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Barbie Hsu under pressure to have a baby

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu is facing increasing pressure to conceive, as she enters the third year of marriage with her Chinese entrepreneur husband Wang Xiaofei.

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Wed Jun 19, 2013

The Standard

(Baseball) Homesick causes Ramirez to quit Taiwan team

Taiwanese baseball club The Rhinos say former major league slugger Manny Ramirez is leaving the club after only 49 games because he misses his family in New York.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Asia News Network

MANILA : Philippines mending ties with Taiwan

After the outburst of public anger, amplified by official outrage orchestrated by an unpopular government, Taiwan is sounding less bellicose these days.

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Related Topix: Ma Ying-jeou, World News

The China Post

First forced DUI test goes down in books

Marking the nation's first ever case of a forced blood alcohol test, a driver in Taipei who had refused to submit to a breathalyzer test yesterday morning was later transferred by police to a hospital to undergo analysis of blood alcohol levels in accordance with the Criminal Code.

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The China Post

New modus vivendi between Taiwan and mainland China?

There is one clear message Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, sent to his Kuomintang counterpart Ma Ying-jeou by meeting Wu Poh-hsiung at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last Thursday.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Xi Jinping, Chinese Communist Party, Kuomintang, Ma Ying-jeou, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Opinion

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Two Taiwanese injured in Cambodia traffic accident

Taipei, June 19 Two Taiwanese tourists were injured during a traffic accident in Cambodia on Wednesday that left four people dead and seven injured, according to the Tourism Bureau.

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Taiwan grateful for U.S. House support for ICAO bid

Taipei, June 19 Taiwan said on Wednesday that it was grateful for the U.S. House's support for its bid to participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization , a United Nations specialized agency promoting safe and efficient travel.

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Israeli author advises Taiwan to teach positive psychology

Taipei, June 19 Israeli author and lecturer Tal Ben-Shahar advised Taiwan Wednesday to introduce positive psychology courses in schools to help students achieve happier and more fulfilling lives.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, Taiwan Travel, World News, Harvard University

Free Republic

LME approve Taiwanese port as new delivery location

The London Metal Exchange, a member of HKEx Group, is the world centre for industrial metals trading, has approved Kaohsiung, Taiwan as a good delivery point for primary aluminium, aluminium alloy, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc.

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Taiwan businesses still in dark about China services accord: DPP

's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits are scheduled to conclude the accord at their twice-a-year round of negotiations which opens in Shanghai June 20, but the details of the agreement have still not been revealed.

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Free Republic

Arms-related products may have been exported through Taiwan

Suspicion is growing that Taiwan was used as a conduit for exporting products from Japan that can be used to develop weapons of mass destruction.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Tue Jun 18, 2013

DigiTimes

Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting

The Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance will propose common interface specifications and standards for driver circuits and lighting modules for Taiwan- and China-based LED lighting makers at the 2013 LED Lighting Taiwan exhibition, currently taking place at Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, from June 18-20.

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President praises Taiwan-Guatemala cooperation

Guatemala has maintained stable ties with the ROC since the two countries forged official relations on June 15, 1933, Ma said in a meeting with Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina and his wife in Taipei.

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The View from Taiwan

Taiwan-Phils Fishing Pact? Probably not....

One of the great joys of biking in Taiwan is meeting all the friendly people. With Taipei and Manila agreeing to forego the use of force in settling disputes at sea at a recent meeting, a pact which enormously favors Taipei since Philippines' boats rarely poach in Taiwan waters, but the reverse, alas, is all too common, the possibility of an actual ... (more)

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Taiwan ex-Premier Frank Hsieh to co-host Hong Kong seminar

Other leading members of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party were reportedly planning to attend a June 20-21 seminar in Beijing in another sign that contacts between the two sides are warming up after a long period of near-animosity.

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Senior DPP lawmaker not guilty: Taiwan High Court

Democratic Progressive Party legislative chief whip Ker Chien-ming was not guilty of breach of trust and of violating the Business Accounting Act, the Taiwan High Court ruled Tuesday, overturning a six-month prison sentence.

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Depression behind Taiwan ex-President suicide attempt: DPP lawmaker

Former President Chen Shui-bian's recent suicide attempt was motivated by depression and not by changes in the Accounting Act, an opposition Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker said Tuesday.

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U.S. stance on Taiwan unchanged after Obama-Xi summit: envoy

Washington, June 17 Taiwan's representative to the United States said Monday that the U.S.'s stance toward Taiwan remains unchanged following President Barack 's meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping earlier this month.

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Related Topix: Xi Jinping, World News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

China Daily

Art of urbanity

The Xiamen Cultural and Art Center, which opened in 2007, is the biggest venue for public cultural activities in the city, including a popular sculpture square.

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The China Post

Taiwan calls for greater number of nonstop cross-strait flights

Taiwan called on Monday for more direct flights connecting it and China and the relaxation of restrictions that prevent Chinese passengers from flying from the mainland to a third destination through Taiwan.

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