Kuomintang News

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.

Finance Minister Chang Sheng-ford and several Kuomintang legislators said yesterday that the amended stock gains tax should be passed as soon as possible so that the stock market can return to a healthy state and reflect the fundamentals of the economy.

Taipei, May 22 Taiwanese people are generally friendly toward Philippine nationals in Taiwan, Foreign Minister David Lin said Wednesday after a rumor of Filipino worker being mistreated as was determined to be untrue.

Opposition legislators have vowed to continue boycotting a plan by the ruling party to pass new rules enabling the opening of offices by the two representative organizations on each side of the Taiwan Strait.

After taking office three months ago, Premier Jiang Yi-huah and his Cabinet members are gearing up to introduce aggressive economic and financial policies to revive the domestic economy, as gross domestic product growth for the first quarter of the year lagged sharply behind expectations.

Opposition lawmakers have yet to commit themselves to supporting proposed revisions to the stock gains tax regulation that are set to be reviewed tomorrow.

Philip Bowring says the anger at Philippines over the killing of a fisherman in disputed waters smacks of nationalistic chauvinism and will only aggravate regional tensions Philip Bowring has been based in Asia for 39 years writing on regional financial and political issues.

Ma was first sworn in as president on May 20, 2008, while his second and final term started on the same day last year.

Former Vice President Annette Lu yesterday said she would pursue administrative remedies if the New Taipei City nuclear referendum is overruled by the Executive Yuan on Thursday.

Taiwan Power Company said yesterday that if the scheduled price hike does not occur in October, the company will lose an additional NT$13.7 billion, totaling a NT$70 billion loss for the year, said Taipower spokesman Roger Lee ,. If the price hike is not implemented in October, Taipower will accumulate a total deficit of NT$263.2 billion, which is ... (more)

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

Some 200 Taiwanese gathered outside the Philippines representative office in Taipei on Monday to protest the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines coast guard in disputed waters between Taiwan and the northern Philippines.

Over 10,000 pilgrims wore raincoats, rain hats or held umbrellas and braved heavy rain yesterday to gather in front of the Presidential Office in celebration of the Buddha's Light International Association in Taiwan's , Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin , Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-ping , Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Wu Po-hsiung and numerous ... (more)

Ghiang Pin-kung , Taipei's former top cross-strait negotiator, revealed late last month that he suggested to President Ma Ying-jeou that Taiwan should allow the mainland's China Central Television and Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television to broadcast locally to "correct its chaotic news media scene." Not surprisingly, Chiang's idea to introduce ... (more)

Pressure was rising at the Legislative Yuan Friday for the government to postpone a 10-percent hike in power rates planned for October.

President Ma Ying-jeou sat at the head of large conference table in his presidential office, and inscribed on the wall behind him was the name of his nation: Republic of China.

Taipei prosecutors yesterday said they will investigate claims made by a magazine that three Taipei city councilors may be involved in the Twin Towers bidding scandal, a charge that all three have rejected.

The Legislative Yuan and Executive Yuan will each establish a task force to assess the stock gains tax, President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday.

The Democratic Progressive Party maintains its opposition to a proposal from the government to reduce citizenship restrictions for Chinese spouses, said Chairman Su Tseng-chang yesterday.

April 23-25 and met with several high-ranking officials from law enforcement agencies, the reports said.