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Taiwan, US to resume trade talks next year: envoy

AFP Global Edition yesterday

Taiwan and the United States are expected to resume their dialogue on a key trade and investment pact in the new year, a US envoy was quoted as saying Wednesday. Negotiations on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) stalled in 2007 ...

Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough yesterday

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday. Three masked gunmen robbed the 50-year-old victim on Monday afternoon in the ...

Taiwan leader presses US on fighter jets

AFP Asian Edition yesterday

Taiwan Tuesday urged the United States to sell the island F16 fighter jets to ensure its security, as a senior American envoy said a deal could not be ruled out during the Barack Obama administration. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou made the case ...

U.S. pledges new arms sales to Taiwan

Reuters US Online Report Politics News yesterday

TAIPEI (Reuters) - 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. Washington has not struck any new arms deals with Taiwan ...

Taiwan's dwindling birth rate causes concern

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

As a schoolteacher, Ariel Shen has been observing Taiwan's declining birth rate from up close. Five years ago, each classroom at her middle school in downtown Taipei had 28 students, but now it is 20, and the trend shows no sign of ...

Taiwan concedes territorial waters near China

Reuters US Online Report World News 3 days ago

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taiwan government said on Monday it was not claiming the territorial waters around two small islands that have long been part of its frontline defense against political rival China. Taiwan retains control over the tiny island chains of ...

Taiwan export orders see first rise in 13 months

AFP Asian Edition 3 days ago

Taiwan said Monday that export orders last month posted their first year-on-year hike in 13 months as demand for high-tech products picked up amid a global economic recovery. Orders in October totalled 31.75 billion US dollars, up 4.41 percent from the same ...

Taiwan says 40 fishermen detained in Myanmar

AFP Asian Edition 3 days ago

About 40 fishermen from four Taiwanese boats were held in Myanmar after being intercepted by naval forces, apparently on suspicions of illegal fishing, an official and media said here Monday. "We can confirm four fishing boats registered in (south Taiwan's) Pingtung county ...

Taiwan to curb China investment: report

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday. Chinese institutional investors will be allowed to hold no more than a ...

Taiwan to curb Chinese investment in key sectors: report

AFP Asian Edition 3 days ago

Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday. Chinese institutional investors will be allowed to hold no more than a ...

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