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4 hrs ago | NEWS.com.au

Shenzhen 'official' in sexual harassment case reaches settlement with Taiwan waiter

A Shenzhen man accused of sexually harrassing a male waiter in Taiwan allegedly spent NT$180,000 earlier this week to buy his way out of trouble.

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5 hrs ago | Manila Bulletin

Militants stage rally in front of TECO in Makati

Militant groups on Wednesday staged a protest rally in front of the office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Makati City in light of alleged harassment towards Overseas Filipino Workers in Taiwan.

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9 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com

China Times: Taiwan, China need to discuss regional cooperation

Sea Peace Initiative" put forth by Taiwan that calls for joint development of maritime resources despite differences over territorial issues.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The China Post

CLSA raises MediaTek target price on brighter Q3 outlook

MediaTek Inc. , Taiwan's largest handset chip designer, is expected to post stronger revenue growth in the third quarter thanks to lower-priced chips and improving production capacity, a Hong Kong-based brokerage said Monday.

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Washington Times

The importance of relationships in Chinese society

WASHINGTON , May 21, 2013 - Relationships are arguably the most important aspect of Chinese society that remains unfamiliar to the west.

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ETaiwanNews.com

Taiwan releases route data in dispute with Philippines

Taiwan's Kuang Ta Hsing No.28 did not enter Philippine territorial waters according to tracking data released by the Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture Tuesday.

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ETaiwanNews.com

Taiwan prosecutors appeal sentence ex-Cabinet official

Prosecutors filed an appeal against the prison sentence of seven years and four months for former Cabinet Secretary-General Lin Yi-shih, reports said Tuesday.

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ETaiwanNews.com

Japan releases Taiwan fishing vessel

The incident followed the death of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng at the hands of a Philippine government agent on May 9, which led to rising tension and to the imposition of sanctions on Manila by Taiwan.

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Asia News Network

TAIPEI: What to do when human life is as cheap as a new T-shirt

"This is not the first time girls have been burned alive in the city. Every week I must learn of the untimely death of one of my sister workers.

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China Digital Times

Sensitive: Wrongly Convicted Released in Fujian

As of May 19, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo . Intertwined Injustices in Fujian : On June 24, 2001, a bomb exploded at the Fuqing City Discipline Inspection Commission in Fujian Province, killing one person.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Peninsula

Town official slain in Davao

Davao Oriental police chief Superintendent Jose Carumba said Romie Almacin, elected councilor of Governor Generoso town, was on his way to his farm aboard a motorcycle when he was attacked by four assailants in Tibanban village past 8pm on Sunday.

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Morning Star

China diary

Gong Aiai bought the houses using four forged residence permits for different cities.

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South China Morning Post

Taiwan's HTC looks to new handset designs to exit slump

Firm's new phones are due out this year; analysts fear it could face supply-chain obstacles and issues retraining workers Some of HTC's new devices will include cameras for low indoor lighting and come in metal casing instead of the usual plastic.

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Hypebeast.com

Stussy Taipei Script T-Shirt *TAIPEI Chapter Exclusive

Region to region, Stussy has maintained a strong presence in regards to anything streetwear.

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Asia News Network

BEIJING: Taipei-Manila row: Where is it heading?

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

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Related Topix: World News, Ma Ying-jeou, China, Asia

Sun May 19, 2013

The China Post

Opposition parties boycott cross-strait offices bill

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.

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The China Post

Ma urges vigilance as heavy rains approach

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.

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The China Post

Mandarin speech competition comes to historical conclusion

Radio Taiwan International held its ninth annual Mandarin Speech Contest for Foreign Nationals' finale in Taipei yesterday, with Cleisha-Bernise Springer, an exchange student from Saint Lucia, taking away two prizes including overall champion.

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The Peninsula

Filipino workers in Taiwan urge...

MANILA: Filipino workers in Taiwan have been advised to stay indoors as emotions continued to run high against the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9. Following the advice of Manila Economic and Cultural Office resident representative in Taipei Antonio Basilio, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the ... (more)

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Yahoo!

Thousands in Taiwan rally against nuclear power

Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei on Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.

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