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Taiwan Beer - Beer of the Week
The average Asian beer is feather-light and forgettable, but every blue moon, a cookie-cutter lager can shake our belief in mass-produced suds.
3 hrs ago | The Straits Times
PRESIDENT Barack Obama, set for a mission to China this month to boost warming ties, will stay firm on the US policy of supporting but not recognising rival Taiwan, an aide said on Friday.
7 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com
More than 190 aftershocks follow strong quake
Taipei, Nov. 6 More than 190 aftershocks had been recorded as of early Friday since an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit central Taiwan a day earlier, seismologists said that day.
12 hrs ago | Shanghai Daily
Tiny shrimp generate big prices
Two Barbour's Seahorses and black King Kong shrimps are seen at the Taiwan International Aquarium Expo in Taipei, Taiwan, yesterday.
19 hrs ago | 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.
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) The two sides of the Taiwan Strait should sign....Fullstory
Taipei, Nov. 6 The two sides of the Taiwan Strait should sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in financial supervision as early as possible for mutual benefit, a senior Taiwanese official said Friday.
Elpida and ProMOS ink partnership on DRAM
Press release; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 6 November 2009] Elpida Memory and ProMOS Technologies announced on November 6 the signing of a DRAM foundry agreement.
Taiwan, China to swap tourism offices
Taiwan government announced October 23 that it would open an office of the Taiwan Strait Tourism and Travel Association in Beijing early next year with a mandate to promote tourism to Taiwan, increase the number of mainland Chinese visiting Taiwan, and set up mechanisms for facilitating communication for tourists and responding to emergencies.
Taiwan's premier linked to ex-con
Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih is attempting to play down his ties with a convicted gang boss as a scandal threatens to undermine the government and the chances of the ruling party in next month's local elections.
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Council of Labour Affairs wants direct control of unions - is this democratic?
Council of Labour Affairs wants direct control of unions - is this democratic? Normally, I'm a big fan of unions in principle whilst keeping enough flexibility to recognise that an institution with such resources is often quite vulnerable to corruption or power hoarding by union representatives and officials.
First undersea tunnel in mainland runs through
Engineers measure in Xiamen Xiang'an Tunnel, the first undersea tunnel in Chinese mainland, in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Nov.
6.0-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan
Taipei - A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Taiwan on Thursday, the government said, with initial reports stating that one person had suffered minor injuries.
A TAIWAN court has frozen the domestic assets of former president Chen Shui-bian, intending to use them to pay off a fine he was handed on top of a life jail term for graft, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Bottles reborn as blankets for disaster victims
A plastic bottle thrown into a Taipei recycling bin could be reincarnated as a blanket to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, thanks to a unique project by the world's largest Buddhist charity.
HTC HD2 with huge 4.3-inch screen shipping to Europe, Asia
November 4, 2009, 09:10 AM - - High Tech Computer on Wednesday launched the HD2 smartphone, a thin, light handset with a big 4.3-inch touchscreen.
Taipei issues signs for shops rejecting U.S. beef offal
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin, right, puts the first certification logo at the entrance of a Matsusei Super Market in Taipei yesterday.
DRAM subsidy requests to be reviewed this month
The Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday that a review would be held later this month on requests for financial assistance from three DRAM manufacturers to support their restructuring plans.
The annual Taiwan LGBT Pride event was held in Taipei on Saturday with an estimated crowd of 25,000 people.
TAIPEI: The bull is pushing Taiwan away from the US
In Taiwan, the expression one would apply when strongly protesting something outrageous is pronounced the same as "cow". On the other hand, the mainland Chinese term "niu" , the new buzz word in cross-strait media, describes something/someone extraordinary as well as extraordinarily adamant.
VIA Nano 3000 CPUs promise speed & frugality for thin-and-lights
VIA have announced their latest range of low-power processors, the VIA Nano 3000 Series, which are targeted at Windows 7-based thin-and-light notebooks and all-in-one desktops.
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