| Marine Algae From Japan Becomes The Latest Office 'pet' Office pets have been known to lighten up the atmosphere in busy workplaces, but a Taiwanese company is now hoping that the wonders of the deep sea will prove to have an equally therapeutic effect.... | |
| Taiwan Cabinet Oks Investment By Chinese Financial Firms TAIPEI: Taiwan’s cabinet has approved a proposal to let Chinese financial institutions invest in their Taiwanese peers and set up branches on the island, an official said... |
| No Room For Stay Of Execution In Rule Of Law: Wu TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Premier Wu Den-yih defended Friday his quick approval of Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng's resignation over a death penalty row, saying there is no room for any stay of... |
| Ubs Taiwan Plans $312 Mn China, Russia Equities Fund The Taiwan fund arm of UBS will launch a T$10 billion ($312 million) emerging markets equities fund this year targeting China and Russia, on expectations of stronger growth and cheaper valuations, an... |
| Ecfa Vital For Taiwan: Vp Taiwan cannot afford to be absent from the regional economic integration that is happening around the world and the signing of a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China... |
| President Promotes Tree-planting To Reduce Carbon Dioxide President Ma Ying-jeou urged the public Friday to plant trees to help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as he planted one himself to mark Arbor Day. Speaking at a tree-planting activity in... |
| Local Experts Collaborate On Ocean Energy Development Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Three local institutes signed a memorandum of understanding Friday to jointly set up a facility -- the first of its kind in Taiwan -- for field experiments on ocean power... |
| Life For A Life Concept Should Be Abandoned: Outgoing Minister Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Outgoing Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng urged the Taiwan public Friday to be rational on the issue of the death penalty and said that the society's deep-rooted mentality... |
| Aging Martial Arts Master's Self-created Forms To Be Documented The renowned martial arts heritage of Qikan of Xilo Township is facing a problem in passing its heritage to a new generation, as fewer and fewer young people are interested in learning kung fu. ... |
| Taiwan Shares Open Higher The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened higher Wednesday than its previous close, moving up 27.11 points at 7,797.7 on a turnover of NT$2.06 billion (US$64.38 million). The weighted price index... |
| American Education Fair To Be Held In Three Cities In Taiwan Taipei March 12 (CNA) An education fair to promote studying in the United States will be held in three cities in Taiwan between March 20-23, according to the organizer of the shows, the American... |
| Taiwan Promotes Bicycle Tour Packages At Berlin Travel Fair A Taiwan booth promoting bicycle tour packages in the country became a draw Thursday at the world's largest travel fair, the ITB, in Berlin. The booth was organized by the Taiwan Visitors... |
| Talk Of The Day -- New Hirings Signal Increasing Economic Momentum With economic recovery continuing to gain momentum, major companies in the local high-tech sector have announced capacity expansion plans. Among them, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) ,... |
| Goldman Sachs To Hold Cross-strait Business Summit In Taiwan TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Goldman Sachs, the global investment banking and securities firm, is scheduled to hold a cross-Taiwan Strait technology summit March 22 in Taipei that will bring together CEOs and... |
| Taiwanese Director Presents Documentaries To New York Audience New York -- Ho Chao-ti, an up-and-comer in Taiwan's documentary film circle, presented two of her recent productions Thursday at the New York Taipei Economic and Culture Office (TECO) to a warm... |
| Lead: Taiwan Minister Resigns After Refusing To Implement Death Sentences+ sentences+ (AP) - TAIPEI, March 12 (Kyodo)(EDS: ADDING DETAILS, QUOTES, CORRECTS SPELLING OF LO CHIH- CHIANG) Taiwan's Cabinet entered a new phase of instability Friday with the ... |
| Discovery Channel To Shoot Documentaries On 100 Years Of Roc The Discovery Channel is inviting proposals for a new documentary series focusing on the "100 years of the Republic of China," the company said Friday. Submissions are open only to production... |
