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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taipei News.Net http://www.taipeinews.net/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:56:43 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:56:43 -0400 30 Beijing, July 24 (Xinhua) The Chinese mainland called on both sides across the Taiwan Straits to dissolve misunderstandings on the name of the island's Olympic team. http://www.taipeinews.net/story/385886 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:01:10 -0400 Taipei News.Net http://www.taipeinews.net/story/385886 The Taipei county council on Wednesday asked that the Taipei county government discard the word "quasi" when referring to Taipei County and decided to press ahead plans to upgrade the county into a "r... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406782&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:19:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406782&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Postpartum depression "Family caregivers in Taiwan may experience criticism from a society which has a traditional cultural reticence about placing parents into a nursing home, as such action is ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404112&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:56:03 -0400 Science Daily http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404112&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Actively promoting cable TV services, Taiwanese Vastar Cable TV System Co., Ltd. has placed a big order for 200,000 STBs (set top boxes) with leading domestic network device makers D-Link Corp. and Al... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406579&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:29:18 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406579&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Driven by growing demand for strong IC design integration, Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently established a consortium for advanced stacked-system technology and applica... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404070&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:31:58 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404070&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Although Taiwan has been awash in a bearish stock market that has slashed 2,000 points from the capitalization weighted stock index since the new government took over on May 20, foreign banks still sh... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406578&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:29:15 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406578&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) told business leaders on Wednesday that he wanted to liberalize dozens of tax laws and regulations before the end of the year in order to make Taiwan a more attract... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406571&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:28:53 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406571&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei - Taiwan's military said Thursday it is testing a smart bomb that could destroy the runways of air bases along the south-east coast of China. The military stressed it has no immediate plan to p... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404134&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:20:19 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404134&cat=0dd057261bcc461b This image provided by the Dongsha Marine National Park shows an aerial view of the Dongsha Island, on Wednesday July 23, 2008. Concrete pilings designed to prevent an invasion no longer dot this tiny... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404132&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:08:20 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404132&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Tainan County Government has transformed the sports park in front of its office building into a more environmentally friendly park that will please a wide range of visitors, a county official said... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406780&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:18:51 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406780&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan's new representative to the United States promised on Wednesday that he will give priority to efforts to forge an extradition agreement between Taiwan and the United States after he assumes off... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406672&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:02:06 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406672&cat=0dd057261bcc461b In emulating the practice of wealthy individuals overseas, Terry Guo, chairman of Hon Hai Group, announced on Wednesday that he would donate 90% of his properties worth over NT$100 billion for philant... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406580&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:29:21 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406580&cat=0dd057261bcc461b President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) vowed on Wednesday to continue to open Taiwan's market in the hope of creating a freer environment for investment. Ma blamed the former Democratic Progressive Party... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406572&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:28:56 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406572&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Taiwan's share prices closed higher Thursday, with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, increasing 58.25 points, or 0.79 percent, to close at 7,368.08. Posting gains f... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406577&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:29:09 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406577&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Hsu Hsin-liang will rejoin the opposition party and become an party adviser, DPP Secretary-General Wang Tuo said on Wednesday. DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406670&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:01:54 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406670&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Premier Liu Chao-shiuan has given approval for veteran economist Schive Chi to serve as chairman of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp. (TSEC), the Cabinet spokeswoman said Thursday.... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406681&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:03:04 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406681&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, July 24 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) advised Thursday that people traveling to "Schengen" countries should first submit visa applications to the country of first entry or the... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406676&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:02:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406676&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Taiwan will pursue stronger relations with the United States despite the thawing ties between Taiwan and China, Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng said Thursday. "Even if cro... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406679&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:02:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406679&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) The U.S. dollar gained against the new Taiwan dollar on the Taipei Foreign Exchange Thursday, increasing NT$0.024 to close at NT$30.418. A total of US$1.124 billion changed hands... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406576&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:29:06 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406576&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Washington, July 23 (CNA) A senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives launched a drive Wednesday in support of arms sales to Taiwan, amid concerns over a freeze by the administration of Presi... