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Taiwan remains on US annual report on foreign trade barriers
發布於 2025-04-02 13:56:14
Taiwan remains on the latest U-S report on foreign trade barriers (貿易障礙).
Released by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the section on Taiwan remained largely similar to last year's report and raised concerns over barriers to imports of meat and automobiles and questions over copyright issues.
The report noted that Taiwan continues to impose barriers on U-S beef and beef byproducts (副產品).
It argued that Taiwan's labeling requirements and maximum residue limits (最高殘餘量) for ractopamine (瘦肉精) "inaccurately imply that there is a food safety concern with U-S pork products."
And it expressed dissatisfaction with Taiwan's restrictions on imported U-S vehicles that meet U-S Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Illegal entry of Chinese national ahead of PLA drills probed by prosecutors
發布於 2025-04-02 13:56:14
Prosecutors in Kinmen have opened an investigation into the illegal entry (非法進入) of a Chinese national just prior to China announcing military exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday.
According to the Coast Guard Administration, personnel spotted the Chinese national in a rubber dinghy (橡皮小艇) attempting to illegally land in Kinmen at around 6:45 yesterday morning.
Personnel intercepted the individual and brought him and the vessel in for investigation.
The Coast Guard Administration says given the timing of the incident, the case could signal a new form of gray zone disruption (灰色地帶騷擾).
Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up
發布於 2025-04-02 13:56:14
In world news...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called up (徵召) 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia's highest number of conscripts (徵兵役男) since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military.
The spring call-up for a year's military service came several months after Putin said Russia should increase the overall size of its military to almost 2.39 million and its number of active servicemen to 1.5 million. That's according to the BBC News.
That is a rise of 180,000 over the coming three years.
But the military said the new conscripts would not be sent to fight in Ukraine for what Russia calls its "special military operation".
The current draft (徵召), which takes place between April and July, comes despite US attempts to forge a ceasefire in the war.
Although Russia has turned down a full US-brokered ceasefire (美國仲介的停火) with Ukraine, it says it did agree to stop attacking Ukraine's energy facilities.
Trump floats outreach to N.Korean leader
發布於 2025-04-02 13:56:14
US president Donald Trump has suggested reviving (重啟) diplomatic efforts with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
He also described the isolated state as a "big nuclear nation".
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
That's Kate Fisher reporting from Washington.
Iceland volcano's eruption
發布於 2025-04-02 13:56:14
A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched (冒出) lava and smoke into the air.
It comes just hours after authorities evacuated the few remaining residents of a nearby fishing village.
The eruption began Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. local time, triggering warning sirens in the town of Grindavik where webcams showed molten rock spewing toward the community.
Iceland's Met Office says it had subsided by late afternoon, though the volcano was still active (火山仍然活躍).
Police and civil defense officials evacuated Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions, after an early morning earthquake swarm suggested an eruption was imminent (爆發即將發生).