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- Taiwan to cut fuel surcharge
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - TAIWAN'S aviation authorities announced on Monday that domestic airlines will cut fuel surcharges on international routes to reflect cheaper oil prices. From December 10, local air carriers will charge US$15 (S$23) for each short-haul
- Cape fear for censors in Beijing
The current thawing in cross-strait relations faces another test amid news that Beijing may be reversing its decision to import a film that has struck a deep chord among many Taiwanese. China Film Group is reportedly having second thoughts about the
- Taiwan baseball set for new start after game-fixing scandal
Taipei - Taiwan's professional baseball league plans to make a new start in 2009 following a game-fixing scandal, the league said on Monday. At a team managers' meeting, the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) reiterated its resolve to crack down
- Wong Chi-huey: Taiwan, Province of China is wrong
Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey (f) said yesterday that although Taiwans participation in the International Council of Science (ICSU) involves compromise because of sensitive political matters, academic institutions should respect Taiwanese
- Beijing blocking Cape No. 7: GIO
A Government Information Office (GIO) official said yesterday that China had postponed the opening of the hit Taiwanese film Cape No. 7 (C). Frank Chen (e), director of the GIOs Department of Motion Pictures, said LS Time Movie, the company that
- Taiwan's TSMC says it cuts Q4 sales forecast
TAIPEI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) (2330. TW: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that it had cut its fourth-quarter sales forecast to between T$63 billion and T$65 billion from a previous forecast of T$69 billion
- Taiwanese Tu Li-ping saved from suicidde attempt
Central News Agency Local media reported yesterday that Yuanta Securities board member Tu Li-ping, who was freed on a NT$1 million bail Friday, attempted to commit suicide late Saturday evening. Tu was discovered in a car set up for carbon monoxide
- Taipei shares close up 1.30 %
TAIPEI: Taiwan share prices closed up 1.30 per cent on Monday as buying in financial heavyweights reversed early losses on profit-taking, dealers said. The weighted index rose 57.94 points at 4,518.43, off a low of 4,418.24 and a high of 4,567.76, on
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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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