The China Post July 31, 2010 Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday ordered the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) suspend operation at its fire-hit plant in Yunlin following protests by local people against the petrochemical giant’s poor safety and environmental records. Wu also instructed that medical checkups be given to residents of the vicinity of the FPG...
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Taipei Times Aug 01, 2010 The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution supporting efforts by Taiwan to join the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as an observer. A total of 104 House representatives endorsed resolution No. 266, which was initiated three months ago by Shelley Berkley, Gerald Connolly, Lincoln Diaz-Balart and...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/07/31 Taipei, July 31 (CNA) The battle lines for November’s municipality elections have extended from Taiwan to overseas, with both the ruling and opposition camps preparing to hold campaign rallies in the United States. Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for Taipei City Su Tseng-chang will travel to the United States in...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/07/31 By Wang Shu-fen and Fanny Liu Taipei, July 31 (CNA) Although typhoon season lasts from July to September, this July was the sixth in the past 20 years during which no typhoon was recorded, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Saturday. The previous five years in which no typhoon hit Taiwan...
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July 31, 2010 TAIPEI — Taiwan’s state-owned beer maker will invest about 30 million US dollars to open a brewery in Shanghai to produce its signature product “Taiwan Beer” this year, reports said Saturday. Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corp. expects its annual sales revenue in China to reach one billion Taiwan dollars (31 million...
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