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Taiwan extends compulsory military service from 4 months to 1 year in 2024

Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday, as the self-ruled island faces China's military, diplomatic and trade pressure. Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949 during a civil war, is claimed by China. The decades-old threat of invasion by China has sharpened since Beijing cut off communications with Taiwan's government after the 2016 election of Tsai, who is seen as pro-independence. China's People's Liberation Army in particular has stepped up its military harassment, sending fighter planes and navy vessels toward Taiwan on a near-daily basis in recent years. In response, the island's military actively tracks those movements, which often serves as training for its own military personnel. The longer military service applies to men born after 2005, and will start Jan. 1, 2024. Those born before 2005 will continue to serve four months, but under a revamped training curriculum aimed at ..

Taiwan extends compulsory military service to 1 year amid pressures

Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday, as the self-ruled island faces China's military, diplomatic and trade pressure. Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949 during a civil war, is claimed by China. The decades-old threat of invasion by China into the self-governed island has sharpened since China cut off communications with the island's government after the 2016 election of Tsai, who is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and seen by Beijing as pro-independence. China's People's Liberation Army in particular has stepped up its military harassment of Taiwan, sending fighter planes and navy vessels toward Taiwan on a near-daily basis in recent years. In response, the island's military actively tracks those movements, which often serves as training for its own military personnel. The longer military service applies to men born after 2005, and will start Jan 1, 2024. Those born

Apple main supplier TSMC will start mass production of 3nm chips soon

Apple currently uses 4-nanometer chips from TSMC in its iPhone 14 Pro models, which is the A16 Bionic chip

China sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hrs to display force

China's military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan's defense ministry said Monday, after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a US annual defense spending bill passed on Saturday. China's military harassment of self-ruled Taiwan, which it claims is its own territory, has intensified in recent years, and the Communist Party's People's Liberation Army has sent planes or ships toward the island on a near-daily basis. Between 6 am Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, 47 of the Chinese planes crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial boundary once tacitly accepted by both sides, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. Among the planes China sent towards Taiwan were 18 J-16 fighter jets, 11 J-1 fighters, 6 Su-30 fighters and drones. Taiwan said it monitored the Chinese moves through its land-based missile systems, as well as on its own navy vessels. "This is a firm response to the curr

47 Chinese military aircrafts enter air defence zone, claims Taiwan

It further said that its armed forces monitored the situation and stated that its aircraft, navy vessels and missile systems have been tasked to respond to these activities

China blasts annual US defence spending bill while Taiwan welcomes it

China blasted an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the China threat" while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. China deplores and firmly opposes this US move, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online Saturday, calling the new law a serious political provocation that blatantly interferes in China's internal affairs. President Joe Biden signed the USD 858 billion defense bill into law in Washington on Friday. It includes about USD 45 billion more than Biden had requested as lawmakers look to offset inflation and boost the nation's military competitiveness with China and Russia. The bill also repealed a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for US troops. In the Indo-Pacific region, the legislation authorises increased security cooperation with Taiwan and requires expanded cooperation with India on emerging defence technologies, readiness and logistics. A Taiwan

China blasts US defence bill for hyping it up as threat, Taiwan welcomes it

China blasted an annual US defense spending bill for hyping up the China threat" while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. China deplores and firmly opposes this US move, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online Saturday, calling the new law a serious political provocation that blatantly interferes in China's internal affairs. President Joe Biden signed the USD 858 billion defense bill into law in Washington on Friday. It includes about USD 45 billion more than Biden had requested as lawmakers look to offset inflation and boost the nation's military competitiveness with China and Russia. The bill also repealed a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for US troops. In the Indo-Pacific region, the legislation authorises increased security cooperation with Taiwan and requires expanded cooperation with India on emerging defense technologies, readiness and logistics. A Taiwan

China's military sends 39 warplanes, 3 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours

