Taiwan To Dispatch Navy Vessel To Deliver Supplies To The Philippines

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"Taipei, Nov. 24 (CNA) Taiwan will send a Navy vessel on Monday to transport relief supplies to the Philippines' Cebu City in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan, an official from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Sunday."

"The tank-landing ship called Chung He will travel four days at sea, 900 nautical miles from southern Taiwan's Zuoying District to the Philippines.."

"According to statistics from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's government and civic groups have contributed funds and supplies worth more than NT$190 million (US$6.42 million) as of Thursday to help typhoon-battered regions of the Philippines." 

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