Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2069 world Taiwan en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:10:44 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2069 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/nicaraguataiwandiplomacyaid afp/20090703/nicaraguataiwandiplomacyaid AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:10:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/nicaraguataiwandiplomacyaid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246659607666-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zSFQU6YcB3UOsoMKrVpedw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (L) and his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-Jeou pose during a press conference in Managua. Ma arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America.(AFP/Mayerling Garcia)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit aimed at boosting ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/nicaraguataiwandiplomacyaid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246659607666-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zSFQU6YcB3UOsoMKrVpedw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (L) and his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-Jeou pose during a press conference in Managua. Ma arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America.(AFP/Mayerling Garcia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/nicaraguataiwandiplomacy afp/20090703/nicaraguataiwandiplomacy AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/nicaraguataiwandiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246585938048-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=EXwKYm_qIj15navTgOWa9Q--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou (pictured on June 10) will arrive in Nicaragua on Friday for a two-day official visit intended to strengthen "friendly relations" between the countries, according to diplomatic sources in Managua.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou will arrive in Nicaragua on Friday for a two-day official visit intended to strengthen "friendly relations" between the countries, according to diplomatic sources in Managua.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/nicaraguataiwandiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246585938048-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=EXwKYm_qIj15navTgOWa9Q--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou (pictured on June 10) will arrive in Nicaragua on Friday for a two-day official visit intended to strengthen "friendly relations" between the countries, according to diplomatic sources in Managua.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands afp/20090702/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:06:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246514760773-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=63&q=85&sig=EqRPow7a8HIrjhVXXphiNQ--" align="left" height="63" width="130" alt="Patrol boats of Japan Coast Guard are seen warning a Taiwanese boat (right) heading for disputed islands in the East China Sea, in 2008. Japan's defence ministry is considering deploying troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group of islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, according to a ministry spokesman.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's defence ministry is considering deploying troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group of islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, according to a ministry spokesman.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246514760773-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=63&q=85&sig=EqRPow7a8HIrjhVXXphiNQ--" align="left" height="63" width="130" alt="photo" title="Patrol boats of Japan Coast Guard are seen warning a Taiwanese boat (right) heading for disputed islands in the East China Sea, in 2008. Japan's defence ministry is considering deploying troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group of islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, according to a ministry spokesman.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_representative ap/20090702/as_taiwan_us_representative AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:49:07 GMT AP - The United States on Thursday named a career diplomat with wide-ranging experience in East Asia to be the new head of its de facto embassy in Taiwan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen afp/20090701/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:03:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246459950914-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=8l8bC4hrFyiI4CAy32GFUQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian speaks to the press after been released at Taipei District Court in 2008. Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has turned down a plea by his detained predecessor to lift a travel ban on his daughter during his graft trial, an official said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has turned down a plea by his detained predecessor to lift a travel ban on his daughter during his graft trial, an official said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246459950914-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=8l8bC4hrFyiI4CAy32GFUQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian speaks to the press after been released at Taipei District Court in 2008. Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has turned down a plea by his detained predecessor to lift a travel ban on his daughter during his graft trial, an official said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaeconomyinvest afp/20090630/taiwanchinaeconomyinvest AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:01:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaeconomyinvest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246359508568-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=mxcTDMHytnjWf4zX.N6hvQ--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="A worker drives a fork-lift truck at a terminal of Taiwan's first free trade port near the northern Taoyuan airport. Taiwan has partially lifted its decades-old ban on investment in the island by Chinese companies or individuals in a further sign of closer economic ties between the former bitter rivals.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan on Tuesday partially lifted its decades-old ban on investment in the island by Chinese companies or individuals in a further sign of closer economic ties between the former bitter rivals.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaeconomyinvest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246359508568-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=mxcTDMHytnjWf4zX.N6hvQ--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="A worker drives a fork-lift truck at a terminal of Taiwan's first free trade port near the northern Taoyuan airport. Taiwan has partially lifted its decades-old ban on investment in the island by Chinese companies or individuals in a further sign of closer economic ties between the former bitter rivals.