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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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Manila approves visit by Taiwanese investigators MOJ
Philippines has agreed to allow Taiwanese investigators to board the Philippine patrol boat that attacked a Taiwanese fishing boat and killed a fisherman on May 9. Vice Justice Minister Chen Ming-tang said Manila has also agreed to Taiwan inspecting the firearms used and comparing ballistics results with those obtained by Philippine investigators. Chen said both sides have tentatively exchanged ...
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Analytica secures Taiwanese distributor for time-saving Auto Start Burette
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia)Analytica has secured a letter of intent from a major Taiwanese medical products distributor to roll out its time-saving Auto Start Burette initially in Taiwan and then into other Asian markets.Taiwan Allied Dragon (TAD) will distribute the product to Taiwan's medical system, which consists of over 507 hospitals and 20,628 clinics.The Auto Start ...
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Taiwanese pair defeats formidable Chinese in historic table tennis win
TAIPEI/PARIS -- Chuang Chih-yuan (???) and Chen Chien-an (???) will each receive NT$900,000 (US$30,033.56) from Taiwan's government in recognition of their historic win of the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships early ...
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Taiwan imposes sanctions against Philippines after death of fisherman
recalled its envoy to the Philippines . The sanctions included the freezing of applications for work permits, and the cessation of economic exchanges and military exercises in waters between the two sides. A spokesman for Philippine president, Benigno Aquino, had said a formal apology was being offered to the appropriate authority in Taiwan over the "unfortunate loss" of the ...
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Purchase intention expressed at Taiwan trade fair
/enpproperty--> SHIJIAZHUANG - A total of 1,236 buyers have expressed their intention to purchase products worth 103.44 million US dollars after attending the 2013 Taiwan Trade Fair, the event organizer said on Monday. The four-day fair, which ended on Sunday in Shijiazhuang in north China's Hebei province, attracted 125,000 participants, with spot trading exceeding 30 million yuan (4.8 ...
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Taiwan seeks joint probe
: Taiwan on Sunday repeated calls for a joint investigation into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coastguards, an incident which has ignited a major diplomatic dispute. A team of Taiwanese investigators returned to the island Saturday, accusing the Philippine government of failing to honour its agreement to conduct a joint probe. "The decision to send the investigators ...
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Manny Ramirez ‘moonwalks’ like Michael Jackson after losing balance in Taiwan
Manny takes a big swing on a foul ball, loses his balance, and prevents himself from falling on his bottom by walking backward until he finds his bearings. And it looks like he's moonwalking like Michael Jackson. (OK, it's kind of a stretch. But they did a nice job with the video cuts and "Billie Jean" sound clips.) It's just Manny being Michael. As showmen go, and ...
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American boat crew gets help from Taiwans Coast Guard
Taipei, May 20 (CNA) Crew members of an American sailboat en route to Okinawa were helped by Taiwan's Coast Guard Monday after going ashore in Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan because they ran out of drinking water. Officers from the Coast Guard Administration's office on the east coast gave Ronald Slagle, 60, and his two companions five cartons of bottled water before sending ...
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Bill allowing fishermen to hire armed guards clears first hurdle
Taipei, May 20 (CNA) The Legislature's Economics Committee passed a draft bill Monday that would allow Taiwanese fishermen to hire private armed security guards when operating in pirate-infested waters. Ship owners would be able to deploy armed guards on their vessels when sailing in dangerous waters after receiving permission from the government, according to the legislation. The bill also ...
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Opposition divided on proposal to recall the president
Ma Ying-jeou first took office in 2008, on the idea of recalling the president. Many in Taiwan have been dissatisfied with the government's performance over the past year because of the country's stagnant economy, driving Ma's approval ratings in many polls below 20 percent. The strongly pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union held a demonstration Monday outside the Legislative ...
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Opposition marks Ma’s 5th anniversary in office with warnings
DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang held a press conference Monday to criticize the Ma administration on eight key points. The list included causing the people to lose confidence in the nation's system of justice, failing to stem corruption and neglecting to reform the judiciary, ignoring calls to halt construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant and generally failing to address Taiwan's ...
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Taiwan investing in biotech sector
Taiwan’s economy has seen massive growth in the last few decades, but one industry has been in decline and a development project by the Academia Sinica is expected to reverse that decline, once environmental issues have been cleared up.
Taiwan is one of the Four Asian Tigers; this little island off the coast of mainland China has experienced rapid development in just a few decades and has become a major hub of manufacturing, high-tech industry, shipping and tourism. Read more
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