Category: Taiwan
Yahoo moving news site development team to Taiwan
Yahoo Inc is moving the product development team for one of its key Web properties to Taiwan, the latest change within the Internet company as it moves to cut costs and [...]
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Taiwan ‘gag order’ against Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama arrived yesterday in Taiwans capital Taipei, as his nephew said the islands government had put a gag order on Tibets exiled religious leader due to fears over [...]
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Taiwan’s former first lady faces jail for perjury
A Taiwan court on Tuesday sentenced the wife of ex-president Chen Shui-bian to a year in jail for perjury, as it passed the first convictions in an unprecedented case against [...]
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Raytheon to provide technical assistance to Taiwan
Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Tuesday it has been awarded a contract worth $26.9 million to provide technical assistance to Taiwan’s missile defense system. The [...]
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Taiwan president seeks to save reputation after storm
Fatigued and disheveled, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou sat down at a tense town hall meeting this week to face his biggest political challenge yet: easing anti-government [...]
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Taiwan parliament approves reconstruction budget
Taiwan’s parliament has given approval on Thursday to a special budget of up to T$120 billion (2.25 billion pounds) for reconstruction at areas ravaged by Typhoon [...]
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Taiwan unemployment at new high
Unemployment in Taiwan has reached record levels for the third month running, according to the latest unemployment figures. The figures for July revealed that the island now [...]
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Taiwan central bank reiterates loose policy comment
Taiwan’s central bank said on Thursday it was still maintaining a loose monetary policy for now, reiterating its comments made this year and prompting the market to [...]
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Taiwan’s output rises sharply
Taiwan’s economy staged a sharp recovery, rising by an annualised rate of more than 20 percent in the second quarter as exports rebounded and government stimulus [...]
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Another Taiwan minister offers to quit after typhoon
Taiwan Defense minister Chen Chao-min has offered to quit over criticism that the government was too slow in its response to Typhoon Morakot which may have killed as many as [...]
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Under-fire Taiwan cabinet to submit typhoon budget
Taiwan’s embattled leaders were due to submit a draft Typhoon Morakot relief budget Thursday as public outrage grew over their response to the floods and mudslides that [...]
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Taiwan’s vice foreign minister resigns over storm
Taiwan’s vice foreign minister resigned Tuesday to take responsibility for his agency’s initial rejection of aid from other governments following Typhoon Morakot, [...]
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Taiwan July exports fall 24.4pct
Taiwan said on Friday that exports in July fell 24.40 percent year-on-year, in the smallest decline in eight months as demand for the island’s key electronics picks up. [...]
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Taiwan bank scam rides on Adobe flaw
An e-mail scam making its rounds in Taiwan, attempts to trick users into downloading malware, Symantec has warned. Systems without up-to-date patching for Adobe products are [...]
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Taiwan’s ex-leader sues judges over detention
Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday began legal action against three judges hearing his corruption case for allegedly abusing their powers to prolong [...]
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