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  • Govt Rejects Taiwanese Probers Murder Claim

    Manila, Philippines --- The Philippine government Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic ...

  • PH and Taiwan Strong military ties

    Taiwan and the Philippines are good neighbors. Though the Philippines pursues a One-China policy that regards Taiwan as a mere province of mainland China, the Philippine government maintains and continues to value its robust and comprehensive bilateral ties with the Taiwan government. The Philippines has strong ties with Taiwan in the economic, social and cultural realm. There is even suspicion ...

  • DPP yet to declare support for stock gains tax revision

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Opposition lawmakers have yet to commit themselves to supporting proposed revisions to the stock gains tax regulation that are set to be reviewed ...

  • Philippine reports argue rules of engagement

    MANILA--Coast guard personnel who sprayed bullets at a Taiwanese fishing boat last week may have violated rules for dealing with such a situation, Philippine newspapers have ...

  • Taiwan calls for dignified treatment of Filipinos

    TAIPEI--Several Taiwanese government agencies called on the public yesterday to treat Filipinos in the country well amid rising tensions between the two countries over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel on May ...

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  • Cabinet readies measures for an economic overhaul

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- After taking office three months ago, Premier Jiang Yi-huah and his Cabinet members are gearing up to introduce aggressive economic and financial policies to revive the domestic economy, as gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of the year lagged sharply behind ...

  • Property transactions in Taiwan on the rise govt

    TAIPEI--Residential and commercial property transactions rose substantially in Taiwan in the first quarter because of greater transparency in the market, the government said ...

  • Rotary English contest ends on high note

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Rotary Club of Taipei 2013 English Speech Contest ended on a high note yesterday, after 40-50 university students nationwide gave speeches in English on community service, global issues, and the millennial ...

  • Taiwan-New Zealand trade talks near completion MOFA

    TAIPEI--Taiwan and New Zealand are closing in on a free trade deal, with substantive talks possibly being completed in June, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said ...

  • Taipei has explained Philippine row to US King

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's representative in the United States has maintained that he has clearly explained Taipei's position to Washington in the wake of the ongoing row with Manila over the deadly shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast ...

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