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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 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:51 -0500 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:51 -0500 30 TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's share prices closed lower yesterday with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, moving down 29.42 points, or 0.37 percent, to close at 7,749.66. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049422/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:37:33 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049422/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Foreign investors should be banned from using the Taiwan dollar as collateral when borrowing securities, recommended the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), yesterday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049824/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:37:03 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049824/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's share prices closed lower yesterday with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, moving down 29.42 points, or 0.37 percent, to close at 7,749.66. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049825/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:37:01 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049825/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The government has decided to build low-price apartments in Linkou Township in Taipei County, near one of the stations of the future airport link that passes through the area, said L... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049826/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:59 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049826/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei City's home purchase misery index reached a new high in February, as people's salary fell while home prices skyrocketed, said My Housing Magazine, compiler of the index, yeste... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049828/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:49 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049828/ AUO, the world's third largest TFT-LCD manufacturer, said it will hire 2,500 new workers to fill entry-level, mid-level as well as managerial positions. The company said it will begin its hiring proce... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049829/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:48 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33049829/ Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Premier Wu Den-yih late Thursday approved the resignation of Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng over her controversial support for abolition of death penalty in the country. Wa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048001/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:21:11 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048001/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- One of the most popular teen idol pop bands in Hong Kong in the 1970s, the Wynners, arrived in Taipei yesterday to stage a March 13 reunion performance at the Taipei Arena. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048003/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:32 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048003/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a travel warning for Thailand Wednesday, advising that travelers to Bangkok and seven surrounding provinces remain alert amid growing anti-g... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048004/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:31 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048004/ CHIAYI, Taiwan -- The speaker of the Chiayi City Council was detained Wednesday after being questioned over alleged vote-buying in a recent city council speaker election. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048005/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:27 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048005/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) unveiled Thursday 10 major measures aimed at cutting the costs of the deficit-ridden insurance program, as the bureau continues to work... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048006/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:19 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048006/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A split squad of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) arrived in Taipei yesterday for three exhibition games against an all-star team from Taiwan's Chinese... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048008/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:13 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048008/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A man was yesterday sentenced to 13 years and three months for killing his girlfriend in Taipei County and unlawful disposal of a body. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048007/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:08 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048007/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Taipei City Fire Department announced Wednesday it is to subsidize disadvantaged families for home fire alarm installment to help prevent severe fire damages, local media reporte... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048009/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:04 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048009/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Bureau of High Speed Rail (HSR) yesterday morning announced a report of the six moving High Speed Rail trains's braking time and braking distance when the Jiashian quake hit Taiw... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048014/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:57:55 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048014/ KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- An American pastor from the Kaohsiung City Assemblies of God Church allegedly shot two cats with a BB gun, killing one cat dead and leaving the other paralyzed. When confronted by... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048013/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:57:54 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048013/ 136 — Terry Guo — Electronics — 5.5166 — Tsai Wan-tsai & family — Finance — 4.9197 — Tsai Eng Meng — Foodstuff — 4.3 342 — Barry Lam — Electronics — 2.9421 — Lin Rong San —... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048011/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:57:52 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048011/ 136 — Terry Guo — Electronics — 5.5166 — Tsai Wan-tsai & family — Finance — 4.9197 — Tsai Eng Meng — Foodstuff — 4.3 342 — Barry Lam — Electronics — 2.9421 — Lin Rong San —... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048017/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:57:52 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048017/ (AP) — CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands - A Taiwanese couple have pleaded guilty to illegally importing hundreds of pounds (kilograms) of protected black coral to the U.S. Virgin Islands.... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048015/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:27:31 -0500 New Jersey Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33048015/ China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Thursday urged to steadily push forward mainland-Taiwan relations, saying the two sides are facing a grand opportunity for the development of ties.Jia, cha... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33047609/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:42 -0500 People's Daily http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33047609/ According to documents presented by Primus Financial Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company that won a bid to take over local life insurance company Nan Shan last year, it is not funded by capital f... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33035016/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:36:19 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33035016/ Southern Taiwan could experience even bigger mudslides than those that buried hundreds alive last year, when the worst typhoon in half a century hit the island, experts warned Thursday. Typhoon Mor... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33031699/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:47:07 -0500 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33031699/ The Administrative Enforcement Agency (AEA) said Thursday that in its nine years of operation, it has collected a total of NT$200.18 billion in debts owing to the government. Collection agents at the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029122/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:00 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029122/ A split squad of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) arrived in Taipei Thursday for three exhibition games against an all-star team from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseb... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029125/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:23:48 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029125/ A government unit that manages public shareholding has formulated regulations to cap monthly salaries paid to the heads of government-owned or partially state-funded financial institutes at NT$320,000... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029121/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:58 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029121/ Nearly 2,500 tourists arrived on a cruise liner in Keelung Harbor in northern Taiwan Thursday, including 630 Chinese employees of the U.S. direct sales company Amway, the Keelung Harbor Bureau said th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029126/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:22 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029126/ Taiwan aims to make a decision by the end of June on the controversial sale of the local unit of American International Group (AIG) to a Hong Kong consortium, a top economic official said yesterday.De... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029128/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:20 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029128/ Prosecutors questioned Sinon Bulls pitcher Yang Chien-fu over game-fixing allegations yesterday as the baseball star was preparing to play a high-profile game against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029127/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:18 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029127/ The 2012 presidential and legislative elections may be held at the same time, but if absentee voting is introduced, it might be better to start that system in the presidential election, a senior elect... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029139/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:15 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029139/ The European Chamber of Commerce Taipei (ECCT) has urged Taiwan's government to sign a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China as soon as possible, saying it could remove b... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029137/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:11 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029137/ President Ma Ying-jeou has again displayed his lack of political leadership and courage by failing to stand up for Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng, a long time advocate of the abolishment of the deat... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029134/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:05 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029134/ "Liao Wei-Lin 88 Retrospective Exhibition"Senior Taiwanese fine art designer, Mr. Liao Wei-Lin (1922- ), twice designed the exhibition hall for the World Exposition. Born in Hunan Province, mainland C... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029133/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:03 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029133/ "A Special Exhibition on Letters of the Ming Celebrities"During the Ming dynasty, tiexue (Model-book School) became dominant in calligraphy and was followed by most scholars and officials. As an impor... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029131/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:57 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029131/ 'Brothers'窒愛Directed by: Jim SheridanStarring: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Bailee MadisonReviewed by: Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy NewspapersOpens Taiwan: today"Brot... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029130/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:55 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029130/ 'The Hurt Locker'危機倒數Directed by: Katheryn BigelowStarring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, David Morse, Ralph FiennesReviewed by: Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy NewspapersOpens Taiw... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029140/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:53 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029140/ Choreographer Lin Mei-hong said her dance work 'Schwanengesang' is about a love that can't let go. The dance marks the first time in 30 years that the Germany-trained dancer/artist stages her work in ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029142/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:51 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029142/ An internship in another country takes young persons beyond the classroom and leads them into new and challenging environments as the interns embark on voyages of self-discovery in uncharted territori... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029141/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:49 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029141/ Taiwan's share prices closed slightly higher Wednesday with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, edging up 8.49 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 7,779.08. The local bourse opened at 7,79... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33028452/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:45 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33028452/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A government unit that manages public shareholding has formulated regulations to cap monthly salaries paid to the heads of government-owned or partially state-funded financial instit... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029120/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:19 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33029120/ The attempted $2.2bn purchase of AIG’s Taiwan insurance unit by a Hong Kong consortium is facing intense scrutiny amid lingering concerns among regulators that the buyers are backed by Chinese funds... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33028441/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:16:18 -0500 Financial Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33028441/ Taipei- Taiwan's justice minister indicated Thursday she would not authorize executions despite a demand from the president that she do so in line with the law. The minister, Wang Ching-feng, has come... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33025400/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:19:49 -0500 Earth Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33025400/ Taipei - Taiwan police on Thursday turned an American pastor over for prosecution for allegedly shooting stray cats with an air gun, killing at least one cat and injuring another. "After questioning h... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33022833/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:28:54 -0500 Earth Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33022833/ Taipei, March 11 (CNA) In the wake of a government announcement of moves to cool the booming housing market, the number of customers looking for properties for self-use or investment has rapidly falle... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33021165/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:14:03 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33021165/ Taipei, March 11 (CNA) The Administrative Enforcement Agency (AEA) said Thursday that in its nine years of operation, it has collected a total of NT$200.18 billion in debts owing to the government. Co... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33021163/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:13:59 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33021163/ (MENAFN - Asia Pulse) Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest supplier of equipment to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries, today announced the open... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33020108/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:05:28 -0500 MENAFN http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33020108/ behind the consortium by the end of March, and complete the review by the first half of this year if all the papers required are submitted," Hwang said. Despite warming official relations between http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33020629/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:13:07 -0500 Morning Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33020629/ behind the consortium by the end of March, and complete the review by the first half of this year if all the papers required are submitted," Hwang said. Despite warming official relations between http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33020630/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:13:04 -0500 Morning Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33020630/ A radio and TV executive from Norway said in southeastern Taiwan Wednesday that he wants to follow Taiwan in establishing a TV channel that speaks for his own indigenous tribe. "You have Taiwan Indige... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33019050/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:49:53 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33019050/ EasyCards will be accepted as a means of payment for purchases of up to NT$10,000 at contracted stores, starting April 1, EasyCard Corp. announced yesterday.This will be a major milestone in the compa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33019049/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:48:28 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33019049/ Taiwan's share prices closed lower Thursday with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, moving down 29.42 points, or 0.37 percent, to close at 7,749.66. The local bourse opened at 7,817.59 an... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018628/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:48:26 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018628/ Japan-based Seiko Epson first introduced its innovative application products to the Taiwan market in 2009 and only generated revenues of NT$1 million (US$31,456) from these new products last year, but... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018615/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:54 -0500 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018615/ Applied Materials has announced the opening of its newly-expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center, Taiwan. The nearly 15,000-square meter facility will enhance Applied's capability to serve its flat panel... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018616/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:43 -0500 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018616/ Epson expects sales of its quartz components in the Taiwan market to grow 25% in 2010 after sales of such products recorded a 30% increase in 2009, according to the company. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018617/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:34 -0500 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018617/ IBM Taiwan will launch its eX5-series servers featuring IBM's MAX5 chipset which can support six-times the capacity of the current maximum memory allocation of 256GB, according to the company. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018618/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:31 -0500 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33018618/ Taipei, March 11 (CNA) A government unit that manages public shareholding has formulated regulations to cap monthly salaries paid to the heads of government-owned or partially state-funded financial i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016833/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:20 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016833/ Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang resigned in protest after his proposal to rescue the ailing national health insurance system by raising premiums was nixed by the government. With all due respect to t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016832/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:18 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016832/ Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Taiwan's share prices closed lower Thursday with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, moving down 29.42 points, or 0.37 percent, to close at 7,749.66. The local bours... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016831/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:16 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016831/ Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng, who has refused to sign execution orders for more than 40 inmates on death row since she took office, explained her position in a public letter Tuesday. She was fo... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016836/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:12 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016836/ As housing prices in Taipei City's prime districts continue to soar, the government sector, including the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) , the central bank, the Financial Supervi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016838/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:11 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016838/ With export growth becoming difficult in the wake of the global financial crisis, China has decided to expand domestic demand as a means of sustaining its economic growth. This policy is bound to incr... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016839/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:09 -0500 Taiwan News Online http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016839/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's dollar pared gains, after reaching the strongest level in more than a month, on speculation the central bank intervened to slow appreciation that may hurt exports. Governmen... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016827/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:00 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016827/ Associate Professor Tamkang University Chen Yau-hung of the Chemistry and Life Sciences Group has recently been featured as the cover article in the noted medical journal Bone, with his text titled "Z... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016829/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:56 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/33016829/