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  • Joint investigation talks set to begin today Minister Lin

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Although an initial investigative team was rejected by the Philippines, the window for negotiations between the two countries is still open, and the two governments will start joint investigation talks today, according to Foreign Minister David Lin ...

  • Opposition parties boycott cross-strait offices bill

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Opposition legislators have vowed to continue boycotting a plan by the ruling party to pass new rules enabling the opening of offices by the two representative organizations on each side of the Taiwan ...

  • Mandarin speech competition comes to historical conclusion

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Radio Taiwan International (RTI, ??????) held its ninth annual Mandarin Speech Contest for Foreign Nationals' finale in Taipei yesterday, with Cleisha-Bernise Springer, an exchange student from Saint Lucia, taking away two prizes including overall ...

  • Students show support for Philippine workers

    TAIPEI--A group of Taiwanese students launched a campaign yesterday to show support for Filipino workers in Taiwan amid growing tensions between the two countries over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May ...

  • Domestic diesel prices edge up by NT$0.10 as gasoline remains stable

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- CPC Corp., Taiwan has raised domestic diesel prices by a token of NT$0.10 per liter for one week beginning from midnight today but made no adjustments for gasoline ...

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Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) [Blu-Ray]

Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) [Blu-Ray]

Three Colors: Red, the last film in Krzysztof Kielowskis trilogy based around the three ideals of the French national motto--libert, galit, fraternit (liberty, equality, fraternity)--also turned out to be the final film of the great filmmakers career. He announced his ret ... ...

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  • Taipei job opportunities rise as jobless level dips Labor Dept.

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- There was a significant surge in employment opportunities while the number of unemployed people declined in Taipei City during the month of April as jobseekers had an average of 1.64 offers, according to officials at the municipal Department of ...

  • Tablet prices to continue sinking in 13 researcher

    TAIPEI--The global tablet computer market will continue to witness a price war this year as more brand companies jump onto the affordable tablet bandwagon, according to a local research ...

  • HTC set for Japan product launch source

    TAIPEI--Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. is set to launch a new smartphone in Japan to build on the success of its large-screen J Butterfly phone there, a source familiar with the company said ...

  • Local team beats Ukraine in top archery competition

    TAIPEI--Taiwan beat Ukraine in the women's team final Sunday in the Shanghai stage of the 2013 Archery World Cup, after upsetting Olympic champions South Korea in the ...

  • Health minister in Geneva for World Health Assembly

    GENEVA--Taiwan's Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta arrived in Geneva Saturday to attend this year's World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making arm of the World Health Organization ...

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