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US concerned over Philippines killing of Taiwanese fisherman
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about the increasing tensions between the Philippines and China's Taiwan following last week's fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard. At a news briefing, the State Department's acting deputy spokesman Patric Ventrell also urged the two sides to take "all ...
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Taiwan engineer could pay US$13m for Samsung phone leak
An engineer may have to pay his former employer up to NT$400 million (US$13.32 million) in compensation after leaking photos of the Samsung Galaxy S III before its release last year. According to ...
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Taiwan moving to end southern fishing line
The Taiwan government is moving toward abolishing Taiwan's southern boundary for fishery protection, an act which would extend the formal operational area of the Navy, the Coast Guard and local fishermen further south within Taiwan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) toward the Philippines. The boundary is currently set at the latitude of 20 degrees north. In light of the recent fatal ...
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Manila Taipei agree on cooperative probe
The Philippines and Taiwan on Monday agreed on a cooperative investigation into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino Coast Guards, which had led to fresh cross-channel tensions and harassment of Filipino workers in Taiwan. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima told reporters that the cooperation, agreed on during a meeting between National Bureau of Investigation officials and ...
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Taiwan hoping for cooperation
Taiwan hopes that a "cooperative investigation" into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will push through, considering that a similar undertaking was conducted between the two countries seven years ago and that a mutual legal assistance agreement was signed by Manila and Taipei last ...
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Taiwan Fishing Crew Hid to Escape Hail of Philippine Bullets
Taiwan fishing boat captain Hung Yu-chi says he was at the helm in quiet seas on the last morning of a six-day trip when he noticed a black dot on the horizon. Through binoculars, Yu-chi, 39, could see figures in orange on another boat, the color worn by both Taiwanese and Philippine officers as they patrol fishing waters claimed by each government. As the craft drew near, Yu-chi heard ...
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Taiwan Jones making the transition to cornerback
Raiders next season, it will be on the defensive side of the ball. After spending the first two years of his career as a running back, Jones is making the transition to cornerback ...
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Different versions of letter of apology show insincerity—Taiwan representative
Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin, right, talks with Philippine trade office representative in Taiwan Antonio Basilio after his return from the Philippines with the government’s apology for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman last week by a member of the Philippine Coast Guard during an early morning press conference in Taipei on May 15, 2013. Taiwan's ...
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EPA set to conduct second nationwide illegal hotel probe
TAIPEI, Taiwan --The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday said that it will conduct a second round of nationwide inspections for illegally operating ...
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MOFA cant confirm Philippine team to come
TAIPEI--Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) chief David Lin said yesterday that he was not aware that a team from the Philippines will arrive in Taiwan Tuesday to investigate an attack by a Philippine government vessel on a Taiwanese fishing ...
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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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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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