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  • No alternative for Filipino workers in Taiwan says recruitment expert

    MANILA, Philippines - The alternative labor markets being eyed by the Philippine government for Filipino who may be affected by the brewing tension between Taiwan and the Philippines are not feasible, a recruitment industry expert said Saturday. According to Emmanuel Geslani, there are no alternative markets for OFWs in Taiwan in case the Philippines eventually loses this labor market, which, ...

  • De Lima appeals for calm as NBI completes probe into Taiwanese fisherman’s killing

    Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima neither denied nor confirmed statements made Saturday by the Taiwanese government’s investigation team regarding the Balintang Channel shooting incident in which a Taiwanese fisherman was killed. In a statement posted on the Department of Justice’s official Twitter account, De Lima ...

  • Philippines may have violated procedures in shooting reports

    Manila, May 18 (CNA) Coast guard personnel who sprayed bullets at a Taiwanese fishing boat last week may have violated rules for dealing with such a situation, Philippine newspapers have reported. Citing an official privy to a government investigation into the case, the English-language Philippine Star reported Saturday that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who shot a Taiwanese ...

  • Taiwans machine tool exports stabilize in April

    Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan's machine tool exports stabilized in April after showing weakness in the first quarter, rising 8.4 percent from the previous month ...

  • Taiwan calls for good treatment of Filipinos amid rising tensions

    Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Several Taiwanese government agencies called on the public Saturday to treat Filipinos in the country well amid rising tensions between the two countries over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel on May 9. People in Taiwan have been angered by ...

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Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck

George Clooneys Good Night, and Good Luck has the visual feel of a chamber drama, with the majority of its action taking place in a handful of offices in the CBS building in New York, but the emotional gravitas of a morality play. Set in the early 1950s amid ... ...

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  • Property transactions in Taiwan on the rise in Q1

    Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Residential and commercial property transactions rose substantially in Taiwan in the first quarter because of greater transparency in the market, the government said Saturday. Total property transactions increased 24.2 percent in the first three months of the year from the same period last year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of the Interior, after falling ...

  • HTC remains in smartphone brand top 10 in Q1 Digitimes

    HTC Corp. remained one of the world's top 10 smartphone makers in the first quarter despite sliding sales figures, according to local market research firm Digitimes Research. In its latest survey, Digitimes ...

  • Taiwan completes negotiations with Singapore on FTA signing expected

    Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Taiwan and Singapore have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement and both sides are expected to officially sign the deal soon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday. Taiwan and Singapore have "substantively concluded" negotiations for the agreement entitled "Agreement between Singapore and the Separate Customs Territory of ...

  • Taiwan indigenous peoples protest against nuclear energy

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Members of Taiwan's indigenous peoples protested against nuclear energy outside of the Presidential Office Building Saturday in preparation for a larger protest scheduled for Sunday, the eve of ...

  • Taiwan-New Zealand trade talks nearing completion

    Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan and New Zealand are closing in on a free trade deal, with substantive talks possibly being completed in June, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Friday. "We are working hard and there's a chance" substantive talks can be completed in the first half of the year, a ministry official said. The official's optimistic outlook on a free trade deal with ...

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