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  • Nua Nan Bank JCB LOVE TSCC Debit Card to be launched in Taiwan in August

    The Japan Credit Bureau (JCB), in collaboration with Hua Nan Bank, has announced that it will launch the Nua Nan Bank JCB LOVE TSCC Debit Card in Taiwan in August. It is the first debit card that has an option to be equipped with TSCC, a contactless payment service which can be used as a fare card on trains and buses. The debit card will also be accepted at some shops and restaurants. In ...

  • U.S. Senate passes bill backing Taiwans ICAO role

    Washington, June 19 (CNA) The U.S. Senate passed legislation Wednesday in support of Taiwan's bid to participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N. specialized agency that promotes safe and efficient travel. The Senate cleared the bill by a unanimous voice vote, one day after the House of Representatives passed a similar bill. The bill calls for U.S. Secretary ...

  • Sell-off in Taiwan shares triggered by Fed statement

    Taipei, June 20 (CNA) The local bourse came under heavy pressure Thursday morning after a statement released by the U.S. Federal Reserve hinted that it is likely to scale down its bond-buying program later this year, dealers said. "The Fed's latest statement boosted fears of an early exit by the Fed from its ongoing fund injections," Mirae Asset Management analyst Arch Shih said. ...

  • SEF heads vows to seek more benefits in talks with China

    China said Thursday that he will do his utmost to secure the greatest possible benefits for Taiwan in talks with the Chinese authorities. "We will seek to maximize benefits and minimize any impossible adverse impact," Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Lin Join-sane said prior to his departure for Shanghai for a new round of cross-Taiwan Strait talks. High on the meeting agenda ...

  • Taiwan negotiators head to mainland for cross-Straits talks

    A Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) delegation headed by chairman Lin Join-sane left Taipei for east China's Shanghai Municipality on Thursday to attend the ninth round of cross-Strait talks.On Friday, Lin will hold talks with Chen Deming, president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).During the talks, the two sides will review the ...

Movie Review

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

"Enemy of the State," Tony Scott's new paranoid government conspiracy thriller, could have just as easily been titled "The Conversation II" if they'd simply purchased the rights from Francis Ford Coppola. This movie plays like a 90's updating of Coppola's 1974 classic that dealt with surveillance, the erosion of privacy, and the escalating paranoia that you can never completely be alone because so ... ...

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  • Taiwanese woman arrested for assaulting foreign student over one-night stand

    The woman surnamed Lu had confronted her ex-boyfriend over their breakup and slapped him. She also tried hitting another man with a weighing scale when he intervened to prevent her from kicking her ex-boyfriend. Lu may be jailed up to two years for causing intimidation and ...

  • Homesick causes Ramirez to quit Taiwan team

    Taiwanese baseball club The Rhinos say former major league slugger Manny Ramirez is leaving the club after only 49 games because he misses his family in New York. The Rhinos said it unsuccessfully tried to keep Ramirez in Taiwan, including raising his monthly pay to almost US$60,000 from US$25,000, AP reports. Ramirez signed up to play the March to November season with the Rhinos in Kaohsiung, ...

  • Five young Taiwanese universities ranked among worlds top 100

    London, June 20 (CNA) Five Taiwanese institutions have been included in the second Times Higher Education rankings of the world's top 100 universities under 50 years old, led by National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) in 37th place. The performance of NSYSU, however, lost some of its luster compared with last year, when it was ranked 30th. The other four are National Taiwan University of ...

  • Ramirez quits Taiwan baseball after 49 games

    Manny Ramirez is leaving Taiwanese team The Rhinos after just 49 games because the club says he misses his family in New York. The Rhinos said it tried to keep the 12-time All-Star in Taiwan, including raising his monthly pay to almost $60,000 from $25,000. Ramirez signed to play the March-to-November season with the Rhinos in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The team's website said the ...

  • Speeding blamed for Taiwan road accident

    Speeding caused a road accident that occurred around 2 pm Wednesday in Taiwan, leading to one local tour guide killed and seven mainland visitors injured, said local road authorities.The excessive speed caused the bus skid and hit side slope after veering off the road in southwestern Taiwan's Chiayi County. The event date recorder on the bus revealed that the speed at the time of the ...

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