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 News.Net http://www.taiwansnews.net/ en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:33:31 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:33:31 -0400 30 this refrain : Profit soars; the stock doesn't. What gives? The world's largest chip foundry, by sales volume, this morning reported second-quarter earnings of $0.24 per http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37343627&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:11:59 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37343627&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan's Yani Tseng, a two-time major winner, produced a birdie, eagle finish to share the first round lead with Australian Katherine Hull on four-under-par 68 at the women's British Open Thur... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37343628&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:11:57 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37343628&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan is scheduled to visit the United States, where she will deliver a speech to a Washington-based think tank August 4 on a landmark cross-Taiwan St... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339919&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:59 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339919&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Giza Venture Capital Taiwanese portfolio company Danen Technologies Corporation (Taipei: 3686) has held an IPO on the Taipei Stock Exchange, after less than three years in business. Danen manufactures... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339264&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:25:45 -0400 Globes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339264&cat=0dd057261bcc461b People walk past High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) logos in Hsintien, Taipei. Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC said Thursday its net profit in the three months to June rose 50.5 percent year on year... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339921&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:51:59 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339921&cat=0dd057261bcc461b On Thursday July 29, 2010, 5:08 am EDT TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first "Taiwan International Fastener Show," organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan I... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339922&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:51:59 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37339922&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan's Taiex index rose 14.18, or 0.2 percent, to 7,798.99 at the close of Taipei trading at 1:30 p.m., the highest since May 4.HTC Corp. (2498), the world's largest maker of handsets using operatin... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336020&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:38 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336020&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest custom manufacturer of chips, posted record quarterly profit and raised its spending budget more than 20 percent as demand for phone compone... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336019&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:36 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336019&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A former executive with Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. has agreed to plead guilty and serve time in a U.S. jail for his role in a price-fixing case, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Huang... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336021&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:33 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336021&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) The 8th International Geography Olympiad (iGeO) -- a competition designed for secondary school students -- opened in Taipei Thursday for the first time, with the highest-ever num... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336017&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:31 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336017&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Taiwan High Court yesterday sentenced the secretary of a former transportation minister to 11 years in prison for receiving bribes in the awarding of a contract for the highway electronic toll pay... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336024&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:31 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336024&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan is scheduled to visit the United States, where she will deliver a speech to a Washington-based think tank Aug. 4 on a landmark cross-Taiwan Stra... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336022&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:29 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336022&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The opposition Democratic Progressive Party criticized the government yesterday for allegedly putting a gardening firm in charge of fire safety inside the Hsuehshan Tunnel.The tunnel, on the main free... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336025&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:27 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336025&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Yunlin County Magistrate Su Chih-fen knelt outside the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday in a protest against the government's attitude to the recent fire at the Formosa Plastics Group naphtha cracke... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336023&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:25 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336023&cat=0dd057261bcc461b "Post-adolescence"To present the annual major exhibition "Post-adolescence," which was jointly organized by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei National... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336031&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:18 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336031&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Director Hsu Li-kong and actor-turned charity volunteer Sun Yueh have been named by the Golden Horse Film Festival to receive special awards for their contribution to the local f... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336018&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:15 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336018&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A transit that lasts for more than six hours can be excruciatingly boring if you're reduced to wandering around the airport. Every experienced traveler knows that, and so do Taiwan's tourism administr... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336027&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:14 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336027&cat=0dd057261bcc461b 'Splice'人工進化Directed by: Vincenzo NataliStarring: Andrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine CheneacReviewed by: Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy NewspapersOpens Taiwan: todayIn the monster romp "Splice,"... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336026&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:12 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336026&cat=0dd057261bcc461b 'The Ghost Writer'獵殺幽靈寫手Directed by: Roman PolanskiStarring: Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Kim CattrallReviewed by: Christopher Kelly, McClatchy NewspapersOpens Taiwan: todayRoman Polansk... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336034&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:10 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336034&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Xinyi District is probably the most eye-catching district in Taipei City. Here you will find Taipei City Hall, Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center and various shopping complexes making it a popular ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336035&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:08 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336035&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Art works by four Taiwanese are on display at the 11th International Festival of Electronic Language (FILE) after being selected for a competition at the event in Sao Paulo.The festival, which is bein... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336033&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:06 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336033&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The H1N1 swine flu virus has claimed its third Taiwanese fatality in just ten days, the nation's 46th victim overall, the Centers for Disease Control announced yesterday.As in the two previous cases, ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336032&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:04 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336032&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI -- The recently inked economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China and related measures could be approved by the Legislative Yuan by late next month if an extra legi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336016&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:56:35 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336016&cat=0dd057261bcc461b YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A Taiwanese woman has drowned in the Firehole River at Yellowstone National Park. Park officials said Wednesday that 22-year-old Lin Ching-Ling died Tuesday n... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336015&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:31:44 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37336015&cat=0dd057261bcc461b President Ma Ying-jeou met with Swaziland's King Mswati III at the Presidential Office Thursday after presiding over a greeting with military honors for the king at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37332551&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:08:01 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37332551&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Over 30 percent of public land in the Taipei area that was sold to the private sector over the past six years remains undeveloped -- an indication that land-hoarding is a common ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37332553&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:07:55 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37332553&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd, the largest telecom operator in Taiwan, said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corp. (SPTC) to facilitat... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331769&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:58 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331769&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Taiwan's central bank announced Thursday that it will auction NT$100 billion (US$3.12 billion) -worth of 364-day negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs) in August, making it th... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331131&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331131&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, said Thursday its profits jumped 64.8 per cent on surging sales.TSMC said net income in the quarter reached 40.... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331811&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:41:00 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331811&cat=0dd057261bcc461b -(Dow Jones)- The average nonperforming loan ratio of Taiwan's banks fell to 0.91% at the end of June from 0.96% at the end of May, the Financial Supervisory Commission said Thursday. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331186&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:14:17 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37331186&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Butchers and pig suppliers in eastern Taiwan's Taitung County will suspend sales for 11 days during the period July 30-Aug. 31 because of low supplies, a county official said Thu... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329201&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329201&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Jeremy Lin, the first American player of Taiwanese descent to sign a regular season contract with a National Basketball Association (NBA) team, attributed his achievements to his passion for the game,... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329202&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:49:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329202&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A national education conference is slated to be held August 28-29, mainly to map out a blueprint for Taiwan's overall education policy for the next decade, Premier Wu Den-yih said Thursday. The govern... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329204&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:49:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329204&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Smartphone maker HTC Corp. said Thursday it expects its sales for the third quarter to rise 15.64 percent from a year earlier on the back of strong global demand. In an investor ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329199&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:45 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329199&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) In light of two fires in less than a month at the Formosa Plastics Group's (FPG's) No. 6 naphtha cracker complex in Mailiao, Yunlin County, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329200&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329200&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, July 29 - Taiwan's government debt has risen 63 percent to a record over the past eight years due to costly relief measures during the global economic downturn, and it will take six decade... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329197&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:55:09 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329197&cat=0dd057261bcc461b MANILA, Philippines – A court in the Philippines has sentenced a Taiwanese man to 80 years in jail for possessing more than three kilos of illegal drugs. Judge Alejandro Bijasa ordered Hsieh Ch... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329198&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:55:07 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37329198&cat=0dd057261bcc461b By Jens Kastner TAIPEI - Recently in Taipei, as yet another delegation from mainland China cut the ribbon to an investment fair and Taiwan's hotel industry anticipated ever-rising numbers of ma... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37328318&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:56:02 -0400 Asia Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37328318&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan's university national baseball team will open the 2010 World University Baseball Championship Friday in Tokyo, hoping to win the tournament for the first time in its five appearances at the eve... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326103&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:35:19 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326103&cat=0dd057261bcc461b BEIJING - HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today introduced its brand and first HTC-branded devices in China. As part of its mobile operator focus, HTC also announced a partnership w... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325296&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:35:06 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325296&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The H1N1 swine flu virus has claimed its third Taiwanese fatality in a month, the nation’s 46th victim overall, the Centers for Disease Control announced Thursday. As in the... