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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taiwan Sun.com http://www.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/0dd057261bcc461b/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 30 Australia-based Emergent Resources announced on Friday it would form a joint venture with China Metallurgical Investment to develop its Beyondie Iron project in Western Australia, the Australian newsp... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859548/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:12 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859548/ Taiwan's dollar was little changed after Thursday sliding the most in a month on speculation the central bank intervened to prevent gains from hurting exporters. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859408/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:17 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859408/ TOKYO -- Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, an official said Frida... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859176/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:11 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859176/ 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 season. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859140/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:18 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859140/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Taiwanese-Canadian impressionist artist showcases her work in Taipei at the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel from July 1 to 31. The exhibition will kick off with a reception this afternoon ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859686/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:06 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859686/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Taiwan official from a semi-official agency in charge of cross-Taiwan Strait exchanges is scheduled to visit regions adjacent to the Bohai Sea in northern China from July 5-11 to s... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859687/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:07 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859687/ LONDON -- PVM Oil Associates, the world's biggest over-the-counter oil brokerage, says it lost nearly US$10 million this week because of unauthorized trades that caused a temporary spike in Brent crud... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859712/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:05 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859712/ Most financial shares rose due to a report by China Times that China will open 20 percent of its credit card market to Taiwan. “Foreign banks current account for 32 percent of China's credit card bu... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859685/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:14 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859685/ LONDON -- Michelin-starred British chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay's restaurants in Britain suffered a 90-percent drop in profits as the recession began to bite, it was revealed Thursday. Ramsay... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859189/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:09 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859189/ NEW YORK -- Stocks fell in Europe and Asia, extending the MSCI World Index's longest weekly losing streak since March, as lower commodity prices dragged down raw-material producers. U.S. markets were ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859157/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:19 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859157/ WASHINGTON -- Three Illinois banks were shuttered Thursday as government regulators proposed new rules for private equity firms seeking to take over failed banks. Regulators shut down John Warner Bank... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859169/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:22 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859169/ The Department of Justice on Thursday said that it has launched a formal antitrust investigation into the proposed settlement over the Google Inc. project to scan millions of books into a digital form... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859714/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:59 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859714/ WASHINGTON -- Credit card companies are raising interest rates and fees seven months before new rules go into effect that will limit their ability to do so, much to the irritation of Congress and cons... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859715/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:57 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859715/ GENEVA -- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is facing a budget hole of about US$3 billion as the recession dries up foreign aid, the Geneva-based funding body said on Friday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859156/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:21 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859156/ 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 thin-... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859692/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:12 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859692/ On Monday, for instance, a land parcel along Beijing's Guangqu Road was auctioned off for more than 4 billion yuan (US$585 million) after fierce bidding among major developers from the mainland and Ho... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859260/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:57 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859260/ JAKARTA -- Indonesia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 percent Friday in a bid to stimulate the economy as inflationary pressures ease. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859501/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:10 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859501/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- CPC Corp., Taiwan, a state-run oil concern, yesterday announced it will raise its domestic sales prices for gasoline and diesel oil products by NT$0.3 and NT$0.6 per liter, respectiv... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859705/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:55 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859705/ PANAMA CITY -- President Ma Ying-jeou said in Panama Thursday that he looks forward to an early agreement with the United States on beef imports to Taiwan. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859708/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:52 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859708/ LONDON/TOKYO -- The U.S. dollar edged up Friday against the euro as fresh worries about the health of the U.S. economy supported the “safe-haven” greenback, dealers said. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859168/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:55 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859168/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom will officially kick off its new FTTx network services to residents on the Alishan (Mt.Ali) in the southern county of Chiayi on July 8, as it has completed installat... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859698/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:01 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859698/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines is likely to become China's first carrier to open a branch in Taiwan after it submitted Friday three copies of a document necessary for approv... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859691/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:11 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859691/ With the goal of building Shanghai into a world-class financial hub, the central government is showing renewed interest in inviting foreign-funded firms to be listed in the country. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859409/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:04 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859409/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei City's northern suburbs has solicited volunteers to help with a census to find out the demographic changes of the butterflies found in the nation... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859704/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:56 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859704/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The waiting period for Chinese spouses of Taiwanese citizens to be naturalized remains too long, even after the Legislature passed an amendment last month to shorten the wait, social... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859696/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:04 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859696/ LONDON -- International credit rating agency Moody's on Thursday downgraded the “Aaa” rating on Irish government bonds, citing a costly banking-sector bailout and stretched public finances. “Moo... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859624/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:06 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859624/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Local biopharmaceutical firm Adimmune Corp. made public yesterday its intention to become the only supplier in Taiwan of a human vaccine against A(H1N1), a new influenza strain that ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859694/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:05 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859694/ Buyers are finding that the phone, introduced two weeks ago, has trouble making it through a work day without a rest stop at the electrical outlet. It's proving to be something of an Achilles' heel on... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859717/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:52 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859717/ NEW YORK -- Manhattan apartment prices dropped for the first time since 2002 in the second quarter as the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. caught up to property owners i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859711/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:03 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859711/ NEW YORK -- General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long Independence Day holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859713/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:02 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859713/ New York -- Taiwan's 40 richest individuals or families in 2009 — topped by Cathay Financial Holdings' Tsai brothers — are worth a combined US$55 billion, down from US$77 billion a year ago amid T... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859695/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:03 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859695/ KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- Six teams of performers that will be cheering for six countries and areas in the upcoming World Games gave a preview of their presentations at a press conference in Kaohsiung City... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859688/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:08 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859688/ Although the Chinese stock market has breached the 3,000-point barrier after a six-month bull run, analysts and investors are cautious since they see the rally as being led largely by big-cap stocks r... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859574/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:58 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859574/ LONDON -- Oil prices hovered above US$66 a barrel Friday in light holiday trading a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent prices tumbling. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859445/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:56 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859445/ BEIJING -- China's power output rose for the first time in eight months in June, as demand was boosted by an unusually hot summer and a tentative economic recovery, state media said Friday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859159/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:01 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859159/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Inviting orphans for a space trip to the moon is one wild dream attempted by a compassionate senior high school graduate taking the English-language test in this year's college entra... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859707/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:53 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859707/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Former President Chen Shui-bian is asking the local media to show “mercy” to his daughter, who in a fit of rage chased after and tried to beat reporters mobbing her for comments ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859703/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:57 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859703/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission (FTC) will move to investigate a major trading dispute resulting from a pricing mistake by Dell Inc. to see if the computer giant's mispricing... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859716/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:51 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859716/ The new owner of Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., the Taiwan business unit of the financially troubled AIG, should focus on sustainable growth and look after the rights of employees and clients, said the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859690/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:10 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25859690/ China will accept the principle of proportional arrangement for cross-Taiwan Strait financial-market opening, said Liu Minkang, chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), on Thursday. In ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25855521/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:55:53 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25855521/ Panama City, July 2 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said in Panama Thursday that his government will not consider opening direct flights across the center line of the Taiwan Strait due to national defens... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25854069/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:31 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25854069/ Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Huang Sue-ying (黃淑英) urged the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday to ban international pharmaceutical companies from exporting genetic data gath... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25851793/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:51 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25851793/ Taipei, July 3 (CNA) Taiwan has seen a substantial year-on-year growth in the number of winners of the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus scholarship program, setting a record for the 2009-2010 acad... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25851794/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:43 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25851794/ The Taiwan Solidarity Union said Chinese state-run firms would invest in Taiwanese industry to steal advanced technology and take it back to China http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25851614/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:26:57 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25851614/ STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 1 A total of 1,123 teams from 44 countries and areas around the world have registered to take part in a contest to design the best itinerary for a... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849115/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:02 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849115/ The exhibition at National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall features more than 400 photographs, more than 20 documentaries and many rare objects http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849674/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:31:54 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849674/ STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 1 The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said that despite government claims that opening the country to Chinese tourists would benefit the econ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849659/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:46 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849659/ STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 3 The central government will refrain from increasing the size of local governments to the extent that it would compromise the principle of streamlining t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849660/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:07 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849660/ Bahia Bakari, 12, right, rests on Thursday as she is brought back to France on a French government plane in this picture made a from video broadcast. She is believed to be the only survivor of the Yem... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849664/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:29:45 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849664/ AP, ISLAMABAD Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 5 US missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant hide-out yesterday, killing 17 people and w... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849271/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:44 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849271/ STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 2 Suicide remained the second-leading cause of death among young Taiwanese men and women aged 15 to 24 last year, with 60 percent of the cases rel... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849662/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:32:11 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849662/ Taiwan Cardiovascular Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 Summary This report is an essential source for in-depth information and data relating to Taiwan cardiovascular de... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25848678/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:08 -0400 Earth Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25848678/ They were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. The couple was handed a 695 euro (US$980) restaurant bill aft... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849518/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:29:14 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849518/ THE GUARDIAN, ISTANBUL Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 6 It sounds like the beginning of a joke: What do you get when you put a Muslim imam, a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, a Buddhist monk and 10 a... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849665/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:29:13 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849665/ AP, WASHINGTON Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 7 US President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849666/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:28:35 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849666/ STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA, KAOHSIUNG Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 20 The 2009 World Games Kaohsiung Organizing Committee (KOC) said on Thursday that for security reasons, the committee would arrange ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849516/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:26:03 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849516/ AFP, LONDON Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 20 Premier League champions Manchester United are set to sign out-of-favor England striker Michael Owen on a surprise free transfer deal, reports in the Br... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849668/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:59 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849668/ REUTERS, NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 1 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had a rare meeting with Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe yesterday but left with no clear answer to his r... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849270/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:17 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849270/ PHOTO: AP Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming will have to wait up to a week before he knows whether he will need surgery on his broken left foot. The future of 226cm Yao is in question amid r... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849670/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:28 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849670/ AFP, SHANGHAI Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 5 A Shanghai building which collapsed last week, killing a construction worker, did so because contractors had recklessly shifted the earth at its base, ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25848647/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:20 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25848647/ PHOTO: AP Striker Wellington scored twice to earn Cruzeiro a 2-2 draw at 10-man Gremio on Thursday, setting up a Libertadores Cup final clash with Estudiantes. Cruzeiro won their all-Brazilian semi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849598/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:24:29 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849598/ PHOTO: AFP US President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was confident the US economy would recover, despite new data showing unemployment at a 26-year-high of 9.5 percent, which dampened hopes of a... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849663/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:31:18 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849663/ A draft adopted by African heads of state after 15 hours of talks is aimed at simplifying the AU and boosting its power over defense, diplomacy and trade matters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849074/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:04 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849074/ STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 12 The sale of a soon-to-be-completed shopping mall in Taipei County owned by a financially strapped appliance maker has attracted the interest of five po... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849672/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:26 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849672/ AFP, SYDNEY Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 10 Mining giant Rio Tinto yesterday confirmed a huge take-up for its record rights offering after investors snapped up the Australian portion, allowing it ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849359/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:22:34 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849359/ THE GUARDIAN, LONDON Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 10 A London-based oil broker was under investigation on Thursday after a rogue trader caused the firm to lose US$10 million following a series of ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849297/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:22:18 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849297/ Regulations require three bidders or more for a first-round bid to be considered valid. There is no such requirement for the second round of bidding http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849661/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:32:21 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849661/ Australia pace man Lee finished the day with five for 53, reached 150kph and showed no signs of the no-ball problems he suffered against Sussex http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849671/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:11 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849671/ Philadelphia Phillies runner Chase Utley scores on a Greg Dobbs double as Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann drops the ball in the sixth inning of their game in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849669/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:43 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849669/ NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, PARIS Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 9 Free music and movies, mostly pirated, abound on the Internet, but Hans Pandeya thinks he has an even better offer than free. He wants t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849667/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:26:48 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849667/ Making up for its past misdeeds, Siemens is to help pay for anti-corruption campaigns by the UN and other bodies, the German electronics group said on Thursday in Munich. The company will provide up t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25848576/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21:29 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25848576/ The mood of the Afghan people has tipped into a popular revolt in some parts of southern Afghanistan, presenting incoming US forces with an even harder job than expected in reversing military losses t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849673/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21:26 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849673/ Since the crew of Apollo 17 returned from the moon in December 1972, no human has left low-Earth orbit. Five space shuttles, scores of Russian Soyuz capsules, the International Space Station, and more... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849427/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21:20 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25849427/ Taipei - The film Disgrace by Australian director Steve Jacobs on Friday won the grand prize in the New Talent Competition at the Taipei Film Festival. The jury awarded the grand prize, worth 600,000 ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25846675/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:36 -0400 Earth Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25846675/ More than 30 social movements called on the public on Thursday to tie yellow ribbons in support of jailed ex-President Chen Shui-bian. The activity served to underline "the need for fair justice" in ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844782/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:08:01 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844782/ The Executive Yuan set a goal of reducing the number of third-level local governments from 368 to between 100 and 150 on Thursday, one week after approving the upgrade of Taipei County, the merger of ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844781/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:08:05 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844781/ Taipei, July 3 (CNA) The 2010 Taipei International Book Exhibition, one of the highest-profile book fairs in Asia, will focus on French literature and publishing as its main theme, the organizer annou... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844788/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:07:23 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844788/ Although the number of people on unpaid leave continues to decline, labor groups expressed skepticism on Thursday as to whether the unemployment situation has indeed improved. The latest job statisti... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844780/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:08:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844780/ The Taichung American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) said Friday that its 15th America Day Celebration will be held at a different venue this year and will feature non-stop live music by local bands alo... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844787/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:08:01 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844787/ The Kaohsiung Organizing Committee (KOC) for the 2009 World Games Kaohsiung said Thursday that the national flags of 105 countries and areas have been prepared for the July 16 opening ceremony of the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844789/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:06:52 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844789/ Formosa Plastics founder Y.C. Wang was interred at a memorial park in Linkou, Taipei County on Thursday, eight months after his death. The area was especially chosen and designed with its proximity t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844786/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:08:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844786/ Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of electronics components, has taken orders for Xbox 360 game consoles from Microsoft Corp. In the second half of this yea... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844785/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:06:48 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25844785/ Taiwan's leading IC design houses MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor and Richtek Technology expect revenues to increase on-month from June through the third quarter. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841768/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:28:03 -0400 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841768/ The reshuffle at the government-sponsored Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) reflects the current political distribution in Taiwan and it was carried out in a democratic manner, Minister of Foreign... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842314/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:42:34 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842314/ The program, introduced by the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), is looking at hiking the proportion of locally made PV equipment to 15% in 2009, 30% in 2010, 6... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841767/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:55 -0400 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841767/ The public has until July 14 to take part in an online poll to select a name for a six-month-old male Formosan black bear cub from among 10 entries chosen by the Taipei Zoo. The city zoo launched a c... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842318/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:52 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842318/ Lu Ting-yung, a student in the Department of Foreign Languages at National Chung Cheng University, has teamed up with her father Lu Hsing-chung, the director of the library at Changhua Senior High Sch... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842323/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:42:26 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842323/ Taipei - Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves rose to a record high in June on exchange rate and other gains, the Central Bank said Friday. "Our foreign exchange reserves stood at 317.564 billion US dol... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841421/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:37 -0400 Earth Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841421/ While acknowledging that the Taiwan government-backed Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) seems to have reached a consensus with its projected technology partner Elpida Memory toward consolidation, Chiao said... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841206/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:40 -0400 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841206/ The majority of people in Taiwan view China as a "business partner," while most people in China see Taiwan as "kin," a survey released on Tuesday found. The poll, conducted in May by Global View mont... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842313/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:03 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842313/ Quanta Computer Inc., the world's largest supplier of notebook PCs, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with PixArt Imaging Inc., a supplier of CMOS (complementary metal o... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842317/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:42:33 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842317/ MEMS firm InvenSense is seeking partnerships with Taiwan-based foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Touch Micro-system Tech... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841769/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:33 -0400 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841769/ Dozens of Amis Aborigines, residents of the Sanying (三鶯) Aboriginal Community in Taipei County and Kanjin (崁津) and Saowac Aboriginal Communities in Taoyuan County showed up outside the Zhongsh... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842319/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:47 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842319/ Taipei, July 2 (CNA) Two new high school graduates from central Taichung City formally joined the U.S. major league baseball team the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday after signing contracts with a scout f... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842322/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:42:34 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842322/ The city of Kaohsiung is undergoing an overhaul, including an environmental cleanup and a renewal of facilities, in anticipation of the approaching 2009 World Games, city officials said Thursday. W... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842321/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842321/ Taipei - Taiwan will hold the second bidding round for the purchase of 5 million doses of flu vaccine after the first round failed because there were not enough bidders, an official said Friday. "The ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841763/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:39 -0400 Earth Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841763/ Dell Taiwan has said it will offer cash coupons worth NT$1,000 (US$30.50) to customers who ordered LED monitors based on wrong pricing posted on its website on June 25. Customers who ordered PC produc... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841770/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:25 -0400 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841770/ Police said on Thursday that they had confiscated some 200 cases of alcohol imported from the Netherlands after it was found to contain slight traces of cocaine. The AGWA coca leaf liqueur exported b... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842320/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:46 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25842320/ United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) after its shareholders approved in June the company's plan to buy out Chinese chipmaker HeJian Technology (Suzhou) Co, a government official said Friday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841754/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:21:41 -0400 Morning Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25841754/ Taiwan's economic indicator flashed consecutive blue in May, yet the annualized 6-month change in the composite leading index turned positive for the first time in 16 months to 3.5%, implying the end ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25839722/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:18:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/25839722/