Starlux Airlines launches a new pleasure flight on 25 June 2022 that features Hong Kong delicacies and an experience on one of its wide-body Airbus A330neo airliners.
The aerial trip will highlight the coastal scenery of Taiwan facing the Pacific and the Miyako Islands in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture. The event is organized in collaboration with ezTravel and sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
Passengers will be able to sample Michelin-starred Hong Kong cuisine in the airport lounge and partake in a raffle promising prizes of accommodation at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. Tickets for the “micro-travel” venture start at NT$6,330 (US$216).
Meanwhile, the airline known for its dazzling marketing gimmicks has rolled out a second-edition flight jacket to mark the operation of the new A330neo jets from 1 June 2022. Brown on the outside and with a vibrant orange inner lining sporting a Starlux A330neo aircraft, the gender-neutral jacket comes in various sizes.
Taiwan airlines seize business opportunities as countries reopen borders
The 4K resolution personal screens of Starlux A330neo are equipped with Bluetooth, allowing passengers better entertainment options, the airline said. Wi-Fi service is also available throughout the plane. As for the food, Starlux said it was working with the renowned “Bar Home” bar from Tainan.
Reporter Zeng Xinmin said, "China Airlines, EVA Air and Starlux are all recruiting talents recently, but at the same time, in the era of high ticket prices, you have to consider the weight of your wallet when you go abroad to play."
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday (30 May
2022) announced its mask regulations for the month of June 2022.
1.
Situations when masks can be removed:
- Indoor or outdoor sports
- Individual/group photos either
indoors or outdoors
- Driving by oneself or with
family members from the same household
- Individual/group live
broadcasts, video recordings, show hosting, reporting, speeches, lectures,
and interactions while filming productions
- Agriculture, forestry, fishery,
and animal husbandry work in open areas such as fields, fish farms, and
forests
- Mountain, forest (including
forest recreation areas), and seaside activities
- Hot/cold springs, saunas, spas,
and steam rooms, as well as other situations in which a mask could get wet
- When it is necessary to eat or
drink while out
- Places or activities designated by the CECC or another competent authority if relevant anti-epidemic measures are met.
- Gym users who have received two full vaccinations and a booster shot are not required to wear a mask when working out. However, people who have not received their booster shot must wear a mask and maintain a social distance from others when using a fitness centre.
Businesses and public venues must continue to measure body temperatures, clean public areas, monitor employees' health, and respond immediately to incidents involving confirmed cases.
Stores,
supermarkets, and markets are not required to impose crowd control limits, and
food sampling at such venues is allowed.
Eating
and drinking are allowed on the following forms of public transportation:
- Taiwan High-Speed Rail trains
- Taiwan Railways Administration
trains
- Intercity buses
- Ferries
- Domestic flights
Dining
venues must measure body temperatures, provide hand-washing equipment, and have
adequate disinfection supplies. The ban on table-to-table toasting is still in
place.
Houses
of worship and religious gatherings must follow epidemic prevention measures
stipulated by the Ministry of the Interior.
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Download Taiwan Social
Distancing App when in Taiwan
The
CECC emphasized that the Taiwan Social Distancing App will be most effective
when it becomes widely used. After downloading and installing the app,
Bluetooth must be enabled for it to be able to search for nearby confirmed
cases and record relevant data.
When
people enter a venue, they only need to show the app's interface. Those who
have yet to download the app can find it under "Taiwan Social
Distancing" in the Android and iOS app stores.
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Incoming passengers to Taiwan undergo saliva test from 1 June 2022
Nevertheless, because the pandemic continues
to smolder overseas, the CECC is urging international passengers preparing to
travel to Taiwan to take a PCR test two days before their scheduled flight to
the country.
As incoming passengers will be subject to a
saliva test, the CECC advises them to not drink or eat approximately 30 minutes
before their flight lands in Taiwan to ensure the quality of the samples. After
taking the saliva test at the airport, passengers must go directly to their
prearranged quarantine facility (one person per household or epidemic
prevention hotel), rather than wait for the result, which was the case with
long-haul passengers who took the PCR test.
If the saliva test comes back positive,
passengers undergoing one person per household must commence home care in the
same location. People who test covi-positive while staying in an epidemic prevention
hotel will be transferred to an enhanced epidemic prevention hotel, quarantine
centre, or hospital for treatment in accordance with regulations.
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Tsai Ing-wen: The U.S. is planning for the National Guard to cooperate with the Taiwan military
Image : Tsai Ing-wen at the Kaohsiung Naval Base on 14 January 2022. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)
On 31 May 2022, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China said that the United States is planning to cooperate with the National Guard and Taiwan's military to deepen the security of Taiwan as the threat from the CCP rises.
