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Tuesday | ETaiwanNews.com

CPC Jiangsu head plans to buy US$3 billion worth of Taiwan goods

Taipei, Nov.10 The visiting head of China's eastern coastal province of Jiangsu said Tuesday that his province is set to purchase US$3 billion worth of products from Taiwan.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News,

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Taiwan Strait peace not permanent

After reaching a crisis level earlier in this decade as President Chen Shui-bian sought to distance Taiwan from China, relations across the Taiwan Strait have calmed noticeably since the election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan's president in 2008.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, Democratic Progressive Party

Sat Nov 07, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Number of Chinese stowaways falls to 10-year low

Taipei, Nov. 7 The number of Chinese stowaways detained in Taiwan has dropped to 45, the lowest number in the past decade, officials of the National Immigration Agency said Friday.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia

Xinhuanet

Taiwan Peking opera troupe to stage Eileen Chang's novel in Beijing

Taiwan Peking opera "A Tale of Golden Locks," based on a novel of renowned writer Eileen Chang, will be staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Nov.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News

Fri Nov 06, 2009

DigiTimes

Door open for 4 Taiwan telecom carriers to adopt TD-SCDMA or TD-LTE

Harris Lin, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 4 November 2009] Four of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan have adopted the WCDMA standard while reserving a 5MHz frequency band which may be used for TDD technologies including the China-developed TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE standards, according to industry sources.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News,

Wed Nov 04, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Package tour of Shanghai Expo, Taiwan to be launched next year

Taipei, Oct. 29 The aviation and tourism industries on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will jointly launch a a package tour of Taiwan and the Shanghai Expo 2010 early next year.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, China, Asia, China Travel

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Reuters

Hotels come to the rescue of Taipei's pet dogs

Taipei's dogs are living it up at hotels, complete with VIP suites and pools, that aim to ease the problem of strays that has plagued the city for decades.

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Related Topix: Dogs, Pets, World News, Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia

Sat Oct 31, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Taiwan's tourism seeing improvement, says Yen

Taiwan's tourism sector is performing better amid signs of economic recovery, Stanley Yen, honorary chairman of the Taiwan Visitors Association said a day before the 2009 Taipei International Travel Fair opens today.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News,

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Taipei Times

Dozens of countries vie for tourists at travel fair

Some 60 countries are participating in the Taipei International Travel Fair, which opens at the Taipei World Trade Center today.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, World News, Travel, Southeast Asia

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Independent

Taiwan to allow import of US beef on bone

Taiwan said Friday that it will allow imports of US beef on the bone in a controversial move criticised by some lawmakers and activists for ignoring mad cow disease concerns.

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Related Topix: Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Mad Cow Disease, Health

Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Taipei Times

Concerns grow over press freedom, self-censorship

Taiwan s efforts to cement ties with China could undermine its vibrant media environment by skirting topics deemed sensitive to Beijing, observers say.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, China Travel

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Baxter Bulletin

McDaniel's Taiwan trip didn't cost us anything

I'm getting back to you because Gabe Holstrom got back to me. So did his boss. Holstrom is press secretary to Dustin McDaniel.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Prison, Drugs,

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Straits Times

Taiwan demands art guarantees

TAIWAN President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday he would like to loan priceless art to Japan but first Tokyo must pass a law to guarantee none of the items get confiscated - and presumably handed to China.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou,

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Reuters

U.S. official invited to visit Taiwan

U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been invited to Taiwan in what would be Washington's first high-level visit to the island since 2000, officials said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Life, Veteran Affairs, US Politics, US News

Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Straits Times

Don't boycott Kaohsiung

TAIWAN has urged China not to boycott its second city after it hosted the Dalai Lama and screened a film about an activist accused by Beijing of inciting unrest, a report said on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News

Fri Oct 16, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

China expected to open tourism office in Taiwan soon

Taipei, Oct. 15 Taiwan and China are likely to establish reciprocal tourism offices at some point in the near future to help boost tourist exchanges between the two sides, a Mainland Affairs Council official said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News,

Wed Oct 14, 2009

South China Morning Post

Island of Quemoy mulls Taiwan's first casinos

Quemoy is considering building Taiwan's first casinos, which could draw millions of gamblers from the mainland and transform the island county that has long been the frontline in cross-strait tensions.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan,

Mon Oct 12, 2009

The Independent

Taiwan wants to rename 'unlucky' metro line

Taiwanese transport authorities are planning to rename a metro line plagued by mechanical problems over concerns that its name is unlucky, officials said Friday.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, Travel, Southeast Asia, World News,

Sat Oct 10, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Legislator to co-host Taiwan travel show on Japanese TV

Ruling Kuomintang Legislator Lee Hung-chun said yesterday he will appear in a series of programs on Japan TV in late October to promote Taiwan's tourist attractions, in line with the government efforts to lure more Japanese tourists and boost exchanges between the two countries.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Kuomintang

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Hays Daily News

Parkinson heading to Taiwan for trade mission ...

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is set to travel to Taiwan later this month to push the state's economy and speak at a conference on renewable energy.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

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