Taiwan Denies Intention to Buy Russian Subs

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In chronological order:
(1) Taiwan turns to Russia for submarines after US stall: report. AFP, Dec. 8, 2010.
http://www.brecorder.com/news/latest/16539:news.html

(2)  Defense ministry denies plan to acquire submarines from Russia. Central News Agency, Dec. 8, 2010.
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201012080022

My comment: I cannot find the report in Next media, which allows only subscribers to read online in any event. In case you want to google on your own, here are key words: 壹週刊 潛艇 台船 俄羅斯.


------------------Separately
(1) 日本太空探测器未能进入金星轨道. VOA Chinese, Dec. 8, 2010.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/science-technology/20101208-JAPAN-SPACE-PROBE-111510864.html

Note:
(a) 金星 Venus (the second planet from the Sun; named after Roman goddess of love and beauty; After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky)
(b) 拂晓号 Akatsuki (Kanji: 暁; English: dawn)

(2) 俄罗斯飞机干扰美日海上演习. VOA Chinese, Dec. 8, 2010.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20101208-JAPAN-RUSSIA-111512864.html

My comment: The report cites 俄罗斯之声 Voice of Russia, whose pertinent report is very short. So I choose the following instead.

Russia Pacific Fleet aviation not violate US-Japan drill area. Itar-Tass, Dec. 8, 2010.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15758659&PageNum=0
("Japanese and U.S. fighters were raised on December 6 to intercept Russian anti-submarine airplanes Il-38 in the Sea of Japan")

Note: Ilyushin Il-38
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-38
(First flight 1967)

(3) In chronological order (difference is hours):
(a) 台国防部未证实韩军方将赴金门考察消息. BBC Chinese, Dec. 8, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/12/101208_taiwan_kinmen_skorea.shtml
(b) Shih Hsiu-chuan, Mystery surrounds S Korean Kinmen trip. Taipei Times, Dec. 9, 2010 (available now).
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/12/09/2003490481


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