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Why Does America Defend the Weak and Small?

Only the United States seems to have an affinity for protecting tiny, vulnerable countries. Israelis, anti-communist Chinese, Kurds, Greeks and Armenians have a few things in common. They have relatively small populations, aggressive neighbors, few strong allies, many expatriates and refugees in the United States, and a tragic history of persecution and genocide

China's Rhetoric of Peace

In seemingly yet another attempt to emphasise the benign nature of China's rise, the Information Office of the State Council released a white paper entitled 'China's Peaceful Development'

Far East and Middle East: A Study in Contrasts?

All seems placid in the Far East. There is, of course, the lunatic regime of North Korea. However ... China seems content with its political menu of stability, reassurance and an ever-growing economy. Japan has ceded its place as No. 2 in the world economy to China, and now seeks to reconcile its impressive industrial base. Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan push on in becoming more rich

Taiwan's Shadow

China, of course, remains determined to bring about Taiwanese 'reunification.' But Taiwan is a thriving democracy, and almost no one here favors that. They don't trust China, even for a minute, and see a dark motive behind everything Beijing does. This 61-year-old conflict animates everything that happens here

Will China's Rise Lead to War?

The rise of China will likely be the most important international relations story of the twenty-first century, but it remains unclear whether that story will have a happy ending. Will China's ascent increase the probability of great-power war? Will an era of U.S.-Chinese tension be as dangerous as the Cold War? Will it be even worse?

Checking China's Territorial Moves

A growing number of territorial disputes between China and its neighbors has fed concerns that Beijing has abandoned its 'peaceful rise' for a more aggressive stance. Four experts answer the question: How should Washington respond to China's new assertiveness in its near abroad?

The Rise of Asia's Universities

The rapid economic development of Asia since World War II has forever altered the global balance of power. These countries recognize the importance of an educated work force to economic growth, and they understand that investing in research makes their economies more innovative and competitive.

Not So Dire Straits

Since 2005, the island republic of Taiwan has been moving toward a closer relationship with China. As with Finland, the shifts have been motivated by Taiwan's desire to preserve its autonomy and democracy by ameliorating Beijing's fears of U.S. influence in the region. And, as with Finland, the shift will come at some cost

Taiwan's president re-elected
Taiwan's incumbent President Ma Ying Jeou was re-elected Saturday in an election seen as critical to the future of an economy that has boomed thanks to warmer ties with China.

Taiwan votes: Why it matters
Jobs and money, national identity and political stability.

Source: Chinese official tells Clinton U.S. should reconsider Taiwan arms deal
China is continuing to speak out against a multibillion-dollar U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, with the Chinese foreign minister telling U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday that the Obama administration should reconsider the deal.

China warns U.S. against arms sales to Taiwan
China warned the United States Thursday that a multi-billion dollar arms sales to Taiwan will create "severe obstacles" between Beijing and Washington, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Taiwan investigates organ transplants from HIV-positive donor
Taiwan's health department is investigating how the organs of an HIV-positive donor were cleared for transplant for five recipients at two hospitals.

Typhoon drenches Taiwan after claiming lives in the Philippines
Typhoon Nanmadol pounded Taiwan with heavy rains Monday before it was downgraded to a tropical storm and headed toward China, where hundreds of ships returned to harbor.

Typhoon reaches Taiwan after killing 7 in Philippines
Typhoon Nanmadol reached the southern coast of Taiwan early Sunday, according to the Central Weather Bureau there, after killing at least seven people in the Philippines.

Taiwan's offices in Hong Kong, Macau to come out of hiding
Taiwan's de facto representative offices in Hong Kong and Macau -- China's two special administration regions (SAR) -- will come out of hiding this week after operating incognito for nearly 45 years, a move that experts say defines a thawing of historically frosty cross-strait relations.

Shooting at Taiwan rally wounds former vice president's son
The son of former Taiwan Vice President Lien Chan was wounded and another person was killed by bullets fired at a political rally Friday night, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits just off Taiwan coast
A 5.6-magnitude quake struck Sunday just off the eastern coast of Taiwan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage.

Former Taiwan president to stay behind bars, court rules
Taiwan's former president will stay behind bars for at least 11 more years, the island's Supreme Court has ruled, official sources said Friday.

