.David...

China Rebukes US Over Warship Sailby in Taiwan Strait

May 23, 2019 admin Business & Finance Comments Off on China Rebukes US Over Warship Sailby in Taiwan Strait

BEIJING China said Thursday it had lodged a protest with Washington after two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions between the two powers.The US Navy said the USS...

U.S. Navy sends two ships through strategic Taiwan Strait

May 23, 2019 admin General Comments Off on U.S. Navy sends two ships through strategic Taiwan Strait

The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its latest transit through the sensitive waterway and a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations...

Inflatable Tank Man sculpture appears in Taiwan ahead of Tiananmen Massacre anniversary

May 23, 2019 admin Entertainment Comments Off on Inflatable Tank Man sculpture appears in Taiwan ahead of Tiananmen Massacre anniversary

A giant inflatable Tank Man sculpture has appeared in the Taiwanese capital, almost 30 years after the Tiananmen Massacre.Situated outside the landmark Chiang KaiShek Memorial Hall in Taipei, the...

Study: OzoneKilling Chemicals Traced to China

May 22, 2019 admin General Comments Off on Study: OzoneKilling Chemicals Traced to China

Scientists say they have pinpointed the source of a globally banned chemical that damages the Earth's protective ozone layer: China.In a report published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the...