Ma Ying-jeou News

President Ma Ying-jeou's latest "Lasting Amity" diplomatic mission to Central America has been overshadowed by the worsening crisis of democracy in Honduras since the military coup that overthrew the democratically elected but politically unwise Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya on June 28.

'STRONGMAN': While some observers were concerned over Ma Ying-jeou expanding his power as chairman, others said he might not find the task as easy as he thought By Ko Shu-ling STAFF REPORTER Sunday, Jul 05, 2009, Page 3 I don t have any problem seeing him have more power.

The Heritage Foundation s Derek Scissors had a fine piece in the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs magazine , in which he argues that after embracing market reform in the Deng Xiaoping era, China under President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao has backtracked on its reform agenda, with the state gaining more, not less, control over the private ...

Managua, Nicaragua, July 4 Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, in a goodwill gesture, drove Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou to the airport to see him off Saturday at the conclusion of Ma's visit to the Central American country.

TAIWAN has benefited from its giant neighbour's measures to stimulate its economy by offering subsidies to consumers, the island's government said in a report on Sunday.

ODD OCCURRENCES: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega failed to show up at the airport to greet Ma, snubbed him at a dinner banquet and left him waiting in a car By Mo Yan-chih STAFF REPORTER Sunday, Jul 05, 2009, Page 1 Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, left, holds hands with his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-Jeou during a press conference in ...

It might be the effects of the economic downturn, but there is something rather strange about the dwindling role of ethnicity in political discourse in recent months.

MICHAEL JACKSON LOS ANGELES _ The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official say as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service.

President Ma Ying-jeou, left, applauds as Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli walks to give a speech during his inauguration in Panama City on Wednesday.

TAIWAN'S detained former president Chen Shui-bian has rejected an appeal from his wife to plead guilty to corruption charges, his former lawyer said on Thursday.

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, left, is welcomed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, right, after his arrival at Managua Airport in Nicaragua on Monday.

President Ma Ying-jeou's plan to visit Nicaragua remains unchanged despite the sudden death of the mayor of that country's capital, Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Ou said in Panama Wednesday.

" Department of Health Minister Yeh Chin-chuan said Wednesday he was considering a bid for Hualien County Magistrate but only if he did not have to take part in primaries.

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Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou met with Panama's President-elect Ricardo Martinelli Tuesday for a short talk immediately after he arrived in Panama City on a three-day state visit.

President Ma Ying-jeou shakes hands with reporters on board his plane after landing for a transit stop in San Francisco on Monday on his way to the inauguration of Panamanian president-elect Ricardo Martinelli today.

American Institute in Taiwan Chairman William Brown greets President Ma in San Francisco, California on Monday.

Big in Asia Takhus Lukhnos Monday, June 29, 2009 Text of Joint Statement on Detention and Chen Shui-bian The text of the joint statement on detention signed by DPP Chairman Tsai Ing-wen and other scholars, lawyers, and activists, including Nobel prize winner Lee Yuan-tse. While the statement calls for the release of Chen, and some of the media ...

Ties between Taiwan and Honduras will not be affected despite the last-minute cancelation of President Ma Ying-jeou s scheduled trip to the nation s Central American ally, the Presidential Office said yesterday.

President Ma Ying-jeou arrived at San Francisco International Airport on the first leg of a shrunken seven day ``Lasting Amity`` visit to Panama and Nicaragua that had been originally planned to include a two-day state visit to Honduras.