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A woman buys Amway products inside the company's sales showroom ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:22:07 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman buys Amway products inside the company's sales showroom in Taipei July 31, 2009. Dozens of companies, from consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever Ltd to delivery firms such as Fedex, are now using direct marketing methods to sell their products in increasingly crowded and competitive markets. Amway Global, a major U.S.-based direct marketing firm, saw 25 percent growth in greater China in 2008 and generated 30 percent of its worldwide business from the region. To match feature ASIA-MARKETING/ REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS)

Amway employees work at a company cafe in Taipei July 31, 2009. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:22:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Amway employees work at a company cafe in Taipei July 31, 2009. Dozens of companies, from consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever Ltd to delivery firms such as Fedex, are now using direct marketing methods to sell their products in increasingly crowded and competitive markets. Amway Global, a major U.S.-based direct marketing firm, saw 25 percent growth in greater China in 2008 and generated 30 percent of its worldwide business from the region. To match feature ASIA-MARKETING/ REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

A woman shops inside Amway's sales showroom in Taipei July ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman shops inside Amway's sales showroom in Taipei July 31, 2009. Dozens of companies, from consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever Ltd to delivery firms such as Fedex, are now using direct marketing methods to sell their products in increasingly crowded and competitive markets. Amway Global, a major U.S.-based direct marketing firm, saw 25 percent growth in greater China in 2008 and generated 30 percent of its worldwide business from the region. To match feature ASIA-MARKETING/ REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

A woman looks at portraits of "Hall of Fame" employees ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:19:57 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman looks at portraits of "Hall of Fame" employees inside Amway's sales showroom in Taipei July 31, 2009. Dozens of companies, from consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever Ltd to delivery firms such as Fedex, are now using direct marketing methods to sell their products in increasingly crowded and competitive markets. Amway Global, a major U.S.-based direct marketing firm, saw 25 percent growth in greater China in 2008 and generated 30 percent of its worldwide business from the region. To match feature ASIA-MARKETING/ REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

A man looks at his laptop outside Amway's sales showroom ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:19:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A man looks at his laptop outside Amway's sales showroom in Taipei July 31, 2009. Dozens of companies, from consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever Ltd to delivery firms such as Fedex, are now using direct marketing methods to sell their products in increasingly crowded and competitive markets. Amway Global, a major U.S.-based direct marketing firm, saw 25 percent growth in greater China in 2008 and generated 30 percent of its worldwide business from the region. To match feature ASIA-MARKETING/ REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

New York-based choreographer Shen Wei poses after a press conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:06:26 GMT

(AP) - New York-based choreographer Shen Wei poses after a press conference in Hong Kong Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Shen predicts his native China will eventually produce an internationally renowned modern dance troupe but said it will take time. Ethnic Chinese modern dancers like Shen, who moved to New York in 1995, and Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-min's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre have gained international fame; but mainland China had not produced a top modern dance group on its own soil. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

New York-based choreographer Shen Wei poses after a press conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:06:01 GMT

New York-based choreographer Shen Wei poses after a press conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:05:21 GMT

Sandy Flockhart, chief executive of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:06:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Sandy Flockhart, chief executive of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp (HSBC), attends a news conference in Taipei November 2, 2009. HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, will focus its Asia acquisition strategy on China and other expanding markets, Flockhart said on Monday. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN BUSINESS)

Sandy Flockhart, chief executive of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Sandy Flockhart, chief executive of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp (HSBC), listens during a news conference in Taipei November 2, 2009. HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, will focus its Asia acquisition strategy on China and other expanding markets, Flockhart said on Monday. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

People sit behind a transparent wall showing a map of Taiwan ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:53:11 GMT

(Reuters) - People sit behind a transparent wall showing a map of Taiwan and China at the 2009 Taipei International Travel Fair in Taipei October 30, 2009. The Taipei International Travel Fair will be held from October 30 to November 2. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN SOCIETY BUSINESS TRAVEL)

A man walks past a photograph of China's Temple of Heaven ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:47:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks past a photograph of China's Temple of Heaven at the Taipei International Travel Fair in Taipei October 30, 2009. The Taipei International Travel Fair will be held from October 30 to November 2. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN SOCIETY TRAVEL BUSINESS)

Happy, a Labrador mix, jumps into the swimming pool at a pet ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:29:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Happy, a Labrador mix, jumps into the swimming pool at a pet hotel in Taipei October 29, 2009. Happy's owners are in China and left him at the pet hotel which is one of the few places in Taiwan that uses swimming as part of a weight loss program and physical therapy for post-surgery dogs. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Happy, a Labrador mix, jumps into the swimming pool at a pet ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:28:21 GMT

