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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 ...

  • Eslite to open store in Shanghai

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Eslite Spectrum Corp., the operator of Taiwan's leading book chain Eslite Bookstore, announced Wednesday that it would establish a foothold in Shanghai by 2015. Eslite signed a letter of intent with the developer of the Shanghai Tower, a 121-story, 632-meter skyscraper, to lease 6,500 square-meters of space in the building, which is expected to open in 2015. The ...

  • MAC head upbeat on cross-Taiwan Strait office talks

    China in each other's territory to process travel documents is moving in a positive direction, Mainland Affairs Minister Wang Yu-chi said Wednesday. "Mainland Chinese authorities have responded favorably to the proposal," Wang said on the sidelines of a public hearing on a bill that would allow the Chinese agency handling cross-Taiwan Strait engagements -- the Association for ...

  • Large-sized flat panel shipments in June forecast to grow 2-3

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Worldwide shipments of large-sized flat screens for June are expected to grow 2-3 percent from a month earlier as Chinese TV suppliers are offering discounts to stir up buying interest, a research report said Wednesday. In the report, WitsView, a panel research institute of Taipei-based TrendForce Corp., said that ...

  • Taiwan ex-President Lee Teng-hui talks about leaving communist group

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Former President Lee Teng-hui said Wednesday he left a study association during his youth when he found out it had been taken over by communists. He made the confession to reporters during a visit to the Green Island human rights memorial Wednesday morning. During the Martial Law era, the authoritarian Kuomintang government often sent dissidents to a prison camp on the ...

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Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, the graying dramatic titans of the New American Cinema, have appeared in only three of the same films, which form a rather depressing pattern that is quite the opposite of what you might expect ... ...

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  • AirAsia AirAsia X clinch awards at World Airline Awards

    The Skytrax World Airline Awards is the global benchmark of airline excellence and one of the most prestigious accolades for the airline industry. This annual global survey is conducted over a 10-month period, covering over 200 airlines from the largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers and travelers from over 160 countries took part in ranking quality standards across more ...

  • Scholars call for visitation rights for cross-strait offices

    China in each others' territories so that detainees on either side are not left alone without assistance. The respective offices should be endowed with the right to deal with legal matters, visit people who have been arrested or detained on either side of the Taiwan Strait and provide emergency relief, Chen Te-sheng, a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations of National ...

  • President hopes for early conclusion of talks with Philippines

    Philippines , Ma said. "If things go smoothly, the dispute may be brought to an end early," Ma said while receiving the U.N. representatives of Belize, Tuvalu, El Salvador and Dominican Republic. "If the stalemate is allowed to continue, it will be unfavorable to the peace and security in the ...

  • JDI CPT Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors say Taiwan makers

    Japan Display (JDI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux are supplying 4.7-inch panels for China-based smartphone vendor Huawei Device, 5.8-inch panels for Samsung Electronics and 6.1-inch panels for Huawei respectively, with ordered volumes larger than originally expected due to booming sales, according to Taiwan-based supply chain ...

  • Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum

    At Solar Taiwan 2013, the host, the Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), has invited solar firms such as SunEdison, Gintech, GCL-Poly, MEMC, and Motech to discuss opportunities in emerging solar markets and high conversion efficiency ...

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