Taiwans April jobless rate falls to 4.07

Taiwan News Online - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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, ...

Taiwan seeks U.S. support for wider WHO participation

Taiwan News Online - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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 ...

Taiwan tourists start canceling travel plans in Boracay

China.org.cn - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Only parallel probe into Taiwanese fishermans death

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Taipei refutes Manilas claim with satellite record of ship

Global Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

PH to lose 50000 Taiwanese tourists in next 6 months

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Taiwanese Tourists Junk Boracay

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Taiwan data recorder rejects PH claim

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Military drill aims to protect fishing boats not provoke report

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

South fishery protection line not under MOI jurisdiction official

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

US urges early release of Manilas shooting report

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

DOH considers special clinical service for those affected by toxic starch

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

11 saved 2 still missing after boat catches fire off Mauritius

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Jiang altering laws to benefit himself DPP

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Mobile phone panel prices could rise as supply still stagnant

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

CNFI Chairman Chang charged with fraud

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Specialty chemicals industry to see mild growth this year

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

TAIPEI--The output of Taiwan's specialty chemicals sector will grow marginally in 2013 despite global economic uncertainties, a government report said ...

Local market ends flat as profit taking erases gains Largan on upswing

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Weak exports unlikely to spur interest rate move ANZ bank

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

With Largan leading pack top blue chips values near NT$1000

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

DPP withdraws from petition to impeach Ma

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

IPO aims to block websites that illegally share music movies

The China Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...