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TAIWAN News, May 01, 2013

Taiwan Moves to Halt Spread of Bird Flu
Wall Street Journal
TAIPEI—Taiwan said a ban on the slaughter of poultry in traditional markets will take effect sooner than planned, as the government seeks to prevent the spread of a new strain of avian flu. The World Health Organization warns that H7N9 is a highly ...
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Taiwan Economy Contracts
Wall Street Journal
TAIPEI—Taiwan's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter as a slowdown in China weighed on exports, which hurt domestic consumer sentiment and increased the likelihood that monetary policy will be kept loose to support growth.
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Taiwan on H7N9 alert amid China holiday influx - AsiaOne.com
AsiaOne
TAIWAN - Taiwan is tightening up disease- control measures against the H7N9 bird flu virus in anticipation of a April 29-May 1 national holiday in China, when over 15,000 Chinese group tourists are expected to visit the nation, the Tourism Bureau said ...
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Taiwan can lead the way: Column - USA Today
USA TODAY
President Ma Ying-jeou of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has recently pointed the way to a constructive path forward to reduce tensions over the territorial disputes that have threatened to engulf the East China Sea. In his video conference held ...
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Mainland, Taiwan mark 20th anniversary of "Wang-Koo meeting"
Xinhua
TAIPEI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- A symposium was held Sunday in Taipei to mark the 20th anniversary of the historic "Wang-Koo meeting," which laid the foundation for peaceful development of relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. In April 1993 ...
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New bird flu strain called 'one of most lethal' viruses baffles scientists
Fox News
A 53-year-old Taiwan businessman contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu while travelling in China,Taiwan's Health Department said Wednesday. This is the first reported case outside China's mainland. The man was hospitalized after becoming ill three ...
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Taiwan confirms first H7N9 bird flu case outside China
AsiaOne
Photo above:A passenger (R) has her temperature checked by a Centres for Disease Control staff member at the entrance of Sungshan Airport in Taipei. TAIPEI - Taiwan on Wednesday reported the first case of the H7N9 bird flu outside of mainland China.
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Containment begins as H7N9 spreads to Taiwan
AsiaOne
TAIWAN - Taiwan has its first confirmed case of H7N9 avian influenza, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced yesterday. The patient is a 53-year-old male Taiwanese citizen who had worked in China's Jiangsu province. The CECC said ...
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Hong Kong, Taiwan should sign trade agreement: HK chief
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Hong Kong, April 25 (CNA) Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Thursday that Taiwanand Hong Kong should sign a pact similar to the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China to enhance bilateral ...
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Taiwan steps up screening travellers from China after bird flu case
South China Morning Post
China and Taiwan have close trade and economic ties. An estimated one million Taiwanese live on the mainland. Many Taiwanese laptop and other electronics makers have operations in Jiangsu province, where the first case of H7N9 was confirmed March ...
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Taiwan Pay-TV Operator Attracts IPO Investors
Wall Street Journal
SINGAPORE—Asian Pay Television Trust, an investment vehicle for one of Taiwan's biggest pay-TV operators, has secured commitments from as many as eight cornerstone investors to take up nearly a third of its planned Singapore initial public offering, ...
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Taiwan reports first H7N9 case outside of China
CIDRAP
Apr 24, 2013 (CIDRAP News) – Taiwan health officials today announced that a 53-year-old man who had recently traveled to China is hospitalized in critical condition with a novel H7N9 infection, the first such case to be detected outside of China ...
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Taiwan stocks - Factors to watch - April 26
Reuters
April 26 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news that may affect the Taiwanstock market. REUTERS HEADLINES > Samsung Electronics profit jumps > Amazon growth slows, while profit margins expand > Baidu Q1 profit misses Wall ...
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Taiwan's CPC to Buy 30% Stake in Myanmar Onshore Gas Block From Sinopec
Fox Business
Taiwan's government-controlled oil-and-gas producer said Thursday that it will buy a minority stake in an onshore natural-gas block in Myanmar from one of China's largest oil producers as Taiwan seeks to secure hydrocarbon assets overseas while China ...
