Philippine Daily Inquirer May 16th, 2012 This refers to Raul Pangalangan’s column “Scarborough: turning crisis into opportunity.” (Inquirer, 5/4/12) The Republic of China (ROC/Taiwan), through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines, would like to explain its position on the South China Sea dispute. Pangalangan wrote: “Taiwan’s intrusion shows that Scarborough is...
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The China Post May 15, 2012 By Joseph Yeh The China Post–Opposition lawmakers yesterday accused an Investigation Bureau chief of allegedly leaking classified information to his brother, who fled to China in 2006 to avoid a possible jail term after being indicted on embezzlement charges. According to Legislators Tuan Yi-kang (段宜康) and Chiu Chih-wei...
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The China Post May 15, 2012 The China Post news staff–The Taipei City Government Department of Education said yesterday the secondary school the two students who poured excrement on the heads of homeless people attended should have counseled rather than expel them. Two students from Qiang Shu High School (強恕高中) were expelled for having...
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The China Post May 15, 2012 TAIPEI — Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang confirmed yesterday that a controversial petrochemical investment project that was scrapped in Taiwan may be revived in Malaysia. According to local media reports, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on Sunday that his country will work with a Taiwanese petrochemical...
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The China Post May 15, 2012 TAIPEI — President Ma Ying-jeou is alert to the fact that China, Japan and South Korea are about to begin free-trade talks and has instructed the Cabinet to move quickly to prevent Taiwan from being marginalized in global trade, Presidential Office spokesman Fan Chiang Tai-chi said yesterday. The...
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