Taiwan will ask its diplomatic allies and friendly nations to raise concerns
over China's new flight route in the Taiwan Strait at the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly this September.

The move follows Beijing's unilateral announcement of the W-121 flight path
over the weekend, connecting Zhejiang to the M-503 route near Taiwan.

The Mainland Affairs Council has urged Beijing to resume talks, while
aviation authorities labeled the decision "regrettable", citing flight safety
concerns.

A diplomatic source said Taiwan has consistently protested similar actions
and will use the upcoming I-C-A-O meeting in Montreal to press its case,
despite not being a member of the U-N agency.

Countries like the U-S, Japan, and the Netherlands previously expressed
concern over similar routes.

Taiwan will also repeat its call for inclusion in the I-C-A-O system, arguing
it is essential for global aviation safety.

(CNA_IG)

The opposition KMT is accusing the ruling DPP of "flipping the table" by
supporting recall efforts instead of accepting the outcome of the 2024
legislative elections.

At a press conference unveiling a new anti-recall ad, KMT officials claimed
the DPP was acting like a sore loser by trying to overturn the opposition's
legislative majority through recalls.

The party urged supporters to vote against the initiatives.

In response, the DPP said the recalls are citizen-driven, not orchestrated by
the party's central leadership.

DPP spokesperson Dai Wei-shan (戴瑋姍) pointed out that the KMT strongly
supported recalls in the past, notably in 2021 when Taiwan Statebuilding
Party legislator Chen Bo-wei (陳柏惟) was successfully removed.

At the time, KMT Chairman Eric Chu publicly backed the recall process.

(AH)

Taiwan is still negotiating with the Trump administration over potential U-S
import tariffs, after being left off a list of 14 countries facing duties of
up to 40 percent starting August 1st.

A source familiar with the matter said Taiwan is not on the list because
discussions with the U-S are progressing.

The 14 targeted countries were included due to stalled or unproductive trade
talks — among them Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia.

Executive Yuan spokesperson Michelle Lee confirmed that Vice Premier Cheng
Li-chiun is currently in Washington for discussions, though no further
details were released.

The European Union is also reportedly in ongoing talks and was similarly
excluded from the tariff list.

The U-S has indicated it will notify countries that do reach agreements about
the tariffs they will face after a 90-day pause ends.

(CNA_IG)

A new survey finds that over half of fifth and sixth graders in Tawian lack
adequate sexual knowledge, while more than 20-percent say they have already
been in romantic relationships.

The survey, jointly conducted by the Child Welfare League Foundation and the
Taiwan Gender Equity Education Association, collected responses from nearly
1-thousand-500 fifth and sixth graders across Taiwan between March and April.

And out of 11 questions grounded in sexual education, it found that nearly 60
percent answered fewer than 7 correctly.

The organizations say curriculum content should be strengthened, and teaching
materials should be grounded in "real-life contexts" and cover topics such as
romantic and emotional development, online relationships, and gender
diversity.

The organizations also urged parents to approach conversations about sex with
openness, starting from their children's questions and daily experiences,
citing research that such dialogue significantly improves children's sexual
knowledge and attitudes.

(CNA - NS)

Health experts in Taiwan are weighing in on a new study linking long sleep
duration to cognitive decline.

The international research, published in "Alzheimer's & Dementia", analyzed
data from over 18 hundred adults and found that sleeping more than nine hours
a night was associated with poorer memory, problem-solving, and spatial
skills.

But Taiwan health experts caution the study relied on self-reported sleep
data, which may be unreliable, and doesn't prove a direct cause-and-effect
link.

A mental health specialist from the John Tung Foundation emphasizes that
consistent, moderate sleep is key to brain health.

She warns that oversleeping or irregular sleep can disrupt body rhythms and
impair thinking.

Experts also urge parents to model healthy sleep habits during school breaks,
saying late-night phone use or eating before bed can set a poor example for
children.

(IG)

The Ministry of Transportation and Communication says, travel to Taiwan's
outlying islands has increased greatly this year.

In particular, travel to Mazu during the first half of the year increased by
20% compared to the same period last year.

Other popular trips for Taiwanese tourists include Penghu's firework festival
as well as the Kinmen island hopping tour.

Additionally, travelers are heading to long-time island favorites abroad,
like Okinawa and Jeju Island, according to travel agencies...

while Ishigaki Island, Miyako Island, and Guam are growing in popularity.

(AH)

Cities and counties around Taiwan are sending assistance to Chiayi after
Typhoon Danas struck, causing widespread damage.

