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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 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:02:16 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:02:16 -0400 30 Taiwan confirmed Wednesday that the US has decided to sell 60 Harpoon Air Launch anti-ship missiles to Taipei, in a move ending a de facto freeze on US arms sales to the island. http://www.taiwansnews.net/story/399796 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:03 -0400 Taiwan News.Net http://www.taiwansnews.net/story/399796 Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Premier Liu Chao-shiuan Wednesday welcomed a massive investment plan by AU Optronics Corp., the world's third-largest maker of liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), to build four panel... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273390&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:24:19 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273390&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Despite angry protests by more than 700 Jinshan Township (金山) residents in front of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on Wednesday, spent fuel from the First Nuclear Power Plant wi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273389&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:23:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273389&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Export orders received by local businesses in July were valued at US$31.36 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.52 percent -- the lowest on record since April 2003, when local business was... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273388&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:23:01 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273388&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei - After a poor showing at the Beijing Olympics Taiwan plans to spend at least 1 billion Taiwan dollars (32 million US dollars) to prepare for the 2012 London Olympics, a newspaper said Thursday... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272744&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:13:20 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272744&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on August 27 published its consolidated financial report for the first half of 2008, with a return of NT$333 million... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272156&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:29 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272156&cat=0dd057261bcc461b AU Optronics (AUO) plans to invest NT$400 billion (US$12.68 billion) to build four 10G or above LCD panel plants in Taiwan in the next 10 years, company chairman KY Lee has disclosed. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272750&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:01 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272750&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Many Taiwan analog IC design houses reported second-quarter gross margins at below 40% – representing declines from the first quarter – including Richtek Technology, Global Mixed-mode Tech... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272748&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:56 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272748&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened marginally higher Thursday. The weighted price index was up 9.35 points at 7,090.32 on a turnover of NT$2.45 billion (US$77.82 milli... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273387&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:23:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273387&cat=0dd057261bcc461b GUANGZHOU, CHINA -- Washington will sell $90 million worth of anti-ship missiles to Taiwan, ending what some analysts said has been a U.S. freeze on arms sales that was designed to ease cross-strait ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272651&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:51:28 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272651&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The retired history teacher is one of scores of women who have come to Ching Shui Temple in Taipei this month to make similar prayers. With abortion becoming less taboo in Taiwan, several dozen Buddhi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273386&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:34:04 -0400 Khaleej Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17273386&cat=0dd057261bcc461b (AFP)--Taiwan's ex-intelligence chief has been indicted on suspicion of covering up for former president Chen Shui-bian over suspected money laundering, an official said Thursday. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272737&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:21:21 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17272737&cat=0dd057261bcc461b omputer system for filing flight plans delayed hundreds of flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Department of Homeland Security said there was no link to terrorism and the FAA said t... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269373&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:33 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269373&cat=0dd057261bcc461b bank profits plunged by 86 percent in the second quarter, as slumps in the housing and credit markets continued. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data released Tuesday show 117 banks and thrifts were c... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269342&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:28 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269342&cat=0dd057261bcc461b he state-owned Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) to build a temporary dump site in Taipei County to dispose of spent nuclear fuel rods from the neighboring No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, despite strong protest ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270376&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:26 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270376&cat=0dd057261bcc461b er this year in a joint project between two Japanese companies, an official said Wednesday. A huge freighter capable of carrying 6,400 automobiles will be equipped with 328 solar panels at a cost of 1... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269562&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:25 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269562&cat=0dd057261bcc461b the Chiku Lagoon, Taiwan's largest, on the last two days of the county's annual tourism and ecology promotion activity. The county government extended the activity, which was supposed to take place ev... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270374&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:17 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270374&cat=0dd057261bcc461b a copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls. MGA Entertainment Inc. and its chief executive officer Isaac Larian were told to... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270378&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:18 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270378&cat=0dd057261bcc461b achieve health and peace of mind, will be offering a free lesson today in Taipei. According to Master Lee, "ping shuai" is the result of the collective wisdom of its developers in ancient times and is... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270375&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:22 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270375&cat=0dd057261bcc461b an Truck factory to make car bodies, part of the automaker's plan to convert some truck factories to make smaller vehicles. Michigan Truck's 1,000 workers who now make Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269307&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:12 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269307&cat=0dd057261bcc461b to build a floating production and storage facility that will drill for oil off the coast of Brazil in the nation's giant Tupi field. Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co., or Modec, a Tokyo-base... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269533&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:21 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269533&cat=0dd057261bcc461b ral Seattle stores Tuesday and says more will follow, as part of a recent deal that set the coffee community abuzz. The Clover is a complex brewing system that was once the domain of independent coffe... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270379&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:09 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17270379&cat=0dd057261bcc461b ch of Alitalia, as part of a plan to save the troubled Italian airline, news reports said Tuesday. The investors include Roberto Colaninno, the chairman of motorcycle maker Piaggio, as well as other n... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269374&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:07 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269374&cat=0dd057261bcc461b apartments and office buildings to boost the country's economic growth, an official said Wednesday. Under the current rules, foreign property investments can only be made through the name of a Cambodi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269551&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:02 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269551&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The residents claim that the money went to lobbyists instead. "The money was diverted and must be returned to us, the poor," street vendor Maximiliano Esquivel told reporters after the appeal was fil... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269547&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:37:19 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17269547&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) A charity organization has set up Taiwan's first support center for family caregivers to provide them with professional psychological counselling and assistance in caregiving. Th... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17267083&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:57:03 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17267083&cat=0dd057261bcc461b 1. Yang Lan (Dragon TV): Since the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, Yang Lan has interviewed a number of Olympic athletes, including Phelps, Kobe Bryant, Liu Zige, Liu Chunhong, and Li Ning. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17266387&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:53:07 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17266387&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was higher against the New Taiwan dollar in early trading in Taipei Tuesday. The greenback was trading at NT$31.536 at 9:45 a.m. on the Taiwan Foreign Exchange, u... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17262645&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:08:52 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17262645&cat=0dd057261bcc461b *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17260970&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:58:35 -0400 Business Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17260970&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI — Taiwan hopes to restart talks with Japan on fishing issues as early as next month, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Francisco Ou said, according to local reports Wednesday. ‘‘Our... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17261951&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:09 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17261951&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou expressed hope Wednesday that he will be able to visit the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to boost relations between the two countrie... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257832&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:13:13 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257832&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Kinmen, Aug. 27 (CNA) A group of 660 elderly veterans from Taiwan who endured the bombardment of the island of Kinmen by China in 1958, returned to their old battlefields Wednesday to reminisce about ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257831&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:13:09 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257831&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Far Eastern Group (FEG) -- one of Taiwan's largest business groups -- has become embroiled in the high-profile money laundering scandal involving former President Chen Shui-bian ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257835&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:13:09 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257835&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A Palau patrol boat has apprehended a Taiwan fishing vessel that was feared hijacked by its crew, and has discovered that the captain is missing, http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17256359&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:08:02 -0400 Pacific Magazine http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17256359&cat=0dd057261bcc461b has opened a product training center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, with support of the Taiwan government, the company said Tuesday. Fremont-based Lam (NASDAQ: LRCX), a maker of equipment used by semiconductor ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257026&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:55:51 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17257026&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The Interior Ministry opened a two-day international anti-human trafficking seminar Wednesday with the goal of consolidating a campaign against human trafficking by establishin... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251848&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:15 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251848&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Supported by the Government Information Office (GIO) , two Taiwanese artistic groups will perform in Europe and South America, respectively, in the hope of enhancing cultural e... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251854&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:12 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251854&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Fifty young volunteers who completed a six-week training program at Taiwan's International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) will participate in overseas service using thei... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251845&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:19 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251845&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) A local prosecutor departed Wednesday for Singapore to seek assistance in Taiwan's ongoing investigation into a case of suspected money laundering involving former President Chen... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251844&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:21 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251844&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The problem of child sexual abuse may be more prevalent than the public realizes, with the actual number of victims estimated at approximately 20,000 per year, although only arou... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251856&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:09 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251856&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday that it sees some goodwill from China in a letter from Beijing to the U.N. secretary-general regarding Taiwan's latest pro... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251849&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:09 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251849&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou has conferred a medal on a Mexican newspaper tycoon in recognition of his significant contributions to ties between Taiwan and Mexico, the Presidential Off... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251847&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:12 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251847&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Impacted by stagnant consumption and investment, the number of employed in Taiwan caused by plant shutdowns and business downsizing increased 7.04%, or 130,000, in July, reflecting the economic slowdo... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251852&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:07:52 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251852&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei - Taiwan confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has decided to sell 60 Harpoon Air Launch anti-ship missiles to Taipei, in a move ending a de facto freeze on US arms sales to the island.... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251024&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:54:18 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17251024&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Former Olympic medalist Chi Cheng (紀政) said on Tuesday that the overall performance of Taiwanese athletes at the Beijing Olympics has shown major improvements from the past. "Although we won only... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247345&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:10 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247345&cat=0dd057261bcc461b President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) told the Olympic team on Tuesday that he wanted more government resources to go to sports after Taiwan won fewer medals than expected. Ma was addressing the Taiwane... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247343&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:06 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247343&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The Taiwanese fishing boat that has been out of contact for more than a week has been found, but only the eight Indonesian crew members were on board, not the skipper, a foreign ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247349&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:56 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247349&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) A business conglomerate energy saving service corps was established Wednesday under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Bureau of Energy. The core purpose of the... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247339&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:56 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247339&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Kaohsiung, Aug. 27 (CNA) Twenty-four Polish students who concluded a month-long Chinese-language study camp at I-Shou University in the southern county of Kaohsiung Wednesday said that day that they h... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247347&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247347&cat=0dd057261bcc461b "Tens of thousands" of citizens will "fill Ketagalan Boulevard" in front of the presidential office Saturday to launch a "new citizen movement" to monitor the so-called "one party dominant" administra... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247332&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247332&cat=0dd057261bcc461b New York, Aug. 26 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin arrived in New York City from Boston Monday for a five-day visit, his first since assuming office in 2006, aimed at exchanging municipal administrativ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247350&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247350&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Council of Labor Affairs (勞委會) (CLA) decided on Tuesday to delay its decision for a month on whether to increase the country's minimum wage, based on the recommendations of a special committ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247346&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247346&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) Prices on Taipei's stock futures market were lower Tuesday as the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Index for September fell 43 points to close at 6,946, with 47,757 ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247342&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:06:43 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247342&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Defense Minister Chen Chao-min (陳肇敏) poured cold water on Tuesday on President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) idea for a bridge between the outlying island of Kinmen and the Chinese city of Xiamen i... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247333&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:20 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247333&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States will sell anti-ship missiles to Taiwan in a $90 million deal, ending what analysts said had been an arms sale freeze designed to ease tension between Beijing and T... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245963&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:48:20 -0400 The Star http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245963&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The Taipei City Government launched the first Taipei shopping festival slated for Aug. 30 to Oct. 12 in a news conference Wednesday, in an attempt to attract more domestic and ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247340&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247340&cat=0dd057261bcc461b and Chief Financial Officer Chitung Liu have been brought in for questioning at a district prosecutor's office in an investigation into alleged insider trading, a person close to the UMC group told ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245811&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:05:36 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245811&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Cabinet-level Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS) recently announced that Taiwan's economic growth stood at 4.32% in the second quarter of this year and adjusted downwar... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247335&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:06 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247335&cat=0dd057261bcc461b President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said on Tuesday that Taipei would engage in a "diplomatic war" with Beijing if his proposed "diplomatic truce" with China did not receive a positive response. Throu... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247331&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247331&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The family of a two-year-old boy who became paralyzed by acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after receiving a vaccine are now appealing to the Department of Health after receiving NT$800,000 in comp... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247344&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:08 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247344&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) Director-General Lee Long-wen said Wednesday, in response to Uni Air's decision to cancel charter service on the Kaohsiung-Guangzhou route,... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247338&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:59 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17247338&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The United States will sell anti-ship missiles to Taiwan in a $90 million deal, ending what analysts said had been an arms sale freeze designed to ease tension between Beijing and Taipei. Taiwan will... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245974&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:17:37 -0400 Hindustan Times http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245974&cat=0dd057261bcc461b plan to negotiate an increase in the number of weekend passenger flights between the two sides and to increase the number of airports handling those flights. At present, there are 18 round-trip pass... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245994&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:05:14 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17245994&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Regardless of recent failure to acquire Toshiba's patents on advanced blue-ray DVD technologies, Taiwan's storage-media industry is expected to accelerate efforts to develop a common blue-ray DVD form... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242940&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:40:01 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242940&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei has sought the help of international banks as part of its probe into an alleged money-laundering case implicating former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and his family, a prosecutor said o... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242936&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:40:01 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242936&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Three close aides of former President Chen Shui-bian who were involved in handling Chen's campaign funds between 2000-2008 were subpoenaed Wednesday for questioning. The three fo... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242934&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:41:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242934&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Taipei Raohe Street Night Market, which is located near Taipei's Sungshan train station, was the first night market in Taiwan to be zoned by the government as a tourist night market. The night mar... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242947&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:39:17 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242947&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Uni-President China Holdings Ltd., a reinvestment of Uni-President Group, raked in profits of 212 million renminbi (RMB) or NT$996.4 million (US$32.14 million at US$1 = NT$31) in the first half of thi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242941&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:39:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242941&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (胡志強) urged city residents on Monday not to have outdoor barbecues during the Mid-Autumn Festival as part of the city's efforts to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. The M... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242946&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:39:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242946&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Prosecutors said on Tuesday that the speaker of the Tainan County Council should serve six years in prison and pay a fine of NT$30,000 for fixing baseball games. Wu Chien-pao was one of 12 people ind... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242945&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:39:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242945&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Officials of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party said on Tuesday that the new administration of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) had "brought Taiwan 100 days of contraction" and urged Taiwan... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242935&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:41:38 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242935&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Taiwan government's current budget appropriated for the development of the WiMAX industry will be completely used up in 2009, according to Chen Chao-yi, director general of the Industrial Developm... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17241533&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:25:52 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17241533&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Microsoft on August 26 announced the launch of the Chinese-language Live Pages, a online search service providing information on selected businesses including maps and addresses and local points of in... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17241506&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:25:45 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17241506&cat=0dd057261bcc461b have arrested six people suspected of stealing personal data from state firms, including information about the island's current and former presidents, officials said Wednesday. http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242270&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:38:42 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17242270&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Gamania Digital Entertainment, the second largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on August 26 announced it has obtained an exclusive right from South Korea-based NCsoft to operate Atrix... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17238352&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:48:27 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17238352&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Intel, the Taiwan government and network-equipment makers all still seem to be positive about the business outlook for the WiMAX industry. 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Resales advanced more than forecast to an annual rate of 5 million, with at least one-third of the purchases coming from foreclo... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235693&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:04:02 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235693&cat=0dd057261bcc461b ed company Asset Management Finance Corporation for US$384 million of newly issued Credit Suisse stock. The Swiss bank said the deal for over 80 percent of AMF has cleared all regulatory approvals and... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235696&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:33 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235696&cat=0dd057261bcc461b xecutive officer. The move announced Monday by the Dearborn-based automaker is effective Sept. 1, when the company introduces its expanded 2009 model lineup. The 47-year-old Mondragon assumes leadersh... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17234679&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:29 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17234679&cat=0dd057261bcc461b , save for a few minor cosmetic changes. But this is far from a normal year. With gasoline still hovering around US$4 per gallon (US$1.05 a liter), many manufacturers are making far more than the usua... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235694&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:56 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235694&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Monday a Latin American pact that has been pushed by Venezuela as a way to contain U.S. influence in the region. Honduras is a member of a free trade pact between Central America and the United States... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235185&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:04:05 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235185&cat=0dd057261bcc461b reed to buy Axon Group PLC, a British consulting firm, for about US$753 million. The deal, which was announced Monday, is expected to close in November. Axon specializes in implementation of SAP AG's ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235695&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:36 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235695&cat=0dd057261bcc461b for its South Korean unit to 3.1 billion Norwegian crowns (US$577.1 million) from 3.2 billion, the company said on Tuesday. Norske Skog announced in June the sale of two South Korean mills to Morgan S... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235692&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:04:10 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235692&cat=0dd057261bcc461b a two day international workshop in Taipei from Wednesday on the prevention of cross-border human trafficking, an official said yesterday. "Cross-border human trafficking has in recent years beco... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235687&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:27 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235687&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has recently established a Web site that provides timely air quality information to the public, an EPA official said on Sunday. Accordi... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235690&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:14:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235690&cat=0dd057261bcc461b 27 years, marking a setback for Tehran's search for agricultural self-sufficiency. According to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report, Iran has bought about 1.18 million tonnes of U.S. hard w... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17234731&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:41 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17234731&cat=0dd057261bcc461b ions in Venezuela. President Hugo Chavez says his government agreed to resume talks with the world's third-largest cement company at the request of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Vice President Ra... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235697&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:25 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235697&cat=0dd057261bcc461b southern Taiwan died yesterday after falling five meters to the ground from the ship's deck. Firemen with the Tainan City Fire Brigade said they responded to a call for help at around 6 a.m. and rushe... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235688&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:23 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235688&cat=0dd057261bcc461b 2 percent, its lowest level in almost 18 years, the government statistics agency said Tuesday. The figure was down from 6.8 percent in June and 5.9 percent a year earlier. The total number of jobless ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235478&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:22 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235478&cat=0dd057261bcc461b onomic worries and inflation sour the mood of shoppers in Europe's biggest economy, a leading survey showed on Tuesday. A forecast confidence index compiled by the GfK institute fell to 1.5 points for... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235487&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:17 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17235487&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Lacquer artisan Shi Chia-hsiang started working in the art form 10 years ago. After he had been involved with it for about a month, he suddenly developed an allergic reaction over his whole body. "My ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17232889&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:33:56 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17232889&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) A local human rights group in Taipei kicked off a seminar organized with the help of Taiwan's top judicial body Tuesday to train volunteer legal interpreters in 10 languages. "Th... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17229007&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:48:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17229007&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) The Sports Affairs Council (SAC) will submit a review on the national delegation's performance in the Beijing Olympics to the Executive Yuan for its reference when reviewing the ... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17223899&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:52:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17223899&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) The price of milk powder, which has been constantly rising since last year, is not expected to increase further in the coming months because production prices have dropped from t... http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17223896&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:51:44 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taiwansnews.net/?rid=17223896&cat=0dd057261bcc461b