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A large number of naval mines were last month detected in Black Sea coastal areas. Kyiv accused Russia of laying the mines to blockade Ukraine’s sea ports, saying that they were the same type that had been stored at a Sevastopol armory that was seized by the Russian military during its annexation of Crimea in 2014. The Kremlin in turn accused Ukraine of laying more than 420 mines in the Black Sea to keep Russian warships from reaching its ports. While neither side has claimed responsibility, drifting mines have appeared in the Bosphorus Strait — a major commercial shipping lane that connec...

An exclusive report published on Tuesday in the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister paper) was headlined: “Air force to upgrade existing UH-60M Black Hawk search-and-rescue helicopters.” The air force’s fleet of Black Hawks has a complex history, and the saga surrounding their upgrade shows a wider problem with its helicopter fleet. The air force did not independently purchase the helicopters. They were transferred from the army, and as a result lacked forward-looking infrared sensors and other equipment, rendering them unable to conduct nighttime maritime search-and-rescue missio...

On Feb. 28, Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said that despite its neutrality, Switzerland would support all EU sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and immediately freeze the bank accounts of 370 people, including that of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A day earlier, in response to calls from Ukrainian authorities, Sweden, which is also relatively neutral, broke its tradition of not supplying weapons to conflict zones by vowing to provide “direct” military aid to Ukraine, with 5,000 anti-tank weapons, including Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons and the well-known, ...

Healthcare and life sciences are forecast to continue to be a leading area for Chinese companies' overseas mergers and acquisitions in 2022.

On Thursday last week, the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) reported that Air Force Commander General Hsiung Hou-chi (熊厚基) took part in a videoconference on military affairs in the Indo-Pacific region, citing the Indian Air Force’s Facebook page. This is encouraging news. Indian Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and air force commanders in the region met online to discuss the challenges of distributed logistics and combat deployment while operating in austere locations. Political and academic circles in India have been paying attention to the situation in the Ta...