Focus Taiwan 2011/07/29 Taipei, July 29 (CNA) The Taipei District Court on Friday dismissed the indictment of four former ministers accused of using fake receipts to claim reimbursements from their special allowance funds, and cleared the charges on one. The indictment of former Justice Minister Shih Mao-lin, former Interior Minister Lee Yi-yang, former Examination...
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Focus Taiwan 2011/07/29 Taipei, July 29 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said the changing relationship between the United States and China makes it harder for Taiwan to purchase weapons from the U.S., according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report published Friday. Ma made the remarks in an interview with the WSJ at the presidential...
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Focus Taiwan 2011/07/29 Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Former President Chen Shui-bian was sentenced by the Taipei District Court to four months in jail Friday for inducing his close aides to give false testimony to investigators looking into irregularities during his administration. Chen’s sentence, however, was commuted to two months by the judges based on...
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Focus Taiwan 2011/07/29 Taipei, July 29 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou expressed the hope Friday that there would be major progress in cross-Taiwan Strait negotiations to pave the way for deals on investment protection, dispute settlement and nuclear safety between Taiwan and China.   
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The China Post July 30, 2011 WASHINGTON — The United States is likely to offer an ex gratia payment to the family of a Taiwanese fishing boat captain who was accidentally killed by U.S. gunfire in an anti-piracy operation two months ago, Taiwan’s representative office in Washington, D.C. said Friday. “We have been helping...
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