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		<title>Hon Hai sues local daily over bomber story</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Focus Taiwan 2013/04/19 Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. sued a Chinese-language local daily Friday for publishing an &#8220;unbalanced report&#8221; that linked two failed bombing attempts last week to the main suspect&#8217;s animosity toward Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou. Hon Hai spokesman Simon Hsing filed the lawsuit on behalf of the company with the Taiwan Shilin District Court, saying that the United Daily News was the only media outlet in Taiwan to run the story without verifying with the company and without offering a balanced report. In reponse, the daily&#8217;s editorial department issued a press statement in which it apologized for causing a misunderstanding and said that it regrets Hon Hai&#8217;s decision to sue. Local media reported early this week that Hu Tsung-hsien, one of the two suspects in the bombing cases, harbored grievances against Gou after losing a lawsuit against the tycoon.    [FULL  STORY]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-President Chen sent to Taichung prison hospital for rest of sentence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The China Post April 20, 2013 By Enru Lin TAIPEI, Taiwan &#8212; The Ministry of Justice (法務部) confirmed yesterday that Chen Shui-bian has been transferred to a prison hospital in Taichung, where he will serve out the remainder of his 20-year sentence for corruption. At a Friday press event, the deputy justice minister confirmed that Chen was transferred to Taichung Prison during the night, after seven months of in-patient treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital (榮總). Chen will keep receiving medical care at Pei-de Hospital (培德醫院), a 243-ping facility that&#8217;s part of Taichung Prison, according to the Justice Ministry. Last September, Chen was moved from Taipei Prison to Taipei Veterans General Hospital to be treated for clinical depression, cardiopulmonary disease and other ailments. In March, his team at the government hospital urged a discharge, recommending that Chen be sent home for care or transferred to a medical ward closer to his family in Kaohsiung The ministry said yesterday that home care is not an option for prison inmates, and that Chen Shui-bian does not qualify for the legal equivalent — medical parole — because his condition can be still be treated within available prison facilities. The Groundsv The environment at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activists &#8216;horrified&#8217; at Taiwan executions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC News 19 April 2013 Taiwan has executed six prisoners, the second time in six months a group of six has been put to death. The ministry of justice said the prisoners were anaesthetised and then shot. Reports said most of them were responsible for multiple killings. Anti-death penalty group the World Coalition said it was &#8220;horrified&#8221;. The activists said in a statement that Taiwanese leaders had promised during meetings in recent weeks to reduce the island&#8217;s use of the death penalty. The World Coalition had been visiting Taiwan to assess its implementation of various human rights treaties, and held meetings with officials including President Ma Ying-jeou. &#8220;The World Coalition was told by these officials that although Taiwan would not abolish the death penalty overnight, its intent is to reduce the use of the death penalty,&#8221; the organisation said.    [FULL  STORY]]]></description>
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		<title>Reporters give new overpass test-drive days before opening</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The China Post April 18, 2013 By Joy Lee         TAIPEI, Taiwan &#8212; The National Expressway Engineering Bureau (NEEB, 國工局) yesterday allowed media to inspect the Wugu-Yangmei overpass, which is scheduled to be opened to the public this Saturday. Media reported afterward that if a vehicle drives on the 30-meter-high (about 10-story-high) overpass at 80 km per hour, people in the vehicle can distinctly feel the car slightly shaking, especially in windy conditions. The NEEB also suggested that people pay attention to speed limits and wind conditions when driving on the overpass. Spokesman Lu Jie-pin (呂介斌) said that the weather tends to get foggy around the Taoyuan County and Linkou District sections of the overpass. “Fog monitors will be installed in those sections around June,” Lu said. “When it starts to get foggy, flashing lights will be activated on the sides of the overpass.” NEEB Director-General Tseng Dar-jen (曾大仁) said that the main purpose of building the Wugu-Yangmei overpass was to divide mid- and long-distance travelers from short-distance travelers. “People will save up to 20 minutes of travel time by taking the overpass to travel between Wugu and Yangmei,” said Tseng. Construction on the overpass, which has an estimated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ma presides over live-fire exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The China Post April 18, 2013 By Joseph Yeh TAIPEI, Taiwan &#8212; President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday expressed confidence over the nation&#8217;s self-defense capability after presiding over the nation&#8217;s largest annual military drill during a live-fire exercise held at the outlying island of Penghu. Accompanied by Chief of General Staff (參謀總長) Yen Ming (嚴明), Ma, wearing a helmet and bullet-proof vest, followed the one-hour drill in Penghu yesterday morning, which is held to test the military&#8217;s combat readiness by simulating a Chinese invasion. “The live-fire exercise demonstrated our determination to protect our country,” Ma said following the exercise. Although cross-strait relations are at their most peaceful in 60 years, Taiwan cannot let its guard down and must remain ready amid China&#8217;s military buildup, he said. The president reiterated that Taiwan will not engage in an arms race with China, but will focus instead on making optimal use of its limited defense budget. The nation will continue to develop “asymmetrical strategies” utilizing unconventional capabilities to counter Beijing&#8217;s growing military prowess, he noted. Ma also expressed confidence in the armed forces&#8217; capability to