The China-US factor (and other issues) in Taiwan’s polls, and why it weighs on voters

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Wang explains,” This is because Ko is fairly simple. ” From the typical stereotypes of a political character, he’s quite different from other social characteristics.”

The main point is that Ko’s mannerisms and likeability are admired by some young people. ”

Many voters also have private issues on their thoughts, particularly in light of Taiwan’s weak economy. For instance, they are dealing with an increase in the cost of living.

Taiwan’s inflation rate is comparatively low by international standards, but the 2. The island’s price increase of 95 % in 2022 was the highest since 2008. Lately, rates increased by 3. 5 % in October, a 15-month increase.

According to Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan Asean Studies Centre at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research,” the government attempted to manage the price ( of ) public utilities ( as ) the majority of public utility companies are state-owned.”

” For instance, we’ve frozen the price of gas and electricity, which helped stabilize the prices. “”

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Bangladesh police arrest opposition members over train fire

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Police in DHAKA, Bangladesh, detained seven opposition party members on Saturday ( Jan 6 ) in connection with an alleged pre-election arson attack on a crowded commuter train that resulted in four fatalities and eight injuries. Hundreds of people rushed to rescue people from burning carriages as the interstate BenapoleContinue Reading

Death toll hits 98 in Japan quake

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Five days after a massive earthquake struck central Japan, with 98 people now confirmed dead, rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday ( Jan 6 ) instead of looking for survivors. With 211 individuals in the Ishikawa place of Japan’s major Honshu island nevertheless unaccounted for, officials predicted that the deathContinue Reading

We tour a Hong Kong actor’s Bangkok penthouse filled with Hermes furniture

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Visitors not merely come to relax and eat here, but they also participate in other activities that are planned for the area. The user said,” We have an amazing entertainment area with a music station, place for celebrations, and also activities like mahjong to cater to the needs of my friends.”

These actions are housed in an outside greenhouse on the deck, which makes up the center of the penthouse’s amusement area along with the open house and informal dining area. A little resort with a sauna, outdoor shower, and treatment bed completes the design.

Visitors can easily transition between the interior and exterior areas thanks to the sliding doors. The open kitchen, where Michelin-starred chefs are frequently invited to make for the victim’s gatherings, has hexagon-shaped timber mosaics rising up the wall as a serious backdrop.

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Commentary: One of aviation’s biggest challenges played out on a Tokyo runway

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If the coast guard plane touched down on the tarmac, that would be an instance of a runway invasion, which is risky but fairly popular. &nbsp,

Most of the time, it goes unnoticed and is referred to as an aircraft incident—an event that occurred without having an impact. However, occasionally they lead to accidents, in&nbsp, with a motion or injury. It is difficult to track the scope of the problem worldwide because accidents are reported to authorities and the nbsp while incidents does not. &nbsp,

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According to data from the International Civil Aviation Organization of the United Nations, runway safety accounts for nearly 60 % of all accidents, far outpacing loss of control in flight, which occurred in about 30 % of cases ( an event can have multiple causes ).

The fact that airport attacks have remained stable andnbsp over the past ten years at a rate of only under five per day in the United States rather than declining in line with increased overall aviation security is of the utmost concern.

In the roughly 16, 000 airport attacks that the Federal Aviation Administration has documented over the past ten years, 63 % of them were caused by pilot deviation, or when the pilot violated federal aviation regulations by crossing a runway without permission. Control and actions by air traffic and nbsp were the second-biggest factor, accounting for 18 %. &nbsp,

The National Transportation Safety Board’s Chair, Jennifer Homendy, stated at a convention on airport security in May that” the most dangerous attacks, the closest names, appear to be on the rise.” She remembered one new incident from February of last year among others. When a passenger aircraft with 131 people on board and nbsp, in its path on the ground away, the pilot of the cargo plane saw it abort its landing in Austin, Texas. The two planes approached each other by 35 meters.

That close call is oddly comparable to what occurred in Tokyo.

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