Kaohsiung sent over manpower, tools, and vehicles to Chiayi yesterday to
assist with cleanup, with Mayor Chen Qi Mai personally making the trip north
to give his best wishes.

He emphasized that, when someone is in need, politics are not a
consideration.

New Taipei City also sent over plenty of vehicles and personnel this morning,
and Mayor Hou You Yi echoed Chen's sentiment, that all of Taiwan is united in
the face of disaster.

Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen followed suit, saying that she had received a
request from the Chiayi leaders for assistance, and swiftly complied.

(AH)

The Ministry of National Defense reports that the PRC sent 20 military
aircraft near Taiwan ahead of the start of the 41st Han Kuang live-fire
exercises tomorrow.

Thirteen of the PLA sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait,
entering Taiwan’s northern, central, and southwestern air defense
identification zones.

In addition, four PLA Navy vessels were detected operating in coordination
with the aircraft between the 24 hours from 6 AM yesterday and the same time
today, as part of what Beijing calls a "joint combat readiness patrol".

Defense officials say Taiwan's military remains on high alert, closely
monitoring all movements and deploying appropriate response measures.

(IG)

President Lai Ching Te says, support for Haiti in food aid and healthcare
will continue...

as the country faces ongoing crises threatening public well-being.

Lai made the comments in ameeting with the Haitian foreign minister.

Lai promised to step up bilateral cooperation to improve Haiti's social
infrastructure, and continue support aimed at improving healthcare, food
security, and overall development.

Taiwan and Haiti will mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations next
year, and the Haitian foreign minister in his meeting with Lai reaffirmed the
longstanding ties between the two countries.

He touted Taiwan's contributions to Haiti's development in areas like
agriculture, healthcare, and education.

The foreign minister is leading a five member delegation to Taiwan on a trip
that began yesterday and will last through Friday.

(AH-CNA)

The Ministry of Agriculture is offering cash assistance and low interest
loans to areas affected by Typhoon Danas.

The ministry already announced that certain regions of Tainan, and Chiayi
County and City can benefit from the programs due to great agricultural
losses due to the typhoon.

Officials estimate that, as of yesterday, the agricultural industry has
sustained losses of over one billion NT.

Therefore, the minsitry hopes the assistance programs will be able to
accelerate the recovery of the fishing and farming industries.

The ministry is also temporarily doing away with some requirements for the
application so as the streamline the recovery of affected crops.

(AH)

Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercise begins tomorrow, with this year's
being the longest in history.

The Han Kuang 41 live-fire exercise runs from tomorrow until July 18th, and
for the first time, extends beyond beach defenses to include urban warfare
scenarios.

According to the Central News Agency, the exercise will practice sustained
combat with use of decentralized command and control, and increased defense
of critical infrastructure.

As a result, the public will likely see a significant increase in military
presence in urban areas during the exercise period.


CNA quotes military officials, saying the changes were made this year in
response to heightened regional threats.

(NS)

Asian shares are mostly higher today, after stocks fell on Wall Street, as
the Trump administration stepped up pressure on trading partners,

however, Taiwan shares are down today, with the benchmark Tai ex losing 66
points to close at 22,362.

The turnover was 272 billion NT.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs says, Taiwan's democratic elections since
1996 are proof that the ROC and PRC are two separate entities of equal
status.

Furthermore, Lin Jia Long added that the transfer of power of the
presidential office between parties, which has happened thrice since 1996, is
evidence that Taiwanese people are in favor of democracy.

Lin made the comments yesterday at the 2025 ILA-ASIL Asia Pacific Research
Forum.

The foreign minister emphasized that the PRC's actions against Taiwan upend a
rules-based international order through military intimidation as well as
publishing its "22 guidelines" last year.

He further pointed out that ensuring Taiwan's safety and security ensures the
stability of the rest of the world as well.

(AH)

Taipower Company is currently doing repairs in Changhua, after a thunderstorm
cut power to some areas of the county.

The company says, the outage is affecting nearly 4500 households, and staff
have already been dispatched to make repairs.

The affected areas are primarily near the coast, namely in Fangyuan 芳苑 ,
Fuxing 福興 , Xianxi 線西 , and Shengang 伸港 townships, and some areas of
Hemei 和美 and Xihu 溪湖Towns.

Even following the thunderstorm this morning, there's still a torrential rain
warning from the Central Weather Administration in place for Changhua through
this evening.

