
Starlux Airlines to Launch New Routes Between Busan and Taiwan
Taiwan's Starlux Airlines will begin direct services connecting Busan with Taipei and Taichung starting June 1, marking its entry into the South Korean market and expanding air links.
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Taiwan's Starlux Airlines will begin direct services connecting Busan with Taipei and Taichung starting June 1, marking its entry into the South Korean market and expanding air links.

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Taiwan’s parliament is set to prioritise review of a disputed NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence budget bill when its new session begins on Tuesday, as pressure mounts from Washington. But US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about consulting Chinese President Xi Jinping on arms sales could complicate the debate, potentially giving Taipei’s opposition parties greater room to manoeuvre and reshape the final version of the bill, according to analysts. The renewed push follow...
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