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  1. Stress makes for more sleepless in Taiwan: studyRead the original story

    30 min ago | Reuters

    More than one in five people in Taiwan suffers from insomnia likely caused by stress due to the economic woes, a figure higher than the global average, researchers said on Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Taipei, Taiwan, World News

  2. Upgrade Brings Pro-level Quality Without Pro-level Price to aQa s AppsRead the original story

    42 min ago | MacMegasite - Mac Community News

    Taipei, Taiwan - The just-released upgrades to Quinn Genzel's solid "aQ's Pro Slider Puzzle" app series has propelled it from being "just another slider puzzle" to the ranks of "best of its kind." Six new exciting major features have been added, along with several other welcome enhancements, all for the same low price: 1) "Full Screen, Full Fun" * ...

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    Related Topix: Taipei, Taiwan, World News, iPhone

  3. Six funds' top picks for Asia in 2010Read the original story w/Photo

    46 min ago | Globe and Mail

    ... Asia: Visitors inspect Acer laptops running Google's new Android operating system at Computex Taipei 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. ASSET MANAGER: ROBECO GROUP INVESTMENT STANCE: BULLISH VIEW: Find value in stocks where risks have been exaggerated and ...

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    Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Taipei, Taiwan, World News, Financial Markets, Singapore, Indonesia, Riau, Indonesia, Indonesia

  4. TSMC to buy 20% stake in solar cell makerRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | My ESM

    Foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has said it will pay NT$6.2 billion for a 20 percent stake in Motech Industries Inc.

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

  5. Taiwan to fund e-book industryRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | My ESM

    The Taiwan government will provide NT$1.2 billion in funding over a five-year period to promote the development of the island's e-book industry.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

  6. InsydeA Software Launches Humanosa Bringing Application Openness to Instant-On Computing PlatformsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Business Wire

    ... computing industries. Founded in 1998, the company is publicly held (GTSM: 6231) and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan with U.S. offices in Boston, MA and Hillsboro, OR. The company's customers include the world's leading server, mobile and embedded ...

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    Related Topix: Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology, PC, Computers

  7. Human umbilical stem cells cleared mice's cloudy eyesRead the original story

    Sep 12, 2009 | Science, Industry and Business

    ... cornea. Kao's research team included scientists at University of California, Irvine, Bionet Incorporated, Taipei, Taiwan, as well as University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. Winston W-Y Kao, Ph.D. (513-558-2802; Winston.Kao@UC.Edu) will present ...

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    Related Topix: Cell Biology, Biology, Science, Corrective Eye Surgery, Health

  8. Diodes Incorporated Increases Fourth Quarter 2009 Revenue GuidanceRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Business Wire

    ... is located in Westlake Village, California. Design centers are located in Dallas; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester, England and Neuhaus, Germany. The Company's wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and ...

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    Related Topix: Semiconductors, Diodes, Electronics, World News, Taipei, Taiwan, England, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester County, England, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Neuhaus, Germany, Bayern, Germany, Germany

  9. Taiwan-ASEAN free trade deal always a possibility, says scholarRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The China Post

    The stable development of Taiwan's economic ties with China is good news for the region and could make it easier for Taiwan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to sign a free trade agreement , an Indonesian scholar said Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Taiwan Travel, World News, Indonesia, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, Bogor, Indonesia

  10. Moldova Girl Crowned Miss Fujian Tulou 2009Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Yahoo

    On Dec. 6, 2009, Ana Ropot, a 22-year-old girl from Moldova was crowned as the Winner of Miss Fujian Tulou Beauty Competition 2009 during the award ceremony.

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    Related Topix: Jiangsu, China, World News, Nanjing, China, China, Asia, Travel, China Travel, Fujian, Taiwan, Zhangzhou, Taiwan

  11. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou apologizes for election defeatRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com

    " President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday apologized to supporters of his Kuomintang for the poor results of last weekend's local elections and appointed a confidant as party secretary-general. After Saturday's results came in, Ma refused to call his party's performance a defeat even though it lost control over two counties and saw its share of the ...

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  12. Improved cross-strait ties enhance Taiwan-U.S.-China ties: ex-rep.Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com

    Taipei, Dec. 9 The improvement in relations across the Taiwan Strait over the past year has contributed to the unprecedented healthy development in U.S.-Taiwan-China ties, a former foreign affairs minister and Taiwan representative to the United States said Wednesday.

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  13. Acer chairman blames HP and Dell for poor ultra-thin notebook salesRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | DigiTimes

    ... Intel into believing market demand for ultra-thin notebooks is weak. He used the IT Month 2009 consumer trade fair in Taiwan as an example, stating that about 50% of its notebook sales at the show so far were ultra-thin models, indicating that ...

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    Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Hewlett Packard, Taipei, Taiwan, World News

  14. Polytronics to expand thermal pad capacity in 2010Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | DigiTimes

    ... to the company. The company's thermal pads have been adopted by PCB makers and are in the process of validation with Taiwan- and Korea-based panel makers for use in LED light bars. It has estimated a capex of NT$100 million (US$3.1 million) for 2010 ...

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  15. GPS chip vendors eyeing integrated platforms or portable mobile device segments, say Taiwan makersRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | DigiTimes

    Daniel Shen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 9 December 2009] Global and Taiwan-based providers of GPS chipset solutions vendors, which are facing increasing price competition in the GPS PND segment, are either shifting their focus to the development of integrated handset platforms supporting Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS standards or trying to ...

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    Related Topix: Taipei, Taiwan, World News, Bluetooth

  16. WLAN chip players strengthening cooperation with China networking device makersRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | DigiTimes

    Irene Chen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 9 December 2009] International WLAN chip vendors are stepping up their cooperation with China-based device makers a move that will challenge the leading position of Taiwan-based suppliers in the global WLAN equipment market, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

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  17. Solar cell maker Gintech to sell Eversol stake to MEMCRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | DigiTimes

    Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 9 December 2009] Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy will sell its stake of about 8% in fellow solar wafer maker Eversol Corporation to US-based MEMC Electronic Materials, its main supplier of solar wafers, according to Gintech.

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    Related Topix: Electronics, Semiconductors, Memc Electronic Materials, Taipei, Taiwan, World News

  18. Taiwan launches colour-changing shoesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Independent Online

    Taipei - Taiwan researchers on Wednesday unveiled leather shoes that can change colour when they come in contact with sunlight.

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  19. 'We didn't do enough'Read the original story w/Photo

    5 hrs ago | The Straits Times

    TAIWAN President Ma Ying-jeou apologised on Wednesday to party supporters for a setback in local elections, after facing mounting pressure to shoulder responsibility.

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    Related Topix: Ma Ying-jeou, Kuomintang, World News

  20. More sleepless in TaiwanRead the original story w/Photo

    5 hrs ago | The Straits Times

    MORE than one in five people in Taiwan suffers from insomnia likely caused by stress due to the economic woes, a figure higher than the global average, researchers said on Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Taipei, Taiwan, World News