Sat, Jan 28, 2012
Sean Chen to be premier: KMT official
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has decided to appoint Vice Premier Sean Chen as the nation’s new premier, a senior Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) official said yesterday. Chen will be officially named as the new premier on Tuesday, the same day Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) formally resigns, ...FULL STORY
US planning to axe 100,000 troops
TARGETED AREAS: The secretary of defense vowed to maintain US power in the Middle East and Asia, where...FULL STORYDPP legislators fail to select new caucus whip
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucus yesterday failed to select a new whip after...FULL STORY
Uighurs deported back to China are jailed for life
China has jailed two Uighurs deported from Cambodia for life, Radio Free Asia reported yesterday, showing...FULL STORYRomney, Gingrich square off in feisty key Florida debate
US Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traded blows on immigration, space...FULL STORY
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Tsai Ing-wen embarks on ‘thank you tour’ of nation
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) today embarked on a...FULL STORY
- Weather outlook fine for last holiday trips
- Government sheds light on energy-saving streetlamps
- US report questions safety of ractopamine residues
- Documentary chronicles Taiwan’s ‘comfort women’
- Taiwan’s elections touch China democratic nerve
- Academics expect cross-strait relations to deepen
- FEATURE: Census shows a sharp drop in spoonbill numbers
- Expats make it a healthy holiday with check-ups
- Tsou Aborigines rebuild, embrace organic farming
Taiwanese firms abroad invest locally
Overseas Taiwanese corporations invested NT$46.9 billion (US$1.57 billion) in Taiwan last year,...FULL STORY
- Hana Financial wins approval to buy KEB
- Acer, Asustek PC shipments rise in Asia-Pacific area
- NTT DoCoMo heads take pay cuts after mishaps in network
- Thailand’s industrial output declines for fourth month
- POSCO considers smaller capacity at planned plant in India, sources say
- Samsung posts record Q4 profit
- EU might need to help Greece more: Juncker
- Spain’s jobless rate rises to 22.9%
- Windows phones temper Nokia loss in fourth quarter
Editorials will be resumed on Monday, Jan. 30
To our readers: Because of the Lunar New Year holiday, from Monday,...FULL STORY
- EDITORIAL : Do not bet on economic recovery
- Hedge funds waiting to pounce?
- Post-poll blues: And now for the bad news
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- How to create a depression
- Leading thinkers list ‘deep, elegant and beautiful explanations’
- EDITORIAL: New mindset puts nature first
- What can Taiwan do for the US?
- Vote buyers focusing on smaller districts
India face defeat, series wipeout
India were lurching toward defeat and a 4-0 series humiliation against Australia...FULL STORY
- Swann and Panesar put England on top
- Drogba’s Elephants march into quarter-finals
- Scream queens to do battle for Australian title
- McIlroy and Karlsson lead in Abu Dhabi
- NBA: Magic tricked by big Celtics fightback
- Study says NBA shooters might be too conservative
- Paterno’s goodbye ends with a public memorial
- Levin and Stanley share early lead at Torrey Pines
- Heavy rain halts New Zealand charge against Zimbabwe; injury hits Taylor
UN Security Council to meet on Syria
The UN Security Council was to meet yesterday to discuss the next...FULL STORY
- No US base planned in Philippines
- PNG mutineers demand pardon
- Police, protesters trade accusations over Gillard
- Australian adventurers complete Antarctic trek
- Egypt bans foreigners from leaving
- Guatemalan leader faces genocide charges
- Oral HPV infections more common in men: study
- US law seeks to ban use of fetuses in food production
- Former psychologist pleads no contest to rape hoax
The human cost built into an iPad
The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May,...FULL STORY
- Are jet-set days over for Megaupload?
- Nostalgia films win Oscar nods
- Documentary makers spur calls to action at Sundance
- Disgust’s role in human development is irresistible to researchers
- Pirate Party weighs anchor
- Enter the dragon
- Ethnic war intensifies in Myanmar
- Somber prophet, mordant wisecracker, repentant cad
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A : How much money did you get in red envelopes this...FULL STORY
- Lunar New Year is the season for appreciating camellias Travelers flock to Cingshueiyan Temple
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- Transnational calligraphy wishes for the Lunar New Year
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- Pingsi Sky Lantern Festival to begin today
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- May 15 deadline for conceiving dragon-year babies
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- Worshiping gods online at Lugang Tianhou Temple
鹿港天后宮網路點燈 新手拜拜嘛也通
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