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  • Philippines should have been apologetic from outset U.S. expert

    Philippines would have been alleviated had Manila adopted a more apologetic stance from the beginning, Kenneth Weinstein, head of a U.S. think tank, said Tuesday. Weinstein, president and chief executive officer of the Washington-based Hudson Institute, said that "it would have been better to have the Philippine government react more apologetically at the outset, certainly, to have accepted ...

  • 15 Taiwanese face raps for hurting OFWs

    MANILA - Fifteen Taiwanese, mostly teenagers, will face charges of physical injuries for hurting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This was the assurance given by the Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin to Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chair Amadeo Perez. According to Perez, he got a personal call from Lin conveying the assurance of the Taiwan government that all ...

  • Taiwans UMC sets up RD centre in Singapore

    TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a leading microchip maker, Wednesday said it has spent $110 million setting up a research and development unit in Singapore.The unit will undertake R&D collaborations with local research institutes, such as Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics, the company said in a statement.UMC is the world's third ...

  • NCC is taking progressive steps to address the scant presence of global news in Taiwan’s reporting

    Query from Taiwan News on May 13:Attention: National Communications Commission (NCC)Director Ang Lee has commented that TV news reports in Taiwan do not include much decent international news featuring in-depth analysis. Does your respected authority have any plans to assist the industry in improving the quality of its news reports?NCC on May 21 replied with the following response:Current ...

  • I-Mei Foods fined for use of expired ingredients

    Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taoyuan County's Public Health Bureau fined I-Mei Foods on Wednesday for using expired ingredients in one of their products and said it has referred the case to the Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office for further investigation. The bureau said it was fining I-Mei Foods NT$150,000 ...

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Whip and the Body (La frusta e il corpo) [DVD]

Whip and the Body (La frusta e il corpo) [DVD]

Mario Bava began his career as a cinematographer on some 40 films before taking his place in the director's chair for the first time with 1960's Black Sunday (La maschera del demonio). Over the next 20 years, he became one of the most influential horror directors in the second half of the 20th century, although the breadth of his influence has only recently been acknowledged. Co ... ...

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  • U.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex

    US $908 million during the trading session. The U.S. unit opened at NT$29.968 and moved between NT$29.776 and NT$29.970 before the close. (By Jamie ...

  • PNP assures safety of Taiwanese visitors in PH

    MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine National Police (PNP) has called on foreign tourists in the country Wednesday to report immediately if their safety is being put into risk. Chief Superintendent Generoso Cerbo, PNP spokesman, issued the statement Wednesday as he assured that they will safeguard Taiwanese tourists and all other foreigners staying in the Philippines amid growing tension between ...

  • OFW claims to be Indonesian skips night-outs to avoid attacks in Taiwan

    ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- An overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan had to say she is Indonesian while another Filipino worker could only go to work riding a company truck to be safe from irate Taiwanese. Upon the advice of her employer, she identified herself as an Indonesian whenever asked for her nationality. She has also limited going out in public especially when alone at night. "I ...

  • Fitch Affirms Bank of Taiwan at AAA Withdraws Ratings

    U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ...

  • Taiwan DPP group presents China human rights resolution

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Democratic Progressive Party politicians from younger generations said Wednesday they wanted human rights to play a more crucial role in relations between Taiwan ...

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