Over 200,000 people last night packed Ketagalan Blvd. in front of the Presidential Office to "bid farewell" to Army Corporal Hung Chung-chiu and demand truth and justice regarding Hung's untimely death, according to Citizen 1985, organiser of the event. The rally, the second of its kind, was held on the eve of the funeral service slated for this morning for the 24-year-old ...
China and Taiwan sign landmark deal
China and Taiwan moved closer to overcoming six decades of hostilities today, as they signed deals drastically expanding direct flights and allowing shipping links across the Formosa strait.The agreement follows a dramatic thaw in relations over the last six months, since the election of Taiwan's new president, Ma Ying-jeou. The island broke away from the mainland at the end of the civil ...
22 Matsu statues from Taiwan arrive in Hainan for blessing ceremony
Twenty-two statues of the Chinese sea goddess Matsu arrived in Hainan Province from Taiwan on Monday for a cross-Strait mass blessing ceremony. Escorted by followers, the ornate statues arrived in Haikou, capital of Hainan, on Monday evening after being transported on a flight from Taiwan. More than 10,000 worshippers, sailors and fishermen, including those from Taiwan, will attend the ...
Huge crowd protests Taiwanese soldier?s death over unauthorized cellphone
A family member holds a photo of Taiwanese soldier Hung Chung-chiu who died in early July after being forced to perform a vigorous regime of callisthenics in sweltering heat, at a protest in front of President Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The death of the 24-year-old soldier has set off a wave of anger in the country, undermining Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou?s ...
Taiwans space programme offers tsunami satellite images to aid relief
Taiwan's national space programme offered Wednesday its satellite images of the damage caused by powerful tsunamis that ravaged Asia at the weekend to affected countries and aid groups for free.The National Space Programme Office (NSPO) normally charges 3,000 euros (4,080 dollars) for each photograph covering an area of 600 square kilometres (240 square miles), the office said.The images ...
President vows to seek truth at funeral of serviceman
Ma Ying-jeou vowed to get the truth in the death of Army Corporal Hung Chung-chiu at his funeral in Taichung City Sunday. Ma told parents of Hung who died on July 4 from strenuous exercise while being confined in an Army holding cell that 18 officers have been indicted in the case which will be heard in public by a court-martial and the truth will out during the trial. The president said the ...
Thousands protest soldier?s death in Taiwan
A Taiwanese people holds a placard during a protest rally for the death of Taiwan?s soldier Hung Chung-chiu, in front of the President Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The 24-year-old soldier died in early July after being forced to perform a vigorous regime of calisthenics in sweltering heat at a military camp. The incident has set off a wave of anger on the democratic ...
Chinese Taipei converts 13-point deficit to break hosts heart
Chinese Taipei fought back from a double-digit third quarter deficit to break the hearts of host Philippines by winning their last group match 84-79 on Saturday at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship.The host headed into the final period with a 68-55 lead but quickly ran out of gas. Naturalized player Quincy Davis and Lu Cheng-Ju sparked Chinese Taipei to a 18-4 run to open the ...
Chinese Taipei beats Philippines 84-79 in Asia Basketball Championship
Chinese Taipei overcame a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter with a furious rally to beat the Philippines 84-79 on Saturday night to remain unbeaten in the Asia Basketball Championship at the Mall of Asia Arena in the Philippines.Lu Cheng-Ju led Chinese Taipei with 22 points and hit six three-pointers to lead their comeback in the final quarter by outscoring the Filipinos, 29-11, in the ...
Tens of thousands gather in Taiwan in continuing protest over soldiers death
Tens of thousands of Taiwanese have gathered in downtown Taipei to protest the death of a 24-year old soldier confined to a brig as punishment for bringing an unauthorized cell phone onto his base. Saturday's protest was the biggest so far in the continuing campaign to register discontent over the death of Hung Chung-chiu on July 3. Hung died after several days of being forced to perform a ...
One dead and two missing in separate accidents at sea
The swimmer, a 25-year-old man, was swept out to sea by strong currents at Kenting's popular Nanwan Beach at about 4 p.m. A jet-skier went to his rescue, but it was clearly too late, police said, adding that the man was pronounced dead later in a local hospital. At about 5 p.m., eight other people were also swept out to sea at Nanwan, but they were rescued, police added. Weathermen said ...
13 new ferret-badger rabies cases COA
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Thirteen ferret-badgers were confirmed to be infected with rabies yesterday, breaking the record for highest number of confirmed rabies cases within a day, according to the Council of Agriculture ...
Tainted NZ dairy items not imported food body
TAIPEI--Health authorities said Saturday there is no indication that tainted dairy products from New Zealand have been imported into Taiwan, and the New Zealand government has confirmed Taiwan is not in the list of countries that the products have ...
CDC expands human rabies vaccine program
TAIPEI--Anyone in Taiwan who was bitten by a Formosan ferret-badger in the period May 2012 to July 31 this year is now eligible to be vaccinated against rabies in an inoculation program launched by The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), its director-general Chang Feng-yee said ...
Cost concerns raised of situation without No. 4 nuke plant
TAIPEI--Several local industrialists voiced concerns Saturday over a steep rise in costs in case the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant cannot start operations in view of a vote blocked in the legislature over the fate of the controversial ...
Taiwanese athlete Huang pockets roller skating gold at World Games
TAIPEI--Taiwanese athlete Huang Yu-ting clinched a gold medal in the women's 1,000-meter roller skating sprint Saturday at the 2013 World Games in ...
Govt must up communication over service trade pact VP Wu
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Vice President Wu Den-yih yesterday said the government must do its best to convince the people that the cross-strait service trade pact is aimed at helping them do business in ...
Firms lag in branding have potential strategist
TAIPEI--Taiwanese companies are lagging behind their counterparts in Japan, South Korea and even Singapore in terms of brand building, but they have a great potential to catch up in this regard, according to a visiting brand ...
MStar Q2 net profit up almost 20 percent
TAIPEI--MStar Semiconductor Inc., one of Taiwan's leading integrated circuit designers, said Saturday that its net profit for the second quarter rose almost 20 percent from a quarter earlier on solid global demand for TV ...
HTC chair dismisses acquisition speculation
"HTC is a Taiwanese brand. We should treasure this brand and its management philosophy," said Wang, dismissing foreign investment firms' speculation that continued losses might force the vendor to seek a merger with others. Speaking to reporters during the firm's sports meet day in Taipei, Wang said HTC has been giving conservative guidance to its outlook because it is an ...
10 devoted vocational instructors praised by Ministry of Education
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Ten vocational school instructors were commended by the Ministry of Education (MOE) recently for their dedication in promoting vocational ...
Trade agreement helps growth ANZ
TAIPEI--The service trade agreement that Taiwan recently signed with China will help stabilize the island's economic growth, according to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ...
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