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  • Thousands of Taiwanese protest n-power project

    About 10,000 Taiwanese took to the streets here Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island. The demonstration was launched by an environmental protection organisation to protest the construction of a new nuclear power plant, which will be the fourth plant on the island, Xinhua reported. Protestors waived banners and flags that read messages like "No Nuclear ...

  • Air Force pilots eject to safety in Mirage jet crash

    Taipei, May 20 (CNA) An Air Force twin-seater Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet crashed into the Taiwan Strait on Monday, but its pilots ejected to safety before the plane hit the water, according to military sources. The plane crashed off the coast of Houlung in the northern county of Miaoli, the sources said. The Air Force 499 Wing immediately sent rescuers to pick up the two pilots, according to the ...

  • Fighter jet crashes into sea off Taiwan

    /enpproperty--> TAIPEI - A Mirage 2000 fighter jet, which was on a flight training mission, crashed into waters off northwest county Hsinchu in Taiwan Monday morning, according to local media reports. Two pilots have been rescued following an ejection from the craft before the crash. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The latest accident came five days after an F-16 ...

  • Another Taiwan Mirage crashes

    (17 mins ago) A Taiwan fighter jet ploughed into the sea off the island's north coast today, the air force's second crash in less than a week, military officials said. The crash happened when the French-made Mirage 2000-5 fighter was on a training mission, the air force said, adding that both crew managed to parachute to safety. A single-seater F-16 went down off central Taiwan on ...

  • Chinese Taipei players win mens doubles title

    Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Chinese duo Hao Shuai and Ma Lin to win the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here on ...

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The Decameron (Il Decameron) [Blu-Ray]

The Decameron (Il Decameron) [Blu-Ray]

The Decameron (Il Decameron), the first of the three films that would come to be known as Pier Paolo Pasolinis Trilogy of Life, is based on nine stories from the canonical 14th-century work of the same name by Giovanni Boccaccio. Pasolini discarded the frame story of seven ... ...

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  • Taiwan Dollar Climbs to 9-Month High on Fund Inflows Bonds Drop

    Taiwan 's dollar strengthened to a nine-month high as global funds added to their holdings of the island's equities amid a government review on capital gains taxes. Bonds declined. Overseas investors bought $996 million more Taiwanese shares than they sold in the week ended May 17, taking this year's net purchases to $4.8 billion, stock exchange data show. The cabinet and ...

  • UST Science Technology Report

    Genomics and brain science represent the two major research endeavors in biology in the 21th century. These two scientific fields were chosen by National Yang-Ming University (NYMU) as the research programs in the Aim for Top University Program. According to Professor Ming-Ta Hsu of NYMU which is a partner university of the University System of Taiwan, his institution started genomic research in ...

  • Taiwans justice ministry in talks with Philippines over joint probe

    Taiwan's Ministry of Justice yesterday provided evidence suggesting that the Philippine coastal guard intentionally targeted sailors aboard a fishing boat during a shooting incident that left one Taiwanese fisherman dead, while noting that it is currently negotiating with its Philippine counterparts regarding a possible joint investigation. The Ministry of Justice held an international ...

  • Filipinos in Taiwan told to limit activities

    Philippine officials have advised thousands of Filipino workers to "limit their movement" in Taiwan, fearing a potentially violent backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Antonio Basilio, resident representative of Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taiwan, issued the advisory following a reported upsurge of attacks on some of ...

  • Thousands in Taiwan protest nuclear power project

    The demonstration was launched by an environmental protection organization to protest the construction of a new nuclear power plant, which will be the fourth plant on the ...

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