The CWA is also issuing an exremely heavy rain advisory for mountainous areas
of Chiayi County and Kaohsiung...

and there's a heavy rain advisory through this evening for Taichung, Nantou,
Chiayi Couty and City, Yunlin, Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Pingtung.

(AH)

Tai-Power says electricity has been restored to over 450,000 households
affected by power outages as Danas swept across Taiwan yesterday.

According to the state-generator, more than 650 electricity poles and three
transmission towers collapsed as a result of the storm - resulting in
over 710,000 households being left without power at the peak of the storm.

Tai-Power says over 60-per cent of the affected households have now had
electricity restored.

The hardest-hit areas included Chiayi city and country - which together saw
more than 250,000 outages.

While 190,000 households lost power in Tainan.

Tai-Power says it mobilized 4,000 personnel for emergency repairs.

The Ministry of Agriculture says initial estimates shows that Taiwan suffered
at least 250-million N-T in agricultural losses caused by Typhoon Danas.

According to the ministry, losses were concentrated in the southern - with
Tainan reporting 210-million N-T in losses.

Chiayi County has reported loses of 22-million followed by Yunlin with loses
of 20-million N-T and Nantou - which has reported agricultural losses of
nearly 3-million N-T.

Losses have also been reported in Kaohsiung and Pingtung.

The hardest-hit crop were pomelos, which reported losses of 118-million N-T,
followed by longans with losses of at least 34-million N-T.

The agriculture ministry says most of the damage reported so far involved
crops - with total losses of at least 237-million N-T.

That's followed by agricultural infrastructure losses totaling 17-million N-T
and livestock losses of 2-million N-T.

The Ministry of National Defense says newly acquired rockets, missile systems
and drones will be put to the test during this year's live-fire phase of the
Han Kuang exercises.

The exercises begin tomorrow and run until July 18.

According to the ministry, US-supplied Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, TOW
2B anti-tank missiles, newly purchased unmanned aviation vehicles, and a
domestically built land-based version of the Sky Sword II missile will making
their debut during the exercises.

Defense officials have said that up to 22,000 reservists will also be
participating in this year's extended exercises to test their ability to
provide brigade-sized, rather than battalion-sized, support.

The defense ministry last announced that the live-fire phase will last 10
days - twice as long as in previous years - and will place added emphasis on
unscripted scenarios and China's "gray zone" tactics, which involve coercive
actions that fall short of open conflict.

Police in New Taipei say a man remains in custody following the stabbing of
two woman in the city's Tucheng District.

According to law enforcement officials, the two women died after they were
allegedly stabbed multiple times by one of the women's husbands while on a
scooter Monday morning.

Police the man had been following them in car prior to the stabbing.

Both women were rushed by a nearby hospital after emergency services arrived
at the scene, but were later pronounced dead.

The suspect was arrested by police in Changhua County some three hours later.

Police say the suspect is being held in custody as prosecutors investigate
whether he should be charged with murder.

And finally,

Twin brothers Lee Fang-ren and Lee Fang-shi have beaten fellow Taiwan
shuttlers Zhang Guo-qi and Bo Li-wei 21-19, 21-19 to win the men's doubles
title at the B-W-F Canada Open in Ontario.

The result is the top-seeded brothers first B-W-F Super 300 badminton title
and is also the first time that Taiwan has won Canadian Open men's doubles
title since 2014.

The Lee brothers had lost four of their previous six meetings against Zhang
and Po, despite holding a higher world ranking.

Coach Lee Sung-yuan says brothers won thanks to their strong chemistry and
faster pace, which "put pressure on their opponents through better overall
offensive control."

The Lee twin brothers were born two minutes apart and didn't start playing
competitive badminton until junior high.

They began partnering in doubles during senior high school.

No damage or injuries are being reported following this morning's magnitude
4.9 earthquake the rattled Hualien.

The quake struck at 3:57 and was centered some 15-kilometers southwest of
Hualien County Hall at a depth of 19-kilometers.

It was felt strongest in Hualien City, as well as in the country's Tong-Men,
Yen-Liao, Xi-Lin, Shui-Lien, Taroko, Xi-Bao and Guang Fu areas - where it
registered a magnitude 4 on the Central Weather Administration's intensity
scale.

The quake also
registered a magnitude 4 on the intensity scale in Nantou's
He-Huan-Shan and Ao-Wen-Da areas.

It registered a magnitude 3 in parts of Taichung and a magnitude 2 in parts
of Yilan, Miaoli and Changhua.

That quake came after a magnitude 5 earthquake the rattled Yilan yesterday
evening.

