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ANZ maintains Taiwans economic growth forecast at 3.6
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 ...
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Taipei journo made-up story on anti-Filipino sentiment
(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 ...
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Taiwan reporter sacked over Philippine hoax
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 ...
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IHT Rendezvous Tensions Flare in Asian Seas Now Involving Taiwan
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 ...
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Taiwan April unemployment down says DGBAS
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 ...
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Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13 says IEK
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 ...
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Why PH tour operators arent too worried by Taiwanese cancellations
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 ...
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Taiwans April jobless rate falls to 4.07
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, ...
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Taiwan seeks U.S. support for wider WHO participation
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 ...
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Taiwan tourists start canceling travel plans in Boracay
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 ...
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Only parallel probe into Taiwanese fishermans death
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 ...
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Taipei refutes Manilas claim with satellite record of ship
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 ...
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PH to lose 50000 Taiwanese tourists in next 6 months
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 ...
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Taiwanese Tourists Junk Boracay
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 ...
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Taiwan data recorder rejects PH claim
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 ...
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Military drill aims to protect fishing boats not provoke report
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 ...
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South fishery protection line not under MOI jurisdiction official
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 ...
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US urges early release of Manilas shooting report
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 ...
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DOH considers special clinical service for those affected by toxic starch
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 ...
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11 saved 2 still missing after boat catches fire off Mauritius
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 ...
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Jiang altering laws to benefit himself DPP
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 ...
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Mobile phone panel prices could rise as supply still stagnant
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 ...
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CNFI Chairman Chang charged with fraud
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 ...
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Specialty chemicals industry to see mild growth this year
TAIPEI--The output of Taiwan's specialty chemicals sector will grow marginally in 2013 despite global economic uncertainties, a government report said ...
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Local market ends flat as profit taking erases gains Largan on upswing
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 ...
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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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