Provides the latest RSS feeds for Taiwan News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taipei News.net http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/cat/0dd057261bcc461b/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:12 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:12 -0400 30 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 ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687834/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687834/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Real salary fell to a three-year low in Taiwan in the first quarter of this year because of a combination of factors, including decreased Lunar New Year bonus, smaller salary increases and higher rate of inflation, according to local media reports. Data released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) show that the average regular salary amounted to NT$37,508 ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214693514/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:13 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214693514/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday. Taiwan has never specified which official should offer the apology but it insists on a public apology from the Philippine government, Ma said in an interview on the local channel CTV. Ma said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214693513/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:12 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214693513/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Family members cry around the body of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng after his boat, the Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28, arrived at Liuqiu port in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, May 11, ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214693515/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:52 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214693515/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The number of bluefin tuna caught off Pingtung County has increased significantly as a result of the government's intensified efforts to protect Taiwanese fishermen following the fatal shooting of a local fisherman by Philippine marine patrol personnel May 9, a fishermen's association said Wednesday. Since the incident occurred, 102 bluefin tuna worth about NT$50 ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691908/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:04 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691908/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Geneva, May 22 (CNA) Taiwan's Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta expounded on his country's achievements in the field of medicine and health, at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Chiu said that over the past 50 years, Taiwan has eradicated or brought under control more than 10 infectious diseases. Notably, Taiwan launched the world's first universal ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691909/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:02 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691909/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines as both sides have not ironed out some differences over probing the May 9 shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine maritime patrol personnel, a senior official said Wednesday. Vice Justice Minister Chen Ming-tang confirmed that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) had received a letter of request from ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691907/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:01 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691907/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taiwanese people are generally friendly toward Philippine nationals in Taiwan, Foreign Minister David Lin said Wednesday after a rumor of Filipino worker being mistreated as was determined to be untrue. Lin said he hopes all Filipinos living in Taiwan can experience the friendliness of the Taiwanese people, but he also urged the Council of Labor Affairs and the Ministry of ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691906/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:59 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691906/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) More than 70 percent of young people in Taiwan check their phones every night before going to bed, while around 65 percent of parents said they feel uneasy if their children do not answer their calls, according to the results of a survey published Wednesday. The survey by the King Car Education Foundation on the role of the mobile phone in family relations collected 1,668 ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691905/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:58 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691905/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) An international film touring program kicked off Wednesday in Taiwan with the aim of fostering dialogue and promoting cross-cultural understanding, according to the organizers. The "Film Forward" program, initiated by the Sundance Institute and United States federal cultural agencies, features seven international films on topics covering climate change, interracial ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691910/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:51 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214691910/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan tightened limits on local banks' bullish bets on the local dollar, boosting efforts to rein in the exchange rate and defend export competitiveness after the yen tumbled to the lowest since 2008. The Central Bank of the Republic ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214690209/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:26 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214690209/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214689975/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:04 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214689975/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines maritime patrol personnel. Ma said, however, that Taiwan's Coast Guard operations will not involve any military drills. The government will make every effort to protect its fishermen, "anytime, anywhere," as long as they are operating in the country's exclusive economic zone, Ma said at a Kuomintang (KMT) meeting in Taipei where he was briefed by Foreign Minister ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214688747/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 09:17:04 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214688747/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) 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 applications. Yicai Qiao, country president of Schneider Electronic Taiwan Co., forecast that the output of local data centers will grow 7 percent in 2013 from a year earlier, despite a weak ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214688746/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 09:17:04 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214688746/scat/0dd057261bcc461b InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 MANILA, Philippines - Since the shooting of a Taiwanese boat that killed a 65-year-old fisherman off Batanes on May 9, there has been no confirmed incident of violence against Filipinos in Taiwan that is clearly linked to it, boosting the possibility-as raised by an expert-- that Beijing may be fanning the heat as a test case while it continues its ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214688748/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:52 