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Property transactions in Taiwan on the rise govt
TAIPEI--Residential and commercial property transactions rose substantially in Taiwan in the first quarter because of greater transparency in the market, the government said ...
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Rotary English contest ends on high note
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Rotary Club of Taipei 2013 English Speech Contest ended on a high note yesterday, after 40-50 university students nationwide gave speeches in English on community service, global issues, and the millennial ...
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Taiwan-New Zealand trade talks near completion MOFA
TAIPEI--Taiwan and New Zealand are closing in on a free trade deal, with substantive talks possibly being completed in June, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said ...
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Taipei has explained Philippine row to US King
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's representative in the United States has maintained that he has clearly explained Taipei's position to Washington in the wake of the ongoing row with Manila over the deadly shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast ...
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HTC remains in smartphone top 10 in Q1 Digitimes
TAIPEI--Taiwan's HTC Corp. remained one of the world's top 10 smartphone makers in the first quarter despite sliding sales figures, according to local market research firm Digitimes ...
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Train passengers can pre-order vegetarian lunch boxes TRA
Starting from May 17, passengers can simply call TRA-contracted caterers between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. a day before their train trips to order vegetarian lunch boxes. Passengers only need to tell the caterers which train they have booked and their seat numbers, and the lunch boxes will be served at meal time, the TRA said. The TRA said the new service was introduced in response to frequent ...
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CPAMI kicks off 3-month-long celebration of the nations parks
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In order to make more people familiar with national parks, the Construction & Planning Agency under the Ministry of the Interior (CPAMI) has kicked off the "2013 National Park Week: It's Time for Taiwan National Parks," which will last through the end of August for a duration of three months, according to a press release issued by the ...
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PH urges Taiwan to protect Filipino workers
Vice President Jejomar Binay. RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines--Malacaang has formed a team from the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taipei to ensure protection for Filipino workers in Taiwan after reports of harassment and attacks by Taiwanese angry over the fatal shooting of one of their fishermen by Philippine coast guards last week. Vice President Jejomar Binay, ...
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Palace rejects Taiwan allegation of murder
Strategic Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--Malacaang on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coast guards had intentionally killed a Taiwanese fisherman in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines last week, triggering a major diplomatic row between the two countries. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan's ...
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Int’l migrant group appeals for protection of Filipino workers in Taiwan
Premier Jiang Yi-huah speaks while holding a picture showing the number of gun holes in a fishing vessel after it was assaulted by the Philippine coastguard, killing a Taiwanese fisherman, during a press conference in Taipei on May 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Mandy Cheng MANILA--"Filipino migrants are innocent; they should be protected," the Hong Kong-based International Migrants Alliance ...
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Philippines rejects Taiwan’s allegations of murder
MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan’s allegations that its coast guard had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat. Hong Shi-cheng, a 65-year-old fisherman, was shot dead by the Philippine Coast Guard, who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan’s Department of ...
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Zest Air cancels flights to Taipei
MANILA, Philippines - The escalating row between Taiwan and Philippines and Taipei has started to spill over into the country's tourism sector, with some airline and hotel operators starting to express concern and others already feeling the pinch in the wake of the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters. Former Philippine ambassador and businessman Alfredo Yao said Zest Air, ...
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Attack was cold-blooded murder Ma
TAIPEI -- President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that a Philippine government vessel's use of automatic weapons to strafe an unarmed and unprovocative fishing boat was "cold-blooded ...
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Taiwanese tourists cancel reservations in Boracay resorts
Some owners of resorts in Boracay, world-famous island resort destination, have been receiving booking cancellation requests from Taiwanese tourists amid the tension stemming from the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters."Marami kaming cancellations from Taiwanese tourists na pre-booked online. We received emails from them asking if they can cancel [the trip] because there is ...
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Talk of the Day -- Taiwan Philippines duel for global support
Philippines over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman has not been getting out. After collecting reports in the international media, Taiwan concluded that the reports either wrote about the shooting incident without comment or sided with ...
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More negotiations with Manila needed investigators
Taipei May 18 (CNA) A Taiwan delegation sent to Manila to investigate the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel has reached some progress on a judicial investigation with the Philippine justice department, but further negotiations are needed, an official said Saturday. During the visit to Manila, the delegation met with officials from the Philippine justice ...
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Teco to list yuan-denominated bonds on OTC market May 20
US $48.4 million) in corporate bonds on the local over-the-counter (OTC) market on May 20, financial adviser HSBC Taiwan said Saturday. The listing of Teco bonds will follow listings of 1 billion yuan in bonds ...
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Taiwans culture minister denies having microblog account in China
Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai denied Saturday that she had a microblog account on a Chinese website, after media reported that she used that account to broadcast public issues ...
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Bank to send second batch of Taiwan dollars to China next week
China under the currency clearing mechanism set up across the Taiwan Strait. Before the Feb. 9-17 Lunar New Year holiday, the bank sent a first batch of NT$25 million ...
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Work on Kinmen Bridge to restart May 21
Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Construction of a bridge that links the main island of Taiwan's Kinmen County and an isle to its west, will restart on May 21 and is expected to improve life for residents of the outlying islands once it is completed in four years. The Kinmen Bridge, linking the county's main island and Little Kinmen, also known as "Lieyu," is scheduled to be completed in ...
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Taiwan transportation firm to cooperate with Dallas airport
Dallas, May 17 (CNA) Farglory FTZ Investment Holding Co. Ltd., a Taiwan-based transportation and logistics services provider, said Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with an airport in Texas to set up a strategic alliance. On behalf of his company, Farglory FTZ Chairman Yeh Yao-chun inked the agreement with Jeff Fegan, chief executive officer of Dallas/Fort Worth ...
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Investigation team returns home from visit to Manila
Taipei, May 18 (CNA) A Taiwanese investigation team returned home from Manila Saturday after making little headway in investigating a Philippine government vessel's attack on an unarmed Taiwanese fishing boat last week that left a Taiwanese fisherman dead. The team, led by Chen Wen-chi, who heads the Ministry of Justice's Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs, ...
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Homemade sanitary pads promoted to empower women
Taipei, May 18 (CNA) A grassroots organization said Saturday that it has launched a nationwide campaign to promote handmade sanitary napkins that it believes will empower women to better deal with menstruation in a more personalized way. Women should have a more positive view of menstruation, which is traditionally perceived as a taboo topic for discussion in Taiwan, according to the Dharti Mata ...
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Taiwan pushing its case aggressively in row with Manila MOFA
Philippines over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard personnel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Saturday. Taiwan's representative offices in foreign countries, including the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, have been explaining Taiwan's stand and soliciting global support, said ministry spokesperson ...
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EDITORIAL The anger of the Taiwanese cannot be so easily appeased
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 - Putrajaya does not approve a campaign to boycott Chinese businesses initiated by pro-Umo bloggers and backed by several Muslim groups, Datuk Hasan Malek said today but the new Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism minister added that he cannot block their right to do ...
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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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