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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/9366300fc9319e9b/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 30 Dushanbe, Aug 28 (Xinhua) Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states Thursday pledged to strengthen the organisation's regional anti-terrorist structure and raise thier cooperation in the field of security to a new height. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/400187/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:02 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/400187/cs/1/ Taiwan confirmed Wednesday that the US has decided to sell 60 Harpoon Air Launch anti-ship missiles to Taipei, in a move ending a de facto freeze on US arms sales to the island. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/399796/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:03 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/399796/cs/1/ Beijing, Aug 28 (Xinhua) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) have entered into a partnership to support rebuilding of southwest China's Sichuan province devastated by the May 12 earthquake, the UN agency said Thursday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/400015/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:05 -0400 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/400015/cs/1/ Microsoft Corp. against a Taipei-based company. In the complaint filed July 30, Microsoft alleges that Primax Electronics Ltd. infringes the software maker's patents used in peripherals including keyb... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294006/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:44:52 -0400 Computerworld http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294006/ took the lead among its domestic peers in venturing overseas, and it is now paying for it as global exposure becomes a liability in the global credit fallout. With heavy holdings of U.S. housing debt,... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294142/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:47:15 -0400 Forbes http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294142/ Joy Global Inc. of Milwaukee said Thursday that its wholly owned Chinese subsidiary will buy Wuxi Shengda, a Chinese manufacturer of longwall shearing machines, for $22 million. Wuxi Shengda primaril... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294105/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:43:40 -0400 Business Journal http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294105/ has opened up a Chinese subsidiary that will sell its information technology research products. ESG-Sino, which will have offices in Beijing and Wuhan, will be directed by long-time storage and netwo... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295215/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:42:11 -0400 Business Journal http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295215/ BEIJING: China hailed Thursday a $3 billion oil agreement with Iraq as a win for both nations, as it sought to reassure the rest of the world that it should not be concerned by the deal. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295068/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:45:05 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295068/ August 28, 2008 (IDG News Service) China has stepped up investment in its homegrown Godson microprocessor and hopes to build its first petaflop-class supercomputer using the chip in 2010, one of the c... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295216/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:44:40 -0400 Computerworld http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295216/ BEIJING (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said Wednesday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295208/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:19 -0400 Japan Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295208/ Shanghai police will post photos and videos of jaywalkers in newspapers and on TV in a bid to shame them out of breaking traffic rules.Offending pedestrians, moped riders and cyclists would be snapped... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17293933/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:30 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17293933/ BEIJING (Kyodo) A Chinese official in charge of investigating food poisoning cases in Japan triggered by Chinese-made frozen dumplings has been replaced, a Chinese source said. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295531/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:23:25 -0400 Japan Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295531/ Taihu, Suzhou, China: A massive boost to ladies professional golf in China has come with the announcement by the China Golf Association that the country will host its first ever Ladies European Tour e... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295218/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:18:35 -0400 Gulf News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295218/ BEIJING - Chinese police clashed with members of the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority in the far western region of Xinjiang, authorities and an activist said Thursday, the first reported outbreak of viol... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294497/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:07:01 -0400 MSNBC http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17294497/ TOKYO — Chinese authorities informed Japan on Thursday that the results of their investigations show frozen dumplings which triggered food poisoning in China in June are not circulating in the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295210/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:05:09 -0400 Japan Today http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295210/ New location offers advantages for Achievo's Japanese customers SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Achievo(R) Corporation, a software outsourcing and information technology services prov... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295220/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:56:41 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17295220/ China and Iraq have reached an agreement on a landmark US$3 billion deal to exploit oil in the Middle Eastern country, the Iraqi embassy in Beijing said yesterday.The two sides reached the agreement d... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290708/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:50:36 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290708/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Chinese online gaming stocks traded lower Thursday after Giant Interactive Group Inc. reported second-quarter profit that met Wall Street views but was downgraded b... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290169/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:00 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290169/ BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese police clashed with members of the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority in the far western region of Xinjiang, authorities and an activist said Thursday, the first reported outbreak o... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291197/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:06:40 -0400 The News Journal http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291197/ The Final Call , News report , Ashahed M. Muhammad, Aug 28, 2008 Despite feelings by members of the Muslim American community that they have been ignored during this presidential election, an organiza... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291198/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:43 -0400 Pacific News Service http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291198/ said it was no longer proceeding with plans for a CTL project in the northern province of Shaanxi and would focus fully on a feasibility study of a plant in neighboring Ningxia Hui autonomous region... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290838/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:24 -0400 Morning Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290838/ The Final Call , News report , Ashahed M. Muhammad, Aug 28, 2008 Despite feelings by members of the Muslim American community that they have been ignored during this presidential election, an organiza... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291199/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:44 -0400 Pacific News Service http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291199/ closing ceremony slipped into uneasy chaos, with statist aesthetics and individualism clashing.The statist tone was present all around during the opening ceremony, revealing itself in every area and e... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291055/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:52:15 -0400 The Guardian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291055/ Posted on: Thursday, 28 August 2008, 12:01 CDT Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/85ce6b/chinas_attraction) has announced the addition of the "China's Attraction and Str... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17289956/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17289956/ China has curbed lending to real estate projects, state media reported yesterday, as volatility in the property market triggers concerns over developers' ability to pay back loans.The central bank and... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290420/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:50:43 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290420/ China and Russia are two giant neighbors whose relationship never seems quite settled. Once Marxist allies, they later quarreled and went their separate ways. In the post-Soviet era, relations have be... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291200/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:41:02 -0400 RadioFreeEurope http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291200/ Demand not short for tallest building in China By Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai Published: August 28 2008 17:44 | Last updated: August 28 2008 17:44 http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290115/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:59:42 -0400 Financial Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290115/ Beijing plans more change for telecoms By Justine Lau and Robin Kwong in Hong Kong Published: August 28 2008 17:36 | Last updated: August 28 2008 17:36 http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291196/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:59:38 -0400 Financial Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291196/ BEIJING (AP) - Chinese government auditors have uncovered the misuse of millions of dollars in disaster assistance as part of an embezzlement probe spanning 10 central government departments, state me... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291194/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:59:28 -0400 Find Law http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17291194/ Iran plans to involve China and India in extracting oil from the Caspian Sea. The move may be an attempt to put pressure on the United States and European Union, experts say. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290837/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:57:47 -0400 Russian Information Agency http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17290837/ BEIJING – Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market, ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17284867/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:19:42 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17284867/ 'The flame will symbolize over the next 10 days the unique sporting spirit displayed by Paralympic athletes,' Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, said in a speech at th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285997/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:12:17 -0400 Khaleej Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285997/ In this May 19, 2008 file photo, a villager walks past a billboard for China Telecom, near Xiushui, in China's southwest Sichuan province. China Telecom Ltd. said Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, that its fir... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286003/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:43:12 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286003/ (1 hr 25 mins ago) China striker Dong Fangzhuo has left Manchester United after making just a few appearances since joining in 2004. The Premier League club said that the contract had been cance... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286553/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:25 -0400 The Standard http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286553/ TAIPEI, Taiwan – Prosecutors indicted Taiwan's former investigation chief Thursday for attempting to cover up alleged money laundering by former President Chen Shui-bian. The indictment again... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285864/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:19:55 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285864/ Beijing: Chinese central government departments misused or mismanaged more than 46 billion yuan ($6.73 billion) last year, including using disaster relief money to build government offices and diverti... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285069/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:26:36 -0400 Gulf News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285069/ GUANGZHOU, China — Washington will sell $90 million worth of anti-ship missiles to Taiwan, ending what some analysts said has been a U.S. freeze on arms sales designed to ease cross-Straits tension ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286001/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:03:18 -0400 The Register-Guard http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286001/ Users can once again access iTunes in mainland China. Apple's US-based online music store was fully blocked last week after it emerged that Olympic athletes in Beijing had used the store to download t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285993/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:09:55 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285993/ (08-28 21:37) China ruled out Taiwan joining agencies of the United Nations, frustrating hopes that its stance might soften after the island elected a more China-friendly president earlier this year.... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286555/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:00 -0400 The Standard http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286555/ A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale on Monday jolted the Zhongba county in western China's Tibet region, the country's Earthquake Networks Centre said. The earthquake occurred at... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286005/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:10:03 -0400 Hindustan Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286005/ profile ) were up 43% to $6.17 billion and almost 50% above analyst forecasts. Net-interest income rose 15% and net-interest margins rose 2.66%. And all of this comes from the bank with the biggest e... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285012/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:33:03 -0400 Market Watch http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285012/ (3988.HK), the smallest of China's Big Four state-run banks by assets, reported Thursday a better-than-expected 43% rise in first-half net profit from a year earlier on strong growth in interest an... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17284997/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:59:11 -0400 Morning Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17284997/ Chris Crum - Thu, 08/28/2008 - 10:24am. I'm talking about the Guns N' Roses album of course.Despite the fact that Axl Rose is the only original member left in Guns N' Roses, his (I say "his"... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286563/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:32:17 -0400 Web Pro News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286563/ Chinese bank backs mobile operator in Poland By Sundeep Tucker and Jamil Anderlini in Beijing and Andrew Parker in LondonPublished: June 18 2008 22:04 | Last updated: June 18 2008 22:04 http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286545/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:58:19 -0400 Financial Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286545/ BEIJING - A top Chinese agriculture official on Thursday called for more technological and financial support for the rest of the year to help farmers increase their incomes. Measures should be taken ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286548/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:04:43 -0400 China Daily http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286548/ A Chinese factory worker at an Apple iPhone factory has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286559/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:43:07 -0400 eWeek http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286559/ (2 hrs 26 mins ago) China said on Thursday it was concerned about the latest political developments surrounding Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after Russia declared it was ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286554/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:11 -0400 The Standard http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286554/ (44 mins ago) Chinese government auditors have uncovered the misuse of millions of dollars in disaster assistance as part of an embezzlement probe spanning 10 central government departments, state me... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286552/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:35 -0400 The Standard http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286552/ SHANGHAI, China - China's tallest building, the 101-storey Shanghai World Financial Centre, is scheduled to open to the public on Saturday. The opening comes 14 years after its developer, Japanese ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17284986/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:40:06 -0400 C News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17284986/ The iTunes store went dark in China last week after word spread that the album, whose proceeds will be used for "peace initiatives and Tibetan cultural preservation projects important to the Dal... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285755/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:57 -0400 Wired News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285755/ Li Jianguo, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), on Thursday called for closer supervision of children using the Internet to prevent addiction. About 10... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286542/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:56:38 -0400 People's Daily http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286542/ HONG KONG, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Bank of China, one of China's big four banks, said Thursday that accusations its U.S. branch transferred funds to terrorists in the Middle East are unsubstan... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285014/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03:50 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285014/ TOKYO, Aug. 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Chinese authorities informed Japan on Thursday that the results of their investigations show frozen dumplings which triggered food poisoning in China in June are not... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286007/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:04:01 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286007/ BEIJING : The Olympic Games have shown that sports and national pride are still tightly intertwined, and perhaps nowhere more so than in the minds of Chinese leaders. The evidence is indisputable: th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285995/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:24 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285995/ Scandal over loose lending hits China bank CDB By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing Published: August 28 2008 16:33 | Last updated: August 28 2008 16:48 http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285985/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:58:20 -0400 Financial Times http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285985/ A senior Chinese legislator has urged the government to provide better social services for rural children who have been left in the countryside while their parents seek work in the cities. An estimate... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286543/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:56:37 -0400 People's Daily http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17286543/ The China-ASEAN Expo has become a propeller to the China-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Free Trade Area (FTA) construction, said an official with the Expo's organizing committee on... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285154/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:56:34 -0400 People's Daily http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17285154/ The capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, is the setting for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, which opened today gathering together 4 Asian central republics (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kirgizst... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281127/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:51:12 -0400 Spero News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281127/ BEIJING : When television viewers around the world tuned in to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics this month, they were presented with a carefully crafted tableau of Chinese history and... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17280744/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:19:38 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17280744/ President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday claimed backing from China and four Central Asian states for Russia's actions in Georgia and said their support should send a "serious signal" to the West. "I am ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281133/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:51:16 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281133/ HONG KONG, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The alleged beating of a retired worker by police in mideastern China's Jiangsu Province prompted a daylong siege of a police station by more than 100 people, a ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17280310/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:51:09 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17280310/ They arrived in trickles - a Chinaman, hawking cloth, needles, threads, selling cakes, eggs, shoes, cheap showy jewellery - bangles, trinkets, artificial flowers, electronic gadgets and the like. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281054/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:11:37 -0400 All Africa http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281054/ SEOUL, South Korea - Stocks in Asia finished mixed Thursday as Japan's key index rose and Chinese shares snapped a five-day losing streak while markets in Hong Kong and India fell. Japan's benchm... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281132/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:24:22 -0400 C News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281132/ (Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 41.15 45.80 Sterling Pound 75.90 83.70 Euro 60.70 67.35 Australian Dollar 36.10 39.60 Bahrain Dinar 108.25 122.75 Canadian Dollar 38.90 43.55 Danish K... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17279891/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47:55 -0400 New Kerala http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17279891/ (AP Photo /Sergei Grits)Russian peacekeepers release one of 12 Georgian soldiers, left, on the Abkhazian-Georgian border, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Russian forces have turned over 12 Georgian soldiers ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281130/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:40:09 -0400 Examiner http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281130/ BEIJING, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A Chinese official in charge of investigating food poisoning cases in Japan triggered by Chinese-made frozen dumplings has been replaced, a Chinese source knowledg... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17280169/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:50:47 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17280169/ BEIJING, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Chinese government on Thursday warned Taiwan off its latest attempt to get involved in the work of the United Nations, saying it could harm the recently improv... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281138/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:50:42 -0400 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/17281138/