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Filipino Christian group protests Lady Gaga showsInternationally famed performer Lady Gaga arrives at the Sungshan airport in Taipei, Taiwan, in this May 16, 2012.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 10:08
China shadow looming, Taiwan's Ma set for 2nd term
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 file photo, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou declares victory in the presidential election in Taipei, Taiwan.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 08:03
Taiwan's Outer Islands Make for Exclusive Adventures
Taiwan's best kept secret from worldwide travelers is its unique small outer islands surrounding the mainland.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 07:03
China jails smuggling kingpin Lai for life
A Chinese court convicted Lai Changxing, who was extradited from Canada, on Friday and sentenced him to life imprisonment on smuggling and bribery charges, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 04:59
Opposition councilors sue police over physical assault during Taipei protest
Members of the Democratic Progressive Party rehearse in Taipei yesterday, ahead of a mass protest set for May 20, timed to coincide with the inauguration of Ma Ying-jeou into his second term as president.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:54
Taiwan, Henan push for tourism cooperation
Director-General David W.J. Hsieh of the Tourism Bureau and Vice Governor David Zhang from central Henan province of China jointly kicked off a tourism industry cooperation summit and tourism promotion activities in Taiwan that will last until May 20.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:54
No plan to reduce stock transaction tax: Liu
TSU member Hsiao Kwan-yu, third left, along with members of the TSU and "White Shirts" holds a photo of Finance Minister Christina Liu before he throws it into a garbage bag, in front of the Ministry of Finance in Taipei, yesterday.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 22:44
BenQ to release 32-inch direct-type Led TV
BenQ is set to release a new 32-inch direct-type LED TV by the end of May that will be priced around NT$11,900 in hope that the company will stay in competition with leading LCD TV seller, Samsung Electronics, in the Taiwan market.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 18:40
Kinmen rated happiest place to live in Taiwan
The outlying island of Kinmen has been ranked the happiest place to live in Taiwan, followed by Hsinchu County and Lienchiang County, according to the results of a survey released yesterday.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 14:40
Far Eastern leads protest to protect ownership of SOGO
Employees from the Far Eastern Group take part in a protest in downtown Taipei yesterday, voicing their demand that SOGO Department Store stay a part of the group.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 10:25
CN Blue Take Taiwanese Charts by Storm
The album also ranked first on the monthly album sales chart, according to data compiled by Taiwan's online bookstore Books.com.tw from April 13 to Sunday.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 06:16
Half as many women die during pregnancy, childbirth as in 1990
Worldwide, maternal mortality has been cut in half in the past 20 years, says a new UN-World Bank report.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 03:11
Taiwan DPP ex-Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen considers Beijing trip
After losing the January 14 presidential election and leaving office as DPP leader, Tsai said party officials should develop contacts with Prominent columnist and commentator Nan Fang Shuo suggested Tsai should travel to Beijing during a conversation with her for the edition of the Chinese-language newsweekly The Journalist to be published ... (more)
topix.net | 17-May-2012 00:01
Violence erupts at protest against Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou
TAIPEI - Violence erupted in front of the Presidential Office Building Wednesday during a protest against the economic policies of President At least 12 people were injured when protesters led by opposition Democratic Progressive Party politicians and Presbyterian priests wanted to hand a petition against rising electricity prices to the ... (more)
topix.net | 16-May-2012 19:47
Taiwan president fined for Facebook campaigning
Taiwan's PresidentA Ma Ying-jeouA has been fined Tw$500,000 byA electoral authoritiesA for urging hisA FacebookA followers onA polling dayA to vote for him, theA Central Election CommissionA has said., the Central Election Commission has said.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 15:33
IPhone Upgrade: Analysts Dispute Supply Chain Data
Because Apple doesn't make its own products, its extended supply chain for components and accessories is vital, as are manufacturing schedules for its principal contractor, Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industries , also known as Foxconn.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 12:18
TAIPEI: Ruling party blocks opposition call to impeach Taiwan president
Legislators from Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang blocked the opposition parties' long-shot pass to impeach President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 08:07
TAIPEI: Defector welcome to return, face consequences, says Taiwan military
Taiwan welcomes World Bank senior vice president Justin Linto return to the country on humanitarian grounds, but the economist will have to face the legal consequences for his defection three decades ago, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 05:58
Taiwan: More Than 7,000 Practitioners Form the Image of Master Li,...