An exhibitor from Taiwan poses in front of LED light tubes that ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:44:53 GMT

(Reuters) - An exhibitor from Taiwan poses in front of LED light tubes that was used to enhance the growth of plants at the "LED+Light Tech Show" in Hong Kong October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH ENERGY)

Firefighters in protective suits take part in a chemical, biological, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:42:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Firefighters in protective suits take part in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear field exercise for the East Asian Games in Hong Kong October 27, 2009. China, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and Taiwan will take part in the East Asian sports event to be held in the territory between December 5 and 13. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA POLITICS SPORT)

A police officer in a protective suit takes part in a chemical, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:42:38 GMT

(Reuters) - A police officer in a protective suit takes part in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear field exercise for the East Asian Games in Hong Kong October 27, 2009. China, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and Taiwan will take part in the East Asian sports event to be held in the territory between December 5 and 13. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA POLITICS SPORT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Police officers in protective suits take part in a chemical, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:53:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Police officers in protective suits take part in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear field exercise for the East Asian Games in Hong Kong October 27, 2009. China, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and Taiwan will take part in the East Asian sports event to be held in the territory between December 5 and 13. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA CRIME LAW POLITICS SPORT)

Taiwan's military spokesman Yu Sy-tue explains details of the ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:26:32 GMT

(AP) - Taiwan's military spokesman Yu Sy-tue explains details of the annual national security report in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Tuesday, says its efforts to improve trust with China's military are being hampered by the mainland's continued aggressive stance toward the island. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Taiwan's military spokesman Yu Sy-tue explains details of the ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:26:05 GMT

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou waves Nationalist Party flag ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:25:18 GMT

(AP) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou waves Nationalist Party flag as he becomes new chairman during the Nationalist members congress, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. President Ma Ying-jeou has been sworn in as chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party, giving him greater control over the pace of reconciliation with rival China.(AP Photo/Cheng Chieh-wen, Pool)

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, right, receives Nationalist ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:23:37 GMT

(AP) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, right, receives Nationalist Party flag from former Nationalist Party chairman Wu Poh-hsiung, left, as he becomes new chairman during the Nationalist members congress, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. President Ma has been sworn in as chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party, giving him greater control over the pace of reconciliation with rival China.(AP Photo/Cheng Chieh-wen, Pool)

FILE - This July 2004, file photo, released by Matsu Birdwatching ...

(AP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:18:45 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This July 2004, file photo, released by Matsu Birdwatching Society, a Chinese crested tern sits at a sanctuary in the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Island, just off China's eastern coast. With the gunfire fading, this Taiwanese frontline island group is protecting endangered sea birds and drawing new waves of Chinese tourists. (AP Photo/Matsu Birdwatching Society, file)

FILE - This June 18, 2009 file photo, released by the Taiwan ...

(AP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:18:01 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This June 18, 2009 file photo, released by the Taiwan Army Command, a sign reading 'Weapon at the Ready, All through the Night' set to rally arriving troops, sits at the arrival dock of Taiwan's frontline island of Nankan in the Matsu Island group, just 60kms., (36 miles) off the China coast. With the gunfire fading, this Taiwanese frontline island group is protecting endangered sea birds and drawing new waves of Chinese tourists. ( AP Photo/Taiwan Army Command, file)

American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:42:30 GMT

(Reuters) - American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse and Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse (L-R) give a thumbs up during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS)

American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:41:24 GMT

(Reuters) - American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse, Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse, and Nan Shan Life Insurance President and Chief Executive Frank Chen (L-R) attend a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS)

American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:39:09 GMT

(Reuters) - American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse, Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse and Nan Shan Life Insurance President and Chief Executive Frank Chen (L-R) shake hands during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS)

American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:36:56 GMT

(Reuters) - American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse, Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse and Nan Shan Life Insurance President and Chief Executive Frank Chen (L-R) give a thumbs up during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Chinese artist Fang Lijun poses in front of his painting in ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:23:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Chinese artist Fang Lijun poses in front of his painting in Taipei in this April 17, 2009 file photo. After a white-hot stint, the financial crisis has battered China's art landscape, shrinking investment in grand schemes like Songzhuang, shuttering galleries in Beijing's pioneering 798 arts district and deflating bloated egos, valuations and excesses. To match feature CHINA-ART/ REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/Files (TAIWAN BUSINESS SOCIETY)