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406674&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:02:11 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406674&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Asia's largest biotechnology trade fair, Bio Taiwan, kicked off Thursday, showcasing cutting-edge medical and healthcare products with the aim of tapping global biotech busines... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406575&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:29:12 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406575&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Taiwan's national science/technology research and development budget for 2009 will be raised to NT$99.7 billion (US$3.28 billion) , up 8.06 percent year on year, but the deputy h... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406574&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:29:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406574&cat=0dd057261bcc461b An Environmental Protection Administration committee requested additional information on Wednesday from the Formosa Plastics Group (台塑集團) before it could rule on expansion plans for an Yunlin ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406778&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:18:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406778&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Children and youth rights advocates called Wednesday for improvement of road traffic safety in light of the high traffic accident rate in the country that has resulted in the dea... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406783&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:18:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406783&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched five consumer notebooks under its Compaq Presario brand in Taiwan based on both AMD's Puma and Intel's Centrino 2 platform. http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404133&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:31:27 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404133&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that it will consult the governments of Singapore and Japan regarding Taiwan's new representatives to the two countries as a matter of protocol and will... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406665&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:01:30 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406665&cat=0dd057261bcc461b As a diplomatic ally of Taiwan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines does not view the recent cross-Taiwan Strait exchanges as cause for concern, the Caribbean country's Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406682&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:03:14 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406682&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus accused the government on Wednesday of ignoring national defense after it allegedly halted plans to upgrade the Taiwan-made Indigenous Defense Fighter (ID... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406671&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:02:03 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406671&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Incoming Control Yuan member Cheng Jen-hung sued a local weekly tabloid Wednesday over a recent report claiming he abused his power by pressuring the state-owned Taiwan Power Com... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406660&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:00:44 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406660&cat=0dd057261bcc461b President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is withdrawing six legal cases directed against former Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) and other opposition politicians, ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406658&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:59:59 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406658&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) said on Wednesday that the government is fully prepared for any possible schemes by China aimed at belittling Taiwan in the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. The gov... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406668&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:01:49 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406668&cat=0dd057261bcc461b President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) decision to use a combination of scheduled commercial passenger flights and chartered aircraft on his first overseas visits to Paraguay and the Dominican Republic ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406683&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:03:20 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406683&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Cabinet on Tuesday rejected the opposition Democratic Progressive Party's demand that a NT$58.3 billion economic stimulus bill passed last week be returned to the Legislative Yuan for reconsiderat... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406666&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:01:35 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406666&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A delegation of economic officials will promote Taiwan's development aid projects in four Central American countries starting later this month, Taiwan's embassy in Panama City said Tuesday. The deleg... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406784&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:19:00 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406784&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Some Taiwanese lawmakers have called for boycotting the Beijing Olympics unless a dispute over the island's name is resolved.Several lawmakers of the ruling Nationalist Party say Thursday that China m... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16405488&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:49:28 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16405488&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Panama City, Panama, July 23 (CNA) Republic of China (ROC) granted US$1 million education aid to the Dominican Republic Tuesday. The fund was presented by ROC Ambassador Tsai Meng-hung to the Educatio... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406659&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:00:31 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406659&cat=0dd057261bcc461b (07-24 18:00) Alibaba.com (1688), China's leading business-to-business e-commerce company, opened an office in Taipei, its fourth outside China, as part of its global expansion. The new office, c... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404629&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:30 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16404629&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Taipei County will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation and exchanges with the Nanjing City government during Magistrate Chou Hsi-wei's upcoming visit to the C... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406669&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:01:58 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406669&cat=0dd057261bcc461b President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said on Monday that joint development of oil and gas fields in the East China Sea would be the best way to resolve regional disputes over those energy resources. Ma... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406656&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:59:51 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16406656&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei (Taiwan), July 24: Some Taiwanese lawmakers have called for boycotting the Beijing Olympics unless a dispute over the island's name is resolved. Several lawmakers of the ruling Nationalist Part... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399328&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:40:21 -0400 Express India http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399328&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei - Taiwan on Thursday threatened to boycott the Beijing Olympics if China downgrades the island's status by calling it "China-Taipei" instead of "Chinese-Taipei" as defined by the International ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399330&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:33:19 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399330&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 22 (CNA) The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) is expected to implement soon a new measure aimed at shortening the time it takes to process applications from Chinese professionals to visit T... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401337&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:25:07 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401337&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Opposition lawmakers on Monday questioned the legality of the government's plans to spend funds originally designed to stimulate domestic demand on flood-prevention projects instead. During a visit t... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401326&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:35 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401326&cat=0dd057261bcc461b New Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen declared that "the DPP is standing up" and will "stand together with the Taiwanese people" to "uphold Taiwan's sovereignty and the right of fre... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401324&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:30 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401324&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will select its nominees for next year's local government chief elections through a recruitment system, a senior party official said Sunday. DPP Secr... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401323&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:27 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401323&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 22 (CNA) A Taichung city councilor of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is receiving treatment for a stomach hemorrhage in Seattle, the Taichung office of the DPP confirme... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401329&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:46 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401329&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan finally has its own legal Communist Party, the local Chinese-language United Daily News reported on Monday. Huang Lao-yang founded the Taiwan Communist Party in Tainan County's Hsinhua townshi... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401342&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:25:19 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401342&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Noting that central and southern Taiwan were devastated by floods caused by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi which hit the island July 17, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) urged the government Monday to ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401321&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:22 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401321&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, July 22 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday that it will provide legal assistance to the families of seven Taiwanese businessmen who have been missing off the coast of ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401341&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:25:17 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401341&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Independent lawmaker Yen Ching-piao (顏清標) was recovering in hospital on Wednesday from heart problems on the day he should have started a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for illegal posses... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401458&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:21:43 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401458&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taiwan has a great opportunity to improve cross-strait relations, and the opportunity will quickly pass if both sides do not take advantage of it, Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Chiang Pin-kung ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401327&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:38 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401327&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The frozen remains of Yukagir and Oymiakon, two woolly mammoths uncovered from the Siberian permafrost, were unboxed at a press conference in Taipei on Wednesday as preparations for the nation's first... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401532&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:35:16 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401532&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, July 22 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Tuesday that President Ma Ying-jeou will pay his first state visit Aug. 12-19 to attend the inaugurations of Paraguayan Preside... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401334&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:25:00 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401334&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Former President Chen Shui-bian appeared in the Taipei District Court as a defendant on Monday in a defamation suit involving the long-stalled Lafayette frigate procurement case. Chen arrived at the ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401325&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:32 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401325&cat=0dd057261bcc461b One of Taiwan's most prominent business leaders reiterated his call on Wednesday for the government to raise taxes for the rich and cut taxes for the poor. Morris Chang (張忠謀) said at a business... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401213&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:37:18 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401213&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Former President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday that he will not tolerate violence and has decided to sue a radical protester for attacking him. Chen said in a statement that he can... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401338&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:25:10 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401338&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened higher Thursday. The weighted price index was up 47.32 points at 7,357.15 on a turnover of NT$5.21 billion (US$171.42 million) at th... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401212&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:37:16 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401212&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Costa Rican President Oscar Arias denied any knowledge of a US$1.5 million donation from Taiwan for his country's poor, but which allegedly was diverted for pet projects elsewhere in the government. ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401318&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:19 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401318&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 24 (CNA) A research team at Chaoyang University has developed a new probiotic group that is composed of three strains of lactic acid bacteria and has proved effective in enhancing the fun... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401457&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:21:41 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401457&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Premier Liu Chao-shiuan estimated Tuesday that the inflation rate for this year will be around 3.3 percent, or the second-lowest in Asia behind only Japan. Liu said two urgent ta... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401330&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:49 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401330&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Prosecutors agreed Wednesday to postpone Legislator Yen China-piao's incarceration date to Aug. 13 because of his illness. Yen, a controversial lawmaker from the tiny opposition ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401456&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:21:38 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401456&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 21 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou retracted Monday all lawsuits, including one against his presidential rival, Frank Hsieh of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) , brought during the pre... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401319&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:14 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16401319&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Some Taiwanese lawmakers have called for boycotting the Beijing Olympics unless a dispute over the island's name is resolved. Several lawmakers of the ruling Nationalist Party sa... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399334&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:19:13 -0400 Find Law http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399334&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Trade between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan reached 68.01 billion USD in the first half of 2008, up 23.0% year-on-year, according to statistics issued by the Ministry of Commerce on July 23.In the f... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399286&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:16:21 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16399286&cat=0dd057261bcc461b (42 mins ago) The Taipei city government plans to raise NT$43 billion (HK$11.03 billion) through the sale of its entire 15.01 percent stake in Fubon Financial as soon as next year, an official said.... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16396239&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:01:04 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16396239&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The paper quoted MIC's projection as saying that shipments of general handsets from Taiwan makers will top 21.8 and 22 million in the third and fourth quarters, down 13% and 19%, respectively, from th... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395354&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:35:43 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395354&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Advantech, the largest Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, on July 23 reported self-estimated pre-tax profits of NT$1.56 billion (US$50.6 million) for the first half of 2008, down about 3% on year... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395358&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:35:20 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395358&cat=0dd057261bcc461b After posting combined losses of over NT$20 billion (US$658 million) in the second quarter, Taiwan's major DRAM makers have all slowed down their expansion via cutting capital expenditure (capex), exc... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395337&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:35:10 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395337&cat=0dd057261bcc461b With Apple introducing its iPhone 3G, IC distributors are expecting more handset makers in China, including white-box handset makers, to begin including touch panels in their handsets, and the distrib... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395356&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:35:33 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395356&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Due to an unclear demand outlook for the third quarter, Elan Microelectronics will follow an unsatisfactory second quarter with a lackluster third quarter, according to market sources. Orders for its ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395355&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:35:25 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395355&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of Taiwan has approved an application by 28 local cable TV operators to jointly procure set-top boxes (STBs) in order to reduce costs while making preparations for digi... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395321&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:34:33 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395321&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Sources at PC distributors indicate that the China government has enacted stricter customs checks prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, resulting in longer transportation times for shipped IT produ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395357&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:34:11 -0400 Digitimes http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16395357&cat=0dd057261bcc461b TAIPEI — Taiwan’s cabinet will hold a rare meeting next week to discuss how to strengthen ties with Japan amid recent strains in the bilateral relationship, according to a senior Taiwanes... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16389817&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:45 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16389817&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Chairman Morris Chang called Wednesday for increased taxes on the wealthy to help the government strike a social balance. People who... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16392168&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:36:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16392168&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei - Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission approved Polaris Securities Company's application to set up a branch in Singapore, a newspaper reported Thursday. Wu Tang-chieh, director-general of ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16389816&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:14 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16389816&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Kaohsiung, July 23 (CNA) The Kaohsiung city government will provide more than 70 plots of land in public parking lots for free use by investors to operate bicycle rentals, a senior official of the cit... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386278&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:31 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386278&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Animal protection activists sent a written statement to Taipei's National Palace Museum on Tuesday, demanding the removal of shark fin dishes from the menu of a newly opened luxury restaurant affiliat... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386279&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:26 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386279&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Taiwan rice farmers have entered into an agreement to sell their products on the Internet through a joint venture with a shopping Web site to help private companies "sponsor" far... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386277&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:33 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386277&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A government program to provide Internet services to 50 remote aboriginal communities has successfully put its first community online in Chiayi County, southern Taiwan, local official Wu Jung-huei sai... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386282&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:21 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386282&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said Wednesday that Taiwan could turn into a regional assets management and capital-raising center if its tax system were made competitive. The premier al... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386012&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:47:25 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386012&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Yilan county government is planning to invite world-renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando to design a world-class museum of fine arts for the northeastern county, officials said on Tuesday. Yila... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386283&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:19 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386283&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Kaohsiung, July 23 (CNA) Kaohsiung County in southern Taiwan reported Wednesday its first confirmed case of indigenous dengue fever this summer. According to the county's Health Bureau Director Huang ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386275&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:35 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386275&cat=0dd057261bcc461b A nearly blind Burmese physician has recently regained her sight in her glaucoma-impaired left eye after an operation at a local hospital, which footed the bill for the surgery out of humanitarian con... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386280&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:24 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386280&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, July 23 (CNA) The nation's top environmental watchdog on Wednesday postponed decision on the Formosa Plastic Group's plan to expand a massive industrial complex in Yunlin County, saying the ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386276&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:33:39 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386276&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Although fewer than expected Chinese tourists have flown into Taiwan since last weekend, Tourism Bureau Director General Janice Lai said Wednesday that she believes the situation... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386016&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:47:19 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16386016&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) A local man who was diagnosed with a rare form of tracheal tumor, the first case of its kind in Taiwan, is now in good condition after having had the life-threatening mass remove... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380199&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:20:59 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380199&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Agricultural losses in central and southern Taiwan caused by flooding from Tropical Storm Kalmagei last week had risen to NT$1.05 billion (US34.56 million) as of July 22, accordi... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380194&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:20:46 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380194&cat=0dd057261bcc461b dies was reasonable and Washington might be able to go further depending on how global trade talks progress. "This is a reasonable offer at this stage, which will definitely have constraining eff... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379140&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:01 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379140&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Eroded by soaring inflation, real regular monthly salary and real average aalary dropped 2.01% and 2.2%, respectively, in the first five months this year, both the largest decline since 1980 when the ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379980&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:07 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379980&cat=0dd057261bcc461b With a recessed market for display panels, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp., a world-caliber supplier of the products, is dumping excess inventories by promoting low prices on its own branded LCD TVs in ... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379982&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:02 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379982&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CHIER), a major economic think tank in Taiwan, recently reduced its forecast for Taiwan's economic growth to 4.5% from the original 4.67% for 2008, and 4.2... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379983&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:00 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379983&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou encouraged the public Wednesday to donate blood to help others in need. Ma gave 250 cc of his blood in the drive held at the Presidential Office in which o... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380509&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:14:36 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380509&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The minister of the Department of Health (DOH) promised Tuesday to take measures to improve the medical care quality of the DOH-run hospital on the outlying island of Kinmen to allow seriously ill pat... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380193&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:20:40 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380193&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday that it suspected the latest outbreak of dengue fever in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan was caused by an imported virus. Shih Wen-yi, deputy director of the... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380195&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:20:48 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380195&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) The Nantou county government's Environmental Protection Bureau said Wednesday that it will begin offering subsidies to car owners who convert their automobiles to run on liquefie... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379986&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:37:55 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379986&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Local teenagers can log on to a government-run website for free counseling if they encounter problems they don't want to share with family and friends, a health official said Wed... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380198&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:20:57 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16380198&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Taipei, July 23 (CNA) The Cabinet raised its inflation projection for 2008 from 3.29 percent to 3.5 percent Wednesday after hikes in global oil and commodity prices were higher than expected. The deci... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379989&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:37:43 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379989&cat=0dd057261bcc461b > Taipei, July 23 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou pledged Wednesday that his administration will continue to relax economic regulations to help local enterprises with international operations prosper. 'O... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379987&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:37:48 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379987&cat=0dd057261bcc461b its fiscal third quarter, mostly due to the strength in sales of its Macintosh line of computers.For the quarter ended June 30, Apple said it had revenue of US$7.5 billion, compared with US$5.4 billio... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379141&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:37:46 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379141&cat=0dd057261bcc461b The central government general budget will see a deficit of NT$170 billion (US$5.61 billion at US$1:NT$30.3), or over NT$150 billion (US$4.95 billion) if figured more conservatively, in the 2009 fisca... http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379981&cat=0dd057261bcc461b Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:05 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.taipeinews.net/?rid=16379981&cat=0dd057261bcc461b