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214688748/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines should officially apologize for the May 9 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by one of its government vessels, a Taiwanese official said in an article contributed to the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. Recent Taiwanese naval and coast guard drills in the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687370/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:15 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687370/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The production value of Taiwan's petrochemical sector for the first quarter of this year fell about 8 percent from a year earlier as a result of falling product prices on weaker global demand, according to a government report released Wednesday. The Industry and Technology Intelligence Services (ITIS), a research institute under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, said the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687372/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:14 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687372/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines on Wednesday offered a total of NT$5 million in donations to the families of two Taiwanese fishermen who were shot dead by Philippine marine patrol personnel over the past seven years. The donations, split evenly, were delivered by Jose Kho, chairman of ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687371/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:12 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687371/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) A Lihpao Daily reporter confessed to police Wednesday that he never personally saw a Filipino denied service at a cafeteria in Taipei amid an onging diplomatic standoff between the two countries. The reporter, identified only by his surname Cheng, wrote in a May 14 Facebook post that a Filipino worker was refused service by a cafeteria owner who was angered by the May 9 ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687373/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:11 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687373/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines has filed a letter of request for mutual legal assistance to Taiwan for a joint probe into the May 9 shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel in overlapping waters of the two countries' exclusive economic zones. The Ministry of Justice was expected to receive the letter Wednesday through the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687374/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:09 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687374/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said Tuesday in a letter to Taiwan's Foreign Ministry that he never mentioned Manila's ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687375/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:08 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687375/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines — In a sign of easing tensions, President Benigno Aquino III's expression of gratitude to Taiwan when it urged its citizens not to harm Filipinos was received well by the Taiwanese leaders, Malacaang said on Wednesday. After talking with his counterparts in Taiwan, Amadeo Perez, chair of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco), on Wednesday relayed the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687052/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:36 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687052/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The Chinese mainland will ensure the continuity of its policies towards Taiwan and work to make new achievements in the development of cross-strait relations, top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said on Wednesday.While meeting a visiting delegation of Taiwan's United Daily News Group(UDN), Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687057/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 07:57:41 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687057/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The Philippines will soon send an investigation team to Taiwan to gather evidence on the death of a Taiwanese fisherman killed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Wednesday."The team will be leaving very soon," de Lima told reporters Wednesday, but she would not confirm when the team would exactly leave for Taipei, explaining that is because the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687056/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 07:57:40 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687056/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA--The Philippine government finally got Taipei’s nod for it to send investigators to Taiwan to complete its investigation into the fatal May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in Batanes waters by the Philippine Coast Guard. But Justice Secretary Leila De Lima declined to tell reporters Wednesday when the National Bureau of ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687377/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:06 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214687377/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines would have been alleviated had Manila adopted a more apologetic stance from the beginning, Kenneth Weinstein, head of a U.S. think tank, said Tuesday. Weinstein, president and chief executive officer of the Washington-based Hudson Institute, said that "it would have been better to have the Philippine government react more apologetically at the outset, certainly, to have accepted ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214686102/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:48 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214686102/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA - Fifteen Taiwanese, mostly teenagers, will face charges of physical injuries for hurting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This was the assurance given by the Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin to Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chair Amadeo Perez. According to Perez, he got a personal call from Lin conveying the assurance of the Taiwan government that all ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214686103/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:26 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214686103/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a leading microchip maker, Wednesday said it has spent $110 million setting up a research and development unit in Singapore.The unit will undertake R&D collaborations with local research institutes, such as Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics, the company said in a statement.UMC is the world's third ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685843/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 06:24:23 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685843/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Query from Taiwan News on May 13:Attention: National Communications Commission (NCC)Director Ang Lee has commented that TV news reports in Taiwan do not include much decent international news featuring in-depth analysis. Does your respected authority have any plans to assist the industry in improving the quality of its news reports?NCC on May 21 replied with the following response:Current ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685145/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:42 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685145/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taoyuan