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TaiwanSun.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Volume 7/27
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TWII: 2.13 6665.4 0.03%
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Taiwan, New Dollar China, Yuan Renminbi Japan, Yen
United States, Dollar - 0.715 32.96 6.833 96.15
Euro 1.397 - 46.05 9.546 134.3
Taiwan, New Dollar 0.030 0.021 - 0.207 2.916
China, Yuan Renminbi 0.146 0.104 4.824 - 14.07
Japan, Yen 0.010 0.007 0.342 0.071 -

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TAIEX closes down slightly; banking shares
Gordon Ramsay's restaurants see profits gobbled up
PVM oil brokerage loses US$10 mil. on rogue trades
Three more U.S. banks fail as FDIC mulls rules for sales
FTC to investigate Dell's mispricing practice

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Do social networks influence fashion trends among friends
No loopholes for drunken driving, boating this weekend
AC/DC fans follow Bon Scott’s adventures on Highway to Hell
Palin Resigning as Alaska Governor

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Swine flu patient dies of electrocution in China
China has 176.5 million motor vehicles, 188.8 million drivers
Lanka denies arms deal with China
Taliban's 'disabled' teenage suicide bombers may target Chinese nationals in Pak
Hepatitis B virus mutations may help predict liver cancer risk
Toad captured on camera while eating snake in China

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Breaking News
Neihu MRT line to launch today
Taipei City’s new MRT Neihu Line will start operations at 9am today, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) said yesterday. Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) will preside over the opening...

Troubled Wall Street faces critical earnings season
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's hopes for a rapid recovery from recession, muddled by disappointing U.S. labor market data, faces a new test in the coming week with the looming corporate earnings...

AxunTek to upgrade solar cell production
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- AxunTek Solar Energy, the first company in Taiwan to have developed cutting-edge CIGS thin-film technology for green energy, is set to upgrade and expand its production of CIGS...

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The World
North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, following similar tests earlier this...

New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday. when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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Business News
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    New AIT chief welcome
    More cracks in Pakatan
    Electronics sector looking up again with more demand
    Condo road caves in

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    Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
    North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
    Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong
    North Korea fires two more missiles

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    The Stamford is the most imposing, and the highest rating of the Sydney Airport hotels. Neighbouring the domestic terminals are...


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    657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
    EU to lift ban Indonesia's Garuda, three other carriers
    AI crisis threatens to snowball
    Rising debt may be next crisis

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