That quake struck just after 8 o'clock and was centered some 19-kilometers
south of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 62-kilometers.

It was felt strongest in Yilan's Nan-Ao District and in Hsinchu's Zhu-Dong
District - where it registered a magnitude 3 on the Central Weather
Administration's intensity scale.

That quake was also felt in Taipei - where it registered a magnitude 2 on the
intensity scale.

Economics Minister Kuo Jyh-huei won't disclose any details concerning the
current status of tariff talks with the U-S - saying only that "negotiation
are still underway."

The statement comes amid concerns over what could happen when a 90-day tariff
suspension expires.

U-S President Donald is reportedly sending letter to some of America's
trading partners saying that if they don't move things along, then tariff
levels will return to levels set on April 2.

Taiwan was hit by a provisional 32-percent tariff on goods exported to the
U-S.

D-P-P lawmaker Wu Si-yao is urging against speculation ahead of the tariff
talks deadline ...

.... saying the government will definitely protect people's rights and the
public should be aware of the resilience of the island's high-tech industries
and small and medium-sized enterprises.

However, the Taiwan Labor Action Coalition in Response to Tariff Impact is
slamming the government for insisting on "closed-door negotiations" with the
U-S ..

.. and for its refusal to engage in any substantive communications or
concrete discussions with labor groups during the negotiating process.

Gavin will have details of this story and other developments in the business
section of the newscast.

The Central Emergency Operation Center says two deaths and 334 injuries were
reported as storm Danas battered much of the island on Monday.

Both fatalities occurred in Tainan, where the storm brought heavy winds and
torrential rain.

One of the victims was a 60-year-old man who relied on a respirator, and died
after a power outage cut electricity to his medical equipment, while the
second was a 69-year-old fruit vendor, who was killed by a falling tree.

Danas made landfall in Chiayi County's Budai Township as a typhoon late
Sunday night before weakening to a tropical storm early Monday morning.

Figures show just under three thousand five hundred were evacuated from 10
cities and counties ahead of the storm... two thirds of those evacuees were
from Kaohsiung.

Flooding was reported in 200 locations.

Authorities are warning that mountainous areas in Taichung, Nantou, Yunlin,
Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Hualien, remain at risk of landslides
and other hazards.

Haiti's foreign minister has arrived in Taiwan for his first-ever visit since
taking office in January.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Minister Jean-Victor Harvel
Jean-Baptiste was welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-qi on his
arrival at Taoyuan International Airport.

He's leading a five-member delegation that includes his wife and his chief of
staff.

The delegation will be meeting with President Lai Ching-te later today to it
seeks to reaffirm the Caribbean ally's support for bilateral diplomatic
relations ..

... before holding talks with Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung to discuss
shared concerns and bilateral cooperation project.

The Haitian delegation is also slated to visit the South Taiwan Science Park
in Tainan, the Chi Mei Medical Center, the National Palace Museum, and Taipei
101.

The Ministry of National Defense says it will live-stream a round of
live-fire training sessions featuring its newly delivered M-1A2T Abrams main
battle tanks.

The move is a public relations exercise... allowing people to see the
training results firsthand.

The live-fire training session is scheduled to take place at the Army's tank
training ground in the Keng-Zi-Hou in Hsinchu County.

Defense officials say the tanks will be firing their 120-millimeter
smoothbore guns at both moving and stationary targets, while stationary and
in motion.

At least one senior government official is reportedly expected to preside
over the round of training sessions.

However, the defense ministry has not said who that official will be.

The Army says the live-fire shooting sessions are not part of the live-fire
phase of the Han Kuang exercises.

The defense ministry had previously said the tanks would not be participating
in those exercises because the vehicles have not been officially commissioned
into the Army yet.

The live-fire phase of the Han Kuang exercises begins tomorrow and runs
through July 18.

And,

The Fuchien Lienchiang District Prosecutors' Office has indicted 11 people
for the alleged smuggling of more than 4,500 fertilized parrot eggs to China.

Matsu Prosecutors say all 11 have been charged with violating the Wildlife
Conservation Act, the Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal
Diseases, and the Money Laundering Control Act.

The suspects are said to have purchased fertilized parrot eggs from Thailand
and Vietnam and planned to smuggle them to China, where there is a lucrative
market for rare parrot species as pets.

Officials say eggs were first transported uninspected and without an
export/import permit by air to Taiwan from Thailand and Vietnam before they
were hatched at facilities in Nantou and Yunlin ..

