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The ban affects Taiwan-based carriers China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways. CAL operates three flights per week between Taoyuan and Rome, while ... Home TaiwanNews Sun,Feb02,2020page2 ItalybansTaiwanflights ByLinChia-nanandChenYu-fu/Staffreporters,withCNA TheMinistryofForeignAffairsisseekingtoclarifyadecisionbyItalianauthoritiestobanflightsfromTaiwan,asanovelcoronavirusoutbreakfirstdiscoveredintheChinesecityofWuhanspreadsaroundtheworld. AfterItalyonFridayconfirmedtwo2019novelcoronavirus(2019-nCoV)cases,itsuspendedallflightsfromTaiwan,China,HongKongandMacauuntilApril28. ThebanaffectsTaiwan-basedcarriersChinaAirlines(CAL)andEVAAirways. CALoperatesthreeflightsperweekbetweenTaoyuanandRome,whileEVAwassettostartdirectflightstoMilanonFeb.18. CALsaidlatelastnightthatItalianaviationauthoritieshadapproveditsrequesttosendanairplanetoRometodaytoflyTaiwanesepassengersbackhomethefollowingday. MinistryofForeignAffairsspokeswomanJoanneOu(歐江安)saidinastatementonFridaythatItalyhasnotrestrictedflightsfromothernationsthathavereportedmoreinfectioncasesthanTaiwan;therefore,itsbanonTaiwancannotbesaidtoberelatedtotherateofinfectioninTaiwan. TheItaliangovernmentmadeawrongdecisionbasedonwrongidentification,shesaid. TheministryisseekingtoclarifythesituationwiththeItaliangovernmentthroughitsoverseasofficesandlike-mindedcountries,shesaid,urgingRometorectifyitsdecisionsoon. DemocraticProgressivePartyLegislatorKaoChia-yu(高嘉瑜)yesterdaysaidthatitisunfairthatTaiwanhasmetthesametreatmentasChina,eventhoughTaiwanhasbetterhealthcareanddiseasepreventionstandards,aswellascontroloverthevirus’spreadcomparedwithothercountries. Inrelatednews,theHanoigovernmentlastnightliftedabanonflightsbetweenVietnamandTaiwan,reversingadecisionitmadeyesterdayafternoon,whenitrevokedpermitsforflightsfromTaiwan,China,HongKongandMacau. AdditionalreportingbyReutersandChengWei-chi Commentswillbemoderated.Keepcommentsrelevanttothearticle.Remarkscontainingabusiveandobscenelanguage,personalattacksofanykindorpromotionwillberemovedandtheuserbanned.FinaldecisionwillbeatthediscretionoftheTaipeiTimes. MostPopular 1VitaminDcouldspeeddementia:study 2USNavytransitsTaiwanStrait 3Militarytoshootdowndronesthatignorewarnings 4ChinairateoverKyivpro-Taiwangroup 5Japanenvoywarnsagainstescalation Youmightalsolike VitaminDcouldspeeddementia:study 2022-08-30 DEFICIENCYQUESTIONS: ATaiwanesestudysuggeststhatlowerlevelsofthevitamincouldbearesultandnotacauseofthedisease,andmightaccelerateitsprogressElderlypeoplewhotakevitaminDsupplementslong-termandregularlyhave1.8timestheriskofdevelopingAlzheimer’sdiseaseorotherformsofdementiacomparedwiththosewhodonot,NationalHealthResearchInstitutes(NHRI)scientistssaidyesterday. TheMinistryofHealthandWelfaresaidthat7.78percentofTaiwaneseaged65orolderhavesomeformofdementia. VitaminDplaysaroleinmaintainingcognitivefunction,andmanystudieshavefoundthatvitaminDdeficiencycorrelateswithanincreasedriskofdementia,leadingmanypeopletotakethevitamintopreventthedisease,NHRIInstituteofMolecularandGenomicMedicine ByLeeI-chia Japandelegationurgesborderopening 2022-08-26 FOREXPERTS,STUDENTS: PeopleshouldbeallowedtoseefreeandopenTaiwanforthemselves,especiallyasmanyareconcernedforthenation’ssafety,alawmakersaidTaiwanshouldquicklyreopenitsbordersforEastAsianpoliticalexpertsandChinese-languagestudentssothattheycanseethefreeandopencountryforthemselves,adelegationfromtheUniversityofTokyo’scross-straitrelationsresearchgrouptoldPresidentTsaiIng-wen(蔡英文)atameetingatthePresidentialOfficeyesterday. SomemembersofthedelegationcomprisingJapaneseandTaiwaneseresearchershadtoobtainvisasinadvance,asTaiwanhasnotreinstatedavisa-waiverprogramforJapanesethatwassuspendedearlyintheCOVID-19pandemic,saidpoliticsprofessorYasuhiroMatsuda,wholedthedelegation. LikeJapan,Taiwanisgrapplingwithhow ByShelleyShan Japanesetobeprioritizedforentry 2022-08-27 AWARENESS: Thenation’sbrandhasbeenkeptaliveduringthepandemicbypromotionalevents,suchasasaleofTaiwan-themedfoodinJapanesestoresJapanesetourgroupsaretobethefirstforeigntravelersallowedtoenterTaiwanstartingfromtheendofnextmonthattheearliest,TourismBureauDeputyDirector-GeneralTrustLin(林信任)saidyesterday. Lin’sannouncementcameadayafterDeputyMinisterofHealthandWelfareVictorWang(王必勝),whoheadstheCentralEpidemicCommandCenter(CECC),toldanewsconferencethatthecentermightrelaxborderrestrictionsfromtheendofnextmonth. TheliftingofrestrictionswouldbeappliedtoincomingtouristsbeforeoutboundTaiwanesetravelers,Linsaid,addingthatthebureauhasprovidedtrainingforbusinessesinthetourismindustry ByChengWei-chi andJonathanChin ThreeTaiwanesefounddeadinCambodianhome 2022-08-30 ThreeTaiwanesemenwerefounddeadinanapartmentintheCambodiancapital,PhnomPenh,onSunday,theMinistryofForeignAffairssaidyesterday. TheTaipeiEconomicandCulturalOfficeinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam,hascontactedtheCambodiangovernmenttoobtainmoreinformationaboutthedeaths,theministrysaid. TaiwaneseinCambodiawhoneedhelpcancalltheoffice’semergencylineat(+84)0903-927-019,itsaid. TheChinese-languageCambodiaChinaTimeshasreportedthatthebodieshadbulletwoundsandthatpolicerecoveredaGlock19pistolfromthesite,aswellas41bullets. ThemenarebelievedtobePhnom Copyright©1999-2022TheTaipeiTimes.Allrightsreserved.

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