Taipei Times Mar 22, 2013 By Shih Hsiu-chuan  /  Staff reporter A Taiwanese delegation was forced to withdraw from the third Jakarta International Defense Dialogue (JIDD) without being given an explanation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy spokesman Calvin Ho (何震寰) said yesterday. Ho said that the ministry has already instructed the Taipei Economic and...
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The Japan Times Mar 22, 2013 TAIPEI – Japan has agreed in principle to allow expanded fishing by Taiwanese boats in disputed waters of the East China Sea, Taiwan Foreign Minister David Lin said Wednesday. “They are willing to extend the fishing area, which we hope will be clearly drawn in longitude and latitude...
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The China Post March 18, 2013     TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI, 健保局) yesterday said reports of patients being forced to reuse disposable syringes for injecting insulin are isolated cases, while the medical profession community indicated that it is an understandable measure in certain critical situtations. Following media reports...
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Defense News Mar. 17, 2013 By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI — Taiwan has developed its first medium-range guided missile that could be used against former rival China, according to a former defense minister in a new book cited by a media report Saturday. Michael Tsai, a politician turned defense minister in the former government of...
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