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Taiwan African countries celebrate relations
Ma Ying-jeou and African envoys touted the ties between Taiwan and Africa on Saturday during celebrations of Africa Day, which is observed annually on May 25 to mark the independence of various African countries since 1963. "Taiwan is one country that has been paying a lot of attention to Africa's development," said Gambian Ambassador Alhagie Ebrima Jarjou, who is also the ...
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Talk of the Day -- Good Samaritan pastor dies aged 105
Rev. Yang Hsu, better known in Taiwan as "the father of aboriginal orphans" for his lifelong service and care for disadvantaged children, especially indigenous orphans, has died of multiple organ failure at the age of 105. With "making friends, raising orphans and spreading the Gospel" as the purposes of his life, Yang raised more than 1,000 abandoned, abused, neglected or ...
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More companies optimistic not pessimistic about economy survey
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) An online survey has found that more enterprises in Taiwan are optimistic about the country's economic outlook in June than pessimistic, despite the government lowering its forecast for economic growth this year from 3.59 percent to 2.4 percent on Friday. The study on economic outlook for next month, released Saturday, was conducted by the 104 Job Bank on 556 ...
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US should help mediate territorial dispute between Taiwan and Philippines
China Seas region. The two countries reached a diplomatic impasse after a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead on May 9 by the Philippine Coast Guard in waters claimed by both sides. Philippine President Benigno Aquino's personal apology was not accepted by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, who regarded it insincere for the lack of official representation and compensation. Taipei held naval ...
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President pitches for wind power generation
Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday that the government will continue to promote wind power generation as it seeks a diversified power supply and independent power generation. Ma made the remarks during a tour of a wind power generation plant operated by state-run Taiwan Power Co. at the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park to find out more about wind power generation and hold talks with industry ...
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New HTC One first HTC pro-certified device in U.S.
HTC pro Certified device in the United States. The certification means that the device meets security and encryption standards that make it a good enterprise solution for companies with security concerns. As the ...
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Sales of listed companies in Q1 down 3.4 percent
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Sales generated by companies listed on Taiwan's main board and the over-the-counter (OTC) market for the first quarter of this year fell 3.4 percent from a year earlier to NT$6.07 trillion ...
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Chiayi-Shizuoko charter flights launched
China Airlines (CAL) Saturday with 158 passengers aboard. CAL Chairman Sun Huang-hsiang noted that Chiayi Airport became an international airport last December and said that his company is proud to provide the maiden charter flight. He added that a charter flight would take off from Shizuoka to Chiayi later in the day, with another two-way charter flight scheduled for May 29. CAL and the Chiayi ...
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Source of banned industrial starch in food found
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) A Taipei-headquartered chemical manufacturer and supplier, UPC Technology Corp., has been tracked down as a source of an industrial starch banned from use in food but recently found in tapioca balls that are used in bubble tea drinks. So far, all the evidence indicates UPC Tech to be the main source, Kang Jaw-jou, director-general of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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Taiwan sets new condition for NBI team’s visit
Philippine special envoy Amadeo Perez (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO TAIPEI, Taiwan--Taiwanese authorities issued additional conditions on Saturday that could possibly delay further a trip here by a team from the National Bureau of Investigation to complete its investigation into the circumstances around the killing by the Philippine Coast Guard of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters off Batanes, ...
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Taiwan eyes closer business ties with France
Paris, May 24 (CNA) Taiwan's representative to France, Michel Lu, visited the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) Friday to promote economic exchanges, eyeing closer business ties between the two countries.Lu, along with the secretary of the Taipei representative office's economics division, Liang Chia-chen, met with Pierre-Antoine Gailly, president of the CCIP, and Gilles ...
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Taiwan DPP congress sticks with candidate selection method
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - At a congress Saturday, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party rejected the reintroduction of voting by party members to select election candidates while also ...
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Taiwan teachers protest against pension reform
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Tens of thousands of teachers protested outside the Presidential Office Building in Taipei Saturday against the government's pension reform plans. The teachers union organizing the event said the administration of ...
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Taipei Twin Towers officials detained
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - The Taipei District Court ordered the detention Saturday of the main developer and the spokesman for the contested bidder for Taipei's Twin Towers project. Allegations of bribes paid by Taipei Gateway International Development to officials and politicians sank the prestigious NT$70 billion ...
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Economic Daily News Clear up facts about Taiwans economy
The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics on Friday lowered its 2013 economic growth forecast for Taiwan to 2.4 percent. We assume that starting next week, the government will again be desperate to introduce various stimulus programs and we urge the government to clear up the current economic situation first before making another move. Some people have said that the ...
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Trend for late marriages on rise
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) The average age in Taiwan for people getting married for the first time in 2012 was 31.9 for men and 29.5 for women, up 0.9 years for men and 2.7 years for women from 10 years ago, according to statistics published by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) Saturday. In terms of nationality, the average age of first marriages for foreign men was the highest at 37.1, followed by ...
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Home sellers in Taiwan turn active in search of buyers realtor
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Home sellers in major cities in Taiwan have become active in seeking buyers after a luxury tax on property has been in place for almost two years, which means that the impact of the speculation-curbing measures is fading, a real estate agent said Saturday. Yung Ching Realty Group, one of Taiwan's leading property agencies, said the number of visitors from seven major ...
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Language abilities urged for local tourism sector
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Taiwan's travel industry needs to recruit staff who can speak less popular foreign languages in the wake of growing numbers of inbound tourists from those countries, tourism insiders said Saturday during national exams for tour guides. About 30,000 people in Taiwan hold a tour guide license, but fewer than 100 can speak the languages of tourists from countries that are ...
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Taiwanese investigators ready to depart for Manila
Philippines for judicial assistance in the probe of a Philippine government vessel that shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman earlier this month, an official said Saturday. Deputy Minister of Justice Chen Ming-tang said that the ministry expects to receive formal consent in written form May 27 and that the Taiwanese delegation, comprised mainly of prosecutors from the Pingtung District Prosecutors ...
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New promoter of exchanges with Japan vows to improve ties
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) The new chairman of the Association of East Asian Relations (AEAR), a semi-official body responsible for bilateral exchanges ...
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Taiwan celebrates Africa Day
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) About 100 people attended a festival Saturday to observe Africa Day, which is celebrated annually May 25 to mark the independence of various African countries since 1963. They were offered a wide range of activities, including African braiding, body painting and drumming to get a taste of African culture. "This is fun," said Tsai Chia-lin, a 33-year-old mother who ...
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German scholar fishery dispute should be resolved soon
Philippines and the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard is part of a bigger problem that will probably be resolved soon. Gunter Schubert, founder and director of the European Research Center on contemporary Taiwan at Tuebingen University, said the confrontation between Taiwan and ...
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Officials reassure Philippine workers in Taiwan
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Government officials have reassured Filipino workers in Taiwan Friday that their rights and interests will be protected, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Officials of the ministry and the Council of Labor Affairs went to ChipMOS Technologies Ltd. in the northern county of Hsinchu -- which employs Filipino workers -- to assure them of a friendly working ...
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Further U.S. congressional statements on Taiwan-Philippines row
Washington, May 24 (CNA) Echoing several of his colleagues, U.S. House Representative Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) has issued a formal statement urging ...
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Delegation to visit Taiwanese investors in China
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) The Department of Investment Services (DIS) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Saturday that it will send an investor service delegation ...
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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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