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  • Do-or-die for India women against Chinese Taipei

    It will be a do-or-die match for Indian women's football team when they face Chinese Taipei in their next group D match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualifiers) here Wednesday. The Indian team despite giving a good account of themselves against Myanmar in their opening game of the have their backs to wall after a 0-2 reversal. Against Chinese Taipei, who pumped in six goals against hosts ...

  • Taiwans protection efforts help increase tuna catch fishermen

    Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The number of bluefin tuna caught off Pingtung County has increased significantly as a result of the government's intensified efforts to protect Taiwanese fishermen following the fatal shooting of a local fisherman by Philippine marine patrol personnel May 9, a fishermen's association said Wednesday. Since the incident occurred, 102 bluefin tuna worth about NT$50 ...

  • Taiwans health minister speaks at WHA

    Geneva, May 22 (CNA) Taiwan's Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta expounded on his country's achievements in the field of medicine and health, at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Chiu said that over the past 50 years, Taiwan has eradicated or brought under control more than 10 infectious diseases. Notably, Taiwan launched the world's first universal ...

  • Taiwan not yet ready to receive Philippine investigators

    Philippines as both sides have not ironed out some differences over probing the May 9 shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine maritime patrol personnel, a senior official said Wednesday. Vice Justice Minister Chen Ming-tang confirmed that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) had received a letter of request from ...

  • Taiwanese friendly toward Filipinos foreign minister

    Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taiwanese people are generally friendly toward Philippine nationals in Taiwan, Foreign Minister David Lin said Wednesday after a rumor of Filipino worker being mistreated as was determined to be untrue. Lin said he hopes all Filipinos living in Taiwan can experience the friendliness of the Taiwanese people, but he also urged the Council of Labor Affairs and the Ministry of ...

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Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppolas Lost in Translation is a beautiful, lyrical cinematic ode to lost souls finding each in an unlikely place. In this case, it is a burnt-out movie star and a lonely young newlywed who strike up a relationship in downtown Tokyo, where they both feel isolated and alone, spiritually and culturally. The location setting in Tokyowith its technologically overdetermined neon gaudines ... ...

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  • 70 of young people obsessed with mobile phones survey

    Taipei, May 22 (CNA) More than 70 percent of young people in Taiwan check their phones every night before going to bed, while around 65 percent of parents said they feel uneasy if their children do not answer their calls, according to the results of a survey published Wednesday. The survey by the King Car Education Foundation on the role of the mobile phone in family relations collected 1,668 ...

  • International film touring program comes to Taiwan

    Taipei, May 22 (CNA) An international film touring program kicked off Wednesday in Taiwan with the aim of fostering dialogue and promoting cross-cultural understanding, according to the organizers. The "Film Forward" program, initiated by the Sundance Institute and United States federal cultural agencies, features seven international films on topics covering climate change, interracial ...

  • Taiwan Said to Curb Bullish Currency Bets as Yen Hits 2008 Low

    Taiwan tightened limits on local banks' bullish bets on the local dollar, boosting efforts to rein in the exchange rate and defend export competitiveness after the yen tumbled to the lowest since 2008. The Central Bank of the Republic ...

  • Fitch Affirms Taiwans Hua Nan Commercial Bank at BBB+Stable

    Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ...

  • President promises regular coastguard patrols to protect fishermen

    Philippines maritime patrol personnel. Ma said, however, that Taiwan's Coast Guard operations will not involve any military drills. The government will make every effort to protect its fishermen, "anytime, anywhere," as long as they are operating in the country's exclusive economic zone, Ma said at a Kuomintang (KMT) meeting in Taipei where he was briefed by Foreign Minister ...

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