When Tsai Ing-wen met visiting U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in Taipei on 31 May, he said, "The U.S. Department of Defense is now actively planning for the U.S. National Guard and Taiwan's National Defense Forces. Collaborate." She didn't go into details.
"We look forward to closer and deeper Taiwan-US cooperation on regional security issues," Tsai Ing-wen said.
U.S. Senator Duckworth led a delegation to visit Taiwan from 30 May to 1 June 2022. This was the first time she met with U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Chris Coons in June last year.
Duckworth was one of the main sponsors of the Taiwan Partnership Act, which has bipartisan support but has not yet become law.
Emphasizing her support for Taiwan's security, Duckworth said in a subsequent meeting with Taiwan's premier, Su Zhenchang, that she had brought the director of the National Guard's State Partnership Program, "which will work with the Together you build your total defense."
A briefing by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 31 May 2022 pointed out that Duckworth, as a member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, will also meet with Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng to discuss Taiwan Strait security issues.
Taiwan media has previously reported that Taiwan may cooperate with the Hawaii National Guard on the program.
Mark Montgomery, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and a senior fellow at the Washington-based nonprofit Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, told Reuters that Hawaii's National Guard would be well suited for a partnership with Taiwan because of Hawaii's island geography and the state's presence in the U.S. military. The location of the Pacific Command.
"Once you agree to do that, it's not a one-time thing," Montgomery said. "It's an initial small element in the overall approach we need to take with Taiwan, but maybe one day it will be more important."
He advocated the move as a prelude to broader joint air and sea exercises.
China's foreign ministry expressed dissatisfaction with U.S. Senator Duckworth's visit to Taiwan, which has long been opposed to all high-level contacts between Taiwan and the United States. On 31 May 2022, the CCP once again dispatched 30 military planes to disrupt Taiwan.
In view of the CCP's threat to the stability of the Taiwan Strait, the United States has strengthened cooperation with the Taiwan military in recent years, providing it with higher-end weapons and equipment, and regularly sending special forces to Taiwan to train Taiwanese soldiers to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Taiwanese military.
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90% of Japanese agree to prepare for the war in the Taiwan Strait
The situation in the Taiwan Strait continues to be tense. A new Japanese poll shows that 90% of Japanese believe that they should prepare for the CCP's military invasion of Taiwan. Among them, more than 40% believe that Japan's constitution should be revised to allow Japan's military intervention in the war in the Taiwan Strait.
In a poll conducted by the Nikkei Asian Review from 27 to 29 May 2022 on the issue of the CCP's military invasion of Taiwan, more than 90% of the respondents believed that Japan should prepare for the "Taiwan emergency" triggered by the CCP.
Fifty percent of respondents believe that Japan should do as much preparation as possible within the current constitutional mandate.
Another 41% believe that Japan should amend its constitution to improve its resilience so that Japan can intervene militarily in the event of a "Taiwan emergency".
In addition, 60% of respondents believe that Japan should have the ability to fight back. Only 4% believe that Japan does not need to make any preparations for the Taiwan Strait crisis.
In recent years, the CCP's continuous military provocative actions have made the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the East China Sea tense. Some U.S. military officials believe that China may attack Taiwan within five years.
"Nikkei Asia" reported that in the event of a "Taiwan emergency", Japan will act in accordance with the "Peace and Security Act", granting Japan's Ministry of Defense the right to participate in foreign operations under limited circumstances.
The report also pointed out that if the United States and other Japanese allies are attacked, this can be regarded as an "existential crisis situation for Japan", and Japan can conduct military intervention in the name of "collective self-defense" of the allies.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe once publicly stated that "something in Taiwan" is equivalent to "something in Japan", and it can also be said to be equivalent to "something in the Japan-US alliance".
In response to the threat from the CCP, the Japanese government wants to increase its military power. In order to strengthen its deterrence capability in response to China's military expansion, Japan needs to double its annual defense budget to reach 10 trillion yen (about $77.79 billion).
The report compared the defense budgets of Japan and China and found that the proportion of Japan's defense budget fell from 38% in 2000 to 17% in 2020; while the proportion of China's defense budget rose from 36% to 65%.
When Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a summit with President Biden in Tokyo on May 23, both sides emphasized the importance of enhancing deterrence against the CCP. According to a poll by Nikkei Asia, 61% of respondents said they were in favor of increasing deterrence against the CCP, while only 21% opposed it.
Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party has proposed raising Japan's defense budget from the current 1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to more than 2 percent. The poll showed that 56% of people voted in favor and 31% opposed.
The British "Guardian" reported that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sounded the alarm in the Asia-Pacific region. Beijing may follow Russia's example and launch an attack on Taiwan, which has aroused the vigilance of Japan and other countries. Japan has made a doubling of its defense budget on the agenda, and will soon move toward the ability to preempt enemy bases.
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