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  • Nua Nan Bank JCB LOVE TSCC Debit Card to be launched in Taiwan in August

    The Japan Credit Bureau (JCB), in collaboration with Hua Nan Bank, has announced that it will launch the Nua Nan Bank JCB LOVE TSCC Debit Card in Taiwan in August. It is the first debit card that has an option to be equipped with TSCC, a contactless payment service which can be used as a fare card on trains and buses. The debit card will also be accepted at some shops and restaurants. In ...

  • Taiwan ex-President Lee Teng-hui talks about leaving communist group

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Former President Lee Teng-hui said Wednesday he left a study association during his youth when he found out it had been taken over by communists. He made the confession to reporters during a visit to the Green Island human rights memorial Wednesday morning. During the Martial Law era, the authoritarian Kuomintang government often sent dissidents to a prison camp on the ...

  • AirAsia AirAsia X clinch awards at World Airline Awards

    The Skytrax World Airline Awards is the global benchmark of airline excellence and one of the most prestigious accolades for the airline industry. This annual global survey is conducted over a 10-month period, covering over 200 airlines from the largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers and travelers from over 160 countries took part in ranking quality standards across more ...

  • Scholars call for visitation rights for cross-strait offices

    China in each others' territories so that detainees on either side are not left alone without assistance. The respective offices should be endowed with the right to deal with legal matters, visit people who have been arrested or detained on either side of the Taiwan Strait and provide emergency relief, Chen Te-sheng, a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations of National ...

  • President hopes for early conclusion of talks with Philippines

    Philippines , Ma said. "If things go smoothly, the dispute may be brought to an end early," Ma said while receiving the U.N. representatives of Belize, Tuvalu, El Salvador and Dominican Republic. "If the stalemate is allowed to continue, it will be unfavorable to the peace and security in the ...

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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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  • JDI CPT Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors say Taiwan makers

    Japan Display (JDI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux are supplying 4.7-inch panels for China-based smartphone vendor Huawei Device, 5.8-inch panels for Samsung Electronics and 6.1-inch panels for Huawei respectively, with ordered volumes larger than originally expected due to booming sales, according to Taiwan-based supply chain ...

  • Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum

    At Solar Taiwan 2013, the host, the Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), has invited solar firms such as SunEdison, Gintech, GCL-Poly, MEMC, and Motech to discuss opportunities in emerging solar markets and high conversion efficiency ...

  • Taiwan vendors ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments

    Taiwan-based notebook vendors and ODMs originally expected shipments in the first and second halves of 2013 to be in a ratio of 40:60 or 45:55, but have started turning conservative about their performances in the second half mainly because order visibility is shorter than originally expected, according to Taiwan-based supply chain ...

  • US is Taiwan’s most important ally DPP leader

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - The United States is Taiwan's and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party's most important ally, opposition leaders Su Tseng-chang said Wednesday. He made the statement during a report about his June 8-19 trip to ...

  • Taiwan discovers new plant on Solomon Islands

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) A Taiwanese researcher studying biodiversity on the Solomon Islands said Wednesday that he has found a rare plant in the South Pacific country traditionally used in Chinese medicine. The discovery of Gastrodia solomonensis, which belongs to the orchid family and grows on rotting plants, could contribute to Taiwan's understanding of gastrodia, which is used to treat ...

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