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  • Taiwan investigators on way back from Philippines

    Philippines empty-handed Saturday after the authorities there refused to cooperate in the investigation into the May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman. The death of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, on a fishing trawler in an area where the two countries' exclusive economic zones overlap raised tension between the two countries to an unprecedented level, with Taipei issuing a total of eleven types of ...

  • Taiwanese fisherman killed in cold blood ROC envoy to U.S.

    Philippines ' shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman cold-blooded and presented a diagram of where bullet holes were located on the fisherman's boat to back his claim. At a press conference held in Washington D.C., Republic ...

  • Taiwan GDP growth may not reach 3 in 2013 economist

    Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan's economy may not be able to grow 3 percent in 2013 after the country reported much worse-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of the year, an economist said Saturday. Ray Chou, a research fellow with the Institute of Economics of Academia Sinica, said that he was not upbeat about the country's economic climate and did not ...

  • Anti-Manila rage puts Taiwan on high alert

    (MENAFN - Arab News) Taiwan's leader yesterday called for calm and promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger at the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after a 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead last week by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters.Taiwanese media have reported an ...

  • Taiwan calls for joint probe on fishermans death

    MANILA, Philippines -- Taiwan is calling on the Philippine government for a joint investigation on the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by members of the Philippine Coast Guard. In a statement released by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) Saturday morning, Taiwan said it is "necessary for Taiwan and the Philippines to jointly form an investigation ...

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  • Philippines rejects Taiwan murder claims

    MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that its coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.The 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters.Chen Wen-chi, head of the Taiwan team investigating the May 9 incident, said most ...

  • US dollar closes higher on Taipei forex to end days trade at NT$30.060

    TAIPEI -- The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar Friday, gaining NT$0.01 to close at NT$30.060 as the local central bank entered the trading floor again to prop up the greenback and help the currency reverse its early gains, dealers ...

  • The anger of the Taiwanese cannot be so easily appeased

    The recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard has led to diplomatic tensions between Taiwan and Philippines, spawning a series of sanctions levied on the Philippine government by Taiwan. The sanctions include freezing all applications from Filipino workers seeking employment in Taiwan, an action that many Filipino workers cannot accept. Many Filipinos have raised ...

  • Taiwan investigation team to return from Manila

    Philippines May 18 (CNA) An investigation team sent by Taipei authorities to Manila to investigate the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel decided to return to Taipei Saturday. A source close to the team said the 17-member team which arrived here Thursday will leave later in the day after being snubbed by the Philippine government. (By Maubo ...

  • Taiwan takes issue with Manilas unintended assertion

    Taipei, May 18 (CNA) While acknowledging Manila's official apology over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs insisted Friday that the Philippine response to Taiwan's demands has not been "positive, sufficient and concrete" enough. Such a response led to Taiwan's decision to impose sanctions against ...

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