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326104&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:34:38 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326104&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Butchers and pig suppliers in eastern Taiwan's Taitung County will suspend sales for 11 days during the period July 30-Aug. 31 because of low supplies, a county official said Thu... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326109&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:34:28 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326109&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Chunghwa Telecom Co., the leading telecom service provider of fixed-line, mobile and Internet services to residential and business customers in Taiwan, today announced that it will establish a wholly ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325297&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:34:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325297&cat=0dd057261bcc461b As Fujitsu plans to push US$400-600 notebooks in North America and Asia Pacific markets, and increased its outsourcing proportion to Taiwan makers from only 30% in 2009 to close to 50% in 2010, source... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325282&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:08:21 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325282&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is planning to halt or postpone most of its investments in Taiwan due to negative press, which a Chinese-language http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325283&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:08:09 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37325283&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet asked the economics ministry to set up a management centre after a fire earlier this week at Formosa Petrochemical's <6505.TW> giant Taiwan refinery ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326098&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:39:39 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326098&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on July 28 passed a regulatory amendment to shift the pricing rights for voice calls from fixed-line telephones to mobile phones to fixed-line telecom... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326100&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:39:38 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326100&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The First "Taiwan International Fastener Show" Will Be Held in October 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The first "Taiwan International Fastener Show," organized by Taiwan External Trade... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326102&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:39:37 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37326102&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Premier Wu Den-yih said Thursday a service center should be set up at the Formosa Plastics Group's petrochemical complex in Yunlin County to coordinate emergency responses to industrial accidents. "If... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322817&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:22:44 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322817&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan is scheduled to visit the United States, where she will deliver a speech to a Washington-based think tank Aug. 4 on a land... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322819&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:21:53 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322819&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Richard Tsai and Daniel Tsai, the two largest shareholders of Taiwan Mobile Co., recently decided to carry out the acquisition of cable television operator Kbro Co. in their private capacities. They m... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322820&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:21:50 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322820&cat=0dd057261bcc461b In response to the steep rise in housing prices in the greater Taipei area, the Executive Yuan in April adopted a policy package aimed at building a healthy real estate market. However, two recent inc... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322825&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:21:41 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322825&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The National Audit Office (NAO) on Wednesday warned of the severity of outdated runways at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Taiwan's growing national debt in its annual report on government re... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322824&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:21:38 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322824&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, July 29 - Taiwan's government debt has risen 63 percent to a record over the past eight years due to costly relief measures during the global economic downturn, and it will take six decade... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322815&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:25:42 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37322815&cat=0dd057261bcc461b There is no doubt that smoking or the inhalation of second-hand cigarette smoke can cause breast cancer, Taiwan researchers said Wednesday, citing their recent findings in a study on smoking and breas... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319629&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:07:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319629&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A Taiwanese marching band led by Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School won the preliminary round of the 2010 WAMSB Championship for Marching Show Bands in Potsdam, Germany Wednesday. The team ranked fi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319628&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:07:11 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319628&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The "Aiken Happy Life Workshop" run by the Taipei Autistic Childrens' Welfare Foundation opened its doors this week, with six autistic young people working there to hand-make nutritious mantou (Chines... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319630&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:07:00 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319630&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Flat panel maker AU Optronics Corp. said Thursday it is planning to build TV set assembly bases in Europe and America next year. "AUO will make the investments through its subsid... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37318907&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:06:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37318907&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Left: NBA Houston Rockets player Yao Ming has fun before a charity game in Taipei yesterday. Right: NBA Golden State Warriors player Jeremy Lin demonstrates his skills during the game. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319634&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:06:48 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319634&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Yingge in Taipei County is the ceramics capital of Taiwan. The Yingge Ceramics Museum recently kicked off a display of crystal glaze items at its B1 ceramics gallery as part of the Yingge Ceramics Bra... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319631&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:06:36 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37319631&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Solar call manufacturers based in China and Taiwan are strongly considering long-term supply agreements with solar wafer producers, and some cell players reportedly have already done so. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37318966&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:41:17 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37318966&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Chimei Innolux (CMI) will recruit 3,500 employees in Taiwan by the end of 2010, consisting of 3,000 technicians, 400 engineers and management staff, and 100 others to be stationed overseas, according ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37318965&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:41:12 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37318965&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The second fire in a month broke out July 25 at an oil refining plant in the Formosa Plastics Group's (FPG) No. 6 naphtha cracker complex in Mailiao, Yunlin County, causing huge losses to neighboring ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37317000&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:56:48 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37317000&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Chunghwa Telecom Co., the leading telecom service provider of fixed-line, mobile and Internet services to residential and business customers in Taiwan, today announced that it will establish a wholly ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316997&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:56:40 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316997&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei - No other country in the world has a lower birth rate than Taiwan. During the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar the birth rate tends to fall even further because "Tiger Kids" as regard... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316326&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:30:32 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316326&cat=0dd057261bcc461b OFFENBACH, GERMANY -- Taiwanese tennis player Lu Yen-hsun called his run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals a turning point in his career and said his new target is to reach the world's top 30. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316985&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:10 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316985&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Cabinet has approved 10 major investment soliciting projects, targeting to attract over NT$300 billion worth of investments in Taiwan by domestic and foreign enterprises, Chairwo... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316984&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:08 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316984&cat=0dd057261bcc461b SEOUL -- A group of mathematics team leaders from 26 countries decided that Taiwan will host the 2012 International Mathematics Competition and Forum (IMC), the head of Taiwan's delegation to this yea... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316983&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:07 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316983&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A standardized contract for online shopping will be put into practice on Jan. 1, 2011 as part of the government's efforts to better safeguard the interests of both sellers and buyers... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316981&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:04 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316981&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Eighty nine passengers on board a China Airlines (CAL) plane bound for Hiroshima in Japan got a shock when the plane suddenly plunged from an altitude of 36,000 feet to 10,000 feet d... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316980&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:03 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316980&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Ministry of Finance yesterday stressed that the picking of the winning numbers for the unified invoice-based lottery has always been fair, but promised to study what changes will... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316978&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:01 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316978&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The National Immigration Agency and Taipei County Police Department last month brought to justice three persons who employed and mistreated illegal immigrants for the second time in ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316986&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:58 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316986&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI -- The first Taiwanese-American signed by an NBA team hopes to overcome the negative stereotype of playing college basketball at Harvard and plans on eventually becoming a minister in an inner-... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316987&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:57 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316987&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office decided yesterday to appeal the Taiwan High Court's latest ruling that slashed the prison sentence for Chen Che-nan, former deputy presidential sec... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316988&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:55 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316988&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Next Magazine yesterday published new information to substantiate its allegations that the son of former President Chen Shui-bian patronized a prostitute, including transcripts of 16... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316989&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:53 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316989&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI -- The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said yesterday it has given approval for Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. of China to issue Taiwan depository receipts (TDRs). http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316990&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:53 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316990&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI -- The National Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday that it approved Next Media's application for a sports channel, but rejected three other channels. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316991&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:52 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316991&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Over 700 people were stranded on Wuling Farm in the central county of Taichung yesterday afternoon, after a bridge on a major mountain highway became seriously damaged as a result of... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316994&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:26:46 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316994&cat=0dd057261bcc461b One of Taiwan's most celebrated producers, Hsu Li-Kong, wants to make 'a Bollywood-type' movie. And he finds India a rich source of themes, be it the stories behind its many gods or its 'tiffin cultur... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316975&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:03:40 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316975&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd. (JVS), a leading provider of advanced metrology solutions for the semiconductor industries, announced today it has received multiple orders for its new QC3(tm) diffra... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316977&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:03:39 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=37316977&cat=0dd057261bcc461b