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  • Chinese Taipei win mens doubles TT title

    Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Hao Shuai and Ma Lin from China to win the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. Chen and Chuang fought back from one game down to win three in a row but Ma, former Olympic Champion, and Hao Shuai took the fifth before the Chinese Taipei tandem sealed the victory Sunday by taking the sixth 11-8, reports ...

  • Thousands of Taiwanese protest n-power project

    About 10,000 Taiwanese took to the streets here Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island. The demonstration was launched by an environmental protection organisation to protest the construction of a new nuclear power plant, which will be the fourth plant on the island, Xinhua reported. Protestors waived banners and flags that read messages like "No Nuclear ...

  • Taiwan Fishing Crew Hid to Escape Hail of Philippine Bullets

    Taiwan fishing boat captain Hung Yu-chi says he was at the helm in quiet seas on the last morning of a six-day trip when he noticed a black dot on the horizon. Through binoculars, Yu-chi, 39, could see figures in orange on another boat, the color worn by both Taiwanese and Philippine officers as they patrol fishing waters claimed by each government. As the craft drew near, Yu-chi heard ...

  • Taiwan Jones making the transition to cornerback

    Raiders next season, it will be on the defensive side of the ball. After spending the first two years of his career as a running back, Jones is making the transition to cornerback ...

  • Different versions of letter of apology show insincerity—Taiwan representative

    Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin, right, talks with Philippine trade office representative in Taiwan Antonio Basilio after his return from the Philippines with the government’s apology for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman last week by a member of the Philippine Coast Guard during an early morning press conference in Taipei on May 15, 2013. Taiwan's ...

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Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher

I have the feeling that if Stephen King wrote a book about toilet paper, someone would try to make a movie about it. At this point, Kings novels, short stories, or original screenplays have been the basis for more than 75 movies, ranging from near-masterpieces (Brian De Palmas Carrie and Stanley Kubricks The Shining), to the virtually unwatchable (Kings only directorial effort, M ... ...

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  • EPA set to conduct second nationwide illegal hotel probe

    TAIPEI, Taiwan --The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday said that it will conduct a second round of nationwide inspections for illegally operating ...

  • MOFA cant confirm Philippine team to come

    TAIPEI--Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) chief David Lin said yesterday that he was not aware that a team from the Philippines will arrive in Taiwan Tuesday to investigate an attack by a Philippine government vessel on a Taiwanese fishing ...

  • Mayor of Philippine city Davao apologizes over killing of fisherman

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The mayor of Philippine city Davao, Rodrigo Duterte, called Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (???) yesterday afternoon and apologized to the Taiwanese people over the killing of a ...

  • Ma visits emergency center urges caution amid rainfall

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- With heavy rainfall lashing the country, President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday canceled an event to mark the five-year anniversary of his inauguration in order to monitor disaster-prevention ...

  • Local market closes up with financial stocks taking the lead

    Movements of financial and high-tech stocks led the market during the session, with a surge in buying of financial stocks at around noon pushing the index upward. The weighted index closed up 8.86 points, or 0.1 percent, at 8,377.05 after fluctuating between 8,347.33 and 8,385.68. Turnover totaled NT$70.79 billion (US$2.36 billion) during the session. Shares of Cathay Financial Holdings(????) ...

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