Taiwanese police have found the bodies of at least seven Vietnamese nationals at sea since last month, authorities said, while announcing the formation of a task force to probe suspected human smuggling. | AFP
The island’s authorities and its representative office in Vietnam will assist Vietnamese relatives in identifying the deceased and will investigate “illegal boat operators and brokers”, Taiwan’s National Police Agency
said.Southeast Asia has long been a hub for human smugglers, with traffickers often taking passengers on perilous journeys through the South China Sea to a variety of destinations, including Australia, Cambodia and elsewhere.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
China threatens retaliation if US House speaker meets Taiwan president(1st UPDATE) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is due to depart on March 29 for a trip to Guatemala and Belize that will see her transit through New York and Los Angeles
Baca lebih lajut »
China should not ‘overreact’ to Taiwan president’s US stopover: officialChina should not “overreact” and use a stopover in the United States by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen as a “pretext” for aggression against the democratically ruled island of Taiwan, a senior US official said. | AFP
Baca lebih lajut »
Taiwan president defiant after China threatens retaliation for US trip(2ND UPDATE) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is due to depart on March 29 for a trip to Guatemala and Belize that will see her transit through New York and Los Angeles.
Baca lebih lajut »
Taiwan president starts sensitive U.S. stopover; China warns against meetingsTaiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on a sensitive U.S. stopover, vowing en route to not let external pressure prevent the island from engaging with the world after China threatened retaliation if she met U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Baca lebih lajut »
Taiwan sees less severe China reaction to president's US meetingTaiwan has been keeping a close watch on China's military movements, with National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen saying, 'At present there is nothing unusual.'
Baca lebih lajut »
China threatens retaliation if Tsai and McCarthy meet | Associated PressBEIJING—China has threatened “resolute countermeasures” over a planned meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming visit in Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy. Diplomatic pressure against Taiwan has ramped up recently, with Beijing poaching…
Baca lebih lajut »