... and those parrots were then raised and produced more eggs, which were
then shipped by sea to Kinmen or Matsu before being transferred to Chinese
smugglers at sea.

TaiPower is racing to restore electricity to more than 250 thousand
households, with the hardest-hit areas concentrated around Chiayi, where
Typhoon Danas made a rare landfall at 11:40 PM yesterday.

The storm exited Taiwan early this morning through the Hsinchu–Taoyuan area,
just after 6 AM.

According to the Central Emergency Operation Center, more than 710 thousand
households lost power at some point during the day due to the typhoon's
impact.

TaiPower said the scale of destruction to utility poles and transmission
towers as the worst seen in decades, requiring a massive mobilization of
repair crews and equipment.

Since the typhoon hit, the state-owned utility has dispatched over 10
thousand personnel — including 4 thousand today — along with 18 hundred
vehicles to accelerate restoration efforts.

TaiPower is urging the public for patience and asking residents to report any
remaining outages through its official app or website.

(IG)

A woman at the center of an alleged gold investment scam, linked to the
tragic death of a family of five in Taichung's Fengyuan District, has been
released on bail of $150 thousand NT.

The woman, surnamed Li, claims innocence, stating she was trying to help the
family, and that the eldest daughter was already in debt before joining the
gold scheme.

However, a close friend of the deceased family disputes this, accusing Li of
exploiting their vulnerability and questioning the legitimacy of the gold
transactions.

The friend says the daughter's debt was for a legitimate business effort ...
and shared a final message from the daughter expressing her will to "continue
to fight" just hours before her death.

The Taichung District Prosecutors Office is investigating for possible fraud,
reviewing financial records and evidence to uncover the full truth.

(IG)

Two women were fatally stabbed in broad daylight in New Taipei's Tucheng
District on Monday.

Police say the attack occurred around 11 AM on Mingde Road, when a man
allegedly ambushed his wife and her sister while they were riding a scooter.

The suspect, identified only by his last name Hsieh, reportedly followed the
women in a car before carrying out the stabbing.

Both victims were found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at the
hospital.

Hsieh was arrested two hours later in Changhua County.

Authorities confirmed that the victims were sisters, one of whom was Hsieh's
wife.

The motive remains unclear as the investigation continues.

Police are questioning Hsieh and say the case will soon be turned over to
prosecutors to consider murder charges.

(CNA_IG)

The Central Weather Administration is set to lift the sea warning for
Tropical Storm Danas at 5:30 PM.

The CWA says the storm is now located 190 kilometers north of Taipei and
moving northward at an hourly speed of 10 kilometers.

It's expected to weaken in the coming hours, and the rain should gradually
let up as well.

The Ministry of Agriculture says Typhoon Danas has caused an esimated
$257-million NT in agricultural losses across the island.

The ministry says agricultural damage is concentrated in central and southern
Taiwan, with Tainan City suffering the heaviest losses at $210-million,
amounting to over 80-percent of the total.

It's followed by Chiayi County at $22-million, and Yunlin County at
$20-million.

The M-O-A says approximately 3-thousand-300 hectares of farmland were
affected, particularly grapefruit, longan, and tangerines.

Livestock losses are estimated to be $2.4-million NT, mainly affecting
chickens.

(NS)

Taipei is launching an initiative to help detect pre-cancerous conditions.

The city's Department of Health says residents eligible for colorectal,
breast, cervical, or oral cancer screenings can participate in a lottery by
getting screened before the end of October.

Officials point out that cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taipei
for over 50 years, and is showing a trend toward affecting younger
individuals.

The campaign runs until the end of October, and prizes include gift
certificates, hotel accomodations, and even round-trip tickets for two to
Seoul.

(NS)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says no Taiwan nationals have been affected
by flash floods in Texas so far.

The ministry says it immediately instructed its representative office in
Houston to ascertain if any Taiwanese citizens were affected by the severe
flooding that has left over 70 people dead since Friday last week.

Officials confirmed today that no Taiwanese were reported among the
casualties or those stranded due to the disaster.

MOFA says Taiwan has also extended its condolences and sympathy to the Texas
governmetn and emphasized its willingness to provide relevant assistance.

The ministry and its representative office will continue to maintain contact
with relevant Texas authorities and help where it can.

(NS)

The Uni-President Lions are safetly back in Tainan after traveling through
the storm last night.

The Chinese Professional Baseball League team played an away game against the
Wei-Chuan Dragons at Tianmu Baseball Stadium yesterday evening, losing 12-16.