Driver's body identified as hopes dim after Taiwan rock slides
A tour bus driver has been confirmed dead, while hopes dimmed for possible survivors of rock slides unleashed by Typhoon Megi last week in Taiwan.

Body parts found in Taiwan rock slides
Crews in Taiwan have found body parts as the search unfolds for victims of rock slides unleashed by Typhoon Megi last week, official media said.

Family members head to Taiwan after tourists disappear in rock slides
Family members of 19 Chinese tourists, who went missing in Taiwan after Typhoon Megi triggered rock slides, are headed to the island, China's state media said Monday.

Typhoon Megi unleashes mudslides, kills 7 in Taiwan
Typhoon Megi cut a deadly path into Asia on Friday, triggering mudslides that killed seven people and trapped more than 400 others in automobiles in Taiwan, officials said.

Taiwan deflects China's offer to hold military talks
Taiwan responded coolly to China's offer to hold military talks, saying that Beijing should offer to remove its military deployment targeting Taiwan.

Typhoon batters Taiwan, knocking out power
Typhoon Fanapi hit eastern Taiwan on Sunday, leaving at least three people dead in related accidents and knocking out power to more than 50,000 homes, state media reported.

Three dead in accidents linked to Typhoon Fanapi
Three people died in accidents linked to Typhoon Fanapi's approach to Taiwan, where the storm made landfall Sunday morning, Taiwan's official news agency reported.

Police arrest man, then give him bike
Police officers in central Taiwan arrested a man for stealing a bicycle this week and originally planned to lock him up for theft charges.

Nine is the magic number for mass wedding in Taiwan
"Love 99, Happiness forever" was the theme as 163 couples married in Taiwan's capital on Thursday.

Moderate earthquake strikes northern Taiwan
A 5.0 earthquake struck northern Taiwan Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Taiwan, China sign historic trade deal
Mainland China and Taiwan signed a historic free-trade agreement Tuesday that is expected to strengthen ties and reduce the potential for cross-strait tensions.

Sentences for Taiwan ex-president, wife reduced from life to 20 years
Taiwan's former leader Chen Shui-bian and and his wife Wu Shu-jen have been sentenced to 20 years in jail, the island's High Court reported. Both had initially been sentenced to life imprisonment after their convictions in 2009 on charges of corruption.

Ma: Taiwan won't ask U.S. to fight China
Taiwan will never ask the United States to fight against China on its behalf, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said in a CNN interview.

Aftershocks ripple through Taiwan
Aftershocks rattled southern Taiwan in the hours after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the island, but left it relatively unscathed.

Southern Taiwan jolted by 6.4-magnitude quake
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries.

China threatens sanctions over U.S. arms deal
China has threatened to slap sanctions on American companies that sell arms to its rival Taiwan as part of a range of punitive actions Beijing is taking to protest the deal.

China suspends U.S. military visits after Taiwan arms deal
China said Saturday it had suspended military exchanges with the United States over Washington's $6.4-billion arms deal with Taiwan, the territory that Beijing claims as its own.

U.S. announces $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan
Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan on Friday -- including about $2.85 billion in missiles.

Taiwan's Chen, wife sentenced to life
Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian was convicted Friday on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison, according to officials at Taipei City Court.

Taiwan premier quits over typhoon response
Taiwan's premier resigned over criticism of the government's response to Typhoon Morakot, which slammed into the island last month.

Taiwan's former first lady sentenced
A court in Taiwan has sentenced the island's former first lady to a year in prison for lying to prosecutors in her husband's corruption case.

China cancels events over Dalai Lama
China -- showing its displeasure with the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan this week -- has canceled upcoming trips to the island by top state officials, state-run media reported.

In Taiwan, Dalai Lama disputes China's claims
The Dalai Lama -- on a visit to Taiwan that includes prayers for recent typhoon victims -- has rebutted China's claims that he is there for political reasons.

Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan
The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan on Sunday on a visit that will include prayers for victims of Typhoon Morakot, but which has raised the ire of neighboring China.

Dalai Lama to arrive in Taiwan on Sunday
The Dalai Lama will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for a trip that will include praying for victims of Typhoon Morakot, his spokesman told CNN.