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Mainland unchanged as Taiwan reports H7N9 case
China Daily
BEIJING - The Chinese mainland reported no new H7N9 cases while Taiwan confirmed its first during the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Wednesday. The National Health and Family Planning Commission said in its daily update that the total number of ...
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Taiwan Dollar Climbs for Fourth Day on Stock Inflows; Bonds Gain
Businessweek
Taiwan's dollar rose for a fourth day, the longest winning streak since October, after overseas investors boosted their holdings of the island's shares last week by the most in more than two months. The currency climbed to a two-month high after ...
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Taiwan Dollar Advances to Six-Week High on Inflows; Bonds Gain
Businessweek
Taiwan's dollar rose to a six-week high as foreign funds turned net buyers of the island's stocks. Government bonds gained on concern a bird flu outbreak will hurt the economy. Overseas investors bought $186 million more local shares than they sold ...
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Taiwan, China students raising funds for quake victims
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Around 30 Taiwanese students from Asia University in the central Taiwan city of Taichung, and 14 visiting Chinese students from Sichuan's Southwestern University of Finance and Economics are participating in the fundraiser, which was launched on April 23.
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Taiwan: China's cyberarmy shifting target to think tanks, telcos
ZDNet
The bureau also noted the Chinese military has shifted the focus of cyberattacks on Taiwan from government facilities and embassies, to civilian think tanks, telecommunication service providers, Internet node facilites and traffic signal control systems.
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Taiwan Dollar Climbs to Three-Month High on Inflows; Bonds Rise
Businessweek
Taiwan's dollar rose to a three- month high as overseas investors increased holdings of local stocks. Bonds extended their biggest advance in almost two years after economic growth missed economists' estimates. Global funds bought $363 million more ...
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3rd economic forum for Mainland, HK, Taiwan held in HK
Xinhua
HONG KONG, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd economic forum for Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwanopened in Hong Kong Thursday, focusing on the challenges and opportunities in strengthening economic and financial cooperation among the three regions.
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Taiwan's bees may seem full of buzz, but mysteries, doubts abound
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Wu, who has run the family business for some 30 years and is now the president of the TaiwanBeekeepers Association, says he was not even among those hardest hit, with other bee farmers seeing their annual honey production decline by half that year.
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Teradata Helps Taiwan Cathay United Bank Win Award for Best Data and ...
Businessweek
In 2001, Taiwan Cathay United Bank began deployment of its enterprise data warehouse system. Based on the data warehouse, the bank built a single view for risk management and applied data mining for customer behavior analysis. From 2010 to 2012, ...
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Treat flu as matter of national security: DPP
Taipei Times
The opposition yesterday urged the government to strengthen its efforts on epidemic prevention and to treat avian influenza as a matter of national security after the first human infection of H7N9 inTaiwan was confirmed on Wednesday. The government ...
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Taiwan's Economy Expanded Slower Than Estimated Last Quarter (1)
Businessweek
Taiwan's economy expanded at a slower pace than economists estimated in the first quarter as a faltering global recovery hurt exports, increasing pressure on the central bank to extend an interest-rate pause to aid growth. Gross domestic product rose 1 ...
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Taiwan stocks - Factors to watch - April 29
Reuters
April 29 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news that may affect the Taiwanstock market. REUTERS HEADLINES > China reports new bird flu case in Hunan province > Reuters global markets roundup MEDIA REPORTS Reuters has ...
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Taiwan's former top cabinet official jailed for graft
AFP
TAIPEI — Taiwan's former cabinet secretary general was sentenced to seven years and four months in jail Tuesday after pocketing more than $2 million in bribes, in a graft case that has rocked the island. Lin Yi-shih, who was also a vice chairman of ...
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Taiwan confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu
The News International
“This is the first confirmed H7N9 case in Taiwan who was infected abroad,” Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta told reporters. The patient said he had not been in contact with poultry or eaten under-cooked birds or eggs while staying in Suzhou, Chiu added.
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Taiwan GDP growth falls to 1.5%
Financial Times
Taiwan's growth rate deteriorated sharply in the first three months of this year, as the export-dependent economy stumbled under the weight of slowing demand from key trade partners, particularly China and the US. Gross domestic product rose just 1.5 ...
