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Ma must not politicize Taiwan's military
Taipei :: Taiwan | 4 days ago
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A clash between supporters of the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party during the hotly contested mayoral campaign in Hsinchu County has sparked fears of the possible renewal of repressive political...
Tags: KMT Hsinchu County, NSB Special Service, NSB Secret Service, DPP Hsinchu County, Taiwan Garrison Command, administrative neutrality, campaign vests, kmt chairman, Frank Hsieh, military police, Taiwan, Taipei, International Democrat Union, Chinese Civil War, Politics of the Republic of China, Republic of China, Politics, Democratic Progressive Party, Chen Shui-bian, Kuomintang, Ma Ying-jeou
Artists bringing deadwood to life
Taipei :: Taiwan | 4 days ago
Credibility They come from different countries and have different creative bents, but they all share a common interest for carving driftwood into marvels that will bring good fortune to Taiwan. Every artist has his or her vision, but their works nevertheless share...
Tags: Taiwan, Typhoon Morakot, Taitung County, Taitung City, driftwood carve, Chang Pin, artistic creations, Taitung Forest District Office, Taipei, Environment, Art, Wood, Driftwood
Taiwan GDP growth beats forecasts
Singapore :: Singapore | 4 days ago
Credibility Powered by exports, Taipei said its economy expanded by 8.3 per cent in the July-September period on a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted annualised basis. The rise was lower than the sizzling 18.8 per cent rate of the previous quarter, but well...
Tags: Taiwan, Singapore, economies expanding, seasonally adjusted, Gross Domestic Product, Late 2000s recession in Asia, Business Finance
President apologizes for pre-election survey dispute
Yílán :: Taiwan | 4 days ago
Credibility Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) President and ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou apologized Thursday through one of his deputies over a controversy that arose after he unlawfully cited the results of a pre-election survey. According to KMT Vice Chairman...
Tags: KMT, elections survey, Taiwan, Yílán, Politics, Democratic Progressive Party, Republic of China local elections, Hakka, Kuomintang, Ma Ying-jeou, Republic of China presidential election, Tsai Ing-wen
Barclays sees at least 3% economic growth for 2010
Taipei :: Taiwan | 4 days ago
Credibility Baclays Capital calls this week's interest rate hike by the Bank of Israel's "surprising to most", but points out that the move proves that central banks who cut interest rate most aggressively "are expected to initiate, early, a process of normalization."
Tags: Bank of Israel, Ben-Israel, Taiwan, Keller, Barclays, economic growth, Taipei, Levant, Business Finance, Republics, Barclays Capital, Zionism, Israel, Gross domestic product
Legislators nix plan for government investment in DRAM industry
Cana :: VA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Japan's Elpida Memory first sign a technology licensing contract and that they form a cross-shareholding alliance...NT$8.1 billion from the NDF, with NT$4.9 billion in the first stage and NT$3.2 billion in the second stage, the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Tags: TIMC, dram industry, NDF, Taiwan, Cana, Elpida Memory, Dynamic random access memory, Powerchip Semiconductor, Business Finance, Computer memory, Semiconductor companies, Armenian dram
Taipei Wenhu MRT trains collide near depot
Taipei :: Taiwan | 4 days ago
Credibility Two trains from Taipei’s troubled Wenhu Mass Rapid Transit Line collided inside a depot Thursday, causing NT$1 million in damage, the city said. No injuries were reported as none of the trains were carrying passengers at the time, according to the city...
Tags: memorial hall, Taipei Wenhu, national memorial, Taiwan, Taipei, 228 Incident, Taipei Rapid Transit System, 228 Peace Memorial Park, Ma Ying-jeou, Muzha Line, Human Interest, Taipei MRT, Neihu Line, Neihu District, Republic of China, Hakka, Kuomintang, Medium-capacity rail transport system, Disaster Accident
Taiwan to cut tax on LPG hybrid car
Taipei :: Taiwan | 4 days ago
Credibility Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Taiwan is planning to reduce the commodity tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered hybrid cars to encourage consumers to buy the less polluting vehicles, with the Executive Yuan passing a draft amendment Thursday as the first...
Tags: hybrid cars, Taiwan, commodity tax, LPG, lpg hybrid, Taipei, Environment, Hybrid vehicle, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Business Finance, Emission standards, Automobile, Hybrid electric vehicle, Alternative propulsion
Taipei housing prices on the rise, but will the upswing persist?
Taipei :: Taiwan | 4 days ago
Credibility Kayo CNA staff writer Taipei's volatile real estate market has been thriving recently after a few quarters in the doldrums, but recent proposals to raise various property-related taxes and complaints by city residents that housing is too expensive have...
Tags: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei City, China, housing priced, property market, real estate, property developers, Chang Chin-oh, Taiwan, Taipei, First-time buyer, Republic of China, Business Finance, Stock market
China visitors up 207% in 9 months
Shanghai :: China | 4 days ago
Credibility Visitor arrivals from China totaled 688,000 in the first nine months of 2009, up 207 percent from the same period of last year, according to statistics released yesterday by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The increase was mainly due...
Tags: China, Shanghai, Chinese American history, Taiwan, Business Finance
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