Typhoon death toll in Taiwan climbs higher
The number of people killed by a typhoon that slammed into Taiwan and China earlier this month continues to rise, Taiwan announced Thursday.

China opposes Dalai Lama's Taiwan visit
China "resolutely opposes" a planned trip by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Thursday, hours after Taiwan's president announced the visit.

Taiwan death toll 'higher than feared'
A typhoon that struck Taiwan and China earlier this month killed more people in Taiwan than previous estimates, the government announced.

President Ma says sorry again for typhoon response
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou apologized again today for the slow response to Typhoon Morakot and said he plans sweeping changes to the country's rescue agencies and may punish some government officials.

Hundreds stranded in typhoon-hit Taiwan
Hundreds of people await evacuation in Taiwan more than a week after Typhoon Morakot pummeled the island, a government Web site said Monday.

Taiwan's leader takes blame for typhoon response
Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday he accepts responsibility for the government's slow response after Typhoon Morakot slammed into the island killing at more than 120 people and unleashing floods, mudslides and misery.

Taiwanese call for souls to come home
Grieving Taiwanese families held roadside memorial services Saturday to honor those killed by Typhoon Morakot.

1,300 still trapped after Taiwan typhoon
More than 1,300 people are still trapped in remote mountainous villages in southern Taiwan, victims of treacherous mudslides and floods from Typhoon Morakot, the country's semiofficial Central News Agency said Saturday.

Taiwan village buried in mud
A survivor from the typhoon that devastated Taiwan told how she and her grandson were surrounded by rising water in their mountain village.

Countries pledge aid to Taiwan
More countries pledged aid to Taiwan on Friday, days after Typhoon Morakot battered the island and left dozens of villages deluged with floodwaters, killing 116 people.

Typhoon survivors find sanctuary in school
In the foothills of the Central Mountain chain in southern Taiwan, a rescue helicopter lowers itself onto an athletic field in the town of Nei Pu.

Deadly mudslides strike across East Asia
The wrath of Typhoon Morakot has affected nearly 9 million people across four coastal China provinces and killed dozens in Taiwan, officials said Tuesday.

Report: Hundreds survive typhoon in Taiwan
Military rescue teams in Taiwan found hundreds of villagers stranded by Typhoon Morakot along the island's mountainous regions, media reported.

Deadly typhoon causes Taiwan's worst flooding in decades
A mudslide triggered by torrential rains may have buried up to 800 villagers in southern Taiwan, media reports said Monday, as the country counted the cost of its worst flooding in decades.

Typhoon Morakot lashes Taiwan
Typhoon Morakot dumped heavy rain on Taiwan early Saturday and threatened to further soak the recently drought-stricken island.

Earthquake strikes Taiwan region
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Taiwan region early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

China's economy, Taiwan top Wen's address
China's National People's Congress convened Thursday in Beijing, with Premier Wen Jiabao saying China's economy eyed an 8 percent growth target and that the nation was ready to end "a state of hostility" with Taiwan.

Taiwan citizens get vouchers to go shopping
More than 90 percent of eligible Taiwan residents took up the government's offer of 3600 New Taiwan Dollars (USD $108) to go shopping, government officials said Monday.

China sends goodwill pandas to Taiwan
Two giant pandas arrived in Taiwan Tuesday after leaving China's Sichuan province for their new home, in a sign of improving ties between the cross-strait neighbors.

China, Taiwan reopen regular links
Regularly scheduled commercial flights, shipping, and mail between Taiwan and China resumed Monday for the first time since the 1949 revolution that brought the Communist Party to power on the Chinese mainland.

Court orders detention of Taiwan ex-president
A judge ordered the former president of Taiwan detained Wednesday on corruption charges, just hours after he was taken to a hospital after he accused police of pushing and rough-handling him before he appeared in court in Taipei, according to state-run media.

Taiwanese leader meets Chinese envoy
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou met Thursday with the most senior Chinese official to visit the island in nearly 60 years, state-run media reported.

China envoy arrives in Taiwan on rare visit
The most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan in nearly 60 years arrived on the island Monday for economic talks -- a sign of improving relations.

