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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taiwan News.Net http://www.taiwansnews.net/ en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 21:56:48 -0400 Tue, 13 May 2008 21:56:48 -0400 30 News ) - A businessman accused of bilking the Taiwanese government out of $29.8 million committed no crime and is prepared to return part of the money, his lawyer said Tuesday. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14800502&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 21:05:30 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14800502&cat=0dd057261bcc461b News ) - The lawyer for a Taiwanese businessman accused of bilking the Taiwanese government out of nearly $30 million has told a Southern California news conference that his client committed no crime ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14800981&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 21:05:23 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14800981&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The U.S. Justice Department says a Taiwanese-American man has pleaded guilty to spying for the Chinese government. The department says Tai Shen Kuo, 58, admitted in a Virginia court near Washington t... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14800309&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 20:55:10 -0400 VOA http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14800309&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF REPORTERS, WITH CNA Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 1 Some Taiwanese businesspeople living in China's Sichuan Province had yet to be reached yesterday following a 7.9 magnitude quake which hit t... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14803385&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 19:54:47 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14803385&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Saying foreign aid had been the key to recovering from the 1999 earthquake, President Chen Shui-bian pledged Taiwan's support for relief efforts http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14803386&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 19:54:33 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14803386&cat=0dd057261bcc461b WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen born in Taiwan pleaded guilty on Tuesday to passing national defense secrets to China for about $50,000, the Justice Department said. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14795831&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 17:23:56 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14795831&cat=0dd057261bcc461b AFP, WASHINGTON Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 1 A former senior US official in Iraq on Monday accused the US State Department of recklessly misleading Americans over the country's plight and contr... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799265&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:37 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799265&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 3 Newly appointed Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) minister Mao Chi-kuo (毛治國) said yesterday that the direct entry of Chinese t... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799276&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:21 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799276&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 2 Sixteen thousand pieces of furniture avoided the incinerator and were refurbished by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and resold aroun... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799271&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:02 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799271&cat=0dd057261bcc461b PHOTO: CNA Chai singled out former New Tide heavyweights Hung Chi-chang (洪其昌), Wu Nai-jen (吳乃仁) and Chiou I-jen (邱義仁) for bringing trouble to the party. He also criticized former D... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799264&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:34 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799264&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Chinese women weep in front of a collapsed building in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, yesterday after an earthquake measuring 7.9 rocked the province At least 12,000 people remained buried, Xinhua news... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799266&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:27:15 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799266&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 2 Police arrested five individuals yesterday who pretended they were diplomatic officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and defrauded p... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799269&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:53 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799269&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 2 By next year, the Taipei City Government will have integrated Romanization of its 'index doorplates' on 24 major streets and replaced the numbering str... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799270&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:55 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799270&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 3 People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) yesterday denied a media report that he is likely to be appointed president of the Co... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799277&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:25 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799277&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF WRITER, WITH AGENCIES Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 3 ■ DIPLOMACY Young receives medal Stephen Young, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, received a medal from President Chen S... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799282&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:41 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799282&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 3 An estimated 530 foreign delegates are expected to attend president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) presidential inauguration next Tuesday, th... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799275&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:11 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799275&cat=0dd057261bcc461b STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 2 With the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak reaching alarming levels in China, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advised par... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799268&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:50 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799268&cat=0dd057261bcc461b AP, ISLAMABAD Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 1 Ministers from the party of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif submitted their resignations from Pakistan's Cabinet yesterday, shaking the f... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799267&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:43 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799267&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Page 8 The incoming administration announced its choice for secretary-general of the National Security Council this week: former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator S... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799281&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:36 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799281&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The amateur and foolish actions of two seemingly competent officials, former vice premier Chiou I-jen (邱義仁) and former minister of foreign affairs James Huang (黃志芳), in attempting to estab... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799280&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:33 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799280&cat=0dd057261bcc461b It is early morning in Barcelona's La Boqueria market and the fish stallholders are setting out their wares. Mounds of pink and gray glisten down the dim alleys — shoppers and tourists peering at th... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799279&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:29 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14799279&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Diamond is a good device," said Fox Su, a researcher at think tank Topology Research Institute. "It may become a strong rival of the iPhone2 both in price and functions." High Tech C... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14796612&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 15:26:41 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14796612&cat=0dd057261bcc461b SAN FRANCISCO -- Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search servi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14792409&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:59:54 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14792409&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Volunteers from the Buddhist Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation in China are prepared to enter Sichuan Province to provide relief to earthquake victims and assess their needs... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793392&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:18 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793392&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) President-elect Ma Ying-jeou donated NT$200,000 (US$6,536) through the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China Tuesday for post-earthquake relief efforts in the southwestern Ch... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793390&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:14 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793390&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday that it will provide US$200,000 in humanitarian aid to the cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, but has not yet decided how and in what for... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793288&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:10 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793288&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Legislator Trong Chai said Tuesday his decision to drop out of the race for the chairmanship of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to back his rival was made out of his... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793283&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:00 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793283&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Rome, May 12 (CNA) Two Taiwanese school teams won championships at an international beach tchoukball competition event held in Italy's Rimini City over the weekend, a school representative told CNA Mo... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793393&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:20 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793393&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Outgoing President Chen Shui-bian and Premier Chang Chun-hsiung also offered their condolences to the victims of the disaster, the worst earthquake to hit China in three decades. "Taiwan is willing to... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14791401&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:44:17 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14791401&cat=0dd057261bcc461b People First Party Chairman James Soong said through aides Tuesday that he has no contact with any Kuomintang officials for talks about his alleged appointment to the helm of the nation's highest watc... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793293&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:20 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793293&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan prosecutors issued an arrest warrant on Monday for a businessman suspected of playing a key role in the alleged embezzlement of 30 million U.S. dollars of diplomatic funds. Missing Taiwanese b... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793299&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:33 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793299&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Ministry of National Defense on Monday unveiled its biennial defense white paper as scheduled despite the objections of Defense Minister-designated Chen Chao-min (陳肇敏). Chen had previously ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793296&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:26 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793296&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) The pro-independence opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), which has recently professed to have changed its stance to that of a "center-left" party, is calling on all party me... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793309&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:38 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793309&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) A Taipei prosecutor investigating a fraud scandal placed one of two middlemen in a failed diplomatic scheme on the list of Taiwan's most wanted fugitives Monday. Prosecutor Huang ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793305&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:30 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793305&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The Kinmen County Government will help residents to obtain refunds on open tickets for flights on Far Eastern Air Transport Corp. (FAT), a local carrier that has suspended operati... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793391&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:16 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793391&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) The incoming Kuomintang (KMT) administration will set up a medical team to advise ranking government officials amid public concern over the health of political figures after the a... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793311&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:24 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793311&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Vice President-elect Vincent Siew has resigned as the chairman of the Cross Strait Common Market Foundation, according to a news release issued by Siew's office Tuesday. Siew, who... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793285&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:05 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793285&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Leading charity groups in Taiwan, including the Buddhist Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, the Buddhist Ling Jiou Mountain and the Red Cross Society of the Republic of Chin... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793284&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:03 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793284&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Record numbers of gold and silver coins have been issued to commemorate the May 20 inauguration of 12th President-elect Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President-elect, the Central Bank of ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793279&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:53 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793279&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 11 (CNA) Trade and economic relations across the Taiwan Strait will be the top concern of the National Security Council (NSC) in the first year of the incoming Kuomintang (KMT) administrat... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793280&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:55 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793280&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng said Monday that the legislature may not have enough time to deal with the issue of filling the vacancies of four grand justices before its ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793310&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793310&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) rebutted Tuesday Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare's statement that he never met with Taiwanese officials or intended to establ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793289&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:13 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793289&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) If gasoline stations use empty oil tanks or other unauthorized containers to hoard petroleum products, they will face fines of up to NT$500,000 (US$1,640), the Ministry of Economi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793184&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:36:32 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793184&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general-designate Su Chi pledged Monday to serve in his new post with "honesty" and "expertise." Su made the remarks one day after Presid... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793306&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:32 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793306&cat=0dd057261bcc461b National security and intelligence personnel will not undergo a major reshuffle for the time being, sources close to President-elect Ma Ying-jeou said on Sunday. With slightly more than a week to go ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793318&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:14 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793318&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Despite being questioned by lawmakers over a potential scandal, the Ministry of Economic Affairs insisted on Monday that bidding on a US$4 billion (NT$122 billion) investment project in Saudi Arabia i... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793297&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:29 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793297&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Outgoing Interior Minister Lee Yi-yang said Monday that he is pleased with the ministry's efforts in combating crime, reducing fires and providing social welfare to the public dur... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793277&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:44 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793277&cat=0dd057261bcc461b New York, May 12 (CNA) A Taiwan-based dance troupe, known for blending innovations with traditional elements of dance and song, performed for Taiwanese in Chicago to highlight the city's celebration o... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793395&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:26 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793395&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Justice Minister-designate Wang Ching-feng has reaffirmed in an interview with the Central News Agency that she will give priority to preventing official corruption after she takes office on May 20. ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793278&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:46 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793278&cat=0dd057261bcc461b National Security Council (國家安全會議) (NSC) secretary-general-designate Su Chi (蘇起) pledged on Monday to serve in his new post "with honesty and expertise." Su made the remarks one day a... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793298&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:31 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793298&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 11 (CNA) Su Chi, a Tamkang University professor who once served as Taiwan's top China policy coordinator, will serve as secretary-general of the incoming Kuomintang (KMT) government's Nati... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793281&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793281&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Ministry of Justice will not make a hasty decision to abolish the death penalty but will gather opinions from different fields before making the final decision, the incoming Minister of Justice Wa... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793312&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:16 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793312&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China has appealed to local residents for support of its fundraising efforts to help China with earthquake disaster relief and rescue foll... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793397&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:28 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793397&cat=0dd057261bcc461b China has been steadily stepping up fighter plane patrols in the Taiwan Strait over the past decade, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND) annual national defense report released on Mond... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793301&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:37 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793301&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Pro-independence groups will hold a mass rally in Taipei May 20 to declare to the world their determination to pursue formal independence of Taiwan, organizers said Tuesday. The r... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793286&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:06 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793286&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), the government's de facto ambassador in Washington, said on Friday that Taiwan expected the US to lead a push for observer status on its behalf at the WHO despite China's persis... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793316&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:12 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793316&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Several civic groups on Tuesday called for solidarity of the floundering Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) so that it can regain its foothold after its bruising defeats in the Ja... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793287&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:08 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793287&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Chen Ming-fong, head of the Internal Medicine Division of the National Taiwan University Hospital, has been named as the chief of the hospital, outgoing hospital Superintendent Li... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793389&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:13 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793389&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) caucus has reached a consensus and will allow some of the less controversial articles of a draft proposal on turning areas surrounding Taoyuan International Airport int... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793317&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:20 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793317&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) caucus denied on Monday that it was planning a trade-off with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus on a bill that would absolve the president or other governme... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793302&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:22:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793302&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Incoming Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo called Tuesday for a temporary halt to Friday's screening by lawmakers of a bill concerning the upgrading of the... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793180&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:36:28 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793180&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The three contenders for the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) top post sparred over the issues of the party's future direction, cross-strait relations and regaining public trust in a televised deb... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793315&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:10 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14793315&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Dr. Michael Nobel, a great grand nephew of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize awards, urged Taiwan Tuesday to use modern technology to help conserve energy and reduce carbon... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789238&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 10:03:03 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789238&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Papua New Guinean (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has denied any involvement in the Taiwan Cash for Recognition scandal. Taiwan's Government has paid more than $30 million in exchange for dip... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14787752&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 10:38:43 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14787752&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Citing the uncertain situation following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province Monday, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) advised... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789240&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 10:03:06 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789240&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Atlanta, May 12 (CNA) A Taiwanese aboriginal youth club is slated to perform aboriginal-style dances in two major cities in Texas later this month in an effort to boost Taiwan-U.S. cultural exchanges,... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789239&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 10:03:05 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789239&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The Mainland Affairs Council on Tuesday launched an audio version of classical Chinese texts known as the "Four Books, " which was recorded in Hoklo to promote classical Chinese c... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789489&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:56:47 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789489&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Impacted by continuing surges in international oil and commodities prices, Taiwan saw imports post a higher growth than exports for the fifth consecutive month in April, hence narrowing the trade surp... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789036&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:35 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789036&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) A new Chinese-English Web site featuring the latest tourism information, events, travel fairs and activities in Taiwan and other countries was inaugurated Monday. The Web site at ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789241&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 10:03:08 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789241&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei - A Taiwan couple who were happily married for 66 years died on the same day, becoming the envy of friends and neighbours who thought it was the perfect ending to an ideal marriage, reports sai... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14787483&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 10:34:13 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14787483&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The emerging enterprise market has targeted to attract listings by over 50 overseas enterprises, more than that on the Hong Kong bourse now, thereby developing the market into Asia`s Nasdaq, said Lu D... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789039&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:36 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789039&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Foreseeing a bullish securities market domestically, four securities firms, including President Securities Co., Concorde Securities Co., Horizon Securities Co. and Masterlink Securities Co., will rais... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789038&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:31 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789038&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Most members of a Taiwanese businessmen's association in Chengdu, Sichuan Province have been accounted for and are safe and sound following Monday's major earthquake in the region... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789242&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 10:03:10 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789242&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar has seriously hit the domestic life insurance industry, with a total of 29 life insurance companies operating in Taiwan suffered record loss of NT$27.374 bill... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789037&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:33 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789037&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Sales of new cars in Taiwan plunged by 20% year-on-year (YoY) in April, according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC).Except Honda Taiwan Motor Co. and C... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789041&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:27 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789041&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Actively venturing into production of solar cells, Mosel Vitelic Inc., a Taiwanese contract maker of wafers, plans to set up a new production line for 200 megawatt solar cells at its Hsinchu plant, lo... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789035&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:25 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789035&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Taiwan's share prices surged Tuesday, with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, moving up 159.48 points, or 1.8 percent, to close at 8,989.53. Posting gains for the sec... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789034&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:24 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789034&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened higher Tuesday. The weighted price index was up 64.89 points at 8,894.94 on a turnover of NT$3.94 billion (US$127.71 million) at the ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789040&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789040&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was lower against the New Taiwan dollar in early trading in Taipei Tuesday. The greenback was trading at NT$30.771 at 9:30 a.m. on the Taiwan Foreign Exchange, dow... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789042&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 09:14:21 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14789042&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Water is the best beverage to quench one's thirst, and drinking water helps the environment by reducing the amount of wasteful packaging used for bottled drinks, the Environmental Protection Administr... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784635&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 06:11:16 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784635&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Many children living in extreme poverty lack basic amenities such as being able to take a comfortable hot shower or having a toilet at home, the Children's Welfare League Foundation said on Monday. "... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784636&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 06:11:18 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784636&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Polaris Securities Co., Taiwan's largest online brokerage, said Chairman Wayne Pai was questioned by prosecutors last night and released on bail. It denied buying shares of its asset-management unit a... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784442&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 05:36:35 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784442&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Taiwan's state-run tobacco company said Tuesday that to avoid controversy, it has decided to remove the number "520" from its newly launched cigarette. Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor C... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784644&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:43 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784644&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A total of 147 retired teachers have joined the Taipei county government Education Bureau's student guidance and assistance program this year. Among the retired teachers joining the program this year... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784643&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:41 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784643&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) The head of Nantou County called for public assistance Tuesday for the victims of the destructive earthquake that hit the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan Monday. Nantou C... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784645&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:39 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784645&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TOKYO -- Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu on Monday reported nearly a 40 percent plunge in profit for the January-March quarter, largely on costs to restructure its computer chips operations. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14783482&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 06:39:52 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14783482&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Los Angeles, May 12 (CNA) A fugitive middleman who allegedly defrauded Taiwan of nearly US$30 million in a dollar-diplomacy scandal has canceled his plan to meet the press in Los Angeles before May 20... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784640&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:37 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784640&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) on Monday released a new timetable for its trains that is scheduled to come into effect on Thursday. TRA deputy director-general Chang Ying-huei said the timet... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784637&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 06:11:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784637&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday urged the general public not to be duped by a swindler who used his self-proclaimed title of the ambassador of the central African country the Democratic Repu... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784642&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:47 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784642&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, May 13 (CNA) A special search and rescue team in eastern Taiwan's Taitung County has mobilized and is ready to help out in relief efforts in Sichuan following a major earthquake in the southwe... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784638&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:35 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14784638&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Just ask the owners of the Mets baseball stadium under construction in New York, who sold the naming rights to Citigroup Inc. for US$400 million.Naming rights have also been a lucrative business for A... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779941&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:12 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779941&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers -- or buying new ones -- to cope with rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say."Everyone that comes in the shop is talking about... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779943&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:10 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779943&cat=0dd057261bcc461b NEW YORK -- After slashing inventory and cutting expenses, the U.S. retail industry is still bracing for the largest overall quarterly profit decline in at least nine years when merchants report their... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779940&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:13 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779940&cat=0dd057261bcc461b In a letter to his European counterparts, Darling will say the EU must ensure its policies are not unnecessarily inflating the cost of food. European Union finance ministers meet in Brussels on May 14... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779942&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:08 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779942&cat=0dd057261bcc461b LONDON -- Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings said its profit in the first quarter was ahead of a year earlier as growth in Asia and elsewhere helped counter another big hit for bad debts on U.S. home... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779946&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:01 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779946&cat=0dd057261bcc461b NEW YORK -- Tribune Co. agreed Sunday to sell the Long Island newspaper Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp. for US$650 million. The deal -- structured as a tax-free joint venture -- would give Tribun... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779945&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:02 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779945&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TOKYO -- Home electronics suppliers Victor Co. of Japan and Kenwood Corp. said Monday they have agreed to set up a joint holding company effective Oct. 1. The move is the latest stage of a long-runnin... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779947&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:00 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779947&cat=0dd057261bcc461b PRAGUE -- French auto components multinational Faurecia will open a 20 million euro (US$30.9 million) plant producing exhausts in the eastern Czech town of Karvina as part of a wider shake-up of its C... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779948&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:01:58 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779948&cat=0dd057261bcc461b LONDON -- Energy company Centrica said that, as expected, first-half group operating profit would be materially below that of last year due to lower profitability at its British Gas retail business, h... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779949&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:01:57 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14779949&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Northern Bear Company, a local manufacturer of medical care equipment and devices, as well as massagers, has developed a foot massage device as thin as a paper through the assistance of National Ilan ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14780618&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 13 May 2008 02:01:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=14780618&cat=0dd057261bcc461b