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3 hrs ago | The China Post

Ma urges vigilance as heavy rains approach

A strong frontal boundary between cold and warm masses arrived in Taiwan yesterday and the Central Weather Bureau forecast that the frontal rainfall will linger above the island until May 23.

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Related Topix: Weather, Southeast Asia, World News, Ma Ying-jeou, Natural Disasters, Flood

3 hrs ago | The China Post

Mandarin speech competition comes to historical conclusion

Radio Taiwan International held its ninth annual Mandarin Speech Contest for Foreign Nationals' finale in Taipei yesterday, with Cleisha-Bernise Springer, an exchange student from Saint Lucia, taking away two prizes including overall champion.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, Taiwan Travel, World News, Arts, Poetry

7 hrs ago | The Peninsula

Filipino workers in Taiwan urge...

MANILA: Filipino workers in Taiwan have been advised to stay indoors as emotions continued to run high against the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9. Following the advice of Manila Economic and Cultural Office resident representative in Taipei Antonio Basilio, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the ... (more)

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8 hrs ago | Yahoo!

Thousands in Taiwan rally against nuclear power

Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei on Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.

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Related Topix: World News, Tsunami, Asian Tsunami Disaster

10 hrs ago | The China Post

Cabinet readies measures for an economic overhaul

After taking office three months ago, Premier Jiang Yi-huah and his Cabinet members are gearing up to introduce aggressive economic and financial policies to revive the domestic economy, as gross domestic product growth for the first quarter of the year lagged sharply behind expectations.

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14 hrs ago | The China Post

DPP yet to declare support for stock gains tax revision

Opposition lawmakers have yet to commit themselves to supporting proposed revisions to the stock gains tax regulation that are set to be reviewed tomorrow.

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Related Topix: Kuomintang, World News, Democratic Progressive Party

18 hrs ago | The China Post

Bank to send second batch of New Taiwan dollars to China

Bank of Taiwan said yesterday that it is planning to send a second batch of NT$25 million in cash to China under the currency clearing mechanism set up across the Taiwan Strait.

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18 hrs ago | The China Post

Property transactions in Taiwan on the rise: gov't

Residential and commercial property transactions rose substantially in Taiwan in the first quarter because of greater transparency in the market, the government said yesterday.

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Sat May 18, 2013

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the New "Sprinter" from Mercedes Benz * Germany

In other emission versions it is available globally... The Sprinter's character as an increasingly global vehicle is also reflected in its production locations.

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Related Topix: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Mercedes-Benz, World News, Germany, China, Asia, Charleston, SC,

Manila Bulletin

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The Philippine government Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that the Philippine Coast Guard had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.

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CFR.org

Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of May 17, 2013

Former police officer Abner Afuang burns a replica of Taiwan's national flag as he protests against the mistreatment of Filipinos working overseas, along a main street of Manila on May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Journalism, China

Asia News Network

Hoax phone calls hit mainland flights

Several flights from Chongqing and Guangzhou were forced to land or delayed on Friday after telephone threats were received, airport authorities said.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, World News, Guangzhou, China Travel, China, China Travel, Asia, Beijing, China Travel

Fri May 17, 2013

ABS-CBN News

Filipinos attacked with baseball bats in Taiwan

Two overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan have been attacked by unidentified assailants armed with baseball bats, the Philippines' top official to Taipei said Friday.

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

ABS-CBN News

Fate of OFWs bound for Taiwan hang in balance

MANILA Every month, 2,500 Filipinos leave for Taiwan and the numbers peak in the months of May and June when about 3,000 find jobs there mostly as factory workers, caretakers or domestic helpers.

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The China Post

Poultry price could increase as a result of ban

Vendors warned yesterday that the price of poultry might increase in June due to an increase in electricity prices that have resulted from the ban on the slaughter of fowl in traditional markets.

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ETaiwanNews.com

74 % of Taiwanese dissatisfied with President Ma: Poll

Ma was first sworn in as president on May 20, 2008, while his second and final term started on the same day last year.

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Digital Post Production

"Taipei Factory" Debuts in Cannes

The screening enjoyed a very well-received response at the Theatre Croisette and generated an energy and interest for Taiwan Cinema.

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Related Topix: World News, France, Movies, Entertainment, Joana Preiss

The China Post

Local museums to host art events on International Museum Day

Museums in Taiwan are set to host a series of events May 18 ranging from treasure hunts to sleepovers to celebrate International Museum Day.

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Vancouver Sun

Jonathan Manthorpe: Asia's territorial disputes claim the life of a Taiwanese fisherman

Killing frays relations between Taipei and Manila, but they have too much in common to let things spiral out of control A Kidd-class ship, the Makung, sails out of Kaohsiung Harbor on Taiwan as Taipei orders a military drill in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards Why and where Taiwanese fisherman Hung ... (more)

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Colorado Daily

Record number of CU-Boulder students receive Fulbright awards

The 2013 University of Colorado students who have received Fulbright offers and their destination countries are: Ulyana Horodyskyj, Nepal; Renee Payne, Brazil; Elise Pizzi, China; Sean Planchard, Spain; Ian Rowen, Taiwan; Amelia Schubert, China; Eric Simley, Denmark; Levin Sliker, Italy; Marin Toscano, China; Andrea Watson, Chile; Claire Waugh, ... (more)

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