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  • Taiwanese entertainer Luo Da You shows no sign of slowing down

    Taiwanese singer-songwriter Luo Da You, 60, shows no sign of slowing down. For a veteran musician who keeps referring himself as ...

  • Kin of killed Taiwanese fisherman asks for PCG video end to harassment of OFWs

    The daughter of the Taiwanese fisherman who died in an alleged ramming and shooting incident in disputed waters in extreme northern Luzon on May 9, has sought access to the Philippine Coast Guard video of the encounter. Tzu-Chien Hong, first-born of Hung Shih-Cheng also asked Taiwanese to not harass Filipino workers in Taipei The first born of the Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng who was ...

  • Taiwan lowers forecast for 13 GDP growth to 2.4

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS) yesterday lowered its 2013 growth forecast for Taiwan by 1.19 percent to 2.4 percent, after the performance in the first quarter fell far below ...

  • Bosch Taiwan works toward improved sales results in 2013

    "After experiencing significant growth in the past years, our sales were subdued under the circumstances of high economic uncertainty in both the local and global economy in 2012. We aim to improve our sales performance in the current year despite the continuous influence of the considerable economic risks," said Bernd Barkey, managing director of Bosch Taiwan. "Despite the ...

  • University head detained on corruption

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Nan Kai University of Technology President Chen Yu-lung (???) was taken into custody yesterday after a judge ruled that there was sufficient evidence of alleged corruption to warrant his ...

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Spy Game

In Spy Game, Robert Redford plays Nathan Muir, a 30-year veteran agent of the C.I.A. who finds out on the day of his retirement that his protg, Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt), has been captured while trying to liberate a prisoner from a Chinese prison during a rogue mission and is schedule to be executed in 24 hours. The real problem for Muir is that the top brass at the C.I.A. are looking for way ... ...

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  • Lin Join-sane touts close ties with China

    TAIPEI--Lin Join-sane (???), Taiwan's top negotiator with China, said yesterday that relations between Taiwan and China are the best in 60 years and hoped the two sides could set aside disputes and create a win-win situation through close exchanges and ...

  • Nokia reignites patent dispute with HTC

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- After filing its latest complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and a federal court in the state of Delaware, Nokia said Friday it has filed two new complaints in San Diego district court against HTC and accused the company of infringing on nine of its ...

  • China official spells out terms for exchanges with DPP

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China will be willing to have contact with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) if the opposition party gives up its pro-independence cause, a key Chinese official handling cross-strait affairs reportedly has ...

  • CGA eyes salary hike for South China Sea volunteers

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has proposed offering better incentives and benefits for volunteer coastguardsmen posted on Taiwan-controlled islands in the South China Sea in the hope of boosting sluggish voluntary service ...

  • TAIEX falls into consolidation mode as skepticism pervades among traders

    TAIPEI -- Shares in Taiwan fell into consolidation mode Friday, after a steep drop in the previous session, as market sentiment remained cautious over the possibility of an early phasing out of the United States Federal Reserve's stimulus measures, dealers ...

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