Fri, May 24, 2013
Patrols are not military drill, Ma says
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday stressed the nation’s role as a regional peacemaker amid tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines over a shooting incident, and said the navy and Coast Guard Administration’s (CGA) joint patrol in the overlapping waters last week aimed to ...FULL STORY
Philippines vows to defend against China
The Philippines vowed yesterday to fight China “to the last man standing,” as a Chinese warship patrolled...FULL STORYUK soldier killed in ‘terror attack’
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Taiwan’s Wu set to run for Olympic committee president
International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board member Wu Ching-kuo (吳經國) yesterday officially...FULL STORYRetrial is ordered for Wu Nai-jen, Hong Chi-chang
The High Court’s Greater Taichung branch on Wednesday ordered a retrial in the breach of trust case involving...FULL STORY
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DPP legislators urge PRC policy debate
A group of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators yesterday said they would...FULL STORY
- Minister urges public not to spread rumors
- Hung family turns down donation
- Japan detains third Taiwanese fishing boat in 10 days
- Military officers to get unjust benefits, TSU legislator says
- Minister apologizes for fighter crashes, urges public support
- Don’t lose heart due to frustration, Jiang tells Cabinet
- Phone addiction high among youngsters: poll
- Rocks for lessons: Father helps son achieve dream
- Bureau launches scheme to lure US tourists in Hawaii
- Three Taipei movie houses fail safety, sanitary inspection
- I-Mei donates NT$1.5m over food flap
- Protesters march on Executive Yuan
- Ministry mulling schools shake-up
- Cabinet approves bill to limit ‘cooling-off’ period
- Mother guilty of spreading sex photos
- International film program aims to promote dialogue
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Industrial production declines
The nation’s industrial production contracted for a third consecutive month last month...FULL STORY
- MOF, Huaku sign lease agreement
- Shin Kong Life Insurance wins bid to lease land plot in New Taipei City
- Local firms join Facebook’s ‘Open Compute Project’
- HTC confirms exit of two executives
- Housing prices in main metropolitan areas increase
- Asian markets stage a sell-off
- FSC boss urges investors to stay calm after plunge
- New housing loans by top five banks up again in April
- Cowealth Medical Holding sees margin rising
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- China manufacturing declines
- Bernanke says monetary stimulus to be continued
- Lenovo Q4 profit gains 90 percent as PC share rises
- Samsung Galaxy S4 sales hit 10m in half the time of S3
- Leaders say eurozone not ready for stimulus
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- Jobless rate falls, but rebound unlikely
EDITORIAL: Careless wording harms diplomacy
Diplomatic tensions between Germany and Hungary arose recently after German Chancellor Angela...FULL STORY
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- Surprises in the crises with the Philippines
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- Examining Islamophobia
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- Enforce anti-discrimination rules
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- Sovereign wealth funds can play key role in ‘green’ investment
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- Laws need comprehensive review
- ‘One China’ undermines the nation’s legitimacy
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- Graying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
- Chinese hackers resume attacks on US targets following hiatus
James saves Miami in the final seconds
LeBron James scored the game-winning points in the dying embers of overtime...FULL STORY
- Penguins rout Senators 7-3 to take 3-1 lead in series
- Power struggle harms baseball
- Barcelona wind up Espanyol with new-shirt stunt on statue
- FORMULA 1: Rosberg, Mercedes dominate second Monaco practice
- Nadal targeting super eight in Paris
- MLB: Davis leads Orioles to 6-3 win over Yankees
- Kiwis could turn to Vettori to stop England
- Hsieh struggles in Strasbourg, Zheng through in Brussels
- Visconti attacks, powers to stage victory
- Cooper gets a chance to fight for Wallabies place
- S Korea, Japan’s domination in soccer slips
- Former slugger Canseco accused of sexual assault
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- Taiwan beat Palestine in qualifier
- Spurs hold off Memphis Grizzlies in overtime
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US admits to having killed Americans in drone strikes
US President Barack Obama’s administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that...FULL STORY
- Iran expanding nuclear weapon program: IAEA
- Japanese octogenarian is oldest to summit Everest
- Myanmar’s ‘goldrush’ lures foreigners
- Nations to boost aid to Syria rebels until al-Assad goes
- IMF’s Lagarde appears in court over payout scandal
- FEATURE: From opera to drills, US-China ties deepen
- IRS unit head refuses to testify on targeting abuse
- Man killed by FBI links triple murder to Boston bomber
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- N Korea sends leader’s special envoy to China
- Friends of Syria to press for peace talks
- US heads to end Myanmar sanctions after historic visit
- Li Keqiang vows stronger relations with Pakistan
- Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei releases ‘Dumbass’
- French man kills self in a church in far-right protest
- IRS probe’s star witness pleads fifth
- Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video
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Established in 1986 as Taiwan’s first professional percussion ensemble, Ju Percussion Group...FULL STORY
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