Fri, May 18, 2012
US questions WHO’s name for Taiwan
The US Department of State has expressed concern about the WHO’s apparent lack of transparency in deciding Taiwan’s designation in the world health body. The department said in a recent report to the US Congress that the Geneva-based organization did not hold discussions with member ...FULL STORY
Experts puzzled by mysterious UAVs on Chinese frigate
Pictures released earlier this week by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) showing mysterious...FULL STORYLee declines invitation to Ma’s inauguration
NO SHOW: The 89-year-old former president said he would rather offer his experience than resort to ‘extreme’...FULL STORY
Taipei officials hold too many outside jobs, councilors say
A number of top Taipei City Government officials have failed to avoid conflicts of interest by holding...FULL STORYChinese dissident to get a passport ‘within 15 days’
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng (陳光誠) yesterday said China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15...FULL STORY
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1Artist depicts facets of Taiwan as seductive beauties
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2Cultural Affairs boss hopes for an expanded budget
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3Tattoos prove novel way to memorialize loved ones
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4Pop Stop
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5Beijing obstructs Taiwanese SWAT team bid in Jordan
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1Taiwan’s democracy will influence China: US academic
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2Chen Chu thanks monastery for call to release A-bian
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3Van Cliburn medal-winning blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii to tour Taiwan
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4Kuokuang project may be revived in Malaysia
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5Haiti hopes gold ore find will lead to mining boom
Seventy percent of people unhappy with Ma: survey
Dissatisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has risen to 70.2 percent, and...FULL STORY
- List of dignitaries to be at inauguration released
- Taipei traffic restrictions to be in place through Sunday
- Lu calls on Ma to apologize to nation
- Aborigines criticize Ma for broken election promises
- Olympics, oil raise travel prices
- COA touts benefits of rice noodles
- One-of-a-kind boat returns to Taiwan
- Most Taiwanese don’t eat enough fruit, veg: study
- Eight alleged drug gangs involving minors broken up
Price may hurt Windows tablets
Tablet devices running on Microsoft Corp’s new Windows 8 operating system are...FULL STORY
- Shin Kong looks to beat profits record this year
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- Oceanus heralds new team as fix for financial woes
- FTC to investigate Nexon’s purchase of Gamania shares
- Grand Ocean IPO to raise NT$3.22bn
- Small brokerage hit by talk of capital gains tax
- Economics minister offers help to HTC with patent case
- Mobile phone sector facing tough competition: ITIS
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EDITORIAL: The DPP’s self-defeating shenanigans
After nearly four years of rebuilding a party that in 2008 had...FULL STORY
- The Liberty Times Editorial: More hardship from Ma’s leadership
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Garnett stars as Celtics take lead
Boston’s Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dominated the...FULL STORY
- Barath helps Windies recover
- New Jersey Devils defeat New York Rangers 3-2, tie series 1-1
- Greece hands the Olympic flame to Games delegation
- Ferrari powers to stage victory
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- Knight Riders beat Indians to virtually ensure playoff spot
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N Korea holds fishing boats for ransom
North Korean officials have demanded payment before they will release Chinese fishing...FULL STORY
- NATO exit risks collapse
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- Australia seized record amount of drugs at 9.3 tonnes in the past year
- Sri Lankan ex-general to be released, his wife says
- Activity in nuclear complex in North Korea raises international concern
- French government takes a pay cut
- Caretaker Cabinet appointed in Greece
- Former UK minister tells hacking inquiry of chats with editor
- Tadic seen as safe pair of hands for recovering Serbia
Chinese opera takes a new turn
The Legend of Peach Blossom Fan (亂紅), which was produced for the...FULL STORY
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- IAG rewards employees for coming back to work after maternity leave
澳洲保險集團獎勵員工休完產假重返工作崗位 - Van Cliburn medal-winning blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii to tour Taiwan
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- Greater Kaohsiung to host Concours Mondial de Bruxelles next year
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- Stray parakeet tells Japanese police where he lives
迷路長尾小鸚鵡告訴警察牠住哪 - Center for Taiwanese Language Testing offering tests for middle and elementary school students
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