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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 ...

  • Talk of the Day -- Real salary slumps to new low

    Real salary fell to a three-year low in Taiwan in the first quarter of this year because of a combination of factors, including decreased Lunar New Year bonus, smaller salary increases and higher rate of inflation, according to local media reports. Data released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) show that the average regular salary amounted to NT$37,508 ...

  • Philippines one-China policy no excuse for lack of apology president

    Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday. Taiwan has never specified which official should offer the apology but it insists on a public apology from the Philippine government, Ma said in an interview on the local channel CTV. Ma said ...

  • Taiwan Philippines Pursue Joint Shooting Probe to Mend Ties

    Family members cry around the body of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng after his boat, the Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28, arrived at Liuqiu port in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, May 11, ...

  • 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 ...

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Millions

Millions

In Danny Boyle's whimsical modern fable Millions, two young boys who have recently lost their mother are the recipients of a huge bag of money -- 256,000 British pounds, in fact -- that literally falls from the sky. It is originally found by 7-year-old Damien (Alexander Nathan Etel), the ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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