Taiwan President Faces Growing Opposition
As the market meltdown hits Taiwan's shores, president Ma Ying-jeou faces slipping approval ratings and hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in protest. Will his controversial policy of mending ties with China survive?

China nixes U.S. meetings over Taiwan arms deal
China has canceled or postponed several military exchanges with the U.S. in reaction to last week's announcement that the U.S. is selling weapons to Taiwan, a Defense Department spokesman said Monday.

U.S. to sell $6.4 billion in weapons to Taiwan
In a move bound to anger China, the United States intends to sell $6.4 billion in arms to Taiwan, the State Department said Friday.

Taiwan: Melamine Found in Nestle Milk Powder
Tests in Taiwan have found minor doses of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powders produced in China by the European food giant Nestle, and those products are being withdrawn

Punishment for 15 senior officials in Taiwan nuke mishap
The Air Force disciplined 15 senior officers, including six generals and nine colonels, for their roles in the mistaken shipment of nuclear weapons components to Taiwan, Air Force officials announced Thursday.

Typhoon Floods Low-Lying Taiwan Areas
Typhoon Sinlaku slammed into Taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday, flooding low-lying regions

Typhoon Sinlaku dumps rain on Taiwan
Typhoon Sinlaku was moving slowly toward the northern shores of Taiwan on Saturday, promising to dump heavy rain on on the region as it crawls north.

Another Political Storm Hits Taiwan
In a major blow to his DPP party, the family of Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian is accused of misusing millions of campaign dollars

Taiwan Ex-Pres Alleged $ Laundering
Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's son and daughter-in-law returned home Monday from the United States, insisting they are innocent of any criminal role in an alleged money laundering scandal involving their family

Talking to Taiwan's New President
TIME talks to Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou about making friends with Beijing -- and how Taiwan could change China

Ma Ying-jeou: Creating closer ties
Elected with the largest margin of victory in the history of Taiwan's presidential elections, President Ma Ying-jeou is aiming to bring the good times back to Taiwan while looking to a friendlier future with China.

Tropical storm 'kills 14' in Taiwan
A tropical storm that lashed Taiwan on Friday killed at least 14 people, according to Taiwanese media reports.

Historic China-Taiwan flights begin
The first regular charter flights between China's mainland and Taiwan began Friday in a sign of warming relations between Beijing and Taipei.

Taiwan to Welcome Chinese Tourists
Taiwan's tourist attractions have a fresh coat of paint and restaurants are laying on special buffet lunches in anticipation of a surge in visitors from China when regular commercial flights between the old foes start Friday

China and Taiwan reopen talks
Chinese and Taiwanese officials agreed Thursday to set up permanent offices in each other's territories, in the first formal talks between the two sides in almost a decade.

China, Taiwan seek talks as relations warm
Chinese President Hu Jintao called for a resumption of talks "as early as possible" with Taiwan during a meeting with the island's ruling party's chairman in Beijing, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

Taiwan Pres Doubts China Unification
Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that unification with longtime rival China is unlikely "in our lifetimes" because the Taiwanese oppose the mainland's authoritarian rule

Return to Sender: The US Nuke Slip
The Pentagon plans to probe a politically sensitive 'misshipment' of nuclear missile components to Taiwan - Beijing's arch-nemesis

U.S. says missile parts mistakenly sent to Taiwan
The U.S. Defense Department accidentally shipped ballistic missile components to Taiwan, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Pentagon Admits Arms Shipment Flub
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it mistakenly shipped non-nuclear components for an intercontinental ballistic missile to Taiwan from a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming

Taiwan votes, with China on minds
Voters in Taiwan on Saturday headed to the polls to vote in presidential elections, with the recent violence in Tibet in the backdrop and Taiwan's own relations with China on the front burner.

Opposition sweep to victory in Taiwan
Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, giving a big boost to its policy of closer engagement with China two months before a presidential poll it now seems poised to win.

Typhoon pounds Taiwan, China
Typhoon Wipha, with wind gusts up to 185 mph (298 kph), forced schools and businesses in Taiwan to close Tuesday as it churned toward the central Chinese coast.

