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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 ...

  • Philippine official coast guard shooters should face justice

    Manila, June 19 (CNA) The Philippine official in charge of Taiwan affairs expressed on Wednesday his support for the idea to file criminal charges against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who fired at an unarmed Taiwanese fishing boat in May, killing one fisherman on board. Manila Economic and Cultural Office Chairman Amadeo Perez warned in an interview with the ANC news channel that ...

  • Next TV news to be aired soon on channel 45 in Taiwan

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Next TV general manager Chen Shou-kuo said on Wednesday that the public will be able to view Next TV news on channel 45 from next week onward, after Taiwan's top media regulator approved a number of applications from cable TV providers to change their channel lineup the same day. Chen said on his Facebook page that a formal statement from the National Communications ...

  • Talk of the Day -- HTC launches top-tier model to challenge Samsung

    HTC Butterfly S -- in Taiwan Wednesday as part of its efforts to challenge South Korean titan Samsung Electronic Co.'s dominance in the Android camp. The new smartphone combines the merits of the company's two best-selling models -- the large-screen design of ...

  • Report Ramirez no longer with team in Taiwan

    Manny Ramirez is off the roster of the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan and will leave the country on Friday, according to a Manny Does Taiwan blog report. The 41-year-old Ramirez played 49 games for the Rhinos in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and hit .352 with eight home runs in 206 plate appearances. Ramirez's contract reportedly has an opt-out clause that allows him to pursue other ...

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Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, the graying dramatic titans of the New American Cinema, have appeared in only three of the same films, which form a rather depressing pattern that is quite the opposite of what you might expect ... ...

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  • Taiwans space programme offers tsunami satellite images to aid relief

    Taiwan's national space programme offered Wednesday its satellite images of the damage caused by powerful tsunamis that ravaged Asia at the weekend to affected countries and aid groups for free.The National Space Programme Office (NSPO) normally charges 3,000 euros (4,080 dollars) for each photograph covering an area of 600 square kilometres (240 square miles), the office said.The images ...

  • Speeding blamed for bus crash involving Chinese tourists

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Transport officials said on Wednesday that driving at high speeds might have led to the traffic accident on the scenic Alishan Highway in central Taiwan, which left one dead. A tour bus carrying 16 Chinese nationals from Hangzhou slid down a hillside earlier that day, killing a Taiwanese tour guide and causing minor injuries to seven tourists. Initial investigations found ...

  • Hon Hai cloud computing center begins production in China

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Taiwan based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. confirmed Chinese media reports Wednesday that a cloud computing center set up by one of its subsidiaries in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin has started production. The first phase of the cloud center of Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Tianjin) Ltd., has begun operations, two years after construction work started, it ...

  • Tablet chip sales forecast to rise nearly 40 in 2013 IC Insights

    Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Worldwide sales of chips used in tablet computers are expected to rise nearly 40 percent in 2013, compared with last year, on the back of increasing popularity of tablets in the global market, a research report said on Wednesday. In the report, market information advisory firm IC Insights stated that sales generated by tablet chips are estimated to ...

  • Manny Ramirez quits Taiwans EDA Rhinos

    American baseball legend Manny Ramirez quit Taiwan's EDA Rhinos Wednesday, breaking local fans' hearts just three-months after joining the team despite being the highest paid player in the league's history. The 12-time All-Star had boosted attendance in the island's once-struggling Chinese Professional Baseball League as well as hitting the second-highest number of home-runs ...

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