County's Public Health Bureau fined I-Mei Foods on Wednesday for using expired ingredients in one of their products and said it has referred the case to the Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office for further investigation. The bureau said it was fining I-Mei Foods NT$150,000 ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685146/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:39 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685146/scat/0dd057261bcc461b US $908 million during the trading session. The U.S. unit opened at NT$29.968 and moved between NT$29.776 and NT$29.970 before the close. (By Jamie ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685147/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:38 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685147/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine National Police (PNP) has called on foreign tourists in the country Wednesday to report immediately if their safety is being put into risk. Chief Superintendent Generoso Cerbo, PNP spokesman, issued the statement Wednesday as he assured that they will safeguard Taiwanese tourists and all other foreigners staying in the Philippines amid growing tension between ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685148/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:25 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214685148/scat/0dd057261bcc461b ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- An overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan had to say she is Indonesian while another Filipino worker could only go to work riding a company truck to be safe from irate Taiwanese. Upon the advice of her employer, she identified herself as an Indonesian whenever asked for her nationality. She has also limited going out in public especially when alone at night. "I ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684896/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:25 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684896/scat/0dd057261bcc461b U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684910/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 05:21:06 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684910/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Democratic Progressive Party politicians from younger generations said Wednesday they wanted human rights to play a more crucial role in relations between Taiwan ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684112/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:42:00 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684112/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines will be held only after Manila offers a formal apology, brings to justice the killers of the Taiwanese fisherman shot by the Philippine coast guard May 9 and compensates the victim's family. James Sha, director-general of the Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture, said the agency might also host an international news conference to provide further evidence that ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684116/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:59 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684116/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) 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 said. Investors were waiting for a clearer clue from Bernanke's testimony, scheduled for later in the day, on whether the Fed will scale down its liquidity-easing measures, ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684115/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:58 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684115/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines ' interest in holding talks on a fishery agreement with Taiwan. Signing a fishery agreement is very important because it would lay down clear boundaries that would provide fishermen with more of a guideline on where they can go, Ma said during an interview with ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684114/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:57 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684114/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines . Humanitarian assistance will be carried out "in accordance with established plans," Lisa Hsu, director of communications and development at Taiwan's Red Cross Society, told CNA, referring to the charity's aid to victims of the December 2012 Typhoon Bopha in ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684113/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:56 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684113/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The main China-based ARM-architecture IC design houses, including Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics, Allwinner Technology, Nufront and Actions Semiconductor, will showcase IC solutions at 2013 Computex Taipei scheduled for June 4-8, to compete for orders from smartphone and tablet ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683863/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:32:15 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683863/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sony Mobile Communications Taiwan on May 21 unveiled the Xperia Tablet Z, an Android 4.1.2 waterproof tablet equipped with Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 10.1-inch 1920 by 1200 touch screen, 2GB RAM, 2-megapixel front camera and 8-megapixel rear camera, for launch soon in the Taiwan market, with recommended retail prices of NT$19,900 (US$663) for a 16GB 3G/LTE + Wi-Fi model, ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683864/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:32:12 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683864/scat/0dd057261bcc461b * Intervention stems Taiwan dlr; 29.8/US dlr may be capped * S.Korean won down on importers, intervention caution (Adds text, updates prices) By Jongwoo Cheon SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - Most emerging Asian currencies were steady on Wednesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony, though the Taiwan dollar rose on demand from exporters ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684117/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:22:08 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684117/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines--The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is all set to leave for Taiwan to examine the fishing vessel and interview the crew members who were part of the group where a fisherman was killed last May 9, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima saidWednesday. "It would be very soon but we cannot announce exactly when," De Lima told reporters. The NBI is on the final stretch ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684118/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:50 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684118/scat/0dd057261bcc461b By David Brown It's time for Taiwan's exclusion from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to end. ICAO's mission is to promote the safe and orderly development of civil aviation by setting the standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety and security. Finding a way for Taiwan to participate is essential to achieving these objectives. Taiwan is the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684577/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 04:02:09 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214684577/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines has decided to file a request for bilateral judicial assistance in the case of the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday. Justice Vice Minister Chen Ming-tang said Taiwan would announce