And team captain Chen Chieh-hsien posted a video on social media showing the
rough conditions, sparking discussion and concern among fans.

Team representatives say all the players have now arrived safely back in the
south, and are resting.

They say the team would re-evaluate safety measures if they encounter more
severe weather conditions in the future, and are grateful for everyone's care
and concern.

(NS)

Passengers at Taoyuan International Airport this afternoon should brace for
longer wait times — both at boarding gates and baggage claim areas.

The airport operator says Typhoon Danas has caused major disruptions, with 34
flight cancellations out of 664 scheduled for the day.

In addition, 90 arrivals and 40 departures have been rescheduled.

The airport expects the busiest period between 3 and 4 PM.

To manage the disruption, it’s working with airlines to adjust flight times
and increase staffing to support passengers.

Travelers are advised to check real-time flight updates before heading to the
airport.

(IG)

of BTS here

Taiwan's Foundation for Autistic Children and Adults would like to invite
Korean singer SUGA, a member of the famous BTS boy band, to Taiwan to meet
with autistic children.

The plan comes after more than 100 BTS fans in Taiwan, known as A.R.M.Y,
joined the cause by donating to the Taiwan's Foundation when SUGA announced a
5- billion Korean- won donation to establish an autism treatment center in
Seoul.

The facility, in collaboration with Yonsei University, will provide long-term
care and support services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Five billion Korean won is the equivalent of 107 million NT.

Taiwan's BTS fans, meanwhile, have collectively donated over 200-thousand NT
to the Foundation for the program of helping autistic children adapt to
elementary school education.

It says if B-T-S includes Taiwan in a future world tour, they will make every
effort to arrange a meeting between SUGA and Taiwanese children.

(JL)

Rescuers are stil searching for a man missing off the coast of Yilan County,
after he was swept away by waves while fishing.

Officials say the 61-year-old man went fishing with a friend at the mouth of
Nan-Ao River, and early this morning, the friend witnessed the man being
swept out to sea.

Coast Guard personnel are conducting a joing search and rescue operation with
firefighters.

(NS)

Taiwan shares were lower today as were most other Asian markets.

The benchmark Taiex dropped 118 points to end the session at 22,428

The turnover has also shrunk to 260 billion NT.

The Central Weather Administration has just lifted the land warning for
Tropical Storm Danas as it continues to pull away from Taiwan.

The storm is now centered 130 kilometers north of Taipei and going in a
north-northeasterly direction at an hourly speed of 10 kilometers.

Weather forecasters say it's expected to weaken and shrink in the coming
hours, and the sea warning should be lifted this evening.

But before its departure, Danas brought a tremendous amount of rain to
southern Taiwan as it swept upward along the western coast.

While the rain in the south has diminished, the Central Weather
Administration still issued a torrential rain alert for southern Taiwan's
Tai-nan, Kaohsiung and Ping-tung an hour ago and a heavy rain alert for
Tai-tung and much of western half.

The accumulated rainfall in Ping-tung's mountainous areas has already reached
nearly 300 millimeters so far today, the same amount it received yesterday.

(JL)

Taiwan Power says over 400,000 households, mainly in Tai-nan and Jia-yi, are
currently without power.

The two places bore the brunt of Typhoon Danas, which made landfall in Jia-yi
shortly before midnight last night, bringing fierce winds and torrential
rain.

TaiPower says some 666,000 households lost power at one point, and power has
been restored to about 260,000 of them.

Counties and cities still without power include 165,000 households in
Tai-nan, 137,000 in Jia-yi, 28,000 in Yun-lin, 18,000 in Kaohsiung, and
12,000 in Nan-tou.

(JL)

Taiwan High-speed Rail says it has resumed operations at 9:40 a.m. today with
adjustments.

Three all-stop, non-reserved seat trains are departing every hour from both
Nan-gang Station in Taipei and Zuo-ying Station in Kaohsiung.

The final scheduled trains for today will depart from Nan-gang to Zuo-ying at
9:40 PM, and to Taichung at 10:40 PM.

It's the same for the final THSR trip from Zuo-ying northward.

Meanwhile Taiwan Railways Administration says it'll gradually resume all
scheduled trains on the western main line starting at noon today.

All commuter and branch lines will be running normally as well.

(JL)

Land and sea warnings remain in effect for severe tropical storm Danas.

The land warnings cover all of Taiwan proper as well as Penghu.

The eye of storm made landfall in Chiayi County's Budai Township at 11:40
last night.

