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  • Filipino workers told to limit their activities in Taiwan

    Philippine authorities have told Filipino workers to limit their activities in Taiwan following the Philippine Coast Guard's slaying of a Taiwanese fisherman. Violence against Filipinos in Taiwan has escalated since fisherman Hung Shih-chen was killed May 9 in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Sunday. The violence has prompted ...

  • Taiwanese team slams Philippines as capricious

    A Taiwan investigation team that was sent to Manila to probe the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard returned to Taipei on Saturday, slamming the Philippines' attitude toward the joint investigation "capricious."Chen Wen-chi, head of the investigation team, said the team has been negotiating with the Philippine government on a joint investigation, but ...

  • Taiwan renews call for joint probe

    TAIPEI - Taiwan on Sunday repeated calls for a joint investigation into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards, an incident which has ignited a major diplomatic dispute. A team of Taiwanese investigators returned to the island Saturday, accusing the Philippine government of failing to honour its agreement to conduct a joint probe. "The decision to send the ...

  • Armed gangsters hunt down Filipinos in Taipei

    Taiwanese gangsters armed with baseball bats and wooden clubs are on the prowl in Taipei to hunt down and physically assault Filipino workers. The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco), the country’s de facto diplomatic post in Taiwan, yesterday confirmed reports that intially spread in social media networks of Filipinos getting beaten up or being denied service in establishments. ...

  • Thousands in Taiwan rally against nuclear power

    TAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei on Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.The demonstrators chanted slogans like "No Nuke for Our Children" during the march which extended for miles as they evoked memories of the March 2011 Fukushima crisis sparked by an ...

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GoldenEye

It's been six years since James Bond drew his Walter PB-K on the silver screen, and since that time there has been such a drastic change in the state of the world that one is forced to ask the question: "Is there room in the 90's for 007?" In today's post-Cold War politically correct environment, James Bond does not seem to have a comfortable niche. As the new female M tells him to his face, "Mr. ... ...

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  • Taiwan Philippines to cooperate in shooting investigation

    Philippines have agreed to cooperate on an investigation into the death of a Taiwanese fisherman at the hands of Philippine coast guard personnel, and the two sides are working out the details of the arrangement, Foreign Minister David Lin said Sunday. The agreement was achieved during negotiations between a Taiwanese investigation team that was in Manila from May 16 to 18 and the Philippine ...

  • Talk of the Day -- Protect South China Sea sovereignty

    The shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel on May 9 in waters where the two countries' exclusive economic zones overlap has highlighted the growing challenge facing Taiwan in defending its sovereignty and fishing rights in the ...

  • Philippine Workers in Taiwan Feel Backlash

    MANILA -- Advocates for Philippine migrant workers say they are concerned about the effects of a hiring freeze Taiwan's government has put in place against the Philippines. The move came less than a week after a Philippine Coast Guard crew admitted shooting at a Taiwanese vessel, killing a fisherman. Statistics from ...

  • Filipinos in Taipei pray for deceased fisherman

    Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Around 20 Filipino nationals participated in a prayer ceremony in Taipei on Sunday to express their apologies for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard and also urged people in Taiwan not to discriminate against them. The participants gathered in front of St. Christopher's Church and stood in silent tribute to the late Taiwanese fisherman ...

  • Despite row Taiwanese students show support for Filipino workers

    Taipei, May 19 (CNA) A group of Taiwanese students launched a campaign on Sunday to show support for Filipino workers in Taiwan amid growing tensions between the two countries over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9. The students held posters and placards during a rally outside a Taipei church where migrant workers from ...

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