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  • NCC is taking progressive steps to address the scant presence of global news in Taiwan’s reporting

    Query from Taiwan News on May 13:Attention: National Communications Commission (NCC)Director Ang Lee has commented that TV news reports in Taiwan do not include much decent international news featuring in-depth analysis. Does your respected authority have any plans to assist the industry in improving the quality of its news reports?NCC on May 21 replied with the following response:Current ...

  • I-Mei Foods fined for use of expired ingredients

    Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taoyuan County's Public Health Bureau fined I-Mei Foods on Wednesday for using expired ingredients in one of their products and said it has referred the case to the Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office for further investigation. The bureau said it was fining I-Mei Foods NT$150,000 ...

  • U.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex

    US $908 million during the trading session. The U.S. unit opened at NT$29.968 and moved between NT$29.776 and NT$29.970 before the close. (By Jamie ...

  • PNP assures safety of Taiwanese visitors in PH

    MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine National Police (PNP) has called on foreign tourists in the country Wednesday to report immediately if their safety is being put into risk. Chief Superintendent Generoso Cerbo, PNP spokesman, issued the statement Wednesday as he assured that they will safeguard Taiwanese tourists and all other foreigners staying in the Philippines amid growing tension between ...

  • OFW claims to be Indonesian skips night-outs to avoid attacks in Taiwan

    ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- An overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan had to say she is Indonesian while another Filipino worker could only go to work riding a company truck to be safe from irate Taiwanese. Upon the advice of her employer, she identified herself as an Indonesian whenever asked for her nationality. She has also limited going out in public especially when alone at night. "I ...

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The Truman Show [Blu-Ray]

The Truman Show [Blu-Ray]

Peter Weir's masterful The Truman Show is a prophetic comedy of ideas that hit all too close to home in our media-savvy, television-obsessed, celebrity-enthralled times. In the movie's bizarre, but ultimately tenable fantasy world, a young man named Truman Burbank (Jim Carre ... ...

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  • Fitch Affirms Bank of Taiwan at AAA Withdraws Ratings

    U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ...

  • Taiwan DPP group presents China human rights resolution

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Democratic Progressive Party politicians from younger generations said Wednesday they wanted human rights to play a more crucial role in relations between Taiwan ...

  • Fishery talks dependent on Manila apology compensation

    Philippines will be held only after Manila offers a formal apology, brings to justice the killers of the Taiwanese fisherman shot by the Philippine coast guard May 9 and compensates the victim's family. James Sha, director-general of the Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture, said the agency might also host an international news conference to provide further evidence that ...

  • Local bourse edges higher ahead of Fed chairs testimony

    Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed slightly higher Wednesday as investors locked in gains they posted earlier in the session before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress, dealers said. Investors were waiting for a clearer clue from Bernanke's testimony, scheduled for later in the day, on whether the Fed will scale down its liquidity-easing measures, ...

  • President welcomes Philippines interest in fishery talks

    Philippines ' interest in holding talks on a fishery agreement with Taiwan. Signing a fishery agreement is very important because it would lay down clear boundaries that would provide fishermen with more of a guideline on where they can go, Ma said during an interview with ...

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