Taiwan's War of Words with the U.S.
Taipei's bid for U.N. membership was always sure to anger Beijing. But President Chen Shui-bian has riled allies in Washington as well

Hundreds of thousands flee typhoon
Typhoon Sepat lashed Taiwan with strong winds and torrential rain on Saturday, cutting power supplies to nearly 57,000 homes, injuring 12 people and forcing more than a thousand others to evacuate, before ploughing on toward China.

Typhoon Sepat hammers Taiwan
Strong wind and rains lashed Taiwan as Typhoon Sepat made landfall on Saturday, cutting power supplies to more than 70,000 homes and forcing airlines to delay flights.

Quakes strike off Taiwan; tsunami appears unlikely
Two earthquakes struck off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that left more than 200,000 dead.

Misreading Missiles
Asia has more geopolitical hot spots than any region in the world. Political analysts and investors worry that North Korea might stumble into nuclear war with the U.S., that China might invade Taiw...

Typhoon, quake leave Taiwan shaken, stirred
As typhoon Longwang approached Taiwan, a moderate earthquake shook the island, prompting some residents to flee their homes.

Son: Father innocent of spy charge
The son of an American being held under house arrest in China on suspicion of conducting espionage for Taiwan said his father is an apolitical businessman who has no contacts in Taiwan and no dealings with any government agencies there.

Typhoon strengthens near Taiwan
A powerful typhoon in the East China Sea near Taiwan has intensified, with winds of 148 kilometers per hour (92 miles per hour) and gusts up to 185 km/h (115 mph), the CNN Weather Center says.

Thousands flee as storm hits China
China evacuated more than 1 million residents along its southeastern coast as a typhoon that devastated Taiwan hit the mainland on Tuesday.

Taiwan leader urges China talks
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has urged Beijing to negotiate with his government days after a landmark meeting between the island's opposition leader and China's president.

Foes put past behind them in China
Taiwan's opposition leader and Chinese President Hu Jintao have vowed to work together at the first meeting between the rivals in half a century.

China woos Taiwan non-separatists
An intriguing calm has settled on the Taiwan Strait as the Chinese Communist Party administration focuses on united-front tactics to woo non-separatist elements in the "breakaway province" of Taiwan.

China condemns Taiwan protests
A massive protest in Taiwan against China's new anti-secession laws is a misuse of people power, Chinese media said on Monday.

Taiwan: War bill a big provocation
Taiwan's government has warned that China's new anti-secession law is a "war bill" that will have a "serious impact" on security in the region.

Beijing lays down law over Taiwan
China has unveiled a controversial new law that would allow Beijing to use military action against Taiwan if peaceful means fail to stop the island pursuing independence.

U.S. urges China to rethink Taiwan law
The Bush administration has labelled as "unhelpful" a Chinese law authorizing the use of military force to prevent Taiwan from formally declaring its independence and urged Beijing to reconsider the measure.

New law sparks Taiwan protests
Thousands of people in Taiwan have taken to the streets to protest China's planned anti-secession law.

China: No independence for Taiwan
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao opened the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing by saying a planned anti-secession law would never permit independence for Taiwan.

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Liu discusses possibility of 'windfall tax'
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The incoming Finance Minister Christina Liu yesterday said a “windfall tax” could be a measure to achieve taxation fairness, but she has no plans to raise the stock transaction tax or introduce a capital gains tax during her term.

Gov't hasn't lifted ractopamine ban: official
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The incoming agricultural chief yesterday denied that the government has already decided to lift a ban on ractopamine-containing U.S. beef, but health authorities vowed to impose strict control of such imports if they are allowed.

Consumer confidence rises by 0.97 to reach 78.55 in Jan.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Consumer confidence in Taiwan rose in January, after four consecutive months of decline, a university survey showed yesterday.

Chinese investment rules should be eased: chairman
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Tsai Ming-hsing, chairman of Taiwan Mobile who doubles as vice chairman of Fubon Financial, yesterday called on the government to raise the amount of money Chinese capital is allowed to invest in Taiwan banks.

Hon Hai leads patent applications, approvals
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry last year made 3,968 patent applications and had 1,721 of them approved, both the highest among local firms, said the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday.

Local shares move in ranged trade before US jobless data
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan share prices moved in ranged trade yesterday amid cautious sentiment ahead of the release of the U.S. jobless report for December, dealers said.

