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Mayor of Philippine city Davao apologizes over killing of fisherman
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The mayor of Philippine city Davao, Rodrigo Duterte, called Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (???) yesterday afternoon and apologized to the Taiwanese people over the killing of a ...
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Ma visits emergency center urges caution amid rainfall
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- With heavy rainfall lashing the country, President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday canceled an event to mark the five-year anniversary of his inauguration in order to monitor disaster-prevention ...
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Local market closes up with financial stocks taking the lead
Movements of financial and high-tech stocks led the market during the session, with a surge in buying of financial stocks at around noon pushing the index upward. The weighted index closed up 8.86 points, or 0.1 percent, at 8,377.05 after fluctuating between 8,347.33 and 8,385.68. Turnover totaled NT$70.79 billion (US$2.36 billion) during the session. Shares of Cathay Financial Holdings(????) ...
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New stock gains tax passes preliminary vote
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The revised stock gains tax was approved in a preliminary vote in the Legislative Yuan yesterday, and is expected to be passed after a third reading next Friday at the ...
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NCC set to release future plans for WiMAX in June
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- With Taiwan's 4G LTE spectrum sale set to open in September, a draft outline for the country's WiMAX wireless service operators has been confirmed for release in June, Minister Without Portfolio Simon Chang (???) said ...
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Renoir masterpieces unveiled before exhibit
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Girl in a Lace Hat" and "Young Woman Bathing" were unveiled yesterday in Taipei in preparation for the upcoming Renoir and Painters of the Twentieth Century ...
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Specially tailored HTC One hits shelves in Japan
TAIPEI--Taiwan's HTC Corp. yesterday launched a new version of its flagship HTC One smartphone specifically for the Japanese market, in cooperation with a major mobile telecommunications carrier ...
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Industry heavyweights expected to lecture at Computex trade show
TAIPEI--Local and foreign heavyweights from the information and communications technology (ICT) industry are expected to give lectures at the annual Computex Taipei, Asia's largest computer trade show, according to the ...
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Fubon Financial assets top NT$4 tril.
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Fubon Financial (????) yesterday announced its first-quarter results, with assets experiencing year-on-year growth of 10.4 ...
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Surprise DPP passes anti-nuclear measures
The Legislature's Education and Cultural Committee yesterday convened to examine various non-nuclear homeland drafts proposed by the Executive Yuan, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the Taiwan Solidarity Union and the People First Party. Committee members began examining each article of the drafts in the morning, but were unable to reach a consensus over the name of the draft. ...
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Nations flat panel sector output forecast to grow in 2nd quarter
TAIPEI--The value of the displays produced by Taiwan's flat panel sector is expected to grow in the second quarter because of the growing popularity of smartphones, a government report said ...
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Taiwan getting more involved in WHO activities health minister
GEVEVA--Taiwan's participation as an observer in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), has become normalized, Taiwan's Health Minister said ...
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Paraguay leader gets honorary degree from medical university
TAIPEI--Visiting Paraguayan President Luis Federico Franco Gomez received an honorary doctoral degree from Taipei Medical University yesterday, in recognition of his efforts to improve public health in his South American ...
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CWB warns that torrential rains likely to continue until May 23
TAIPEI--Taiwan could see heavy rainfall until May 23, with the arrival of the strongest weather front since start the of plum rain season, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said ...
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DPP issues 8 proposals on Mas fifth year in office
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The main opposing party released eight proposals to President Ma Ying-jeou on his fifth anniversary in power yesterday, calling for the president to stop wasting political resources and to push for Taiwan's ...
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Over 40 percent of public lacks confidence in DPP think tank
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Local think tank Taiwan Brain Trust (???????) released its most recent survey results yesterday, showing that 44.3 percent of Taiwanese would feel insecure if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was in power, while 41.6 percent expressed confidence in the ...
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NIA warns Filipinos to be careful
TAIPEI--Immigration officials will visit places with large Filipino populations in the coming days to raise safety awareness among Filipinos amid a row between Taiwan and the Philippines, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said ...
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Taiwan mountaineer dies while attempting to scale peak in Nepal
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Lee Hsiao-shih (???), a famous Taiwanese mountaineer known for always carrying a Mazu statue with him when climbing, yesterday passed away on Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the ...
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Local currency rises for first time in four days
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Amid a government review of the stock gains tax, the New Taiwan dollar yesterday rose for the first time in four days, closing up 0.1 percent at NT$30.03 versus the ...
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Navy confirms plan to buy two US frigates
TAIPEI--The Republic of China Navy Command confirmed yesterday that it is seeking to purchase two active Perry-class frigates from the United ...
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Philippines Taiwan to cooperate in fisherman shooting investigation
MANILA -- The Philippines said Monday that it would make "coordinated efforts" with Taiwan to look into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman but stopped short of a joint ...
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Manila may evacuate its workers based in Taiwan
The Philippines is ready to evacuate Filipinos working in Taiwan in case tensions further escalate between Taipei and Manila, according to media reports Monday.Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) that handles affairs related to Taiwan, said a task force has been created to address the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman two weeks ago by the Philippine coast ...
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Research and Markets Taiwan LNG Market Outlook to 2020 - Forecasts of LNG Capacities Trade Contracts Supply ...
"Taiwan LNG Market Outlook to 2020 - Forecasts of LNG Capacities, Trade, Contracts, Supply, Demand and Capital Expenditure" report to their offering. Taiwan LNG Industry Outlook to 2020 is a complete source of information and analysis on Taiwan LNG industry and is a compulsory source for all industry professionals and strategists interested in the industry. It provides ...
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11 people indicted in investment scheme
US $8.35 billion) in 2010. Those charged include Chang Ping-chao, former president of Taiwan International Securities Corp (TISC), and his wife, son and daughter. TISC has since merged with Capital Futures. TISC sold structured notes issued by California-based Private Equity Management Group (PEM) until early 2010 without ever getting the required approval from the Financial Supervisory ...
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Filipino caregiver celebrates birthday with Taiwanese employer
Taipei, May 20 (CNA) A Philippine domestic caregiver in Taiwan has celebrated her birthday with blessings from her employer despite heightened tensions between the two countries over the fatal shooting of a local fisherman. "A-May" had the birthday song sung to her Saturday by the family of Wu Ming-huei, a pharmacist in New Taipei, and shared a cake prepared by Wu. A mother of two, ...
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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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