Taiwan News

Taiwanese authorities imposed another fine and took other measures Friday against a newspaper for illustrating stories of crime and violence with vivid animation on its Web site, but the publication refused to drop the service.

Taipei, Nov. 26 The Executive Yuan approved Thursday a NT$3.99 trillion budget for the i-Taiwan 12 projects, which involve carrying out major infrastructure construction to boost economic growth and create jobs.

Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute showed off a number of flexible display screen technologies in Taipei on Thursday as part of a show promoting e-readers and e-paper. One of the newest technologies from ITRI was a flexible 4.1-inch color OLED display.

Taiwan's economy contracted at a slower pace year-on-year in the third quarter and the government raised its growth forecast for 2010 as rising demand from mainland China spurs a recovery.

Taiwan's president has urged the island's armed forces to become a small, elite unit, saying a voluntary military rather than conscription was key to the island's defence, local media said on Thursday.

A daily newspaper in Taiwan has been fined for illustrating news stories involving crime and violence in vivid animation on its Web site, an official said Thursday.

Siu Han, Taipei; Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 25 November 2009] Taiwan LED players have raised funding of an estimated total of NT$26 billion in 2009 in anticipation of strong demand in 2010, according to market sources.

Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-ping announced yesterday that Next Media will be fined NT$500,000 for violating the Children and Youth Welfare Law by posting obscene motion graphic news on the Internet.

American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Raymond Burghardt arrived Sunday to deliver assurances from U.S. President Barack Obama that Washington's policy toward Taiwan had not changed despite the statement of "respect" given by the U.S. to the "sovereignty and territorial integrity" of the authoritarian People's Republic of China and the lack of ...

The Nelson Report, the Washington insider report, carries news of that awful piece by Admiral Bill Owens in the Financial Times I blogged on a few days ago. Onward....

Yesterday's Nelson Report covered the Owens/Taiwan issue as well, with astute commentary by Eric McVadon. Chris Nelson reports that "the reaction across Washington has been shock and dismay at what is seen as a stunning lack of political sophistication. Chris adds "his long-standing affiliation with a PRC-sponsored talk-shop might be clouding both his political and strategic judgment."

The United States plans to resume arms sales to Taiwan and warned of a build-up of missiles aimed at the island by China, a top U.S. diplomat said Tuesday.

With only ten days left in the campaign for the December 5 county elections, vote buying was worse than ever, reports said Tuesday. As Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng arrived on the offshore island of Kinmen on the latest stage of her tour of election areas Tuesday, votes were being sold at NT$10,000 a piece, the Chinese-language United Evening News said.

Bryan Chuang and Harris Lin, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 25 November 2009] The Taiwan government should allow Taiwan-based LCD panel makers to set up plants in China, Lou Qingjian, vice minister of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , has commented.

Daniel Shen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Monday 23 November 2009] Lou Qinjian, China's vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , will arrive in Taipei on November 23 for a three-day visit, according to industry sources.

A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday.

Asia Pacific News.Net Monday 23rd November, 2009 A US model has flown into Taipei to sue a Taiwan man for using his photos to lure up to 20 women into sex and defraud others, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

WORTHY TRIP: A group of 16 blind hikers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan celebrate after they felt their way to the peak of Jade Mountain in Central Taiwan.

Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Tuesday 24 November 2009] Taiwan had 653,000 jobless citizens in October 2009, or an unemployment rate of 5.96% that was lower than September's 6.04% but higher than the 4.37% for October 2008, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics on November 23.

United States President Barack Obama will not change anything about his country’s policies towards Taiwan, visiting American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Raymond Burghardt said Monday.