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U.S. congressman backs Taiwan drone partnership to deter China
16:17

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul said Tuesday he hopes the U.S. and Taiwan will establish a partnership on drone production and technology that would create a "hornet's nest" capable of deterring Chinese aggression.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202608040013
#news #taiwan

#Taiwan, Citizens Urged to Get Vaccinated against #COVID19 as epidemic intensified (CDC, Aug. 4 '26): PQ.16.1.1 dominant variant, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/08/taiwan-citizens-urged-to-get-vaccinated.html

#Taiwan, Citizens Urged to Get Vaccinated against #COVID19 as epidemic intensified (CDC, Aug. 4 '26): PQ.16.1.1 dominant variant, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/08/taiwan-citizens-urged-to-get-vaccinated.html

Ex-Canada deputy PM urges democracies to oppose China's law
14:55

Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday urged democratic countries to publicly oppose China's "Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law," warning that it mirrors tactics Russia used before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202608040011
#news #taiwan

Amendment adds to offenses disqualifying a run for president
15:12

The Legislative Yuan passed an amendment Tuesday that adds convictions under the Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act to the list of offenses that disqualify individuals from running for president or vice president in Taiwan.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202608040012
#news #taiwan

China's growing military actions are Japan's top security challenge and "must be addressed through overall national strength and cooperation with allies and like-minded nations," Tokyo's annual defense report says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/politics/japan-2026-defense-white-paper-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #us #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #sdf #budgets #pla #taiwan #shinjirokoizumi #indopacific #sanaetakaichi

China's growing military actions are Japan's top security challenge and "must be addressed through overall national strength and cooperation with allies and like-minded nations," Tokyo's annual defense report says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/politics/japan-2026-defense-white-paper-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #us #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #sdf #budgets #pla #taiwan #shinjirokoizumi #indopacific #sanaetakaichi

Lai calls on int'l community to unite against China ethnic unity law
13:02

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday called on the international community to take a unified stance against China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, promulgated last month.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202608040009
#news #taiwan

蒲公英
Dandelion

#taiwan #formosa #alishan_national_forest_recreation_area #photography #small_mountainous_island_country

蒲公英
Dandelion

#taiwan #formosa #alishan_national_forest_recreation_area #photography #small_mountainous_island_country

北港溫浴場 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

北港溫浴場 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

🟢 military cooperation | 5/10
🇹🇼 🇺🇸

Taiwan acknowledges closer military cooperation with US
Taiwanese officials confirmed to WSJ that military cooperation with the US is far closer than perceived, including long-secret training, and that security exchanges are expanding.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #Taiwan #US #MilitaryCooperation #Deterrence

TSMC's Kumamoto fab back to normal after earthquake
12:25

The operations of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC's) fab in Kumamoto, Japan, have fully returned to normal after an earthquake hit the area, TSMC said while also pledging to donate 250 million Japanese yen in disaster relief.
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202608040008
#news #taiwan

Rules on cooling period for disposition stocks eased
12:00

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has eased the rules governing the cooling period for "disposition stocks," effective from Aug. 10.
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202608040006
#news #taiwan

Taiwan wins 2 silver, 4 bronze at International Linguistics Olympiad
12:10

Taiwan's eight-member team won two silver medals, four bronze medals and four honorable mentions at the 23rd International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) in Bucharest, Romania, with every contestant receiving at least one award.
https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202608040007
#news #taiwan

#MissKittyPolitics says if you have not considered if #Trump will put #military into the streets and prevent the #elections, then I don't think you are thinking it through. He has more guns than what he has in #Iran. He's not worried #China is going to invade #Taiwan. He's going to invade us again.

