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3 hrs ago | Asia News Network

TAIPEI: Reformers to urge Ma to relinquish control of party

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is likely to be re-elected to the Kuomintang's top post this summer, but internal calls are mounting for him to relinquish the KMT leadership if the ruling party loses seats in next year's local elections, sources said.

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

7 hrs ago | The Peninsula

Milaha Ras Laffan' sets of...

DOHA: RasGas Company Limited's second dedicated liquefied natural gas carrier, 'Milaha Ras Laffan', set sail last Monday from Qatar to Yung An, Taiwan, on its 100th delivery voyage, a press statement said yesterday.

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Related Topix: World News, Qatar, Middle East, Southeast Asia

11 hrs ago | The China Post

Taiwan-Japan pact increases catches for local fishermen

Catches of yellowfin tuna in waters off northeastern Taiwan have increased 20 percent in May compared with the same period of last year following the signing of a fishery pact with Japan, local fishermen said yesterday.

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14 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com

Thailand and Taiwan enjoy mutually prospering relations

The warm and cordial friendship between two sides was also evident during the difficult time caused when typhoon "Morakot" hit Taiwan.

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15 hrs ago | The China Post

Cross-strait service pact may come in June: SEF

Taiwan is likely to sign a service trade agreement with mainland China in June, Straits Exchange Foundation Vice Chairman Kao Koong-lian said Friday.

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19 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com

Taiwan teachers protest against pension reform

Tens of thousands of teachers protested outside the Presidential Office Building in Taipei Saturday against the government's pension reform plans.

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, World News

23 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com

Officials reassure Philippine workers in Taiwan

Taipei, May 25 Government officials have reassured Filipino workers in Taiwan Friday that their rights and interests will be protected, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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23 hrs ago | South China Morning Post

Deadline for death sentence in Fujian murder case extended

A telephone call on Friday has again delayed a decision in a murder trial in coastal China, which the nation's highest court called flawed, and has exposed the worrying consequences of a hasty high-profile crime investigation.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Death Penalty

23 hrs ago | ABS-CBN News

Secret apology draft required Philippines to explain to Taiwan how Nancy Binay won

A recently discovered discarded draft apology would have obliged the Philippines to explain to Taiwan just how Nancy Binay became a senator.

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Yesterday | ABS-CBN News

NBI probe points to Coast Guard negligence

Initial findings in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a suspected Taiwanese poacher off Batanes last May 9 indicate criminal negligence on the part of Philippine Coast Guard personnel involved, a source privy to the probe said yesterday.

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Fri May 24, 2013

PR-inside.com

CVision launches glasses-free 3D at Computex 2013

CVision Technology will be showing their newest auto-stereoscopic, glasses-free 3D displays at Computex 2013, Taipei World Trade Center, Hall 3, Booth G-0644, on June 4th-8th in Taipei, Taiwan.

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The China Post

Renoir, 20th-century art show opens in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- An exhibition featuring 29 works by Renoir as well as 37 pieces by other painters of the 20th century officially opens at the National Palace Museum chief operating officer of Gold Media, one of the event's organizers.

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ETaiwanNews.com

Taiwan, Indonesia to work closer to fight human trafficking

Taipei, May 24 Taiwan and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in fighting human trafficking at a recent meeting in the Southeast Asian country.

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The China Post

Bosch Taiwan works toward improved sales results in 2013

Bosch generated sales of NT$3.4 billion in Taiwan in 2012, a 9.2-percent decrease compared to 2011, the company said recently.

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ETaiwanNews.com

China-based Taiwan exporters hit hard by rising yuan

Taipei, May 24 The Chinese currency, or yuan, has risen 20 percent against the U.S. dollar since 2005, causing a serious impact on Chinese exporters, including export-reliant Taiwanese businesses operating in which are now shifting their target to the mainland's domestic market, economists said Friday.

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BroadwayWorld.com

Taiwan's Highest-Grossing Documentary Go Grandriders to Screen in Washington DC, 5/29

D.C. Asian Pacific American Film, in collaboration with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative's Office , is proud to present Taiwan's highest-grossing documentary, Go Grandriders, at Landmark's E Street Cinema on Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. This is a FREE screening that you don't want to miss! In addition to seeing this wonderful film, ... (more)

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ETaiwanNews.com

Taiwan DPP Congress to tackle China and ex-President Chen

Affairs Committee earlier in the month, various party leaders have offered suggestions of how it should conduct relations with Taiwan's communist rival.

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CNN

More than the apology, Duterte assured Taiwanese safety here in Davao

More than the apology, Davao City Mayor-elect Rodrigo Duterte assured the mayor of Taipei, Hau Lung-bin, that Taiwanese in Davao City will be protected from harm despite incidents in Taiwan where two Filipinos were mauled by hooligans there.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Washington Times

Inside China: Taiwan, China vie for toughness

The May 9 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard set off an inadvertent naval competition between Taiwan and China.

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

Reuters

Fitch: Taiwan Securities Cos Generally Stable Despite Weak Turnover

Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Taiwanese Securities Sector here TAIPEI/SEOUL/SINGAPORE, May 23 Fitch Ratings says in a new report that credit profiles of Taiwanese securities companies have remained generally stable despite depressed trading volumes.

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