Primus Financial Holdings Ltd. and China Strategic Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday they will send a revised application to Taiwan regulators "hopefully next week" on the proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of American International Group Inc.'s Taiwan life insurance unit.
Taipei :: Taiwan
| updated Sun Dec 06 00:46:24 -0800 2009
| political-news
Tip-offs on Internet and mobile WAP sites containing pornographic contents have surged Saturday as authorities announced Friday to give each qualified informer with up to 10,000 yuan ($1,465) in reward. Authorities quickly arrested two registered co-owners of the club, its...
Taiwanese fashion designer Johan Ku won the top prize Wednesday in the Avant-Garde design category of a major fashion design competition in the U.S. for emerging talent. Ku, owner of the Johan Ku Design Studio, won award in the 2009...
In light of Taiwan's dramatic democratization and the emergence of a pluralist society in the past two decades, political leaders should focus their leadership arts on bridging the gaps on national identification, seeking social consensus on major policies, engaging with...
Taipei :: Taiwan
| updated Sat Dec 05 19:12:05 -0800 2009
| political-news
Of the 19 oil painters who received an award in this year's Chinese International Figure Painting Competition, two of the top prize winners chose to paint on the same subject—one that is dear to their hearts. “I started this painting...
Premier Wu Den-yih and Emile Shen, Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs, joined Taichung Mayor Jason Hu Thursday at the groundbreaking of the Taichung Metropolitan Opera House on the west side of the city. Wu said the opera house,...
The French Consulate General opened Tuesday in Kyoto while an external relations office of Taiwan was set up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, the same day. The French consulate general was moved from Osaka and opened in the ancient Japanese capital where,...
Taiwanese voters on Saturday will cast ballots in a slew of local-level elections billed as a ''mid-term test'' for the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou, who took office last year on vows to improve relations with rival China. To access...
Taipei :: Taiwan
| updated Sat Dec 05 07:57:33 -0800 2009
| political-news
The ruling Kuomintang lost Ilan to the opposition Democratic Progressive Party and Hualien to an independent in Saturday’s local elections, with a review being demanded for Penghu. The KMT ended up with a total of 12 counties and cities, the...
The crew members were working on four fishing boats that were seized by Myanmar authorities Nov. 18, probably because they intruded into that country’s exclusive economic zone. As soon as it was informed of the situation, Taiwan decided to send...
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