Saturday 4th July, 2009
Health department urged to prohibit export of genetic data
Taiwan HeadlinesDemocratic Progressive Party Legislator Huang Sue-ying (黃淑英) urged the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday to ban international pharmaceutical companies from exporting genetic data...
Record number of Taiwanese win European Commission scholarships
Taiwan HeadlinesTaipei, Taiwan has seen a substantial year-on-year growth in the number of winners of the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus scholarship program, setting a record for the 2009-2010...
President expects speedy conclusion to beef talks with U.S.
Taiwan HeadlinesPanama City, President Ma Ying-jeou said in Panama Thursday that he looks forward to an early agreement with the United States on beef imports to Taiwan. Ma, who arrived in Panama City...
* TSU rejects opening to Chinese capital
Taipei TimesThe Taiwan Solidarity Union said Chinese state-run firms would invest in Taiwanese industry to steal advanced technology and take it back to...
President rules out flights across Taiwan Strait meridian
Taiwan HeadlinesPanama City, President Ma Ying-jeou said in Panama Thursday that his government will not consider opening direct flights across the center line of the Taiwan Strait due to national...
* More than a thousand teams enter Taiwan contest
Taipei TimesPage 1 A total of 1,123 teams from 44 countries and areas around the world have registered to take part in a contest to design the best itinerary for...
* Obama confident despite surge in unemployment
Taipei TimesAfp US President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was confident the US economy would recover, despite new data showing unemployment at a 26-year-high of 9.5 percent, which dampened hopes of...
* Crash survivor reunited with father
Taipei TimesBahia Bakari, 12, right, rests on Thursday as she is brought back to France on a French government plane in this picture made a from video broadcast. She is believed to be the only survivor of the...
* Japanese tourists dispute big Italian restaurant check
Taipei TimesThey were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. The couple was handed a 695 euro (US$980) restaurant bill...
* Obama to remind Putin in person the Cold War is history
Taipei TimesPage 7 US President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War...
* New boss hopes to turn Pirate Bay into a cash cow
Taipei TimesPage 9 Free music and movies, mostly pirated, abound on the Internet, but Hans Pandeya thinks he has an even better offer than free. He wants...
* Kaohsiung plans special security for Israeli athletes
Taipei TimesPage 20 The 2009 World Games Kaohsiung Organizing Committee said on Thursday that for security reasons, the committee would arrange...
* Braves strike in eighth to sink Phillies
Taipei TimesPhiladelphia Phillies runner Chase Utley scores on a Greg Dobbs double as Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann drops the ball in the sixth inning of their game in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday.
* Turkish gameshow offers pilgrimage for religious conversion
Taipei TimesPage 6 It sounds like the beginning of a joke: What do you get when you put a Muslim imam, a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, a Buddhist monk and 10...
Yao will wait week before deciding on surgery on left foot
Taipei TimesAp Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming will have to wait up to a week before he knows whether he will need surgery on his broken left foot. The future of 226cm Yao is in question amid...
* Suicide is No. 2 cause of death for young Taiwanese
Taipei TimesPage 2 Suicide remained the second-leading cause of death among young Taiwanese men and women aged 15 to 24 last year, with 60 percent of the cases...
* Contractors blamed for deadly building collapse
Taipei TimesPage 5 A Shanghai building which collapsed last week, killing a construction worker, did so because contractors had recklessly shifted the earth at its base...
Taiwan Cardiovascular Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015
Earth TimesTaiwan Cardiovascular Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 Summary This report is an essential source for in-depth information and data relating to Taiwan cardiovascular...
* African Authority takes shape in AU
Taipei TimesA draft adopted by African heads of state after 15 hours of talks is aimed at simplifying the AU and boosting its power over defense, diplomacy and trade...
* Central government vows restraint in plans of expansion
Taipei TimesPage 3 The central government will refrain from increasing the size of local governments to the extent that it would compromise the principle of streamlining...
* Missile assault kills 17, wounds 27 in Pakistan
Taipei TimesPage 5 US missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant hide-out yesterday, killing 17 people and...
* Wellington boots Cruzeiro into final
Taipei TimesAp Striker Wellington scored twice to earn Cruzeiro a 2-2 draw at 10-man Gremio on Thursday, setting up a Libertadores Cup final clash with Estudiantes. Cruzeiro won their all-Brazilian...
* Myanmar stalls on Ban request to see Aung San Suu Kyi
Taipei TimesPage 1 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had a rare meeting with Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe yesterday but left with no clear answer to his...
* Tibet exhibition opens in Taipei
Taipei TimesThe exhibition at National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall features more than 400 photographs, more than 20 documentaries and many rare...
* Nan Shan Life Insurance bid garners wide interest
Taipei TimesAn analyst said that Nan Shan would be a good fit for Chinatrust Financial, which lacks an insurance unit, unlike Cathay Financial and Fubon...
* Future Sinjhuang mall attracts five potential buyers
Taipei TimesPage 12 The sale of a soon-to-be-completed shopping mall in Taipei County owned by a financially strapped appliance maker has attracted the interest of five...
* Investors snap up Rio Aussie issue
Taipei TimesPage 10 Mining giant Rio Tinto yesterday confirmed a huge take-up for its record rights offering after investors snapped up the Australian portion, allowing it...
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