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Do-or-die for India women against Chinese Taipei
It will be a do-or-die match for Indian women's football team when they face Chinese Taipei in their next group D match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualifiers) here Wednesday. The Indian team despite giving a good account of themselves against Myanmar in their opening game of the have their backs to wall after a 0-2 reversal. Against Chinese Taipei, who pumped in six goals against hosts ...
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Cops in tourist spots on alert for harassment vs Taiwanese
Police manning assistance desks in tourist spots are on alert for possible harassment against Taiwanese amid the continued tension between the Philippines and Taiwan over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman last May 9.The Philippine National Police issued the order despite reports of Taiwanese tourists canceling their vacation in the Philippines due to the tension, radio dzBB's Glen ...
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Taiwan Food Products Recalled
Bandar Seri Begawan - A number of imported food products from Taiwan in Brunei Darussalam have been recalled by the Ministry of Health following news that some products were deemed a public health hazard for consumers, as some were found to contain ingredients that are typically used in the construction ...
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Taiwan to escort fishing vessels on regular basis
Taiwan's coast guard will escort fishing ships on regular basis to protect them from harassment by the Philippines, the island's leader Ma Ying-jeou said ...
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Quarterly average earnings lowest in four years
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Average monthly earnings (including regular and irregular earnings) in March were NT$41,652, a 0.63-percent increase compared with 2012, according to a report released today by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics ...
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Journalists lose jobs after printing bogus report of Filipino grub snub
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A newspaper group has fired a reporter and seen its editor-in-chief resign in the aftermath of a bogus report of an eatery refusing to serve a Filipino ...
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Military sends minehunter to locate black box
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's military yesterday sent a mine clearance ship to sea off Northwestern Taiwan to locate the black box of a Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet that crashed into the Taiwan Strait Monday during a regular training ...
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Chip-maker UMC sets up RandD center in Singapore
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Energized by the strong uptake of smartphones and tablet PCs, Taiwan's number two contract chip-maker UMC has spent US$110 million in Singapore to spearhead the company's R&D and manufacturing for advanced specialty process ...
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Ex-pres excluded from five-year probation
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Former President Chen Shui-bian (???) would be exempted from the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) five-year probation if he wished to rejoin the party, said General Secretary Lin Hsi-yao (???) after the Central Standing Committee meeting ...
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FSC defends plan for trader margin
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC, ???) yesterday defended its plan to impose margin requirements for day traders, during a Legislative Yuan ...
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TAIEX edges higher as traders await testimony from US Feds Bernanke
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Shares in Taiwan closed slightly higher Wednesday as investors locked in gains they posted earlier in the session before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress, dealers ...
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Development Bank of Singapore pledges commitment in serving Taiwans SMEs
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Development Bank of Singapore Limited (DBS, ????) yesterday indicated its wish to continue the company's extensive efforts in serving the needs of Taiwan's small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), during a recent press ...
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Judgment day The fate of the TAIEX barrier looks set to come next Friday
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A new version of the stock gains tax is expected to go through a third reading next Friday at the earliest, however without help from the DPP on its passage and without the upward movement of large-cap stocks, the 8,500-point ceiling may remain an irremovable ...
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US dollar ends day higher at NT$29.960 on Taipei forex
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar Wednesday, gaining NT$0.018 to close at NT$29.960, as the greenback recouped early losses on the back of local central bank intervention, dealers ...
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Agricultural losses from rain top NT$100 million council
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's agricultural sector had suffered NT$126.7 million in losses as of Wednesday morning from heavy rains that have drenched the island over the past week, according to the Council of ...
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ANZ maintains Taiwans economic growth forecast at 3.6 percent
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) has maintained its forecast that Taiwan's economic growth will reach 3.6 percent in 2013 despite the country's lackluster first quarter and successive declines in export ...
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CLA hints higher maximum income for retirement fees
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Council of Labor Affairs Minister Pan Shih-wei (???) warned yesterday of a likely increase in the maximum monthly income used to calculate a worker's pension premium fees, currently set at ...
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Bayer seeks inspiration from Taiwans electronics industry
SHANGHAI -- Bayer Material Science, a unit of the Bayer Group, said Taiwan's well-established electronics industry has provided much inspiration that the polymer company needs to develop materials that enhance the efficiency of consumer ...
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Taipei Zoo nurtures 11 threatened Swinhoes Pheasants
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei Zoo yesterday announced that so far this year it has successfully nurtured 11 Taiwan Blue Pheasants (???), also known as the Swinhoe's Pheasant, a threatened bird species endemic to the mountains of ...
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Govt seeks US backing for wider role in United Nations health body
GENEVA -- Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta on Tuesday urged the United States to help Taiwan obtain observer status in the Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) of the World Health Organization (WHO) to widen Taiwan's participation in the United Nations ...
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Taiwan should know more about China Su
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (???) yesterday called on all sectors of Taiwanese society to improve their knowledge and understanding of ...
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French supplier predicts much growth ahead for nations data center industry
TAIPEI -- French engineering company Schneider Electronic SA expressed optimism Wednesday about the outlook for Taiwan's data center sector thanks to rising demand for cloud computing-based ...
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Underworld applications probe results released DPP
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday announced the results of a recent probe into alleged nominal party members and applications from underworld figures, according to Investigation Group member Tuan Yi-kang ...
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MOEA DOH deny hiding poison data
TAIPEI, Taiwan --Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) chief Chang Chia-chu (???) yesterday denied a report that the ministry has hidden research showing that antrodia camphorate (???) could contain poison that might harm ...
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More than 100 suspected drug dealers arrested in massive Taichung sting
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Taichung Prosecutors Office yesterday raided 150 locations and apprehended over 100 suspected drug dealers, 30 of them juvenile students and dropouts, in a massive crackdown on school drug ...
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Port of Taipei will greatly benefit the city
With the economic growth and development of Taiwan and its capital Taipei have come vast infrastructure challenges, not least of which is the ever-increasing demand for goods and services, which must be imported, requiring larger ports and in greater numbers.
Taiwan is a country that has experienced remarkable growth over the last several centuries since it broke away from the mainland politically and began operating as an independent country. The national capital, Taipei, has been at the centre of this growth, developing the country’s first mass transit system and spearheading economic development throughout the country. Read more
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