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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 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:38:55 -0500 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:38:55 -0500 30 Taiwan Premier-designate Sean Chen reiterated yesterday that the government has not taken any stance concerning the controversies over U.S. beef imports ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203244704/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:30:42 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203244704/ Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s government bonds dropped for a third day and the local dollar strengthened after reports that showed better-than-forecast growth in U.S. jobs, fueling optimism ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203242424/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:40:35 -0500 General Sources http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203242424/ Chen said the incoming Finance Minister Christina Liu will widely collect opinions as the government seeks to introduce a fair taxation system. But his administration has not singled out any ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203240611/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:03 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203240611/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Two foreign brokerages cut their target prices Saturday on shares of MediaTek Inc., one of Taiwan's leading integrated circuit designers, after the company released ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203239194/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:31:14 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203239194/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Representatives from Tokyo Disneyland said Saturday they are looking forward to performing at the 2012 Lantern Festival, which will start Feb. 6 in Changhua County, central ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203239197/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:31:14 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203239197/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Overseas-based Chinese writers Ha Jin and Zhang Ling shared their views with fans Saturday on what makes a good novel, at the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE). ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203239196/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:31:13 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203239196/ A Taiwanese advertisement has caused outrage with fans of Steve Jobs for impersonating him in the afterlife enjoying an Android tablet.The Apple founder, who died four months ago, famously detested ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203237627/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:03:55 -0500 General Sources http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203237627/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan on Feb. 16 for a visit to promote cultural exchanges between the two sides, a government source said Saturday. The ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235952/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:22:29 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235952/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Saturday, shedding NT$0.02 to close at NT$29.525 on further fund inflows as foreign institutional investors continued their bets ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235145/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:22:29 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235145/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The head of the National Immigration Agency (NIA) on Saturday praised an immigrant from China for creating job opportunities for other immigrants in Hsinchu County with her ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235973/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:22:28 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235973/ The investigators examined the plane's debris scattered over a large area. They also took measurements of the site, located in a wooded area of aboriginal reservation land. An Air Force ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235954/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:40 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235954/ TAIPEI--Overseas-based Chinese writers Ha Jin and Zhang Ling shared their views with fans Saturday on what makes a good novel, at the Taipei International Book Exhibition ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235956/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:37 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235956/ TAIPEI--The number of foreign nationals -- excluding Chinese -- in Taiwan stood at 648,000 at the end of 2011, which was the highest level ever, according to statistics released by the Ministry of ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235957/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:36 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235957/ TAIPEI -- Kinmen County's cow farmers expressed concern Saturday that the recent foot and mouth pandemic will make their beef unmarketable, while county officials urged the public not to ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235959/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:35 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235959/ TAIPEI -- Small amounts of the livestock feed addictive ractopamine will not cause harm to the human body, but a standard for the level of residues in meat must be established, scholars said ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235958/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:35 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235958/ Candy Tang, founder of the now collapsed Alexander Group, reported to jail yesterday, beginning a 22-month prison term for defrauding members of her health ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235960/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:33 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235960/ The Lianjiang County Government on the offshore Matsu Islands yesterday kicked off a series of activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of lantern festivities jointly organized by the local ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235961/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:31 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235961/ BEIJING -- Chang Ping-I, a Taiwanese woman dedicated to the promotion of education in a "leper village" in southwest China's Sichuan province over the past decade, was selected as one ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235962/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:30 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235962/ A newly designated minister without portfolio expressed worries about the difficulty in the future implementation of new information and communications technology (ITC) policies during a meeting ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235963/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:29 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235963/ TAIPEI -- The head of the National Immigration Agency (NIA) on Saturday praised an immigrant from China for creating job opportunities for other immigrants in Hsinchu County with her famous mantou, ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235965/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:26 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235965/ KAOSHIUNG -- Fresh Chinese dates are being promoted at an agricultural fair that was held in Kaohsiung City on Saturday to help boost sales of the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235967/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:23 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235967/ TAIPEI--The public is encouraged to recycle