Danas is currently located some 50-kilometers west of Taipei and moving in a
northerly direction at speeds of between 9 and 21-kilometers-an-hour.

According to the Central Weather Administration,

Danas has decreased in strength and size since making landfall - and now has
a radius of 120-kilometers and is packing sustained wind speeds of
101-kilometers-an-hour, with gust of up to 126-kilometers-an-hour.

-

Schools and offices are closed today in Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Nantou,
Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Penghu as well as
in some parts of Taoyuan.

-

The High Speed Rail Corporation has overhauled its entire schedule today.

All originally scheduled trains have been canceled and replaced by three
trains hourly from Nangang Station - southbound - and Zuoying Station -
northbound.

It's only running only all-stop trains with non-reserved seating.

-

Most Taiwan Railway Coporation services are operating normally - but there
could be some delays and cancellations.

-

International flights are facing possible delays or cancellations and people
are being advised to check with their carriers before heading to the airport.

All domestic flights scheduled for this morning have been canceled.

-

The Taoyuan Airport M-R-T is operating normally, but the company is warning
of delays or cancellations depending on the weather conditions.


-

The frequency of services on the Taichung M-R-T's Green Line have been
adjusted and trains are runnig every 15 minutes.

-

The Kaohshiung M-R-T's Red and Orange Line are running trains at 15-minutes
intervals, but is warning that could adjusted depending on the situation.

While operation's on the city's Light Rail system have been suspended today.

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The Central Emergency Operation Center says nearly 40 people have been been
reported injured and nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated to safety from
high risk areas.

Ten of those injuries were reported in Chiayi County shortly after Typhoon
Danas made landfall there late last night.

Meanwhile, some 90,000 households have experienced power outages due to the
typhoon.

Some 30,000 of that total were in the Tainan area.

Tai-Power says it has restored power some 40,000 of the affected households.

The Mainland Affairs Council is urging China to begin talks after a
unilateral decision to launch the W-121 flight route.

Beijing announced the route on Sunday - saying it will "benefit people on
both sides of the strait" by easing air traffic, ensuring flight safety,
reducing delays, and protecting travelers' rights.

The west-to-east route connects Dongshan in Zhejiang Province to the
north-south M-503 flight route, which was moved closer to the median line of
the Taiwan Strait by China in February 2024.

The Mainland Affairs Council says the move not only disrespects the consensus
between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and public opinion in Taiwan, but
destabilized the strait and the region.

The council also says the China's international flight volume has yet to
return to pre-COVID levels and that the W-121 route does not connect the two
sides of the strait.

The Civil Aviation Administration has issued a statement describing China's
decision as being regrettable, and saying it will closely monitor flights
closely to ensure safety.

A delegation of Lithuanian lawmakers has arrived in Taiwan for six day visit.

Leading the eight member delegation is Ruslanas Baranovas, who is chairperson
of the Lithuania-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group.

It also includes the chairperson of the Lithuanian Parliament's Committee on
National Security and Defense, and the vice chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.

The Foreign Ministry says the lawmakers are scheduled to meet with senior
government officials including Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, Foreign Minister
Lin Chia-lung, Defense Minister Wellington Koo and Environment Minister Peng
Chi-min.

They will also attend banquets hosted by National Security Council
Secretary-General Joseph Wu and Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu.

Talks are expected to focus on issues related to bilateral relations,
regional security and trade cooperation.

The government says it's looking forward to sending representatives to attend
the August 9 memorial in Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic
bombing of Nagasaki.

This comes after the Japanese city said it had retracted its previous
decision to not invite Taiwan to the event.

Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the matter was dealt with by Taiwan's
representative office in Fukuoka, and after talks officials from the
Nagasaki City government.

The foreign ministry says it will decide who to send to the event once it
receives the formal invitation.

Japanese media reported on Saturday that Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki had told
Taiwan that the island's "attendance is accepted."

Suzuki had originally said in May that Taiwan would again not be invited to
this year's memoral as in keeping with past practices, since an invitation is
only extended to countries with diplomatic relations with Japan.

Hiroshima has already invited Taiwan to attend its August 6 memorial.

And,

Six Taiwanese performing groups are seeking to wow the tens of thousands
visitors to Avignon in France during the annual Festival Off Avignon which
takes place until July 26.

Director of the Taiwan Cultural Center in Paris Hu Ching-Fang says this marks
Taiwan's 19th official appearance at the festival... it also comes after the
island was honored as the festival's first-ever guest of honor last year.

Hu says 350 portraits of Taiwanese people are being displayed on historic
walls throughout the city.