counter a possible Chinese attack after witnessing that almost all the artillery rounds fired during the drill hit their intended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan high-speed train bombers returned by China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suspects are lawyer and taxi driver not known as fanatics Taiwan Newsr 2013-04-16         TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Two suspects in the placing of bombs on a high-speed train and at the office of a lawmaker arrived back in Taiwan Tuesday after having been detained in China’s Guangdong Province, National Police Agency Director-General Wang Cho-chiun said. Cable television stations showed two men cuffed by hand and feet being led through the terminal of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport amid throngs of reporters and camera teams. Neither spoke to the media. The suspects, named Hu Tsung-hsien, 44, and Chu Ya-tung, 46, were not known as political or religious fanatics and they had no apparent special knowledge of explosives, reports said. Hu was a lawyer with an office in Taichung, while Chu worked as a taxi driver and had once been represented by Hu in a court case, though both men had criminal records, according to media reports. Wang said that Hu was the mastermind who had hired Chu to help him with the bombs.    [FULL  STORY]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry leaders say yes to new nuclear plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The China Post April 17, 2013 By Ann Yu TAIPEI, Taiwan &#8212; Industrial and commerce groups yesterday expressed support for the launch of Taiwan&#8217;s Fourth Nuclear Power Plant at a breakfast meeting with Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺). The premier led high-ranking economics and finance officials to meet with representatives of the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC), touching on subjects such as pension reform, Nuke 4 and finance institute collaboration. According to Jiang, the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC) released a survey on the support rate of Nuke 4 — 54 percent expressed support for the plant under the condition that safety is guaranteed and 38 percent expressed determined opposition whether the plant is safe or not. He stressed that the fate of Nuke 4 was up to the people, and not the government alone. However, the new poll comes after the office of Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) released a survey last month showing 66 percent of people expressed support for the scrapping of Nuke 4. The RDEC survey showed that 26 percent supported the immediate termination of Nuke 4 construction, while 57 percent supported phasing out nuclear energy gradually; 58 percent think that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan Begins Largest Military Drills Since 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VOA News April 17, 2013 Taiwan has begun five days of large-scale military exercises meant to demonstrate its ability to defend itself against any attack from mainland China. The annual drill in the Taiwan Strait includes a test of the Thunderbolt-2000 multiple rocket launch system designed to take out enemy ships before they reach shore. Tanks, artillery, and attack helicopters also pounded mock targets at sea during the war games. President Ma Ying-jeou, who has overseen a warming of relations with Beijing, is personally overseeing the live-fire drills. Speaking to troops before    [FULL  STORY]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan-Japan fishery deal step forward in peace initiative: Ma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Focus Taiwan 2013/04/17 Taipei, April 17 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday that the signing of a fishery pact between Taiwan and Japan is a prelude to a settlement of the two sides&#8217; dispute over the Diaoyutai Islands and the first step in fulfilling his East China Sea Peace Initiative. Speaking at the opening of a seminar on the Diaoyutai Islands, Ma also said the signing of the agreement also was an important step forward in helping protect the rights of fishermen in the two countries. Ma said the agreement reflected the spirit of the peace initiative he first proposed on Aug. 5, 2012, which called on all concerned parties to settle the territorial dispute over the islands through peaceful means and to not fuel tensions. The president also proposed substantive measures to solve the dispute, including holding separate rounds of bilateral talks among Japan, China and Taiwan and then a trilateral negotiation. Movement in that direction has already taken place, Ma said, citing the Taiwan-Japan agreement on fishing rights, which will allow Taiwanese fishermen to work freely in waters closer to the disputed islands, and fishery and joint oil exploration deals signed by Japan and China. Despite the lack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan shows force in biggest live-fire drill since 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google News April 17, 2013 By Benjamin Yeh (AFP) PENGHU, Taiwan — Taiwan staged its biggest live-fire drill since 2008 Wednesday, in an operation involving more than 7000 troops that simulated a Chinese attack as its leader warned of Beijing&#8217;s arms build-up. The operation, part of a five-day round-the-clock annual exercise codenamed &#8220;Han Kuang 29&#8243; (Han Glory 29), took place on the Penghu Islands in the middle of the 180-kilometre (110-mile) strait separating Taiwan from the Chinese mainland. A cross-military-force involving the army, navy and air force were carrying out drills aimed at preparing a defence of the strategically important islands from a surprise Chinese attack. Taiwanese officials said the operation involved a test of the Ray Ting 2000 or &#8220;Thunder 2000&#8243; multiple-launch rocket system designed to prevent the enemy from making an amphibious landing. President Ma Ying-jeou, who initiated Taipei&#8217;s much-touted detente with Beijing, said the live-fire exercise was a reminder of the lingering threat from China. &#8220;(In) the past few years, the Chinese communists have conducted a massive arms build-up in both quality and quantity following fast economic development. In the face of the threat, we have to make some preparations if we are to sustain peace in [...]]]></description>
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