the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in their lanterns after the Lantern Festival, so the tiny illuminants can be used in art projects to promote Taiwan ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235969/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:18 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235969/ TAIPEI -- Taiwan share prices continued momentum to close above the 7,700-point mark Saturday as investors hailed a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report released Friday morning (U.S. time), which ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235500/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:15 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203235500/ U.S. consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. will hold a media event next month and is scheduled to release its new generation tablet device -- the iPad3 -- on March 29, according to local media ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203232298/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:32:36 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203232298/ Brussels, Feb. 4 (CNA) A foreign tour operator at Vakantiesalon van Brussel, an international travel fair in Brussels, Belgium, said Saturday that one of his tours that inluded Taiwan was selling ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203232302/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:32:35 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203232302/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Net fund inflows in January hit a nine-month high to reach US$3.02 billion (NT$89.1 billion) as foreign institutional investors resumed buying in the local bourse, according to ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229396/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:11:11 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229396/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) will soon set up a super computing center, which will become the fastest computing institute in the country, according to the NCKU's ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229397/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:11:00 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229397/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Taiwan will allow more Chinese people to travel to the island as independent tourists, rather than requiring them to join a tour group, as part of efforts to boost tourism, ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229389/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:11:00 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229389/ Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Nanya Technology Corp., a memory manufacturing arm of conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group, said Saturday that the company will continue its cooperation with U.S.-based ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203228062/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:10:56 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203228062/ Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to extend its self-operated retail network in Taiwan myfone, into China, with 30-50 stores to be initially ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203228276/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:47:43 -0500 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203228276/ Revenues at Nanya Technology registered a 28% sequential increase in January 2012 while Inotera Memories' grew 0.2% on month. Powerchip Technology, however, saw its January sales decrease about ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203228684/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:47:30 -0500 Digitimes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203228684/ Taiwan said Friday it had rejected an appeal by Google against a fine imposed on the US Internet giant for refusing to grant customers a seven-day trial period on its mobile phone apps.The Taipei ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229391/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:22:54 -0500 General Sources http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229391/ Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Tsai Ming-hsing, chairman of Taiwan Mobile who doubles as vice chairman of Fubon Financial, yesterday called on the government to raise the amount of money Chinese ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229392/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:22:40 -0500 General Sources http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229392/ Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - The incoming agricultural chief yesterday denied that Taiwan government has already decided to lift a ban on ractopamine-containing U.S. beef, but health authorities ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229395/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:22:32 -0500 General Sources http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229395/ reports New Tang Dynasty Television .Addressing a teary-eyed crowd, Tsai appealed for "unity" and "faith" in a message that stirred both supporters and opponents, as well as ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229049/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:21:06 -0500 New America Media http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203229049/ The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened higher Saturday from its previous close, up 65.35 points at 7,740.34 on turnover of NT$4.22 billion (US$142 million). Taiwan share prices gained ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223967/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:11 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223967/ Hou Chun-sheng, winner of last year's Taipei International Beef Noodle Soup Festival, shows his award-winning soup during a press conference at the Government Information Office in Taipei on ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223968/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:04 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223968/ The National Communications Commission's (NCC) announcement this week that it plans to lift the digital cable television service penetration rate to 100 percent by 2014 has been questioned by a ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203221934/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:00 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203221934/ The foundation's chairperson said that while test results showed toxins in the lids, the amounts that had dissolved into beverages were within safety ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223969/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:58 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223969/ The Internet-based fashion brand Lativ -- which had previously marketed itself as a made-in-Taiwan brand -- recently angered consumers with its decision to move some of its production lines abroad, ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203222219/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:58 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203222219/ Melbourne, Feb 4 (ANI): A man from Taiwan was found dead after playing a computer game for 23 hours at an internet cafe. Police found the body of 23-year-old Chen Rong-Yu slumped in a chair at the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223965/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:47:32 -0500 General Sources http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223965/ NXP Semiconductors and building a new advanced production facility in central Taiwan that's due to open next month. Each facility is scaled and customized to mass-produce chips designed ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223964/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:47:21 -0500 General Sources http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0dd057261bcc461b/id/203223964/