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  • Taiwan botches an international incident

    The May 9 killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines CoastGuard in waters near the Philippines sparked a row between Taiwan andPhilippines that is only now beginning to ebb as negotiations havebegun. The fishing boat had hardly arrived back in port in Taiwan before theauthorities ...

  • PHL assures Taiwanese probers of access to incident video

    The Philippines on Friday assured Taiwanese investigators of access to the video of the May 9 incident that led to the death of Taiwanese fisherman accused of poaching in Philippine waters.Amadeo Perez, head of the Manila Economic and Culural Office (MECO), the body that represents the Philippines' interests in Taiwan, denied reports that said the country did not "respond ...

  • Taiwan April manufacturing production index down says MOEA

    Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 100.02 for April 2013, decreasing 1.32% on month and 1.18% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on May ...

  • Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43W in Taiwan

    Since the beginning of the second quarter, prices of solar wafers and cells in Taiwan have been increasing due to expectations that Europe may levy anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on China-based peers. Currently, prices of solar cells have returned to US$0.41/W. Industry sources disclosed that the price increases may continue in June, pushing solar cell prices to ...

  • Inside China Taiwan China vie for toughness

    View results The May 9 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard set off an inadvertent naval competition between Taiwan and China.The incident occurred in the disputed Bashi Strait between Taiwan and the Philippines, and Taiwan and China each sent a large number of vessels to waters near the Philippines to demonstrate armed hostility. The Philippines is a key ...

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Based on the acclaimed young adult novel of the same title by Irishman John Boyne, Mark Hermans The Boy in the Striped Pajamas gives us a childs eye view of unimaginable evil, which makes said evil all the more grotesque. What is most unnerving about the f ... ...

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  • Taiwan consumers reaching point of no returns in buying of gadgets

    Amendments proposed to the Consumer Protection Law would eliminate the seven-day grace period that allowed consumers to return electronic products or fresh goods. At its weekly meeting yesterday, the Cabinet proposed a draft amendment to the Consumer Protection Law that would impose stricter restrictions on consumers and consumer protection groups. Wu Cheng-hsueh, a representative for the ...

  • Fitch Taiwan Securities Cos Generally Stable Despite Weak Turnover

    Thu May 23, 2013 9:00pm EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Taiwanese Securities Sector here TAIPEI/SEOUL/SINGAPORE, May 23 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings says in a new report that credit profiles of Taiwanese securities companies have remained generally stable despite depressed trading volumes. Domestic securities companies are ...

  • Taiwanese reporter fired for writing fake story about anti-Pinoy restaurant

    reports that Taiwanese newspaper Lih Pao has sacked the reporter who fabricated a story about a diner that refuses to serve Filipinos amid the furor in Taiwan over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine Coast ...

  • PH Taiwan seen to start talks on fishery agreement by June

    Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala: Possible meeting in June. INQUIRER file photo MANILA, Philippines--The Philippines-Taiwan technical working group (TWG) may meet by the middle of the year on a possible fishery agreement, when officials hope that the recent issue over a Taiwanese fisherman would have cooled. "The meeting may be held, possibly, by June but perhaps it would be better ...

  • Talk of the Day -- HTC Chair 46th most powerful woman Forbes

    HTC Corp., ranks 46th in the Forbes Magazine's newly released list of the world's 100 most powerful women. Wang moves up 10 notches on the Forbes' latest global rankings. In 2012, the 54-year-old business executive, ranked 56th. The noted U.S. financial publication applies three metrics -- money, media presence and impact -- in determining the rank of each influential woman on the ...

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