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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 ...

  • Taiwan moving to end southern fishing line

    The Taiwan government is moving toward abolishing Taiwan's southern boundary for fishery protection, an act which would extend the formal operational area of the Navy, the Coast Guard and local fishermen further south within Taiwan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) toward the Philippines. The boundary is currently set at the latitude of 20 degrees north. In light of the recent fatal ...

  • Manila Taipei agree on cooperative probe

    The Philippines and Taiwan on Monday agreed on a cooperative investigation into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino Coast Guards, which had led to fresh cross-channel tensions and harassment of Filipino workers in Taiwan. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima told reporters that the cooperation, agreed on during a meeting between National Bureau of Investigation officials and ...

  • Taiwan hoping for cooperation

    Taiwan hopes that a "cooperative investigation" into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will push through, considering that a similar undertaking was conducted between the two countries seven years ago and that a mutual legal assistance agreement was signed by Manila and Taipei last ...

  • 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 ...

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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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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