Palau appoints Taiwanese scholar as health minister's special adviser
11:17

Palau has appointed Taiwanese scholar Chen Kai-siang (陳愷翔) as a special adviser to its health and human services minister, Taiwan's embassy in the Pacific island nation said Monday.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202608040005
#news #taiwan

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新竹神社 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

Lafayette Digital Repository https://ldr.lafayette.edu/ #taiwanphoto #taiwanhistory #taiwan

Lafayette Digital Repository https://ldr.lafayette.edu/ #taiwanphoto #taiwanhistory #taiwan

第八圖a 前圖と同一の萎凋棚を全部の葉か落ちる樣迴轉せろところ https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

第八圖a 前圖と同一の萎凋棚を全部の葉か落ちる樣迴轉せろところ https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

#Taipeitimes:
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Referendums and regulators may decide whether reactors restart, but uranium markets, foreign suppliers, export controls and unresolved waste storage will determine whether they can keep running
"
"Taiwan pays to store nuclear fuel in the US that it has never burned."

"The final disposal site, Tsui notes, exists on paper only: no siting law has passed.."

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2026/08/04/2003861891

4.8.2026

#Atomkraft #Atommüll #Kernenergie #NuclearWaste #RadoactiveWaste #Taiwan

#Taipeitimes:
"
Referendums and regulators may decide whether reactors restart, but uranium markets, foreign suppliers, export controls and unresolved waste storage will determine whether they can keep running
"
"Taiwan pays to store nuclear fuel in the US that it has never burned."

"The final disposal site, Tsui notes, exists on paper only: no siting law has passed.."

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2026/08/04/2003861891

4.8.2026

#Atomkraft #Atommüll #Kernenergie #NuclearWaste #RadoactiveWaste #Taiwan

Taipei, Tainan mayors face legal complaints
00:03

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are both facing legal complaints over artificial intelligence (AI)-generated voice controversy.DPP Taipei city councilor candidate Chang Ming-yu (張銘祐...
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/08/04/2003861905
#news #taiwan

Taipei, Tainan mayors face legal complaints
00:03

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are both facing legal complaints over artificial intelligence (AI)-generated voice controversy.DPP Taipei city councilor candidate Chang Ming-yu (張銘祐...
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/08/04/2003861905
#news #taiwan

The Foreign Ministry of #Lithuania is working to restore diplomatic relations with communist #China and develop economic cooperation with democratic #Taiwan. Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys stressed the need for a unified EU approach on China, while noting that Lithuania's position on both China and Taiwan remained unchanged.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-foreign-ministry-working-on-ties-with-china-taiwan/

The Foreign Ministry of #Lithuania is working to restore diplomatic relations with communist #China and develop economic cooperation with democratic #Taiwan. Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys stressed the need for a unified EU approach on China, while noting that Lithuania's position on both China and Taiwan remained unchanged.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-foreign-ministry-working-on-ties-with-china-taiwan/

#Taiwan: Stoppt das anhaltende #UnionBusting und Repressionen bei #TaiDoc gegen filipinische Wanderarbeiterinnen nach ihrer Organisierung
https://www.labournet.de/?p=224835

#Taiwan: Stoppt das anhaltende #UnionBusting und Repressionen bei #TaiDoc gegen filipinische Wanderarbeiterinnen nach ihrer Organisierung
https://www.labournet.de/?p=224835

Why would #Iran trust the word of #US Trump? He lies and makes up his own news. Why would the #EU and #China believe him? He has threatened to take over #Canada and #Greenland many times. Should #Taiwan #SouthKorea believe him?

#Ukraine has be forced many times to go its own way and not have an unreliable US partner, but now the US wants UKR drone tech? Who has the cards?

Do not trust in a liar that will change his mind like his underwear. Repeat lies.

