Category: Taiwan
Taiwan Man With N Korea Ties Accused of Skirting Arms Laws
A Taiwanese man with ties to North Korea who the US called a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction in 2009 and his Chicago-area son were charged with trying to evade [...]
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Taiwan wavers on F-16 deal
Taiwan said Monday that it needs fighter jets which are more advanced than the upgraded F-16 announced by the United States, suggesting that it was dropping its bid for [...]
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Japan-Taiwan fishing panel to hold first meeting next week
Members of the joint Japan-Taiwan fishing committee will meet for the first time in Taipei next Tuesday, Tokyo’s de facto mission in Taiwan said Thursday. The [...]
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Former Taiwan leader scraps visit
Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui has decided for health reasons to scrap plans to visit Japan, his office said, after his previous trips irked Beijing. Lee had planned to [...]
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Taiwan launches integrity probe for top officials
Taiwan is carrying out a review looking at the integrity of its top-tier politicians, a report said Wednesday, after a string of high-profile corruption scandals that have [...]
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Taiwan, Japan begin talks on commission to regulate Diaoyus fishery
Taiwan and Japan started a closed-door meeting in Tokyo yesterday to discuss the formation of a fishing commission to address issues in disputed waters in the East China Sea. [...]
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Taiwan’s former top cabinet official jailed for graft
Taiwan’s former cabinet secretary general was sentenced to seven years and four months in jail Tuesday after pocketing more than $2 million in bribes, in a graft case [...]
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Taiwan economy cools on sluggish exports
Taiwan said its economy grew slower than expected in the January-March quarter as exports were hit by sluggish demand in Europe, the United States and China. The 1.54 percent [...]
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Taiwan’s president rules out seeking independence
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou vowed yesterday that his government would not seek or promote independence from the mainland. “We will not push for ‘two Chinas, [...]
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Taiwan’s Q1 economic growth forecast above 3pct
Taiwan is likely to show economic growth of over 3 percent for the quarter of 2013 and sustain the upward trend in the following two quarters, a local scholar said Monday. [...]
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China’s New Top Negotiator With Taiwan Is A Former Commerce minister; Seeks Services Deal
China’s new top negotiator with Taiwan took office on Saturday and is seeking to reach an agreement to liberalise service industry ties between the two sides, the China [...]
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China calls for non-official political dialogue with Taiwan
Chinese officials and scholars called for non-official political dialogues between China and Taiwan Friday as former Commerce minister Chen Deming became head of the Chinese [...]
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Taiwan ‘must follow its own security policies’
World Uyghur Congress (WUC) spokesman Dilshat Rexit yesterday protested National Security Bureau director Tsai Der-sheng’s (???) remarks hinting that Uighur activists [...]
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New head of Taiwan ties, Chen Deming, says economy takes priority
The deepening of cross-strait economic cooperation and the push for political dialogue will be among the major priorities for the mainland’s new top negotiator with [...]
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Taiwan military apologises for gambling ‘scumbag’ officer
The Ministry of National Defence (MND) yesterday made a public apology after a naval vessel’s deputy captain whose ship made a blunder during a recent drill was found [...]
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