Provides the latest RSS feeds for Taiwan News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taiwan's News.net http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/cat/0dd057261bcc461b/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 07:50:39 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:50:39 -0400 30 Taipei, May 19 (CNA) A stationary front that has drenched the southern part of Taiwan over the past three days is expected to bring further downpours across the country until Thursday, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Sunday. The mountainous Taoyuan District in the southern city of Kaohsiung had received 212 millimeters of rain between midnight Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday and 423mm of rain ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613340/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:42:23 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613340/scat/0dd057261bcc461b China since the beginning of this year. While Chinese customs data showed substantial growth in cross-Taiwan Strait trade in the first four months of the year, Taiwan's official figures pointed to almost zero growth during the same period. According ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613339/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:42:21 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613339/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines has not affected their relationships with their Filipino workers, and they did not think the spat would deter them from hiring Filipinos in the future. "They come to work and get off work as usual, and we pay them as we should. I tell them there is nothing to worry about," K. R. Lin, owner of a marble factory in Hualien and chairman of the Taiwan Marble Association, told ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613338/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:42:20 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613338/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Cannes, France, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan held an event at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to promote the country's films, with the attendance of director Ang Lee one of the highlights of the evening. Taiwan's representative to France Michel Lu opened the annual "Taiwan Cinema Party" with a short hand puppet performance about Taiwanese movies and the Cannes Film Festival. The ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613337/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 06:42:19 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214613337/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 19 (CNA) The global tablet computer market will continue to witness a price war this year as more brand companies jump onto the affordable tablet bandwagon, according to a local research company. Worldwide tablet shipments in 2013 are forecast to grow by 63.9 percent from one year ago to 254 million units, including 73 million Apple iPads, 82.4 million non-iPad models from brand ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612228/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:54 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612228/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines to investigate the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government patrol boat, after both sides finalize details on how they will cooperate, Foreign Minister David Lin said Sunday. Both sides have to establish a communication mechanism and agree on the details of cooperation before Taiwan again sends an investigation team, Lin added. Lin's remarks came one day ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612226/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:53 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612226/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Geneva, May 19 (CNA) Taiwan's Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta arrived in Geneva Saturday to attend this year's World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making arm of the World Health Organization (WHO). Chiu told reporters after his arrival that he will speak at 19 technical sessions during the 66th WHA, which is being held from May 20-28. It will be the largest number of technical ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612227/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:53 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612227/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – As violence against Filipinos escalated, Philippine officials have advised the thousands of workers to ';limit their movement'' in Taiwan amid the backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard in Philippine waters. Antonio Basilio, resident representative of ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612131/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 04:03:06 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612131/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is waiting for tempers in Taiwan to cool before settling the dispute over a shot Taiwanese fisherman, the head of an office in charge of relations said Sunday. Issues like Manila’s ';one-China'; policy and comments by Taiwanese investigators ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612136/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 03:51:37 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214612136/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Angry fishermen burn Filipino flags outside the Philippine representative office in Taipei in a protest at the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard. Hundreds of fishermen wearing yellow headbands and chanting "Justice must be done!" and "Killer must be punished!" hurled eggs at the office and demanded Manila apologize for the incident last Thursday ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610761/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 01:40:07 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610761/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The investigative team that the government dispatched to Manila, in order to investigate the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards, returned yesterday after the Southeast Asian country's officials refused to cooperate. According to local media, a new investigative delegation may head out to the Philippines as early as Monday once the Philippine government issues ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610763/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 01:27:24 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610763/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines over the May 9 shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters should be resolved as soon as possible, emphasizing that a joint investigation is needed, according to Garfie Li, spokeswoman of the Presidential Office. Ma made the comment at a National Security Council meeting convened with several officials from relevant government agencies to discuss the ongoing row with ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610336/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:34 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610336/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Deputy Justice Minister Chen Ming-tang said Saturday that a comparison of the navigation recorders on the Taiwanese fishing boat ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610337/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:33 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610337/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Ma Ying-jeou , U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) expressed regrets over the death of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, who was shot dead in an encounter with ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610335/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:32 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610335/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday urged North Korea to exercise self-restraint and not fuel tensions in the region after Pyongyang launched three short-range missiles earlier in the day. After a meeting with national security top brass, Garfie Li, spokeswoman of the Presidential Office, quoted Ma as stressing that Taiwan opposes any action that would undermine regional peace and that he has asked ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610334/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:32 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610334/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines government vessel on May 9, despite Manila going back on its word, Deputy Justice Minister Chen Ming-tang said Saturday. Speaking to reporters in his office upon the return of a Taiwanese investigation team from Manila earlier in the day, Chen said the key factor that drove the team to leave Manila empty handed was the lack of consensus between the two countries on Taiwan's ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610338/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:31 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610338/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) A Taiwanese fishing boat that was intercepted on May 14 by Vietnamese government vessels on open seas arrived home in southern Taiwan Saturday, with the skipper saying he was surprised that the boat was not seized by the Vietnamese government. The boat, the Lung Wang Li No. 97 from Pingtung County's Liouciou Township, was intercepted by Vietnamese government vessels ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610339/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:30 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214610339/scat/0dd057261bcc461b The Taiwan investigation team, tasked with conducting a probe into the fatal shooting of a Taiwan fisherman, has returned to Taipei from Manila. On arrival, the team held a press conference at Taipei Airport. The team has called on the Philippine government to conduct a joint investigation with Taiwan into the incident. It's accused the Philippine authorities of dishonesty, saying the ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214609741/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:31 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214609741/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan authorities decided on May 12 to dispatch a fleet to conduct regular patrol in waters to the south of the island to guard fishing boats following the shooting-death of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine side at sea.(Photo Source: huanqiu.com) A Taiwan investigation team sent to Manila to probe a fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard returned to Taipei on ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608824/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:31 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608824/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Manila, Philippines --- The Philippine government Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608378/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:04 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608378/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan and the Philippines are good neighbors. Though the Philippines pursues a One-China policy that regards Taiwan as a mere province of mainland China, the Philippine government maintains and continues to value its robust and comprehensive bilateral ties with the Taiwan government. The Philippines has strong ties with Taiwan in the economic, social and cultural realm. There is even suspicion ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608379/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:03 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608379/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Opposition lawmakers have yet to commit themselves to supporting proposed revisions to the stock gains tax regulation that are set to be reviewed ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605006/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:29 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605006/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA--Coast guard personnel who sprayed bullets at a Taiwanese fishing boat last week may have violated rules for dealing with such a situation, Philippine newspapers have ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605008/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:28 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605008/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--Several Taiwanese government agencies called on the public yesterday to treat Filipinos in the country well amid rising tensions between the two countries over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel on May ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605007/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:28 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605007/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- After taking office three months ago, Premier Jiang Yi-huah and his Cabinet members are gearing up to introduce aggressive economic and financial policies to revive the domestic economy, as gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of the year lagged sharply behind ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605010/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:26 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605010/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--Residential and commercial property transactions rose substantially in Taiwan in the first quarter because of greater transparency in the market, the government said ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605009/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:25 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605009/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Rotary Club of Taipei 2013 English Speech Contest ended on a high note yesterday, after 40-50 university students nationwide gave speeches in English on community service, global issues, and the millennial ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605011/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:19 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605011/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--Taiwan and New Zealand are closing in on a free trade deal, with substantive talks possibly being completed in June, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605012/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:17 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605012/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's representative in the United States has maintained that he has clearly explained Taipei's position to Washington in the wake of the ongoing row with Manila over the deadly shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604980/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:17 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604980/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI--Taiwan's HTC Corp. remained one of the world's top 10 smartphone makers in the first quarter despite sliding sales figures, according to local market research firm Digitimes ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605014/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:16 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605014/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Starting from May 17, passengers can simply call TRA-contracted caterers between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. a day before their train trips to order vegetarian lunch boxes. Passengers only need to tell the caterers which train they have booked and their seat numbers, and the lunch boxes will be served at meal time, the TRA said. The TRA said the new service was introduced in response to frequent ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605013/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:16 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605013/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In order to make more people familiar with national parks, the Construction & Planning Agency under the Ministry of the Interior (CPAMI) has kicked off the "2013 National Park Week: It's Time for Taiwan National Parks," which will last through the end of August for a duration of three months, according to a press release issued by the ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605016/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:13 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605016/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Vice President Jejomar Binay. RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines--Malacaang has formed a team from the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taipei to ensure protection for Filipino workers in Taiwan after reports of harassment and attacks by Taiwanese angry over the fatal shooting of one of their fishermen by Philippine coast guards last week. Vice President Jejomar Binay, ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604885/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:18 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604885/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Strategic Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--Malacaang on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coast guards had intentionally killed a Taiwanese fisherman in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines last week, triggering a major diplomatic row between the two countries. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan's ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604344/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 14:28:01 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604344/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Premier Jiang Yi-huah speaks while holding a picture showing the number of gun holes in a fishing vessel after it was assaulted by the Philippine coastguard, killing a Taiwanese fisherman, during a press conference in Taipei on May 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Mandy Cheng MANILA--"Filipino migrants are innocent; they should be protected," the Hong Kong-based International Migrants Alliance ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603050/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:25 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603050/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan’s allegations that its coast guard had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat. Hong Shi-cheng, a 65-year-old fisherman, was shot dead by the Philippine Coast Guard, who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan’s Department of ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603052/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:20 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603052/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines - The escalating row between Taiwan and Philippines and Taipei has started to spill over into the country's tourism sector, with some airline and hotel operators starting to express concern and others already feeling the pinch in the wake of the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters. Former Philippine ambassador and businessman Alfredo Yao said Zest Air, ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602620/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:49 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602620/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI -- President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that a Philippine government vessel's use of automatic weapons to strafe an unarmed and unprovocative fishing boat was "cold-blooded ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602013/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:16 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602013/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Some owners of resorts in Boracay, world-famous island resort destination, have been receiving booking cancellation requests from Taiwanese tourists amid the tension stemming from the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters."Marami kaming cancellations from Taiwanese tourists na pre-booked online. We received emails from them asking if they can cancel [the trip] because there is ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602014/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 10:28:01 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602014/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman has not been getting out. After collecting reports in the international media, Taiwan concluded that the reports either wrote about the shooting incident without comment or sided with ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601494/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:04 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601494/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei May 18 (CNA) A Taiwan delegation sent to Manila to investigate the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel has reached some progress on a judicial investigation with the Philippine justice department, but further negotiations are needed, an official said Saturday. During the visit to Manila, the delegation met with officials from the Philippine justice ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601493/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:04 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601493/scat/0dd057261bcc461b US $48.4 million) in corporate bonds on the local over-the-counter (OTC) market on May 20, financial adviser HSBC Taiwan said Saturday. The listing of Teco bonds will follow listings of 1 billion yuan in bonds ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601492/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:03 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601492/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai denied Saturday that she had a microblog account on a Chinese website, after media reported that she used that account to broadcast public issues ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601491/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:02 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601491/scat/0dd057261bcc461b China under the currency clearing mechanism set up across the Taiwan Strait. Before the Feb. 9-17 Lunar New Year holiday, the bank sent a first batch of NT$25 million ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601490/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:01 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601490/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Construction of a bridge that links the main island of Taiwan's Kinmen County and an isle to its west, will restart on May 21 and is expected to improve life for residents of the outlying islands once it is completed in four years. The Kinmen Bridge, linking the county's main island and Little Kinmen, also known as "Lieyu," is scheduled to be completed in ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601495/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:00 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601495/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Dallas, May 17 (CNA) Farglory FTZ Investment Holding Co. Ltd., a Taiwan-based transportation and logistics services provider, said Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with an airport in Texas to set up a strategic alliance. On behalf of his company, Farglory FTZ Chairman Yeh Yao-chun inked the agreement with Jeff Fegan, chief executive officer of Dallas/Fort Worth ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601499/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:59 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601499/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) A Taiwanese investigation team returned home from Manila Saturday after making little headway in investigating a Philippine government vessel's attack on an unarmed Taiwanese fishing boat last week that left a Taiwanese fisherman dead. The team, led by Chen Wen-chi, who heads the Ministry of Justice's Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs, ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601496/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:59 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601496/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) A grassroots organization said Saturday that it has launched a nationwide campaign to promote handmade sanitary napkins that it believes will empower women to better deal with menstruation in a more personalized way. Women should have a more positive view of menstruation, which is traditionally perceived as a taboo topic for discussion in Taiwan, according to the Dharti Mata ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601498/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:58 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601498/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard personnel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Saturday. Taiwan's