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Top general killed in helicopter crash


A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter takes off at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) yesterday.
Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times

A military helicopter crashed yesterday morning, killing eight of 13 military personnel onboard, including Chief of the General Staff General Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴), the nation’s most senior military official ever killed in such an incident, the Ministry of National Defense said.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 January 2020 06:38 ) Read more...
 
 

One million march in Hong Kong


People take part in a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: AFP

More than 1 million people thronged Hong Kong’s streets for a New Year’s Day pro-democracy rally, organizers claimed, as protesters looked to carry their movement’s momentum into this year.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 January 2020 06:39 ) Read more...
 


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Newsflash

Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh (李遠哲) yesterday spoke out against a Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology (國光石化) development project, saying the nation would head in the wrong direction if the plant were to be built.

Lee’s appeal to cancel the plan was endorsed by 18 Academia Sinica members, as well as 1,173 university professors in Taiwan and the US.