TAIPEI: Taiwan‘s president-elect Lai Ching-te on Wednesday said he supports “firm law enforcement” by the island’s coast guard but hopes to avoid a “similar situation” after two Chinese nationals died in a boat incident.The Chinese boat carrying four people capsized last week near Taiwan’s Kinmen islands while pursued by the Taiwanese coast guard, throwing all … Read more
TAIPEI: The boarding of a Taiwanese tourist boat by China’s coast guard near sensitive frontline islands triggered “panic” among Taiwan‘s people, a government minister said on Tuesday, but Taiwan’s military added it was not planning to get involved. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory despite the island’s rejection, has been wary of efforts … Read more
BEIJING: China’s coast guard said on Sunday it will strengthen its law enforcement activities and carry out regular patrols around a small group of Taiwanese-controlled islands off the Chinese coast as tensions rise over the deaths of two Chinese nationals. Taiwan on Thursday defended the actions of its coast guard after two people on a … Read more
BEIJING: There are no off limits or restricted areas for fishing around a group of Taiwanese islands close to China’s coast and Beijing reserves the right to take further measures after two Chinese nationals died near the islands, the government said. Taiwan on Thursday defended the actions of its coast guard after two people on … Read more
NEW DELHI: In what could possibly be another flashpoint in the deteriorating diplomatic ties between India and the Maldives, the China-leaning Mohamed Muizzu government has officially asked for clarification from New Delhi on why Indian Coast Guard personnel boarded three Maldivian fishing vessels operating within its exclusive economic zone earlier this week without consultation.New Delhi … Read more
TOKYO/LONDON: The cabin crew of the Japan Airlines aircraft that collided with another plane and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport did an “incredible job” by quickly evacuating all 367 passengers, an expert said Tuesday, highlighting the importance of training.All 379 people on JAL flight 516, including eight children under the age of two, … Read more
Two hikers needed rescue in the Capay Valley on Dec. 29, 2023. This CHP helicopter was sent to airlift them. CHP Golden Gate Air Operations Division/Handout Two lucky hikers were found and rescued after falling 100 feet over a cliff in the Capay Valley in Yolo County. On Friday night, first responders descended on Rumsey Canyon … Read more
Two hikers needed rescue in the Capay Valley on Dec. 29, 2023. This CHP helicopter was sent to airlift them. CHP Golden Gate Air Operations Division/Handout Two lucky hikers were found and rescued after falling 100 feet over a cliff in the Capay Valley in Yolo County. On Friday night, first responders descended on Rumsey Canyon … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, separately condemned a high-seas assault Saturday by the Chinese coast guard together with suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.The noontime assault by Chinese ships off the Scarborough Shoal, … Read more
Nicolas Cage holds a flare in a scene from the film “The Rock.” Hulton Archive/Getty Images In the 1996 action blockbuster “The Rock,” Sean Connery plays an Alcatraz escapee enlisted by the FBI to defuse a hostage situation on the notorious prison island. “I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a … Read more