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/wl_asia_afp/taiwanquake afp/20090628/taiwanquake AFP world Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:43:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/wl_asia_afp/taiwanquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1236442342509-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VuOztO6l2xQeaY3C78Z.tA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A scientist points to a seismograph. A series of earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A series of earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Taiwan on Sunday, the Seismology Centre said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/wl_asia_afp/taiwanquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1236442342509-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VuOztO6l2xQeaY3C78Z.tA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A scientist points to a seismograph. A series of earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us ap/20090626/as_taiwan_us AP world Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:46:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090622/capt.197c495a442e477f9ee128f85f130861.taiwan_china_aircraft_deal_tok105.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=G.ToQXq3cqOPxunopwEDtA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="FILE -In this AUG. 14, 1999 file photo, a Taiwan-made Indigenous Defense Fighter, IDF, does a high-speed fly over during an air show at Taoyuan Air Force Base in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan's state-owned defense company said Monday it is discussing cooperation on building commercial aircraft with a Chinese company.(AP Photo/WallySantana, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The de facto U.S. ambassador in Taiwan said Friday the Obama administration will consider the contentious sale of F-16 fighter jets to the island after key American officials are settled into their jobs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090622/capt.197c495a442e477f9ee128f85f130861.taiwan_china_aircraft_deal_tok105.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=G.ToQXq3cqOPxunopwEDtA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE -In this AUG. 14, 1999 file photo, a Taiwan-made Indigenous Defense Fighter, IDF, does a high-speed fly over during an air show at Taoyuan Air Force Base in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan's state-owned defense company said Monday it is discussing cooperation on building commercial aircraft with a Chinese company.(AP Photo/WallySantana, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090624/wl_nm/us_taiwan_prostitution nm/20090624/us_taiwan_prostitution Reuters world Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:18:38 GMT Reuters - Taiwan began a process of legalizing prostitution Wednesday making the island the latest place in the world to decriminalize the world's oldest profession. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/wl_asia_afp/chinausnkoreamilitarydiplomacy afp/20090624/chinausnkoreamilitarydiplomacy AFP world Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:00:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/wl_asia_afp/chinausnkoreamilitarydiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245850884927-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=ni67ODGBhndeo87LR7jXIg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="A Chinese officer adjusts a microphone for US Department of Defence Under Secretary Michele Flournoy (L) at the opening US-China Defence Consultative Talks in Beijing. China and the United States Wednesday hailed defence talks here as a step forward in mutual understanding and agreed to meet again in July to discuss how to avoid a repeat of recent high-seas standoffs.(AFP/Pool/Greg Baker)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China and the United States Wednesday hailed defence talks here as a step forward in mutual understanding and agreed to meet again in July to discuss how to avoid a repeat of recent high-seas standoffs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/wl_asia_afp/chinausnkoreamilitarydiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245850884927-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=ni67ODGBhndeo87LR7jXIg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Chinese officer adjusts a microphone for US Department of Defence Under Secretary Michele Flournoy (L) at the opening US-China Defence Consultative Talks in Beijing. China and the United States Wednesday hailed defence talks here as a step forward in mutual understanding and agreed to meet again in July to discuss how to avoid a repeat of recent high-seas standoffs.(AFP/Pool/Greg Baker)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090622/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_office ap/20090622/as_taiwan_us_office AP world Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:23:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090622/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090622/capt.af56a96b83c24dd4ac3b02f73517f76a.taiwan_us_office_tpe102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=X.xRrXBmOyOio5iIz2PICA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Cheered on by Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, left, top US envoy to Taiwan Stephen Young, right, hold an auspicious Chinese white radish given to him by a dancing lion during a site dedication ceremony for the de facto US embassy in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, June 22, 2009. The move, one of the most conspicuous expressions of U.S. interest in the island since Washington shifted its recognition to Beijing in 1979, comes amid a rapid improvement in relations between Taipei and China. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)" border="0" /></a>AP - The United States dedicated the grounds for a new representative office in Taiwan on Monday, making a visible commitment to the island at a time its rapidly improving ties with longtime foe China are diminishing U.S. influence.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090622/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090622/capt.af56a96b83c24dd4ac3b02f73517f76a.taiwan_us_office_tpe102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=X.xRrXBmOyOio5iIz2PICA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Cheered on by Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, left, top US envoy to Taiwan Stephen Young, right, hold an auspicious Chinese white radish given to him by a dancing lion during a site dedication ceremony for the de facto US embassy in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, June 22, 2009. The move, one of the most conspicuous expressions of U.S. interest in the island since Washington shifted its recognition to Beijing in 1979, comes amid a rapid improvement in relations between Taipei and China. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090620/wl_asia_afp/taiwaneconomypoverty afp/20090620/taiwaneconomypoverty AFP world Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:12:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090620/wl_asia_afp/taiwaneconomypoverty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090620/capt.photo_1245472878051-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oYlghKyPNLLkvJVGywxF_Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A beggar is seen laying on the ground hoping for money from passers by on a Taipei street. The richest families in Taiwan earn 62 times more than the poorest five percent -- a record gap in income levels, according to a report citing government figures.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The richest families in Taiwan earn 62 times more than the poorest five percent -- a record gap in income levels, according to a report citing government figures.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090620/wl_asia_afp/taiwaneconomypoverty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090620/capt.photo_1245472878051-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oYlghKyPNLLkvJVGywxF_Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A beggar is seen laying on the ground hoping for money from passers by on a Taipei street. The richest families in Taiwan earn 62 times more than the poorest five percent -- a record gap in income levels, according to a report citing government figures.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/wl_asia_afp/healthflutaiwan afp/20090618/healthflutaiwan AFP world Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:47:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/wl_asia_afp/healthflutaiwan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090618/capt.photo_1245339965297-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Kim4OxSTIfIy_JNmwr7BqA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Taiwan researchers sort through eggs used for the cultivation of a swine flu vaccine at a laboratory in Taichung. Taiwan is set to mass produce swine flu vaccine later this year, a bio-tech company said as the island's confirmed cases rose to 58.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan is set to mass produce swine flu vaccine later this year, a bio-tech company said Thursday, as the island's confirmed cases rose to 58.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/wl_asia_afp/healthflutaiwan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090618/capt.photo_1245339965297-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Kim4OxSTIfIy_JNmwr7BqA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwan researchers sort through eggs used for the cultivation of a swine flu vaccine at a laboratory in Taichung. Taiwan is set to mass produce swine flu vaccine later this year, a bio-tech company said as the island's confirmed cases rose to 58.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090617/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics afp/20090617/taiwanchinapolitics AFP world Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:07:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090617/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090617/capt.photo_1245248054092-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=mu17tZ5vyGUxORIxD3VFKA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou leaves a press conference in Taipei on June 10, 2009.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A spokesman for Taiwan's China-friendly president Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that the island was drifting towards reunification with the mainland.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090617/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090617/capt.photo_1245248054092-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=mu17tZ5vyGUxORIxD3VFKA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou leaves a press conference in Taipei on June 10, 2009.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090614/wl_asia_afp/taiwandiplomacyspratlys afp/20090614/taiwandiplomacyspratlys AFP world Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:16:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090614/wl_asia_afp/taiwandiplomacyspratlys"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090614/capt.photo_1244960101462-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=mYzsjR2q77oaWa4JhHMPdg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A Taiwanese coast guard patrol boat (right) during an exercise. Taiwan's coastguard said it was likely to increase its presence in a disputed South China Sea archipelago, in response to a significant rise in the number of foreign fishing boats there(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's coastguard said it was likely to increase its presence in a disputed South China Sea archipelago, in response to a significant rise in the number of foreign fishing boats there.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090614/wl_asia_afp/taiwandiplomacyspratlys"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090614/capt.photo_1244960101462-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=mYzsjR2q77oaWa4JhHMPdg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Taiwanese coast guard patrol boat (right) during an exercise. Taiwan's coastguard said it was likely to increase its presence in a disputed South China Sea archipelago, in response to a significant rise in the number of foreign fishing boats there(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090612/wl_asia_afp/chinamediacrimetaiwanespionage afp/20090612/chinamediacrimetaiwanespionage AFP world Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:43:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090612/wl_asia_afp/chinamediacrimetaiwanespionage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090612/capt.photo_1244785386275-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=gFlp.4HlLl9ZNGcbz9N7pw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A visitor looks at a missile on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing. A star presenter on Chinese state television's prime-time military programme "Defence Watch" has denied allegations that she spied for Taiwan, amid reports that she could be under investigation, state newspapers have said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A star presenter with China's state television network has denied allegations that she spied for Taiwan, amid reports that she could be under investigation, state newspapers have said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090612/wl_asia_afp/chinamediacrimetaiwanespionage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090612/capt.photo_1244785386275-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=gFlp.4HlLl9ZNGcbz9N7pw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="A visitor looks at a missile on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing. A star presenter on Chinese state television's prime-time military programme "Defence Watch" has denied allegations that she spied for Taiwan, amid reports that she could be under investigation, state newspapers have said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_endless_education ap/20090611/as_taiwan_endless_education AP world Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:56:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_endless_education"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090611/capt.cf505aaecd304b04bb77896c93d7f00f.taiwan_endless_education_tpe801.