On April 29, 2012, more than 7,000 Falun Gong practitioners assembled at Freedom Square in Taipei to form a spectacular image of Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 02:58
Hong Kong-Taiwan visa breakthrough
Fina ncial Secretary Tsang opens city's first office on island with news of free entry permits online, two years after Taipei launched equivalent deal Hong Kong is to offer free visas online for Taiwanese visitors from September 1, in another breakthrough in relations between the two sides.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 23:49
Progress in Taiwan relations with China to slow down: Richard Bush
's second term because the easiest issues have already been dealt with, former American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Richard Bush said Monday.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 21:39
Passengers rescued from stricken Taiwanese ship
Fuzhou , May 15 : All 153 people on a Taiwanese passenger ship that was in danger of sinking around the Minjiang River estuary in southeast China's Fujian Province have been rescued, local authorities said Tuesday.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 19:34
Taiwan to build 12 new 'stealth' warships
PanARMENIAN.Net - Taiwan is to build 12 new "stealth" warships in reaction to China's naval build-up, the island's navy announced Tuesday, May 15, AFP reported.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 18:29
Taiwan legislator:Vietnam is 'ready to fight'
Sea continues to ratchet up as the focus shifts to the Spratly Islands. Three legislators from Taiwan made a secret visit to the Nansha area's Taiping Island in late April, leading Vietnam to register a protest on May 10 saying that its sovereignty over the islands has been violated.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 14:15
Chinese firm denies Filipino connections amid boycott calls
A Chinese supermarket chain has denied its overseas connections amid angry calls for a boycott after its former owner was found to have led recent anti-China protests over an ongoing sovereignty dispute between the Philippines and China.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 12:15
Leading LED lighting makers promoting LED replacements for 100 watt bulbs
LED manufacturers are showing increased competition with their LED lighting products as countries are banning the import and manufacturing of 100 watt and higher white incandescent bulbs.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 08:19
TAIPEI: Opposition move to impeach Taiwan president
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party and the Taiwan Solidarity Union yesterday submitted a legislative motion to impeach Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, even as DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming said that even if the motion doesn't pass it should deliver a "sharp wake-up call" to the president.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 04:10
The World's Weirdest Restaurants: From Toilet Seats To Sky-High Dining
The A380 airplane themed restaurant has opened its doors in China serving Western-style to customers on plastic trays in egg-shaped booths.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 02:05
Macau opens liaison office in Taiwan
TAIPEI: The semi-autonomous Chinese territory of Macau opened its first representative office in Taiwan on Sunday, to be followed by Hong Kong on Tuesday, amid warming ties between Taipei and Beijing.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 00:01
SINGAPORE: Taiwan's Chinese conundrum
A strange thing happened in Taiwan recently. Earlier this month, Taipei said the United States had finally approved an upgrade package that the island had long sought for its fleet of 150 F-16 A/B jet fighters bought in the 1990s.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 00:01
Young Taiwanese see Taiwan and China as separate countries: Poll
The survey found that 48.8 percent of young people born since 1986 were moving in the direction of regarding Taiwan as a separate entity.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 20:06
Taiwan DPP chairmanship candidates spar in final debate
TAIPEI - The five candidates in the race for chairman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party sparred in the final of three televised debates Saturday about issues ranging from jailed ex-President Chen Shui-bian to the 2016 presidential election.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 20:06
Carnation prices nearly double for Mother's Day
Carnation prices in Taipei this year are nearly double those of a year ago due to recent rainfall, the Council of Agriculture said yesterday, two days before Mother's Day.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 19:01
Sean Lien regrets court's decision despite jail for election-eve killer
The China Post news staff--The Banqiao District Court in New Taipei City yesterday sentenced the gunman who one and a half years ago killed an innocent victim and seriously wounded Sean Lien , son of ruling Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan, to 24 years in prison after convicting him of attempted murder.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 14:41
Time magazine cover: What's it trying to do?
Crown prosecutors have decided not to lay charges in the stabbing death of Jamie Kehoe, saying there is little likelihood the person suspected of killing the Surrey teen could be convicted of murder.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 10:32
Michael Rafferty guilty of all three counts in murder of Tori Stafford
Justice finally came for Victoria Stafford late Friday when a jury convicted Michael Rafferty of taking, raping and killing the eight-year-old girl in a secluded Ontario field more than three years ago... A Chicago jury on Friday convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in ... (more)
topix.net | 12-May-2012 06:27
Legislature again rejects US beef ban
Lawmakers of the ruling Kuomintang and their colleagues of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party hold banners and placards to express their opposing stances on the U.S. beef issue, yesterday.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 05:28
Savills Opens Office in Taiwan Market
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topix.net | 12-May-2012 01:18
Two men found guilty in gruesome hatchet slaying of Vancouver drug dealer
Two men charged in the hatchet slaying of Vancouver drug dealer Ronak "Ronny" Wagad were found guilty of murder on Friday.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 00:14
Apple's new iPad goes on sale in Taiwan
Models hired by a local telecom operator hold up new iPads, which went on sale in Taiwan yesterday morning.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 22:09
Britain's transport minister sets to visit Taiwan
Britain's transport minister is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan Thursday to boost Taiwan -U.K. bilateral links in transport and infrastructure, the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei said that day.U.K. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Mike Penning, visiting Taiwan for the first time, is scheduled to stay until May 13, ... (more)
topix.net | 11-May-2012 22:09
Capital gains tax passes first reading at Taiwan Legislative Yuan
's proposal for a capital gains tax passed its first reading at the Legislative Yuan Friday after a week full of doubts over the government's commitment to the measure.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 20:04
Woman 'reborn' after age disorder adds 42 years
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai with her younger brother and plastic surgeon Hung-Chi Chen after medical treatment in Taipei.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 18:59
The mystery of Buddha's missing head
The Akshobhya Buddha's head, on the eastern wall of the Four Gates Pagoda's center pillar, was removed and stolen on the night of March 7, 1997.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 14:49
Taiwan's hot springs are popular with visitors
A woman soaks in a bath house located in Wulai, a popular hot spring off Taipei.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 10:40
Philippines on alert over anti-China protest, Beijing frets
Security was tightened in the Philippines capital on Friday ahead of anti-Chinese protests over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, with both Beijing and Taipei warning their citizens to be on guard for violence.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 07:30