its decision whether to completely or partially agree with the request after it had received it, most likely later Wednesday afternoon. A 17-member investigative ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683119/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 03:35:18 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683119/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines must fulfill four demands over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel earlier this month. The ministry made the comment in response to a report that Manila was prepared to give NT$1 million ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683118/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 03:35:17 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683118/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A detained Taiwanese fishing boat and its captain were released by Japanese authorities yesterday after trespassing into Japanese waters off Ishigaki Island, Taiwan's Fisheries Agency said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683120/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 03:23:56 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214683120/scat/0dd057261bcc461b LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte -- Immigration officials released 52 Taiwanese and Chinese tourists on Tuesday night, almost 12 hours after they were taken to the Bureau of Immigration office here for verification of their passports and other travel documents. The tourists, 45 of them Taiwanese and the rest Chinese, were taken from a resort in Vigan City in Ilocos Sur, after they were suspected of ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682980/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:35 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682980/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taiwan's agricultural sector has 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 Agriculture. The figure includes NT$99.42 million in crop losses, primarily in Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City, and NT$20,000 in losses on both livestock farms and in forests. Losses ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682110/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:45 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682110/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Rainy weather in Taiwan will persist into next week given the current weather front that is lingering over the island and the approach of another front early next week, the Central Weather Bureau predicted Wednesday. Areas around Taiwan can expect showers or thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, while mountainous areas in central and southern Taiwan could see torrential ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682109/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:45 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682109/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Shares of Hermes Microvision Inc., one of Taiwan's leading semiconductor inspection tool and equipment suppliers, extended their gains Wednesday morning as they played catch-up with shares of Largan Precision Co., dealers said. As Largan shares pulled back after rising sharply a day earlier, investors moved their funds to Hermes shares, which had lagged behind the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682112/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:44 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682112/scat/0dd057261bcc461b China Sea Peace Initiative" put forth by Taiwan that calls for joint development of maritime resources despite differences over territorial issues. The recent diplomatic row between Taiwan and ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682111/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:43 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682111/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The France Taiwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFT) has moved into a new business center and will hold an opening ceremony for the new office on May 24, the group said Wednesday. Set in central Taipei, the new 450-square-meter center will provide a flexible and cost-effective office solution, the group said on its official website. Established in 1991, the CCIFT is a ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682114/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:43 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682114/scat/0dd057261bcc461b 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 orders. In its latest research note, ANZ said that while Taiwan's export orders fell in April for the third consecutive month, the decline was smaller than in the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682113/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:42 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682113/scat/0dd057261bcc461b (56 mins ago) A new reporter in Taiwan has been sacked for fabricating a story about a diner refusing to serve Filipinos amid a diplomatic row over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, his company said today. The journalist, identified only by his family name Cheng, wrote on his Facebook page that he ';witnessed'' a diner owner refusing to sell boxed lunches to two men ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682070/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:56 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214682070/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Chen Wen-chi (left), from Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice of the Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs, listens as Chen Ming-tang, deputy minister of Taiwan’s Justice Ministry, speaks while holding a picture showing a bullet found in the fishing vessel after it was attacked by Philippine coastguards, killing a Taiwanese fisherman, during a press conference in Taipei ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214681897/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:05:38 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214681897/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Residents of Taichung in Taiwan, led by a Taiwanese lawmaker, Lu Shou-yen (center, in purple shirt,) chant slogans demanding an apology from the Philippine government for the death of a Taiwanese ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214681900/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:36 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214681900/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan had 464,000 jobless citizens in April 2013, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.07%, which represents a drop by 0.10 percentage point on month and 0.03 percentage point on year, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680914/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 01:10:01 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680914/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The output value of Taiwan's panel industry reached NT$234.47 billion (US$7.86 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, down 7.5% on quarter, according to the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680741/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 01:09:45 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680741/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines - With thousands of Taiwanese tourists canceling their plans to visit the Philippines, you would expect Cesar Cruz, president of the Philippine Tour Operators Association, to be a little more worried. But Cruz says he is confident Taiwanese tourists will eventually return to the Philippines. "Hindi kami masyadong worried. It could be like Hong Kong, na initially parang ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214681083/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 00:59:12 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214681083/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taiwan's jobless rate fell by 0.1 percentage points from March to 4.07 percent in April, the lowest level since July 2008, when unemployment stood at 4.06 percent, the government said Wednesday. On a seasonally adjusted basis, however, the unemployment rate in April edged higher to 4.19 percent, up from 4.18 percent in March, the Directorate General of Budget, Statistics ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680042/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:51 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680042/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Geneva, May 21 (CNA) 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 agency. Chiu raised the issue during talks with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius on the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680041/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:51 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214680041/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taiwanese tourists to Boracay, a world-renowned resort in central Philippines, have started canceling hotel reservations since Taiwan issued an advisory against traveling to the country after Philippine Coast Guards killed a Taiwan ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214678826/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:19 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214678826/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA (2nd Update, 11 a.m.) -- Taiwan and the Philippines can share information regarding their respective investigations on the shooting incident that killed a Taiwanese fisherman off Batanes two weeks ago, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said. Rejecting Taiwan's call anew for a joint probe, de Lima said the NBI and Taiwanese investigators agreed in a meeting on Monday to just ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214679016/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 22:40:18 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214679016/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan on Tuesday released a satellite record of the route of a fishing boat fired on by Philippine coastguards, flatly rejecting Manila's allegations that the boat intruded into Philippine waters.The killing of crew member Hung Shih-cheng, 65, sparked outrage in Taiwan, which has announced a series of economic sanctions against the Philippines.Taiwan's Fisheries Agency said the voyage ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214677770/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:44 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214677770/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA (1st UPDATE) - Taiwanese tour agencies have cancelled nearly all tour packages to the Philippines amid tension between the two countries, according to a Philippine tourism official. Tourism Undersecretary Daniel G. Corpuz said this is expected to translate to a substantial reduction in Taiwanese tourist arrivals to the country in the next few months. "Practically all charter flights ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214678087/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:54 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214678087/scat/0dd057261bcc461b BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City - Boracay-bound tourists from Taiwan have started cancelling their trips to the world-famous island resort - an offshoot of the ongoing spat between the Philippines and Taiwan over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman. Regional Director Helen Catalbas of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 confirmed the flight cancellations. She, however, expressed ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214675843/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:54 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214675843/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan on Tuesday, May 21, released a satellite record of the route of a fishing boat fired on by Philippine coastguards, flatly rejecting Manila's allegations that the boat intruded into Philippine waters. The killing of crew member Hung Shih-cheng, 65, sparked outrage ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214675844/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:43 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214675844/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Spokesman for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington Frank Yee Wang recently told The Washington Times that the military exercise is a response to the public furor in Taiwan over the fisherman's killing. He said the drill is not intended as a provocation, "it was just to show to our people that our government will protect their rights in ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669939/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:17 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669939/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The southern boundary for Taiwan's fishery protection is not a "temporary enforcement line," a Ministry of the Interior (MOI) official said yesterday, adding that it is the right of the Fisheries Agency (FA) -- not the MOI -- to decide if it needs to be ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669938/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:17 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669938/scat/0dd057261bcc461b WASHINGTON--The United States is hoping to see the early release of final investigation reports on the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine coast guard patrol, a U.S. State Department official said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669937/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:16 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669937/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Department of Health (DOH) is expected to provide clinical services for victims who were affected by food containing illegal starch as well as help ease public anxiety over the latest scandal involving a range of popular food items in the local ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669936/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:15 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669936/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--Eleven crew members were rescued yesterday after a Taiwanese fishing boat caught fire in waters near Mauritius on May 19, but the search continues for two missing fishermen, a Taiwanese fishery official said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669934/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:14 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669934/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Main opposition party Legislators Chen Chi-mai (???) and Wu Yi-jen (???) yesterday slammed a draft amendment of regulations concerning the retirement and pension of political appointees, claiming it is a self-beneficial act for Premier Jiang Yi-huah (???) and other politicians who double as college ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669935/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:14 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669935/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Many flat panel module makers which specifically target North American markets are apparently pulling in orders as mobile phone panel supply remains tight this month, while the prices of flat panels for most other applications are expected to be stable in ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669940/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:13 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669940/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chang Pen-tsao (???), chairman of the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI, ????) and former president of Taiwan International Securities Co. (TISC, ????), was yesterday indicted for fraud and violating the Securities and Exchange ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669941/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:12 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669941/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--The output of Taiwan's specialty chemicals sector will grow marginally in 2013 despite global economic uncertainties, a government report said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669942/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:05 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669942/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--Shares in Taiwan closed little changed Tuesday as investors pocketed the gains they had built up earlier in the session amid fears over a possible pullback ahead of 8,400 points, dealers ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669944/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:04 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669944/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--Taiwan's central bank will likely leave interest rates unchanged at its next quarterly policymaking meeting in June despite weak global demand for Taiwan-made goods, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669943/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:03 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669943/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The share prices for two of Taiwan's leading blue chip companies are approaching the symbolically significant NT$1,000 mark, with both closing at well above NT$950 at the conclusion of yesterday's ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669945/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:02 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669945/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In addition to the support shown by the main opposition party for President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (???) also asked DPP party members to withdraw their signatures from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) petition aiming to impeach ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669946/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:02 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669946/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) announced yesterday that an amendment to the Copyright Act will be proposed to allow Internet service providers to block foreign websites that infringe on ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669947/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:01 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669947/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday held a welcoming ceremony for Paraguay President Dr. Federico Franco at Liberty Square, and thanked him for his support of the East China Sea Peace ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669948/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:56 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669948/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--All parts of Taiwan are likely to see heavy rainfall as a stationary weather front continues to affect the country, the Central Weather Bureau said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669949/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:55 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669949/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--A total of 13 earthquakes struck Eastern Taiwan and nearby seas between 12:21 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. yesterday, with the largest one registering 5.8 on the Richter scale, according to Central Weather Bureau ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669950/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:54 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669950/scat/0dd057261bcc461b GENEVA--Taiwan is expected to host a World Medical Association (WMA) conference in 2016 for the first time, Taiwan's top health official said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669951/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:52 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669951/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--A new potting medium made from rice straw has been found to have better water- retention capacity than sphagnum moss, which is usually used for growing moth orchids, a local researcher said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669953/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:51 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669953/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--A woman apologized Tuesday for spreading a rumor that a Filipino worker in Taipei was allegedly refused service by a cafeteria owner angry with the Philippines over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman earlier this ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669954/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:50 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669954/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Special Investigation Division (SID) yesterday said the Taipei District Court's rulings on Lin Yi-shih (???), the former Cabinet secretary-general, and Lin's family were inappropriate and is appealing the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669952/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:50 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669952/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Everest Textile Co. (????) yesterday announced that C4, a carboxylic acid-based water resistance additive created through collaboration with the U.S.-based 3M, will be adopted into its own Taiwan-based clothing ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669500/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:50 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669500/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Mainland China has taken further steps to revive Confucian classics in its education system to enhance senior high school students' knowledge about traditional Chinese culture and ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669956/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:46 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669956/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The world table tennis championships pair yesterday called for private-sector support in nurturing local talents as part of boosting the long-term development of the sport in ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669955/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:44 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669955/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Smartphone-toting tourists no longer have to wander the streets hoping to stumble upon a Wi-Fi signal. The Tourism Bureau yesterday launched two free networks -- iTaiwan and TPE-Free -- for foreign tourists in Taiwan to enjoy the ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669957/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:43 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669957/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Aviation Safety Council (ASC) published its investigation yesterday regarding a TransAsia Airways accident last May where the cabin crew did not inform air traffic controllers