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Taipei's misguided response to shooting of fisherman by Philippines Coast Guard speaks of bigger problems at home, writes Michael Turton The May 9 killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines Coast Guard in waters near the Philippines sparked a row between Taiwan and Philippines that is only now beginning to ebb as negotiations have begun.

Kiribati will open an embassy in Taipei May 31, with Kiribati President Anote Tong hosting the inauguration ceremony, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

Finance Minister Chang Sheng-ford said in the Legislative Yuan yesterday that now is not the right time to introduce an energy tax, and confirmed that the tax will not to be launched in 2014.

Is the Chinese government's uneasy friendship with North Korea costing it the public's confidence? A curious confluence of recent events involving two fishing vessels suggests that might be the case.

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that a row between Taiwan and the Philippines is not a dispute between the two countries' peoples but between the people of Taiwan and the Philippine government.

Chen Ming-tang, deputy minister of Taiwan's Justice Ministry, holds a picture showing a bullet found in the fishing vessel after it was attacked by Philippine coastguards during a press conference in Taipei on Sunday.

While he thanked Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jeou for ensuring the safety of Overseas Filipino Workers in Taiwan, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay on Monday also asked that Taiwanese government to go after its nationals behind the earlier assaults on Filipinos.

The Aquino government may be confronted with a few problems abroad, including a tense diplomatic row with Taiwan, but it is not about to let go of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario.

The escalating dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines in the South China Sea may have set a dangerous precedent for future spats, say observers.

The official Xinhua News Agency said rescue work was continuing at the site of Monday morning's explosion in Shandong province's Caofan township.

A strong frontal boundary between cold and warm masses arrived in Taiwan yesterday and the Central Weather Bureau forecast that the frontal rainfall will linger above the island until May 23.

Several Taiwanese government agencies called on the public yesterday to treat Filipinos in the country well amid rising tensions between the two countries over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel on May 9. People in Taiwan have been angered by the Philippines' handling of the shooting, which they have ... (more)

The investigative team that the government dispatched to Manila, in order to investigate the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards, returned yesterday after the Southeast Asian country's officials refused to cooperate.

The Philippines on Thursday braced itself for the fallout a day after Taiwan enacted a second wave of sanctions against the country to show dissatisfaction with Manila's responses to its demands involving the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards in the Bashi Channel last week.

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou praised the potential of the Taiwanese-European economy and encouraged Taiwan to pursue a steady trade relationship with European countries during the Europe Day Dinner held by the European Chamber of Commerce yesterday.

Taiwan held a military exercise today in waters near northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies from Manila.

Taiwan foreign minister David Lin at a press conference in Taipei after President Ma Ying-jeou express 'strong dissatisfaction' over Manila's handling of the incident Photograph: Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images Taiwan has recalled its envoy to the Philippines , frozen applications for work permits and ordered military exercises in waters between the ... (more)

Kenji Fujimoto was accepted into Kim Jong-il's inner circle during a 13-year stint serving North Korea's first family.

In light of the Philippines' refusal to officially apologize over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, Tainan Mayor William Lai said the Philippines should be aware of Taiwan's determination to protect the island's dignity.

Ma was first inaugurated as president on May 20, 2008, and sworn in for a second and final term on May 20 last year.