MediaTek's '11 EPS lowest since firm gained publicly listed status
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - MediaTek, a leading local semiconductor designer, yesterday reported earnings per share of NT$12.35 for 2011, the lowest ever for the firm since it was listed in Taiwan.

Mid-air collision injures 2 pilots in Air Force's AT-3
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Two Air Force officers received minor fracture injuries yesterday when an AT-3 trainer plane belonging to the R.O.C. Air Force Academy crashed in a mountain region in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan after touching another plane in mid-air.

New legislation on idle engines to be effective March 1
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorcyclists and car drivers who fail to shut down engines after idling for more than three minutes without proper reasons will be given an advice ticket starting on March 1. First-time offenders of the new rules will be fined between NT$1,500 and NT$5,000 after a buffer period of three months.

Supervisors to be replaced for lax oversight: minister
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Minister of Justice (MOJ) Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) said yesterday that the ministry's supervisors can be penalized for not reporting the misbehavior of their underlings.

Cloud strategy should focus on software: minister
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan should learn a lesson from its failure to focus more on software and applications in its personal computer development history while charting its cloud computing technology promotion plan, an incoming minister-without-portfolio said yesterday.

Publication on NHI aims to revolutionize system
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - As the internationally renowned Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) system enters the fifteenth year of implementation, the challenge of its sustainability is rising. To tackle such complications and initiate a new wave of change, a full research analysis on the system, in the form of a book, was launched in Taipei, yesterday.

Kinmen slaughters 530 pigs in foot and mouth epidemic
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Kinmen County killed 530 pigs yesterday as an emergency measure to prevent the further spread of a “type O pan Asia” foot and mouth epidemic that had already affected two pig farms, the county government said.

DPP petitions for 'state of the nation'
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wu Ping-jui (吳秉叡) furnished a 30-signature petition for President Ma Ying-jeou to deliver a “state of the nation” address before the Legislative Yuan.

Japanese soccer team to play 'friendly'
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's F.C. Gifu is scheduled to play a friendly against a local soccer team from Taichung for the first time as part of its winter training program, National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport (NTUPES) said yesterday.

MOEA affirms fine over Google refunds
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) ruled against a petition seeking to overrule a fine that the Taipei City Government imposed on Google Inc. for its refund policy, saying that the penalty was legitimate, the city government said yesterday.

Ma pledges to improve Taiwan's travel quality
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that while Taiwan will strive to accommodate at least 10 million foreign arrivals per year until 2016, the government's priority will be to improve the nation's overall travel quality.

Taiyen Biotech Co. will export table salt to Japan
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiyen Biotech Co. said yesterday that it will export edible salt to Japan in a deal that will see a Japanese company in the salt business buy salt from Taiwan on a long-term basis for the first time.

Local director wins film award at Malaysia festival
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Taiwanese director has won the top prize in a short film festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pocketing around US$5,000 in prize money.

Catholic nuns thank Tzu Chi for their help in Haiti
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Catholic nuns from Canada and Haiti visited Taiwan yesterday to pay tribute to the Tzu Chi Foundation that has helped with the rebuilding of areas in Haiti,

Stocks, TWD rise on sentiment among investors
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan stocks clinched a four-day winning streak yesterday, while the New Taiwan dollar surged, as investors became more upbeat over the economy of Taiwan as well as the rest of the world.

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Taiwan pig farmers mull protest against US beef policies
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Pig farmers were planning protests in Taipei if the government announced an end to the ban on United States beef treated

DPP lawmaker wants to move Taiwan Legislative Yuan out of Taipei
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Opposition Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Lin Chia-lung wants the Legislative Yuan to move out of Taipei, reports said Saturday. The legislator, who

United Daily News: U.S. beef controversy
The dispute over Taiwan's ban on the import of U.S. beef containing residues of the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine has

Scholars back safety of controlled levels of ractopamine in meat
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Small amounts of the livestock feed addictive ractopamine will not cause harm to the human body,

Taiwan to open door wider to Chinese individual tourists: President Ma Ying-jeou
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday that the government will allow residents in 8 more cities in China to travel to Taiwan independently, according to

Ma reveals doors to be opened wider to individual Chinese tourists
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Taiwan will allow more Chinese people to travel to the island as independent tourists, rather than