that the aircraft's engine had caught on ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669958/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:42 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669958/scat/0dd057261bcc461b I-Mei Foods (????) has allegedly used expired ingredients in its food making process -- a criminal act that will be investigated by local health departments, Food and Drug Administration Director-General Kang Jaw-jou (???) said ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669414/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:38 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214669414/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The Philippine National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) is close to finishing its investigations on a Taiwan fisherman shot dead by Philippine coast guards, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Tuesday.Except for the physical examination of the fishing vessel, the NBI has already completed its probe on the case, said Aquino in a chance interview after the 115th anniversary celebration of ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214665732/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:54 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214665732/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI -- Taiwan's top fishery official yesterday published the record of a Taiwanese fishing boat's voyage to refute claims that it was operating in the Philippines' territorial waters when it was attacked by a Philippine government ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214666310/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:38 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214666310/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines ' de facto embassy in Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Whether the money should be characterized as compensation or a donation was the sticking point in frantic negotiations the night before Taiwan imposed sanctions on ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664164/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:26 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664164/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 21 (CNA) The Special Investigation Division (SID) said Tuesday that it will appeal a court ruling for what many perceive to be an excessively light sentence for former Executive Yuan Secretary-General Lin Yi-shih on graft charges. The Taipei District Court in late April sentenced Lin to seven years and four months in prison for accepting bribes from a contractor. Lin helped ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664165/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:25 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664165/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines over an incident in which a Taiwanese fisherman was shot and killed by a government vessel May 9. Describing the incident as "cold-blooded murder," Swaziland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said such criminal behavior is considered intolerable by the world. It expressed hope in a letter that the dispute between Taiwan and ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664166/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:23 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664166/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 21 (CNA) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported Tuesday the first imported case of enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection with severe complications this year. The victim, a 19-month-old boy living in central Taiwan, along with his mother and four-year-old brother went ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664167/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:22 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664167/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines will respond in writing to a Taiwanese request for mutual legal assistance within two days, as part of an investigation into the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman, ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664168/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:21 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214664168/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 21 (CNA) The government will amend the Copyright Act in order to block foreign web sites that engage in "flagrant copyright violation" including many BitTorrent and FTP sites, officials said Tuesday. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs will ask local Internet service providers to block access to identified IP addresses and domain ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662627/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:47 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662627/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 21 (CNA) SinoPac Securities, one of Taiwan's leading brokerages, on Tuesday sharply lowered its growth forecast for shipments of Taiwan-based notebook computer ODM service providers in the second quarter, citing lingering uncertainty over global demand. In a research note, SinoPac Securities said it has dropped its Q2 forecast from a 4.2 percent quarterly rise to a 1.9 percent ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662625/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:45 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662625/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Ma Ying-jeou has said that his administration has been working toward signing free trade deals with the United States and the European Union, a development that sock manufacturers in Changhua County are eager to see. In a meeting with sock makers in the county's Shetou Township on May 11, Ma said his government has lobbied the European Parliament to pass resolutions that would push the EU to ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662624/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:43 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662624/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Manila, May 21 (CNA) Two columnists with the Manila Times, an English daily, have questioned the Philippine government's handling of a diplomatic battle with Taiwan over an attack by one of its patrol boats on an unarmed Taiwanese fishing boat. Writing in a newspaper said to have the fourth-largest circulation of any paper in ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662623/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:42 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662623/scat/0dd057261bcc461b LAOAG CITY Ilocos Norte- At least 40 Chinese and 12 Taiwanese nationals who were found with several electronic and computer gadgets and accessories in a resort in Vigan were rounded up and detained for questioning, police said on Tuesday. They said they were investigating the foreign nationals, including 14 women, and the "unexplained purpose" of the computer gadgets and accessories in ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662628/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:55 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214662628/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland (ATIEM) on Tuesday concluded its members' congress, with Kuo Shan-hui reelected as chairman.At the meeting, Kuo said, "The association should serve Taiwanese entrepreneurs with a more active attitude, helping them transform and upgrade development modes while guiding them to participate deeper and more comprehensively in ... http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214661008/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:18 -0400 http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/214661008/scat/0dd057261bcc461b