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Sony holds grand opening for branch in Taipeis Ximending

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Sony recently held a grand opening for a new retail store in Taipei's Ximending shopping district, inviting local celebrities Nick Chou (???) and Hannah Quinlivan (??) to help promote the ...
Impact seen from new Chinese tourist program

TAIPEI -- A newly launched "higher-end" touring program tailored for Chinese tourists has begun attracting tourists a month after its launch, the Tourism Bureau said ...
Act raises top vocational safety fine to NT$300000

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Legislature passed the Labor Safety and Health Act yesterday, amending it to the "Vocational Safety and Health Act," which would levy a fine of NT$300,000 on owners if their employees die as a result of occupational ...
36 toxic chemicals found in offices homes Greenpeace

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Greenpeace yesterday announced that 36 toxic chemicals were found in offices and homes nationwide though only 18 of them were listed in the Toxic Chemical Substances Control ...
Ho Hai Yan Festival kicks off with global line-up coming July

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The annual Ho Hai Yan Rock Festival kicks off on July 10 along the northeast coast's Gongliao District, featuring such famous local bands as May Day (???) and Soda Green (???), as well as over 50 other independent bands over the festival's five days, the New Taipei City Government said ...

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The Spiderwick Chronicles [Blu-Ray]

Based on a popular series of childrens books, The Spiderwick Chronicles follows the adventures of three kids who move into the dilapidated estate of their eccentric great uncle and discover a world of magical creatures in the woods just beyond the house. The ... ...

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Nation to press its fishery talks with Manila MOFA

TAIPEI--Taiwan said yesterday that it will press on with negotiations with Manila on fishing issues to protect Taiwanese fishermen still vulnerable to arrest in waters claimed by both Taipei and ...
New law passed to protect wetlands

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Legislative Yuan passed the Wetland Conservation Act yesterday that establishes a conservation management system for Taiwan's wetlands divided into three management levels -- international, national and ...
NAND flash prices to keep surging

TAIPEI--Prices of NAND flash, a type of memory chip used in storage products, such as memory cards and USBs, are expected to continue rising in the second half of June and beyond in view of the increasing popularity of mobile communications devices, a research report said on ...
Taiwan US work closely together on mutual legal assistance minister

NEW YORK--Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu (???) said in the United States on Monday that Taiwan and the United States have cooperated closely on legal issues since signing a mutual legal assistance agreement in ...
US stance on Taiwan unchanged after the Obama-Xi summit envoy

WASHINGTON--Taiwan's representative to the United States said Monday that the U.S.'s stance toward Taiwan remains unchanged following President Barack Obama's meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (???) earlier this ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Taiwanese PM suggests three-way dialogue to resolve contentious Senkaku islands spat

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has said Taipei, Tokyo and Beijing should engage in a three-way dialogue on resource development on the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

In an interview on Thursday, Ying-jeou the three countries should shelve their sovereignty dispute over the Japan-controlled islets.

According to the Japan times, Ying-jeou said the East China Sea Peace Initiative is not designed for one single party or two, but for three.

He added that a peaceful resolution to the dispute will benefit all the three countries.

He said he would never attempt to start trilateral talks before "bilateral negotiations bear fruit," adding that trilateral talks are currently "unfeasible."

Ma said bilateral talks could serve as a basis for future trilateral talks on joint resource development.

According to the report, the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are known as Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China, both of which claim the islets Japan put under its control in 1895. (ANI)