Monday, February 18, 2013

Taichung mayor reportedly treated for heart problem

  • Taiwan News Online - Monday 18th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Chinese authorities have clamped down on two prominent microbloggers who criticized a senior Communist party official and government policies, despite promises by top leader Xi ...

  • Number of Lunar New Year travelers increases sharply

    Taiwan News Online - Monday 18th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) The number of people traveling to and from Taiwan during the Lunar New Year holiday showed a significant increase this year, the National Immigration Agency said Monday. Over ...

  • President vows to boost intra-governmental communication

    Taiwan News Online - Monday 18th February, 2013

    Ma Ying-jeou pledged Monday to improve communication this year among the different branches of government to better facilitate implementation of government policies. The issue was discussed in a ...

  • New premier says he expects innovation from his team

    Taiwan News Online - Monday 18th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) New Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Monday upon taking office that he hopes the members of his Cabinet will be innovative and dedicated to speeding up government reform. At the ...

  • Taiwan aiming to export jujubes to Japan from next year

    Taiwan News Online - Monday 18th February, 2013

    Japan will be our first market that conducts quarantine procedures for the tropical fruit," said Chiou Chu-ying, a researcher at the Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension ...

  • Acer forecasts first-quarter drop in PC shipments

    Taiwan Headlines - Monday 18th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Acer Inc. forecast Monday that its personal computer shipments for the first quarter of the year will drop by 10 percent to 15 percent sequentially due to ...

  • Colder weather expected from Tuesday

    Taiwan News Online - Monday 18th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) An approaching cold air mass is expected to send temperatures across the island plunging Tuesday, especially in northern Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau said Monday. ...

  • Taichung mayor reportedly treated for heart problem

    Taiwan News Online - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Taichung City Mayor Jason Hu was hospitalized earlier this month for treatment of a clogged artery, a local media report said Monday, a day after the mayor declined to comment ...

  • New Cabinet sworn in urged to produce concrete results

    Taiwan Headlines - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Premier Jiang Yi-huah and members of his Cabinet were sworn in Monday, with President Ma Ying-jeou expressing high hopes for the new executive team. The swearing-in ceremony on ...

  • China Times Luxury tax must be retained

    Taiwan News Online - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Some legislators recently called for the abolition of the luxury tax in light of the scant revenue it has yielded. Such a move is very unadvisable, and the reason cited is extremely absurd. The main ...

  • Taiwanese fish products purchased by Chinese hospital

    Taiwan Headlines - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Taiwanese fish products have been purchased by a maternity hospital in Beijing, China, to be served as postpartum-care meals.The groupers, bred in Pingtung County, have been certified both by the ...

  • Taiwan Dollar Forwards Snap Three-Day Gain as Yen Falls on G-20

    General Sources - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Taiwan dollar forwards fell for the first time in four days as the yen extended losses, after the Group of 20 nations refrained from censuring Japanese policies driving the decline. Government ...

  • U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading

    Taiwan News Online - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$29.654 at 9:30 a.m. Monday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.096 from Feb. 8's close. The market was closed from Feb.9 through ...

  • FOREIGN VOICES Banking other services should be more convenient

    Taiwan News Online - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Many Taiwanese have more than one credit card in their wallets, because it is easy to apply for one. However, this is not the case for foreigners living on the island. Benoit ...

  • MARKET COMMENT Taiwan Shares +0.6 To Test 8000 Cap - Capital Sec

    General Sources - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    0149 GMT [Dow Jones] Taiwan shares rise 0.6% to 7957.32 on new cross-strait banking opportunities after the local financial regulatory body said Taiwanese securities firms may start investing in ...

  • Has Ministry of Education played a constructive role in improving Taiwan youth?s English ability

    Taiwan News Online - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Query from Taiwan News on January 29:Attention: Ministry of Education (MOE)...regarding whether your authority has managed to improve Taiwanese youth's English ability, in turn adding to their ...

  • Economy to be top priority for Taiwans new Cabinet

    Asia News Network - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    The new Cabinet to be sworn in this morning has set "economic stimulus" as its top priority, although the new administrative team headed by Premier-designate Jiang Yi-huah will have its ...

  • Taiwan Shares Poised To Open Higher

    RTT News - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    Ahead of the 11-day break for the Lunar New Year holiday, the Taiwan stock market had turned higher again - one session after it had snapped the seven-day winning streak in which it had surged more ...

  • Heavy volume of travel during CNY holidays

    The China Post - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A total of 1.07 million travelers passed through Taiwan's ports during Chinese New Year's holidays, representing a surge of 80,000 people compared to last year, the ...

  • US pork bodes trouble for incoming Cabinet DPP legislative caucus

    The China Post - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The issue of U.S. pork containing ractopamine will prove an "undetonated bomb" for the new premier, according to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative ...

  • Hon Hai to unveil 70-inch TV in 2nd quarter source

    The China Post - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    TAIPEI--Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, plans to launch a 70-inch flat-panel television in the second quarter of this year ...

  • Gasoline and diesel prices to surge in fourth straight week

    The China Post - Sunday 17th February, 2013

    TAIPEI--Gasoline and diesel prices will increase NT$0.3 and NT$0.2 per liter, respectively, on Monday in the fourth consecutive weekly price increase since the end of January, the state-run oil ...

  • Source: http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/212645433/scat/0dd057261bcc461b

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