October 5, 2022

TMC Subsidiary NORI Commences Monitoring of the Environmental Impacts of Pilot Nodule Collection System Trials in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Impact monitoring vessel Following 16 offshore campaigns by NORI to define the nodule resource and establish an environmental baseline in exploration area NORI-D in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), NORI’s environmental program enters a new phase— monitoring the environmental impacts of an integrated collector system test consisting of a pilot

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U.S., Taiwan to expand military training scope: Business council

United States and Taiwan are expected to expand the scope of military training “in ways we have never seen before,” according to a member of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council on the final day of a U.S.-Taiwan defense industry cooperation meeting.   Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the council that organizes the

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Taiwan, Philippines crack down on transgender kidnapping group

Taiwan and the Philippines have worked together to bust a transgender kidnapping group based in Metro Manila, which trapped foreign nationals with the promise of dates with women, Taiwan’s representative office in the Philippines said Wednesday.   The police have arrested five alleged members of the crime ring known as

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Fuel surcharge on Taiwan-based airlines to be slashed from Oct. 9

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has approved a cut in airline fuel surcharges in response to lower international crude oil prices that will take effect in the coming days.   Fuel surcharges on tickets booked beginning on Friday will be cut on short-haul flights by US$5 per leg to US$25

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Three allies call for Taiwan’s inclusion in ICAO

The representatives of three of Taiwan’s allies called for the country’s participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) at a plenary session on Tuesday of the United Nations agency’s triennial assembly.   The 41st edition of the ICAO assembly is being held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 7 at

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Taiwan shares close up 1.66%

Taiwan shares ended up 224.91 points, or 1.66 percent, at 13,801.43 Wednesday on turnover of NT$232.52 billion (US$7.38 billion).       Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

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