Slava Ukraine

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-us-president-donald-trump-trust/

Tzu Chi emergency aid arrives in Japan to assist quake survivors
21:45

Humanitarian aid from Taiwan's Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation arrived in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday to assist people displaced by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the area last Tuesday.
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202608030023
#news #taiwan

林投漂白纖維乾燥 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://t.co/3HyMDk2AZf #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

林投漂白纖維乾燥 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://t.co/3HyMDk2AZf #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

Taiwan environment minister inspects toxic response training center
20:33

AI, drones, monitoring systems aim to improve chemical incident response
https://taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6413698
#news #taiwan

Domestic travel trips, spending hit record highs in 2025: Agency
20:19

Taiwanese people aged 12 and older took a record 247.61 million domestic trips in 2025, up 11.52 percent from the previous year, while spending on domestic travel reached a record NT$564.3 billion (US$17.38 billion), up 9.4 percent, according to survey results released Monday by the Tourism Administration.
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202608030022
#news #taiwan

Manufacturing activity in expansion mode for 10th straight month
19:56

On the back of robust global demand for AI applications, Taiwan's manufacturing activity stayed in expansion mode for the 10th consecutive month in July, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said Monday.
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202608030021
#news #taiwan

KMT calls for accountability over delayed reporting in tainted oil case
19:43

The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Monday called for accountability in a recent soybean oil case involving excessive benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) levels, saying those responsible for any delayed reporting, withholding information or supervisory failures should be held accountable.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202608030020
#news #taiwan

Around 70% of Taiwanese use AI agents on weekly basis: Survey
18:49

Nearly 70 percent of people in Taiwan use artificial intelligence (AI) agents at least once a week, according to a survey released Monday by Mastercard Taiwan.
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202608030017
#news #taiwan

福星分遣所附近と內田民政長官 https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

World wars today

Trump is being outmanoeuvred by Putin and his people who are skilled in how to work the deals. Basically, Ukraine is in danger of being sacrificed to Russia by Trump.

#China #deals #PutinKremlin #russia #taiwan #Trump #Ukraine #warsandrumoursofwars #XiJinping

https://lightforthelastdays.co.uk/articles/current-issues/world-wars-today/

Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin
By Ed Walton for MetDesk

Soaring temperatures continue to sweep parts of Europe, while Okinawa faces powerful winds and storm surges

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/03/weather-tracker-austria-heat-europe-japan-typhoon-dolphin

#Environment #Japan #Austria #Taiwan #Canada #Americas #AsiaPacific #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian #EdWaltonforMetDesk

Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/03/weather-tracker-austria-heat-europe-japan-typhoon-dolphin #Environment #Japan #Austria #Taiwan #Canada #Americas #AsiaPacific #Europe #WorldNews

下淡水溪鐵橋 (2) National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

Everyone, and their grandmother (if she has a smartphone) just received this in #Taiwan (maybe the north part)
Even my no-SIM inserted (WiFi only) spare phone...

New thong: this time they will also cut mobile internet during the security drills.

Here's to "offline first" and "offline available" tooling!

For the funs: podcast downloads.
For the real: offline / meshed chat apps to try.
Anyone have suggestions for a good one on this last bit?

Taiwan's cooperation with the United States may be closer ⁠than many imagine, the island's Defense Minister Wellington Koo said, as it strives to deepen military exchanges with the U.S. Pacific Command. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-us-pacific-command-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #us #defense

中門 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

Taiwan wins 3 golds at Philippine scale-model competition
12:24

A depiction of a French tank crew during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was among three gold-medal Taiwanese entries at the recently concluded 2026 Philippine Scale Model Show (PSMS) in Parañaque, Metro Manila.
https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202608030005
#news #taiwan

Yle Taiwanissa: Ukrainan sota saivat taiwanilaiset opettelemaan droonitaitoja Kiinan uhkaa vastaan

Taiwanilaiset käyvät aktiivisesti erilaisilla maan­puolustuskursseilla. Tutustuimme droonileiriin vuoristoisessa sademetsässä keskellä Taiwania.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20230686

#Kansainvälinenpolitiikka #Taiwan #Kiina #Droonit #Droonienhavaitseminen #SeurantaJaneutralointi #Ulkomaat

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