Highlights of this year's acts from Taiwan are the award-winning duet "Push
and Pull," Focasa Circus, the Ping Shadow Dance Theatre and the Lee-Ming
Institute of Technology's Department of Drama and Theatre.

The festival opened this past Saturday with a parade that drew thousands of
spectators as artists filled the streets with music, dance, and theatrical
flair, offering a preview of the more than 1,700 performances scheduled over
the next three weeks.

The Taiwan contingent marched in the parade led by the cultural center in
Parisand banner reading "Taiwan in Avignon."

Taiwan's military has boosted its self-defense capability with the
establishment of a new company equipped with the U.S.-supplied High Mobility
Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo on Friday called the unit a
significant addition to the nation's defensive strength, saying it would help
deter adversaries from starting a war.

The company, part of the Army's 58th Artillery Command, is Taiwan's first
HIMARS unit. It is made up of top-performing soldiers who received training
in the United States, Koo said in a Ministry of National Defense (MND) press
release.

The HIMARS can be equipped with either a pod of six 227mm rockets or a single
Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which has a range of up to 300
kilometers.

Taiwan has purchased 29 HIMARS launchers from the U.S. and received the first
11 in 2024.

A land warning for Tropical Storm Danas could be issued in Taiwan as early as
late today, as the storm's outer bands begin bringing heavier rain to
southeastern regions, including Hualien, Taitung and the Hengchun Peninsula.

As of this morning, the storm was located approximately 400 kilometers
west-southwest of Eluanbi, moving north-northeast at a speed of 8 to 13
kilometers per hour, the CWA reported. A sea warning has already been issued.

It was carrying maximum sustained winds near its center of 72 kph, with gusts
of up to 101 kph.

CWA forecaster Wu Wan-hua said Danas is projected to move toward the southern
Taiwan Strait, with its most significant impact expected between Sunday and
Monday morning. The timing of the land warning will depend on the storm's
trajectory and speed, and may be issued late Saturday or early Sunday.

Heavy rain alerts are already in effect for the Hengchun Peninsula, with the
CWA warning of short-duration downpours, thunderstorms, and lightning.

Rain is forecast to gradually move northward on Saturday, reaching central
and eastern Taiwan, as well as offshore islands like Penghu and Kinmen.

Localized heavy rain is also expected in southern and southeastern Taiwan,
while northern regions may experience afternoon thunderstorms.

Although Danas is not expected to intensify into a typhoon, Wu cautioned that
its outer circulation could still bring strong winds and heavy rainfall,
particularly to areas near the storm's center, such as Penghu.

The CWA also issued warnings for large waves along Taiwan's southern and
southeastern coasts, including Orchid Island, Green Island, the Hengchun
Peninsula, and Penghu County.

The public is urged to stay away from coastal areas due to dangerous surf
conditions.

The Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued a sea warning for Tropical
Storm Danas at 8:30 this morning as it continues to move toward the Taiwan
Strait.

As of 8 a.m., Danas was located at 410 kilometers west-southwest of Taiwan's
southernmost tip, and was moving north-northeast at about 8 kilometers per
hour.

It was carrying maximum sustained winds near its center of 65 kph, and gusts
of up to 90 kph.

While the strom is not expected to make landfall on Taiwan or to turn into a
typhooon, forecasters say the slow-moving system is pass closest Taiwan on
Sunday night and early Monday morning along the west coast of the island.

Meteorologists say Tropical Storm Danas is likely to bring heavy rain in the
mountainous areas of southern and southeastern Taiwan and scattered showers
or thunderstorms in the rest of the Taiwan.

To strengthen Taiwan's strategic position in the Indo-Pacific region, the
Ocean Affairs Council hosted the 2025 Taiwan International Ocean Forum in
Taipei this week.

This year's forum focused on maritime security and the blue economy.

Speaking to international visitors to the forum, president Lai Ching-te
highlighted security concerns, citing China's ongoing gray zone tactics. Lai
says the government will continue to expand coast guard capabilities and
shore up the deployment of unmanned vehicles and smart surveillance equipment
underwater, on land and in the air.

Meanwhile in an interview with ICRT, Japanese lawmaker Kentaro Gemma, from
the country's second major party, the Constitutional Democratic Party,
stressed the importance of multilateral cooperation to protect Taiwan.

Meanwhile, in her comments to the forum, Ocean Affairs Council Minister Guan
Bi-ling, stressed that ocean-related issues have evolved beyond traditional
conservation concerns, to include regional stability, economic resilience and
international order.