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A reform plan initiated by the Examin... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320845/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:13:43 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320845/ Taipei, March 20 (CNA) A Taiwanese designer who has beaten hundreds of competitors from 49 nations to win an international award for bicycle design said Saturday that he focused on the practicability ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320855/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:13:03 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320855/ Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Army Command Headquarters said Saturday that two military personnel have been disciplined for contravening military regulations and are also facing a military court over allegat... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320854/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:13:01 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320854/ At present, the number of civil servants who receive a "C" rating for their performance account for less than 0.2 percent in a single year -- not even one in 500. A reform plan initiated by the Examin... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320853/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:59 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320853/ The Executive Yuan and the Examination Yuan recently had a bitter debate on a proposed revision of the Civil Service Performance Evaluation Act, which highlights the flaws in this evaluation system an... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320852/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:57 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320852/ Taipei, March 20 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou has not instructed that military bases on the west coast of Taiwan should be relocated to the east in order to make available land with high economic valu... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320851/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:55 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320851/ Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Online game developer UserJoy Technology reported revenue growth of more than 100 percent last year and set a record profit, a company statement said earlier this week. UserJoy ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320850/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:53 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320850/ The Executive Yuan announced Friday that Tseng Yung-fu, the acting prosecutor-general and a former chief prosecutor for the High Prosecutor's Office, will be the new minister of justice. Tseng, 67, wi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320849/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:50 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320849/ The results of a survey released Friday showed that the approval rating of President Ma Ying-jeou continues to hover at an unimpressive level below 25 percent. Ma, who garnered more than 7.6 million v... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320847/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:12:46 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33320847/ The Executive Yuan announced Friday that Tseng Yung-fu, the acting prosecutor-general and a former chief prosecutor for the High Prosecutor's Office, will be the new minister of justice. Tseng, 67, wi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319880/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:53:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319880/ Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) president Chao Shou-po, center right, CPBL spokesperson Van Fan, center left, and CPBL team members pose for photos during a news conference to announce the... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319884/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:53:32 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319884/ The Executive Yuan and the Examination Yuan recently had a bitter debate on a proposed revision of the Civil Service Performance Evaluation Act, which highlights the flaws in this evaluation system an... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319882/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:53:01 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319882/ Applications by domestic financial institutions to gain greater access to China's market will be accepted beginning next Monday at the earliest, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said yesterd... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319441/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:52:33 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319441/ An overabundant supply of lingerie and cookware in a Taiwanese tourist's luggage first raised the suspicions of border officials at Vancouver International Airport. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319883/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:27:38 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33319883/ Cloud Gate dancers rehearse the group's new work 'Listening to the River', which is being shown at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan until tomorrow. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318511/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:32:50 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318511/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. posted 2009 net income of NT$29.4 billion, or NT$5.17 a share, the Changhua, Taiwan-based company said in a stock exchange filing yesterday. The compa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318506/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:35 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318506/ Taiwan's dollar advanced for a fifth week, the longest stretch of gains since October, on optimism that improving ties with China will spur trade and economic growth, luring overseas investors. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318504/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:32 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318504/ Taiwan financial institutions should invest in China in a cautious, step-by-step approach, said an official with the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), yesterday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318505/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:32 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318505/ Taiwan Power Co. expects to complete the island's biggest solar plant by the end of August next year, doubling the state-run utility's capacity to produce electricity from sunlight. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318507/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:31 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318507/ Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a leading supplier of technology to the global digital television industry, opens up new opportunities for operators at Convergence India, enabling them to deliver in... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318509/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:29 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318509/ By closing, the TAIEX increased 11.75 points, or 0.15 percent, to 7,897.91. For the week, the benchmark stock index rose 149.58 points, or 1.93 percent. Yesterday morning, the TAIEX hovered near its c... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318508/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:28 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318508/ Taiwan's dollar advanced for a fifth week, the longest stretch of gains since October, on optimism that improving ties with China will spur trade and economic growth, luring overseas investors. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318260/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:27 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318260/ Taiwan's export orders rose for a fifth consecutive month in February as a resurgent global economy spurred demand for the island's computers, mobile phones and television screens. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318510/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:27 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318510/ By closing, the TAIEX increased 11.75 points, or 0.15 percent, to 7,897.91. For the week, the benchmark stock index rose 149.58 points, or 1.93 percent. Yesterday morning, the TAIEX hovered near its c... