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  • Taiwanese start cancellation of flights resort reservation in Boracay

    Taiwanese tourists to Boracay, a world-renowned resort in central Philippines, have started canceling hotel reservations since Taiwan issued an advisory against traveling to the country after Philippine Coast Guards killed a Taiwan fisherman. Percy Malonesio, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to Kalibo International Airport (KIA), said on Tuesday, "We have ...

  • Taiwan tourists cancel Philippines plans

    /enpproperty--> BORACAY, Philippines - Taiwan tourists to Boracay, a world-renowned resort in central Philippines, have started canceling hotel reservations since Taiwan issued an advisory against traveling to the country after Philippine Coast Guards killed a Taiwan fisherman. Percy Malonesio, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to Kalibo International Airport ...

  • Govt moving to end southern fishing line

    The government is moving toward abolishing Taiwan's southern boundary for fishery protection, an act which would extend the formal operational area of the Navy, the Coast Guard and local fishermen further south within Taiwan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) toward the ...

  • Taiwan cancels flight to Boracay

    (1 hr 9 mins ago) Taiwanese tourists to Boracay, a world-renowned resort in central Philippines, have started canceling hotel reservations since Taiwan issued an advisory against traveling to the country after Philippine Coast Guards killed a Taiwan fisherman. Percy Malonesio, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to Kalibo International Airport, said on Tuesday, "We ...

  • As no longer a deprived island environmental sustainability should be valued over any individual business gains in Taiwan

    Query from Taiwan News on April 17:Attention: Taitung County Government Do you agree with claims by environmentalists that the impending Meiliwan Resort development project will do much damage to Shanyuan Bay as well as the way of life of local indigenous people? If not, what is your argument? As of May 21, Taitung County Government has not responded to the press ...

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Juno

Juno

In Juno, a beautifully cracked comedy about teen pregnancy, director Jason Reitman gets exactly right what he mostly failed to do in his directorial debut, the acerbic political satire Thank You for Smoking (2005): the interlacing of the hilarious and the humane. Juno is certainly ... ...

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  • Japan releases Taiwan fishing vessel

    Japan impounded his vessel in waters between the two countries. The incident followed the death of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng at the hands of a Philippine government agent on May 9, which led to rising tension and to the imposition of sanctions on Manila by Taiwan. ...

  • Taiwan prosecutors appeal sentence ex-Cabinet official

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Prosecutors filed an appeal against the prison sentence of seven years and four months for former Cabinet Secretary-General Lin Yi-shih, reports said Tuesday. After the Taipei District Court issued the verdict on April 30 and found Lin not guilty on two corruption-related charges, while also throwing out similar charges against his wife, mother and two uncles, public ...

  • Local bourse ends flat as profit taking erases gains

    Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed little changed Tuesday as investors pocketed the gains they had built up earlier in the session amid fears over a possible pullback ahead of 8,400 points, dealers said. Smartphone camera lens supplier Largan Precision Co. continued an uptrend amid optimism toward its bottom line, while several other high-tech heavyweights remained stagnant after their ...

  • CLSA raises MediaTek target price on brighter Q3 outlook

    Taipei, May 21 (CNA) MediaTek Inc., Taiwan's largest handset chip designer, is expected to post stronger revenue growth in the third quarter thanks to lower-priced chips and improving production capacity, ...

  • Taiwan registers net outflow of funds for 11th quarter in a row

    Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Funds poured out of Taiwan for the 11th quarter in the row in the first quarter of 2013 as life insurers bought overseas bonds and individuals increased their investments abroad, Taiwan's central bank reported Monday. In its quarterly review of Taiwan's balance of payments, the central bank said the country ran ...

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