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=qBxQb5AvpZ2x00xLCNny9A--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="In this photo taken Wednesday, June 10, 2009, Taiwanese Chao Mu-he, 96, poses in his cap and gown as he prepares to receive his Masters Degree in philosophy this weekend in Nanhua, southern Taiwan. Chao, better known to his classmates at Nanhua University in southern Taiwan as 'Grandpa Chao,' specialized in the works of Chuangtze, a 4th century B.C. Taoist master. He said he began graduate school after being told that he was too old to continue as a volunteer at a local hospital. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - A 96-year-old Taiwanese man who will receive his master's degree in philosophy this weekend said he was able to compete with younger students by pulling all-nighters before exams.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_endless_education"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090611/capt.cf505aaecd304b04bb77896c93d7f00f.taiwan_endless_education_tpe801.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=qBxQb5AvpZ2x00xLCNny9A--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken Wednesday, June 10, 2009, Taiwanese Chao Mu-he, 96, poses in his cap and gown as he prepares to receive his Masters Degree in philosophy this weekend in Nanhua, southern Taiwan. Chao, better known to his classmates at Nanhua University in southern Taiwan as 'Grandpa Chao,' specialized in the works of Chuangtze, a 4th century B.C. Taoist master. He said he began graduate school after being told that he was too old to continue as a volunteer at a local hospital. (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090610/wl_asia_afp/sciencequakestaiwan afp/20090610/sciencequakestaiwan AFP world Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:14:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090610/wl_asia_afp/sciencequakestaiwan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090610/capt.photo_1244657530746-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=gpJwImuHGmrRnE3LE3oY4Q--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A man covers himself with a raincoat while struggling against strong winds and heavy rains brought by powerful Typhoon Jangmi in Taipei in 2008. Surprised scientists say that typhoons which hit Taiwan unleash long, slow earthquakes, a phenomenon that may save the island from devastating temblors.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Surprised scientists say that typhoons which hit Taiwan unleash long, slow earthquakes, a phenomenon that may save the island from devastating temblors.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090610/wl_asia_afp/sciencequakestaiwan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090610/capt.photo_1244657530746-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=gpJwImuHGmrRnE3LE3oY4Q--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man covers himself with a raincoat while struggling against strong winds and heavy rains brought by powerful Typhoon Jangmi in Taipei in 2008. Surprised scientists say that typhoons which hit Taiwan unleash long, slow earthquakes, a phenomenon that may save the island from devastating temblors.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090610/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticskmt afp/20090610/taiwanpoliticskmt AFP world Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:15:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090610/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticskmt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090610/capt.photo_1244642026956-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=ruvJKU9Cwn4G28Lv_W2onQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou leaves a press conference in Taipei. Ma on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090610/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticskmt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090610/capt.photo_1244642026956-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=ruvJKU9Cwn4G28Lv_W2onQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou leaves a press conference in Taipei. Ma on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090607/wl_asia_afp/singaporetaiwanpeoplelifestyleentertainment afp/20090607/singaporetaiwanpeoplelifestyleentertainment AFP world Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:28:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090607/wl_asia_afp/singaporetaiwanpeoplelifestyleentertainment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090607/capt.photo_1244338015700-1-0.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=hpk5jnIh.xL3zV7Ut3F0fQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Taiwan's A-Mei (pictured in 2008), one of Asia's most popular singers, is lending her voice to a campaign to fight global hunger in exchange for the kindness she experienced from strangers during her impoverished youth. The 36-year-old pop diva was in Singapore to support the local chapter of the Christian charity World Vision in its efforts to raise awareness about starvation around the globe.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's A-Mei, one of Asia's most popular singers, is lending her voice to a campaign to fight global hunger in exchange for the kindness she experienced from strangers during her impoverished youth.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090607/wl_asia_afp/singaporetaiwanpeoplelifestyleentertainment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090607/capt.photo_1244338015700-1-0.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=hpk5jnIh.xL3zV7Ut3F0fQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's A-Mei (pictured in 2008), one of Asia's most popular singers, is lending her voice to a campaign to fight global hunger in exchange for the kindness she experienced from strangers during her impoverished youth. The 36-year-old pop diva was in Singapore to support the local chapter of the Christian charity World Vision in its efforts to raise awareness about starvation around the globe.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)