representative offices in foreign countries, including the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, have been explaining Taiwan's stand and soliciting global support, said ministry spokesperson ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601497/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:57 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601497/scat/0dd057261bcc461b KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 - Putrajaya does not approve a campaign to boycott Chinese businesses initiated by pro-Umo bloggers and backed by several Muslim groups, Datuk Hasan Malek said today but the new Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism minister added that he cannot block their right to do ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601500/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 09:25:10 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601500/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines - The alternative labor markets being eyed by the Philippine government for Filipino who may be affected by the brewing tension between Taiwan and the Philippines are not feasible, a recruitment industry expert said Saturday. According to Emmanuel Geslani, there are no alternative markets for OFWs in Taiwan in case the Philippines eventually loses this labor market, which, he ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600904/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:08 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600904/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima neither denied nor confirmed statements made Saturday by the Taiwanese government’s investigation team regarding the Balintang Channel shooting incident in which a Taiwanese fisherman was killed. In a statement posted on the Department of Justice’s official Twitter account, De Lima appealed ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601023/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:07 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601023/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Manila, May 18 (CNA) Coast guard personnel who sprayed bullets at a Taiwanese fishing boat last week may have violated rules for dealing with such a situation, Philippine newspapers have reported. Citing an official privy to a government investigation into the case, the English-language Philippine Star reported Saturday that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who shot a Taiwanese ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600050/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:56 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600050/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan's machine tool exports stabilized in April after showing weakness in the first quarter, rising 8.4 percent from the previous month ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600049/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:56 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600049/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Taiwan and Singapore have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement and both sides are expected to officially sign the deal soon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday. Taiwan and Singapore have "substantively concluded" negotiations for the agreement entitled "Agreement between Singapore and the Separate Customs Territory of ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214599610/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 05:15:28 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214599610/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Members of Taiwan's indigenous peoples protested against nuclear energy outside of the Presidential Office Building Saturday in preparation for a larger protest scheduled for Sunday, the eve of ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214599135/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 04:31:35 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214599135/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines May 18 (CNA) Philippine coast guard personnel intended to kill the crew of an unarmed Taiwanese fishing boat because their shots were targeted at the boat's engine room where the crew was trying to take cover, an official said Saturday. A Taiwanese investigation report on the May 9 incident found most of the bullet holes on the boat near the engine room, said Chen Wen-chi, the ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214599137/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 04:31:33 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214599137/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines empty-handed Saturday after the authorities there refused to cooperate in the investigation into the May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman. The death of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, on a fishing trawler in an area where the two countries' exclusive economic zones overlap raised tension between the two countries to an unprecedented level, with Taipei issuing a total of eleven types of ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598502/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:40 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598502/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Philippines ' shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman cold-blooded and presented a diagram of where bullet holes were located on the fisherman's boat to back his claim. At a press conference held in Washington D.C., Republic ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598503/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:39 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598503/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan's economy may not be able to grow 3 percent in 2013 after the country reported much worse-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of the year, an economist said Saturday. Ray Chou, a research fellow with the Institute of Economics of Academia Sinica, said that he was not upbeat about the country's economic climate and did not ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598504/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:38 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598504/scat/0dd057261bcc461b (MENAFN - Arab News) Taiwan's leader yesterday called for calm and promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger at the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after a 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead last week by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters.Taiwanese media have reported an ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598366/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 03:22:53 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598366/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines -- Taiwan is calling on the Philippine government for a joint investigation on the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by members of the Philippine Coast Guard. In a statement released by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) Saturday morning, Taiwan said it is "necessary for Taiwan and the Philippines to jointly form an investigation team ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598505/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 03:07:42 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214598505/scat/0dd057261bcc461b MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that its coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.The 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters.Chen Wen-chi, head of the Taiwan team investigating the May 9 incident, said most ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214597654/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 02:24:10 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214597654/scat/0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI -- The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar Friday, gaining NT$0.01 to close at NT$30.060 as the local central bank entered the trading floor again to prop up the greenback and help the currency reverse its early gains, dealers ... http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214596922/scat/0dd057261bcc461b Sat, 18 May 2013 01:07:15 -0400 http://www.taiwansnews.net/index.php/sid/214596922/scat/0dd057261bcc461b