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Taiwan on H7N9 alert amid Chinese holiday travel surge
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, April 30 (CNA) Taiwan is tightening up disease control measures against the H7N9 bird flu virus during China's national holiday, when over 15,000 Chinese group tourists are expected to visitTaiwan from April 29-May 1, the Tourism Bureau said ...
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Taiwan, France urged to collaborate on green buildings
Focus Taiwan News Channel
On the other hand, Taiwan's increasing participation in sustainable building studies and the different lifestyle it represents could help inject energy into the field, said Emmanuel Delarue, chief executive officer of NDA Group, a French design and ...
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China's Sinopec sells Myanmar energy stake to Taiwan's CPC
Reuters India
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Group, Asia's largest oil refiner, said on Thursday it agreed to sell a stake of 30 percent in an oil and gas block in Myanmar to Taiwan's CPC Corp, one of a series of deals between state-owned energy giants and the ...
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Taiwan market: Xiaomi taps local market with Xiaomi 2S - DigiTimes
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology has launched its new flagship model, the Xiaomi 2S, in the Taiwan market, with a 16GB version available immediately at a suggested retail price of NT$9499 (US$319.2), while a 32GB ...
DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia
World Maritime News - Taiwan: Wisdom Marines Expands Its Fleet
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WorldMaritimeNews.com delivers expert coverage of the sectors that matter most to you and your business. This includes news and updates on operations, vessels, equipment, research, companies and the authorities dominating the maritime ...
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Epson to make NT$7 billion procurements in Taiwan in 2013
Japan-based Seiko Epson will procure Taiwan-made products worth NT$7 billion (US$235 million) in 2013 through its Taiwan marketing subsidiary Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading, according to Epson Taiwan president Sure A Lee.
DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q13 digital camera shipments ...
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical will ship 6.48 million digital cameras during the second quarter of 2013, increasing 12.9% from the 16-quarter low of 5.74 million units posted in the preceding ...
DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia
Mainland, Taiwan mark 20th anniversary of "Wang-Koo meeting ...
By SINA.com
Mainland, Taiwan mark 20th anniversary of. ... Find general information on life, culture and travel in China through our news and special reports or find business partners through our online Business Directory. For investment opportunities with ...
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Taiwan News Quick Take - Taipei Times
The tilting train, also known as the Puyuma Express (普悠瑪), was purchased by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) mainly for the east coast railway ...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/.../2003560929
BBC News - Taiwan reports first bird flu case outside China
Health officials in Taiwan confirm that a 53-year-old businessman is the first case of the H7N9 bird flu virus outside mainland China.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22280958
Recycling equipment maker NGR opens office in Taiwan - News ...
FELDKIRCHEN, AUSTRIA -- Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH has opened a representative office in Taipei, Taiwan.The company which makes ...
www.plasticsnews.com/.../recycling-equipment-maker-ngr-ope...
Focus Taiwan News Channel - Micro Computech Education
Improving taiwan-us tiesfocus taiwan. Northeastern taiwan. Focus Taiwan News Channel Monday, with chunghwa telecom co. Website design, focus. Focus ...
microcomputecheducation.com/focus-taiwan-news-channel
"Lethal" H7N9 bird flu from China reaches Taiwan - CBS News
Man became ill after returning from visit to Jiangsu province; Health officials warn of one of the "most lethal" flu viruses so far.
www.cbsnews.com/.../lethal-h7n9-bird-flu-from-china-reaches...
Serageldin Gives Keynote Speech in Taiwan - News - Bibliotheca ...
News Details. Serageldin Gives Keynote Speech in Taiwan; 24 Apr 2013. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a keynote speech ...
www.bibalex.org/News/NewsDetails_EN.aspx?id=3772&
BBC News - Taiwan's poor increasingly rely on state welfare
An increasing number of Taiwanese living below the poverty line are struggling to make ends ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22211492
Taiwan holds live-fire drill in Spratlys: official | Latest | FOCUS ...
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Coast Guard Administration (CGA) personnel stationed on Taiping Island in the South China Sea conducted a live-fire drill earlier this ...
focustaiwan.tw/news/aall/201304220031.aspx
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