Central News Agency 2010-09-02 Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Taiwan reiterated Thursday that it is aiming to achieve “meaningful participation” in international organizations and it appealed for continued global support for its bid to join two such organizations, two weeks ahead of the United Nations’ annual General Assembly. Deputy Foreign Minister Shen Ssu-tsun said at...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/09/02 Manila, Sept. 2 (CNA) The Philippines is likely to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan within a year, on the basis of the recent trade pact between Taiwan and China, the Philippines Deputy Trade Secretary Adrian Cristobal said Thursday. The Philippines is considering FTAs with the United States, the...
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Central News Agency 2010-09-01 Taipei, Sept. 1 (CNA) The construction of the Central Taiwan Science Park’s Houli branch is expected to resume soon, as the relevant authority on Tuesday “conditionally” approved the environmental impact assessment for the project. Deputy Chairman of the National Science Council (NSC) Jou Jing-yang told CNA that the council, which...
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Dfense Talk September 2, 2010 Taipei: China is ramping-up its military presence facing Taiwan despite the easing of hostilities across the Strait, a defence ministry report cited by local media warned Wednesday. “Although the cross-Strait ties have improved significantly in recent years, the Chinese communists’ military have not slowed at all their pace of...
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The China Post August 31, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Control Yuan member said yesterday that he will apply to conduct an investigation into the alleged overpricing of flowers used in reconstruction projects in Taipei City and would not rule out the possibility of questioning Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin. Yeh Yao-peng made the remarks...
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