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- UN violates Taiwanese peoples right to health
In recent months, the international press has criticized the government of the People's Republic of China for its violent suppression of the lamas and peaceful demonstrators in Tibet and for trampling on human rights. Now is the time for the
- Taiwan gears up for mainland tourists
Sun Moon Lake is Taiwan's star sightseeing destination and very well-known to mainland visitors.(Photo: CCTV.com) BEIJING, May. 12 -- Taiwan's tourism industry is gearing up for expanded cross-strait travel for mainland tourists starting in July. Sun
- Taiwan must find way in new Asia
The successive state visits to Japan by conservative South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and People's Republic of China State Chairman Hu Jintao in May shows conclusively that Northeast Asia's three major power are serious about repairing their past
- Foods Weight in Consumer Price Index High in Korea
Weight of food prices in the domestic consumer price index was found to be twice those of the United States and the European Union and also heavier in comparison to those of other Asian nations such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, indicating the
- Five arrested in 'Congo mining' fraud scheme
(Taipei Times) Police arrested five individuals on Tuesday who pretended they were diplomatic officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and defrauded people by encouraging them to invest in diamond mines in the African country. Police
- Taiwanese tourists trapped in Jiuzaigou safe: TAA
(CNA) Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Nearly 700 Taiwanese tourists who were trapped in the mountainous tourist attraction area of Jiuzaigou in China's Sichuan Province following a devastating earthquake Monday were safe and awaiting flights back to Taiwan
- Cardiac stem cells found by Taiwanese medical researchers
(CNA) Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Local researchers have proven that stem cells exist in human hearts, creating the possibility that stem-cell therapy could be used to restore damaged hearts. Researchers from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) and
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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan, however it reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within its governing structure. Throughout this period, the island has prospered to become one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issue continues to be the relationship between Taiwan and China and the question of eventual reunification.
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