Focus Taiwan 2010/12/29 Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) A tax treaty that was signed earlier this year between Taiwan and Hungary took effect Wednesday, to the benefit of many Taiwanese investors in that central European country, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Wednesday. Under the pact, the 19th of its kind that Taiwan has forged...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/12/29 Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) Taiwan’s two major political parties decided separately Wednesday to revoke the membership of newly elected municipal council members who failed to toe the party line in the recent elections for council speakers and deputy speakers. Secretary-General of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) King Pu-tsung said the party’s Central...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/12/29 Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) Lu Yen-hsun, widely regarded as the most outstanding male player in Taiwan tennis history, has been selected as the country’s 2010 “Man of the Year,” according to a poll that was made public Wednesday. Lu, 27, won the title with 60 percent support among the respondents in...
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The China Post December 29, 2010 The nation’s first International Tourist Theater, complete with a state-of-the-arts revolving gallery, has finally been constructed at Taroko Gorge, Hualien County’s tourist Mecca, the Tourism Department of the Hualien County Government announced yesterday. Internationally renowned, heavyweight Taiwanese director Stan Lai and multiple award-winning architect Kris Yao came together...
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The China Post December 29, 2010 TAIPEI — The controversy over embedded advertisements disguised as television programs or news reports prompted Premier Wu Den-yih to promise yesterday that the government will do its best to stop the practice. Speaking to reporters, Wu said propaganda is essential for many, such as candidates, political parties, governments...
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