| U.s. Dollar Down On Taipei Forex Taipei, March 12 (CNA) The U.S. dollar lost ground against the New Taiwan dollar on the Taipei Foreign Exchange Friday, dropping NT$0.007 to close at NT$31.84. A total of US$754 million changed hands... |
| Talk Of The Day -- Justice Minister Forced To Quit Over Death Penalty The dramatic resignation of Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng late Thursday over a death penalty controversy has given rise to a range of speculations in local society. Wang offered a verbal... |
| Taiwan Shares Close Lower Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Taiwan's share prices closed lower Friday with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, moving down 1.33 points, or 0.01 percent, to close at 7,748.33. The local bourse... |
| Liberty Times: People Suffer From Officials' Faux Pas President Ma Ying-jeou, already suffering from a nosediving approval rate, seems to have lost control of the senior officials in his administration. Minister of Justice Wang ching-feng stirred up a... |
| National Taiwan University Hospital Inaugurates Stem Cell Center Taipei, March 12 (CNA) A stem cell therapy center built with donations from local business tycoon Terry Gou was inaugurated at the National Taiwan University Hospital Friday. Presiding over the... |
| Taiwan Market: Foxconn And Clevo To Compete For Government It Mall Project In Taipei Taiwan-based Clevo's channel retail subsidiary Buynow and Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) Cybermart are competing for a government's IT mall project in Taipei and Cybermart has... |
| Taiwan Premier Turns Down Acer Chairman Over Tax Incentive Taiwan premier Wu Den-yih, at a meeting with Acer chairman JT Wang last week, turned down Wang's suggestion of keeping proposals to offer tax incentives to global top-500 enterprises that locate... |
| Taiwan Market: Gigabyte Changes Notebook Distributor To Genuine C&c Gigabyte Technology is adjusting its notebook marketing strategy in order to improve its notebook shipments and has shifted its distributing rights in Taiwan to Genuine C&C from Xander... |
| Taiwan To Lose 30,000 Jobs If Panel Makers Move Lcd Fabs To China, Says Legislator A legislator in Taiwan has questioned the government move to give LCD panel makers the green light to set up 5G and lower-generation plants in China, warning it may result in massive job losses in... |
| Taiwan Market: Yahoo! Expects 2010 B2c, C2c Trade Value To Rise By 20% Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) expects its B2C online shopping platform and C2C online auction platform to attain a total sales value of NT$36 billion (US$1.13 billion) in 2010, increasing 20% from... |
| Taiwan Official Quits Over Death Penalty Taiwan's justice minister has resigned after failing to win support for her opposition to the death penalty. Wang Ching-feng had said she would not give the go-ahead for any executions. She added she... |
| Taiwan's Justice Minister Resigns Over 'no Execution' Vow TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's justice minister Wang Ching-feng has resigned, the premier said Friday, just days after she attracted a storm of criticism over a vow not to order any executions during... |
| Taiwan's `citizen Reporters' Lauded For Disaster Coverage "Citizen reporters" of Taiwan's PeoPo news service have outshone themselves in disaster reporting and their coverage is widely quoted by the mainstream media, a local TV executive said Thursday. One... |
| Taiwan's Fuel Saver Inventor Eyes Chinese Market It has taken Taiwanese inventor Suilliven Wang 10 years and costed him nearly NT$100 million (US$3.1 million) to develop his device, which helps vehicles save fuel. To Wang, it is about time he reaps... |
| Class Sizes, Schools Shrink As Families Have Fewer Children As fewer children are being born, middle schools are becoming increasingly desperate to attract students, and the phenomenon is not limited to private schools; public school principals are coming off... |
| Taiwan Market: Apbt Announces February Performance Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting the CDMA 2000 standard in Taiwan, generated an unaudited EBITDA of NT$465 million (US$14.5 million) and net profit... |
| Taiwan Market: Canon Launches New Cameras Canon on March 11 unveiled the EOS 550D DSLR and three digital cameras, the IXUS 210, IXUS 130 and IXUS 105, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market, according to Canon Marketing... |
