OPINION
NEWS
REGIONS
WORLD
BUSINESS
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
LIFESTYLE
THE SUNDAY TIMES
SPECIAL FEATURES
SPECIAL SECTIONS
TMT NEWSWIRE
FAST TIMES
LEGAL ADVICE
CAMPUS PRESS
VIDEOS
EXPATS & DIPLOMATS
PHOTOS
BUSINESS FORUM
PODCASTS
RESOURCES
WEATHER
MARKET OVERVIEW
CLASSIFIEDS
EXAM RESULTS
TMT DIGITAL EDITION
TMT CSI
TMT 126TH ANNIVERSARY
QUIZZES
GAMES
World > Asia & Oceania
'Chinese balloon sighted near Taiwan'
By Agence France-Presse
Dec 09, 2023 12:11 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan's defense ministry said Friday it had detected a Chinese balloon crossing the so-called median line that bisects the sensitive strait separating the island from China.

'1 PRC (People's Republic of China) balloon was detected at 11:52 (0352 GMT) yesterday after crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait... 101 nautical miles (187 kilometers) southwest of Keelung,' said the ministry, referring to a city in northern Taiwan.

Related Articles

SKorea's Yoon defies probers' summons anew

Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force

Indonesia considers parole for ex-terror chiefs – official

A-bomb survivors say Nobel Peace Prize gives fresh impetus to disarmament push

Impeachment for Seoul's acting leader Han sought

Shrinking population makes SKorea 'super-aged society'

Vietnam officials on trial over Covid-19 flight bribes