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MANILA,
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Philippine envoy to Taiwan on Friday advised thousands of Filipino workers there to eat at home and avoid the streets while emotions run high on the island over the shooting death of a fisherm...
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TAIPEI,
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A strong earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island. The Central Weather Bureau said t...
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August 2, 2012
A typhoon inched across northern Taiwan on Thursday after already dumping up to five feet of rain that has flooded farmland, swollen rivers and paralyzed life on much of the densely populated isla...
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TAIPE,
May 20, 2012
Tens of thousands of Taiwanese rallied in Taipei on Saturday to voice their anger at President Ma Ying-jeou over a spate of controversial policies, on the eve of his inauguration for a second term...
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BEIJING,
January 16, 2012
The re-election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to a second term was welcomed in Beijing on Sunday, with his victory seen by analysts as giving the Kuomintang (KMT) government the green light to...
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Taipei,
April 27, 2011
A narrow—gauge train overturned on Wednesday in a mountainous region in southern Taiwan, killing at least six Chinese tourists, the island’s president said.The Government Informa...
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TAIPEI,
December 4, 2010
The Taiwanese coast guard says it rescued 16 sailors from a Chinese cargo ship that sank off southern Taiwan in rough weather.Rescuers said on Saturday they are searching for eight men still...
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TAIPEI,
November 27, 2010
Taiwanese voted in closely contested local polls on Saturday, after an election eve shooting killed one man and critically wounded the son of a former vice-president.The mayoral elections pi...
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TAIPEI,
October 22, 2010
Helicopters searched on Friday for a missing bus carrying 19 Chinese tourists that was travelling along a Taiwanese highway hit by massive rockslides triggered by a powerful typhoon, the premier s...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan,
August 30, 2010
An earthquake has struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, causing buildings to sway briefly but no casualties or damage.The Central Weather Bureau says Monday’s magnitude 5.2 qua...
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Taipei,
June 10, 2010
Taiwan police on Thursday arrested an Indian man on suspicion of smuggling 20 kg of ketamine from Thailand into Taipei.
Roy Thoni Bhusan, 46, was detained at the Taoyuan International...
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TAIPEI,
February 22, 2010
Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau says a 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of the island. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. ...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan,
May 20, 2012
Taiwan’s President has signalled that he will continue the China policy that helped him get re-elected as he begins his second four-year term.
Speaking at a low-key inaugural ceremony on...
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TAIPEI,
March 28, 2012
A woman in Taiwan killed herself by inhaling poisonous fumes while chatting with friends on Facebook and none of them alerted authorities, police said. Claire Lin killed herself on her 31st...
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Taipei,
April 30, 2011
The Central Weather Bureau says the magnitude—5.7 quake hit at 4-35 p.m. (0835 GMT) Saturday. It was centred at the coast of Ilan county, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of the capital, Taipei.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan,
January 17, 2011
Taiwan’s top China negotiator says the two sides will sign a deal to provide legal protection for Taiwanese investments on the mainland in early 2011.Chiang Pin-kung’s statement...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan,
November 27, 2010
Taiwan’s ruling Nationalist Party won three out of five mayoral races on Saturday, providing a boost for President Ma Ying-jeou’s policy of improving relations with China ahead of the...
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TAIPEI,
October 23, 2010
Record rains from a powerful typhoon caused massive landslides in Taiwan that buried a Buddhist temple and trapped vehicles on a highway, where one bus carrying 19 Chinese tourists was missing on F...
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TAIPEI,
September 18, 2010
Residents boarded up windows, farmers hurriedly harvested vegetables and tourists vacated hotels in eastern Taiwan on Saturday as the island braced for its first typhoon this season.China an...
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CHONGQING (China),
June 29, 2010
Taiwan and China signed a historic trade pact on Tuesday.
The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), hailed by both sides as a milestone and a commercial imperative in an era...
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TAIPEI,
March 4, 2010
A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, causing widespread damage and disrupting communications around the island. Local news reports said several people were injure...
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TAIPEI,
January 19, 2010
Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau says a moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of the island. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The bur...
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