China's military sent 39 planes and three ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday. China's military harassment of self-ruled Taiwan, which it claims is its own territory, has intensified in recent years, and the Communist Party's People's Liberation Army has sent planes or ships toward the island on a near-daily basis. Between 6 am on Wednesday and 6 am on Thursday, 30 of the Chinese planes crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial boundary once tacitly accepted by both sides, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence. Those planes flew to the island's southwest and then horizontally all the way to the southeastern side before doubling back, according to a diagram of the flight patterns provided by Taiwan. Among the planes were 21 J-16 fighter jets, 4 H-6 bombers and two early-warning aircraft. Taiwan said it monitored the Chinese moves through its land-based missile systems, as well

Samsung Electronics' R&D centre in Vietnam to kick-start operations soon

Samsung Electronics' Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong left for Vietnam on Wednesday to attend an opening ceremony of a research and development (R&D) centre there.

Taiwan investigating Chinese app TikTok over cyber security concerns

In Taiwan, TikTok does not have as many users as Facebook and Instagram, but it is becoming more and more popular among young people

US Senate passes record $858 billion defense bill, sends bill to Prez Biden

The fiscal 2023 NDAA authorizes $858 billion in military spending and includes a 4.6% pay increase for the troops, funding for purchases of weapons, ships and aircraft, and support for Taiwan

World's play store: India scripts a local toy story, turns a net exporter

India is likely to extend the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to domestic toy manufacturers after Chinese toys were found to be "unsafe"

US House passes defence spending Bill in Taiwan aid, China bristles

Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory - to be reunited one day by force, if necessary - and has become more bellicose toward the island under President Xi

MediaTek announces gaming-focused Dimensity 8200 5G processor: Details here

Smartphones powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 processor will be available in the market starting December 2022

US approves sale of spare aircraft parts worth $425 million to Taiwan

The Biden administration on Tuesday signed off on two new significant arms sales to Taiwan in approvals that are sure to rankle China. The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than USD 425 million of spare aircraft parts to support Taiwan's fleet of F-16 fighters, C-130 transport planes and other US-supplied weapons systems. The package includes USD 330 million in standard replacement parts and USD 98 million in non-standard equipment along with related accessories and logistics. The sales were announced just weeks after President Joe Biden met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for talks in Indonesia in which China's increasingly aggressive behaviour toward Taiwan was a major issue. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has vowed to reunify the island with the mainland by force, if necessary. It has roundly condemned previous US arms sales to Taiwan as violations of Washington's one-China policy" and is expected to react similarly to Tuesday's ...

No hiring downturn at IITs as international firms pitch job offers

Consulting, finance, core and international trading companies take the lead in chasing talent

TSMC plans to make more advanced chips in US at Apple's urging

A representative for TSMC declined to comment. Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

WannaCry to SamSam: 5 biggest ransomware attacks you need to know about

Ransomware attacks have been taking place for a long time, but their frequency has increased in the last few years

Taiwan votes on lower voting age, mayors, city councils in local elections

Voters headed to the polls across Taiwan in a closely watched local election on Saturday that will determine the strength of the island's major political parties ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Taiwanese citizens will be picking their mayors, city council members and other local leaders in all 13 counties and in nine cities. There's also a referendum to lower the voting age from 20 to 18. Polls opened at 8 am (0000GMT) on Saturday. While international observers and the ruling party have attempted to link the elections to the long-term existential threat that is Taiwan's neighbour, many local experts do not think China has a large role to play this time around. The international society have raised the stakes too high. They've raised a local election to this international level, and Taiwan's survival, said Yeh-lih Wang, a political science professor at National Taiwan University. At an elementary school in New Taipei City, the city that surrounds the capital Taipei, voters

Taiwan delegation's India visit a fresh boost to business ties: Report

Taiwan-India business ties got a fresh boost after a delegation from the self-governed island visited a number of Indian states earlier this month which led to the signing of three Taiwan-India MoUs