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318259/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:24 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33318259/ Tickets for train services from Taipei to Hualien, Taichung and Kaohsiung, during the tomb-sweeping holiday were already sold out, local media reported yesterday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316945/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:11 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316945/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Trade and economic exchanges across the Taiwan Strait have been based on the principles of reciprocity and win-win scenarios rather than concession on either side, Premier Wu Den-yih... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316944/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:10 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316944/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A second round of negotiations on a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) across the Taiwan Strait is expected to open in Taipei March 29, government sources said ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316943/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:09 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316943/ Purple crow butterflies will return from southern to northern Taiwan in late March and early April after winter, said Chen Chih-hsiu, deputy head of the transport ministry's Taiwan Area National Freew... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316942/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:08 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316942/ NANTOU, Taiwan -- The Institute of Information Industry (III) will soon set up an office at Chung Hsing New Village, which the Cabinet plans to turn into a hub for research and development. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316941/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:07 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316941/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Irish cyclist David McCann of Giant Asia Racing maintained his overall lead in the Tour de Taiwan 2010 after Friday's sixth stage, which was won by Poland's Smolen Tomasz in a sprint... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316939/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:05 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316939/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Department of Health (DOH) announced yesterday that it will step up tests of Indonesian workers for typhoid fever in light of rising number of cases of the disease being brought ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316946/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:04 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316946/ TAOYUAN, Taiwan -- Taoyuan District Court fined an engineer who participated in the development of HTC Dream and ordered him to a 60-day detention for offenses against privacy, local media reported. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316948/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:02 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316948/ YILAN, Taiwan -- Yilan City is to hold five complimentary events where foreign teachers will tell stories in English to help build up local residents' language skills through the interactive activitie... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316947/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:01 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316947/ 　The man, surnamed Su, allegedly stole the monitor as revenge on the government after receiving a traffic violation ticket for riding a scooter without a license. 　He became angry when he realized... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316949/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:00 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316949/ Three groups from Taiwan elementary schools — two from Taipei City and one from Tainan City — and one from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, dressed in ancient Chinese costume and per... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316951/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:00 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316951/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Presenting the certificate of country of origin for meat served, VeryThai (非常泰), a Thai restaurant, yesterday requested the Consumers' Foundation (CF) to apologize for a report... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316950/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:59 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316950/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A suspect who admitted to have sent out online message calling for killing President Ma Ying-jeou's two daughters in the United States was released yesterday on bail following invest... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316952/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:57 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316952/ Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐) decided to close its branches in Shenzhen (深圳) and Guangzhou (廣州) in late April, as the nine stores continued to serve such food items as braised pork rice and bubble ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316953/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:57 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316953/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A marine reserve area in Kenting National Park has seen the steady recovery of its sea urchin population after years of conservation efforts, culminating recently in a period of mass... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316954/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:56 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316954/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday openly questioned the controversial reform that the nation's top personnel body is seeking for civil servants' performance evaluation. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316955/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:53 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316955/ HUALIEN, Taiwan -- Two accidental deaths involving hunting guns occurred in Hualien in two consecutive days in the past week, according to local media. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316956/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:51 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316956/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A government disciplinary body yesterday meted out a minor punishment for an ex-prosecutor general who had been impeached for his misconduct in connection with former President Chen ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316957/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:50 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316957/ CHIAYI, Taiwan -- A district court yesterday found an opposition lawmaker from Chiayi not guilty of violating an election law for an accusation he had made against a candidate seeking to become the he... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316958/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:50 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33316958/ TOKYO — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday told Wang Yi, head of the Chinese government’s Taiwan Affairs Office, that he hopes China-Taiwan relations will develop stably, allowing Ha... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33309335/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:39:15 -0400 Japan Today http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33309335/ The U.S. dollar ended lower at NT$31.799 on the Taipei foreign exchange market Friday, down NT$0.026 from the previous day's close, on a turnover of US$782 million. The U.S. dollar opened at NT$31.855... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33303807/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:28:34 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33303807/ Colin Geddes, a Toronto International Film Festival programmer, rescued some of the rare films from closed Chinatown cinemas, and even from the garbage. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33304050/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:47 -0400 CBC News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33304050/ Colin Geddes, a Toronto International Film Festival programmer, rescued some of the rare films from closed Chinatown cinemas, and even from the garbage. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33304053/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:31 -0400 CBC News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33304053/ Taiwanese authorities are scrambling to contain a public furore that has erupted after one of its citizens was turned from Canada by border agents at Vancouver International Airport.The story of Chung... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33304468/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:21 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33304468/ The 2010 Taipei Confucius Temple spring rite activities begin on March 19 with an updated version of the traditional six-row dance, integrating concepts of a balanced mind and body. Started three year... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33302001/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:46:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33302001/ The Institute of Information Industry (III) will soon set up an office at Chung Hsing New Village, which the Cabinet plans to turn into a hub for research and development. Wu Ming-chi, director-genera... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33298943/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:55:17 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33298943/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A man confessed during police questioning that he had threatened on a Web site to kill President Ma Ying-jeou's two daughters who are living in the United States, police said Friday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33298942/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:36:38 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33298942/ A ruling Kuomintang (KMT) spokesman said Friday that President Ma Ying-jeou's flagging approval ratings reflected the current political atmosphere, but added that the party would not take them lightly... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296032/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:08:12 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296032/ Trade and economic exchanges across the Taiwan Strait have been based on the principles of reciprocity and win-win scenarios rather than concession on either side, Premier Wu Den-yih said Friday. The ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296034/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:08:05 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296034/ President Ma Ying-jeou suggested Friday that the Examination Yuan hold public hearings on a proposal to reform the way civil servants are evaluated that has raised the anxiety of many bureaucrats. Pre... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296033/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:08:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296033/ Still reeling from the aftershock of a league-wide game-fixing scandal, Taiwan's professional baseball league opens the 2010 season Saturday in Taipei with only one goal -- to win back the fans. The d... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296036/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:07:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296036/ A second round of negotiations on a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) across the Taiwan Strait is expected to open in Taipei March 29, government sources said Friday. According ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296035/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:06:51 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296035/ Taiwan's Taiex index rose 11.57, or 0.2 percent, to 7,897.91 at the close of Taipei trading, the fourth day of gains. The benchmark advanced 1.9 percent this week, the third week of gains.Advantech Co... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296038/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:54 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296038/ Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) president Chao Shou-po, center right, CPBL spokesperson Van Fan, center left, and CPBL team members pose for photos during a news conference to announce the... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296037/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:52 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296037/ A second round of negotiations on a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) across the Taiwan Strait is expected to open in Taipei March 29, government sources said yesterday.Accordin... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296040/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:50 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296040/ Applications by domestic financial institutions to gain greater access to China's market will be accepted beginning next Monday at the earliest, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said yesterd... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296041/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:48 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296041/ Department of Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang said yesterday that he will take part on behalf of Taiwan in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) slated for May in Geneva.In the interview on UFO ra... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296042/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:46 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296042/ One new poll showed that the satisfaction rating of President Ma Ying-jeou has hit a record low of 27 percent, according to a report yesterday in the Chinese-language United Daily News. The report als... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296044/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:42 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296044/ Cloud Gate dancers rehearse the group's new work 'Listening to the River', which is being shown at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan until tomorrow. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296046/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:38 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296046/ To enhance the contents of the GRE test in several significant ways and align it more closely with the skills needed in today's demanding graduate and business school programs, ETS, creators of the GR... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296039/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:37 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33296039/ Nantou, central Taiwan, March 19 (CNA) The Institute of Information Industry (III) will soon set up an office at Chung Hsing New Village, which the Cabinet plans to turn into a hub for research and de... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33293337/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:17:20 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33293337/ Taipei, March 19 (CNA) Trade and economic exchanges across the Taiwan Strait have been based on the principles of reciprocity and win-win scenarios rather than concession on either side, Premier Wu De... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33293339/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:17:16 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33293339/ Taipei, March 19 (CNA) A second round of negotiations on a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) across the Taiwan Strait is expected to open in Taipei March 29, government sources ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33293344/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:17:07 -0400 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33293344/ TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday told Wang Yi, head of the Chinese government's Taiwan Affairs Office, that he hopes China-Taiwan relations will d... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33292813/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:15:35 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33292813/