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  • Taiwan market Sony to launch Handycam camcorder GW88V

    GW88V features Exmor R CMOS image sensor to support Full HD video recording and 20.4-megapixel photography, 10x optical zoom, operability at 10m under water and low temperatures up to -10 degrees C, shockproof of 10m fall and IP5X dustproof, Sony Taiwan ...

  • Tastes and sights of Taiwan in Xiamen

    Vendors from Taiwan sell Taiwanese foods at a Taiwan-style temple fair in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Friday, June 14, 2013. The temple fair is part of the city's fifth Straits Forum to be held on June ...

  • US House backs Taiwan at UN aviation body

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives urged the United Nations aviation group to give a role to Taiwan, a small victory for an island whose rivalry with China keeps it from world bodies.Lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that directed Secretary of State John Kerry to use US diplomacy to push for observer status for Taiwan when the International Civil Aviation Organization meets ...

  • Sony holds grand opening for branch in Taipeis Ximending

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Sony recently held a grand opening for a new retail store in Taipei's Ximending shopping district, inviting local celebrities Nick Chou (???) and Hannah Quinlivan (??) to help promote the ...

  • Impact seen from new Chinese tourist program

    TAIPEI -- A newly launched "higher-end" touring program tailored for Chinese tourists has begun attracting tourists a month after its launch, the Tourism Bureau said ...

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Clueless [Blu-Ray]

Clueless [Blu-Ray]

Amy Heckerlings Clueless offers some of the best humor, entertainment, and social insight the teen comedy genre has to offer. And, while that may sound like damning praise, I do not hesitate to suggest that the teen comedy is one of the most unfairly maligned and underappreciated genres ... ...

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  • Act raises top vocational safety fine to NT$300000

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Legislature passed the Labor Safety and Health Act yesterday, amending it to the "Vocational Safety and Health Act," which would levy a fine of NT$300,000 on owners if their employees die as a result of occupational ...

  • 36 toxic chemicals found in offices homes Greenpeace

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Greenpeace yesterday announced that 36 toxic chemicals were found in offices and homes nationwide though only 18 of them were listed in the Toxic Chemical Substances Control ...

  • Ho Hai Yan Festival kicks off with global line-up coming July

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The annual Ho Hai Yan Rock Festival kicks off on July 10 along the northeast coast's Gongliao District, featuring such famous local bands as May Day (???) and Soda Green (???), as well as over 50 other independent bands over the festival's five days, the New Taipei City Government said ...

  • Nation to press its fishery talks with Manila MOFA

    TAIPEI--Taiwan said yesterday that it will press on with negotiations with Manila on fishing issues to protect Taiwanese fishermen still vulnerable to arrest in waters claimed by both Taipei and ...

  • New law passed to protect wetlands

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Legislative Yuan passed the Wetland Conservation Act yesterday that establishes a conservation management system for Taiwan's wetlands divided into three management levels -- international, national and ...

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