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  • While flagging free-market rules in the case of allowing Chinese tourism firms to set foot in Taiwan BOFT needs to heed what fa

    China -based companies to provide tourism services in Taiwan, we are concerned about whether the three companies have been acting as free-market entities directly or indirectly free of official subsidies. This concern is based on the advice by The Economist that if investment ...

  • Commercial Times Delay tax on IPO shares to encourage start-ups

    The Legislative Yuan's recent effort to revise the capital gains tax on stock investments was stalemated due to differences over whether gains on shares bought in initial public offerings (IPO) should be subject to the tax. While opposition parties were in favor of postponing or abolishing the capital gains tax on IPOs, the ruling Kuomintang insisted on maintaining it. As a responsible ...

  • Nanya Inotera shares jump on DRAM shortage projection

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Shares of Nanya Technology Corp. and Inotera Memories Inc., two of Taiwan's leading dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip makers, rose sharply Wednesday morning on a projection that the existing DRAM shortage will continue into 2015, dealers said. Local DRAM share prices also benefited from gains of almost 4 percent posted by U.S.-based DRAM supplier Micron ...

  • Rain forecast as Tropical Storm Leepi approaches Taiwan

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) A tropical storm expected to sweep over waters east of Taiwan could bring rain to most parts of the country, the Central Weather Bureau said Wednesday. As of 8 a.m., Tropical Storm Leepi was centered 610 kilometers east-southeast of Taiwan's southernmost tip, moving in a north-northeasterly direction at a speed of 26 km per hour. Leepi is packing maximum sustained ...

  • Taiwans export orders forecast to fall in May

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) The value of export orders received by companies in Taiwan will fall in May on an annual basis for the fourth straight month because of an economic slowdown ...

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Fat Girl (À ma soeur!) [DVD]

Fat Girl (À ma soeur!) [DVD]

This review discusses some aspects of the films ending that contain spoilers. If you havent seen the film and dont want any hints about plot development, you might want to see it first before continuing. With Fat Girl ( ma soeur!), controversial French provocateur Catherine ... ...

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  • U.S. House passes legislation backing Taiwans ICAO bid

    Washington, June 18 (CNA) The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday in support of Taiwan's bid to participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations specialized agency promoting safe and efficient travel. The bill calls for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to develop a strategy to help Taiwan obtain observer status at the next triennial ...

  • Taiwan’s ‘embarrassing’ adultery laws

    Earlier this year, Taiwan’s Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai reminded the Taiwanese of their archaic adultery law, saying that whenever foreign friends remark on it, she feels utterly embarrassed. That caused a handful of fellow politicians to suggest a review of Taiwan’s Criminal Code Article 239 which provides that ';married spouses who commit adultery be imprisoned for up ...

  • MECO chief backs raps vs Coast Guard men

    MANILA – The chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office is backing the filing of criminal charges against personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard for shooting dead a Taiwanese poacher in waters off Balintang Channel, saying the Philippines could pay dearly if it does not impose sanctions. Speaking to ANC’s Headstart, MECO Chairman Amadeo Perez said failure to file charges ...

  • Credit Agricoles sale of CLSA to CITIC hits snag in Taiwan -sources

    By Denny Thomas and Faith Hung HONG KONG/TAIPEI, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:09am EDT HONG KONG/TAIPEI, June 19 (Reuters) - CITIC Securities' $1.25 billion agreement to buy brokerage CLSA from Credit Agricole has hit a snag in Taiwan, according to people familiar with the matter, as regulators resist the plan for a Chinese company to own an entity on Taiwanese turf. Nearly one year ...

  • Taiwans Archaic Adultery Law

    Earlier this year, Taiwan's Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai reminded the Taiwanese of their archaic adultery law, saying that whenever foreign friends remark on it, she feels utterly ...

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