Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2069 world Taiwan en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:09:02 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/20091107/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticssexrights afp/20091107/taiwanpoliticssexrights AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:09:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticssexrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257574120700-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=umzmmOV9SZV7y_0otipqcA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Local prostitutes are seen waiting for customers at a brothel in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. Taiwan's constitutional court said it would scrap an "unfair" law that means prostitutes can be punished but allows clients to go free.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's constitutional court said it would scrap an "unfair" law that means prostitutes can be punished but allows clients to go free.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticssexrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257574120700-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=umzmmOV9SZV7y_0otipqcA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Local prostitutes are seen waiting for customers at a brothel in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. Taiwan's constitutional court said it would scrap an "unfair" law that means prostitutes can be punished but allows clients to go free.(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/20091106/wl_asia_afp/taiwanlawfamily afp/20091106/taiwanlawfamily AFP world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:45:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/wl_asia_afp/taiwanlawfamily"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257493484704-1-0.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=oWLQ6vztHN3qEDSFPG6.qg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="File photo shows an elderly investor looking at prices posted on an electronic board at a trading house in Taipei. Taiwan's government has proposed changing the law to release adult children of abusive parents from the legal obligation to support them in their dotage, the government said Friday.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's government has proposed changing the law to release adult children of abusive parents from the legal obligation to support them in their dotage, the government said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/wl_asia_afp/taiwanlawfamily"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257493484704-1-0.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=oWLQ6vztHN3qEDSFPG6.qg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="File photo shows an elderly investor looking at prices posted on an electronic board at a trading house in Taipei. Taiwan's government has proposed changing the law to release adult children of abusive parents from the legal obligation to support them in their dotage, the government said Friday.(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/20091105/wl_asia_afp/taiwanquake afp/20091105/taiwanquake AFP world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_asia_afp/taiwanquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257432255329-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oqx_lOYXLj4U1QhLXoy9qA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Taiwanese scientist points to a seismograph indicating an earthquake in Taipei. A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Taiwan with initial reports stating that one person had suffered minor injuries.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Taiwan on Thursday, the government said, with initial reports stating that one person had suffered minor injuries.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_asia_afp/taiwanquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257432255329-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oqx_lOYXLj4U1QhLXoy9qA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Taiwanese scientist points to a seismograph indicating an earthquake in Taipei. A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Taiwan with initial reports stating that one person had suffered minor injuries.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinamilitary afp/20091104/taiwanchinamilitary AFP world Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:17:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinamilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257352405884-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=5DrP6.MBZuOjFDQnMv13pQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A Chinese Navy submarine and fighter attend an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in April 2009. Taiwan said Wednesday that its giant neighbour China has started building its first aircraft carrier, a move analysts have said could raise military tensions in the region.(AFP/POOL/File/Guang Niu)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan said Wednesday that its giant neighbour China has started building its first aircraft carrier, a move analysts have said could raise military tensions in the region.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinamilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257352405884-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=5DrP6.MBZuOjFDQnMv13pQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Chinese Navy submarine and fighter attend an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in April 2009. Taiwan said Wednesday that its giant neighbour China has started building its first aircraft carrier, a move analysts have said could raise military tensions in the region.(AFP/POOL/File/Guang Niu)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanusitmicrosoft afp/20091104/taiwanusitmicrosoft AFP world Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanusitmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257349451792-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=FX77b6F2Uf9iw2huXUxs9g--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, speaks during a press conference in Taipei on November 4. US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanusitmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257349451792-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=FX77b6F2Uf9iw2huXUxs9g--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="photo" title="Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, speaks during a press conference in Taipei on November 4. US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen afp/20091104/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen AFP world Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:21:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257315655700-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=0oecmlZ54qynU2RczxHQnw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian walks into the high court in Taipei on October 8. A Taiwan court has frozen the domestic assets of former president Chen, intending to use them to pay off a fine he was handed on top of a life jail term for graft, a spokesman said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Taiwan court has frozen the domestic assets of former president Chen Shui-bian, intending to use them to pay off a fine he was handed on top of a life jail term for graft, a spokesman said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257315655700-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=0oecmlZ54qynU2RczxHQnw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="photo" title="Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian walks into the high court in Taipei on October 8. A Taiwan court has frozen the domestic assets of former president Chen, intending to use them to pay off a fine he was handed on top of a life jail term for graft, a spokesman said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapandasanimals afp/20091104/taiwanchinapandasanimals AFP world Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:03:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapandasanimals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257306822446-1-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=jSeEoickrKz_AW0SmWvAcQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="File photo of two giant pandas from China, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, are displayed in their enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo in Muzha. A Chinese panda expert has vowed to lend Taiwan a helping hand after two members of the low-libido species spent nearly a year at Taipei Zoo showing no inclination to breed, local media said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Guo Ru-Hsiao)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Chinese panda expert has vowed to lend Taiwan a helping hand after two members of the low-libido species spent nearly a year at Taipei Zoo showing no inclination to breed, local media said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapandasanimals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257306822446-1-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=jSeEoickrKz_AW0SmWvAcQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="File photo of two giant pandas from China, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, are displayed in their enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo in Muzha. A Chinese panda expert has vowed to lend Taiwan a helping hand after two members of the low-libido species spent nearly a year at Taipei Zoo showing no inclination to breed, local media said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Guo Ru-Hsiao)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapoliticstalks afp/20091103/taiwanchinapoliticstalks AFP world Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:04:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapoliticstalks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257265517656-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=CWtuZQoi74KU4E1GIqeQ6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Zheng Lizhong, China's second-ranking envoy to Taiwan, pictured here in 2008, held a closed-door meeting with Kao Koong-liang, deputy chief of Taiwan's quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation, a foundation official said.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A high-ranking envoy from China met his Taiwanese counterpart here on Tuesday ahead of a fresh round of negotiations between the once bitter rivals, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapoliticstalks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257265517656-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=CWtuZQoi74KU4E1GIqeQ6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="Zheng Lizhong, China's second-ranking envoy to Taiwan, pictured here in 2008, held a closed-door meeting with Kao Koong-liang, deputy chief of Taiwan's quasi-official Straits Exchange Foundation, a foundation official said.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091102/wl_asia_afp/taiwanaviationfire afp/20091102/taiwanaviationfire AFP world Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:14:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091102/wl_asia_afp/taiwanaviationfire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257146000855-1-0.jpg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=cDPcVTVIQPJOdVNvHeXP6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="All passengers on a small plane carrying Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, pictured, were evacuated after smoke billowed from the landing gear, the air force said Monday.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - All passengers on a small plane carrying Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou were evacuated after smoke billowed from the landing gear, the air force said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091102/wl_asia_afp/taiwanaviationfire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257146000855-1-0.jpg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=cDPcVTVIQPJOdVNvHeXP6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="photo" title="All passengers on a small plane carrying Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, pictured, were evacuated after smoke billowed from the landing gear, the air force said Monday.(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/nm/20091102/wl_nm/us_taiwan_president nm/20091102/us_taiwan_president Reuters world Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:40:41 GMT Reuters - Smoke poured from an aircraft carrying Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou after a domestic flight, but the president was taken off the plane and no one was hurt, military officials said on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091101/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaegyptpolitics afp/20091101/taiwanchinaegyptpolitics AFP world Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:19:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091101/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaegyptpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091101/capt.photo_1257052627269-1-0.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=73P5Eu55cgJx7.zF98BNFw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Taiwan former vice president Annette Lu (centre) has accused China of blocking her visit to Egypt for an international forum, a report has said.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's former vice-president has accused China of blocking her visit to Egypt for an international forum, a report here said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091101/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaegyptpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091101/capt.photo_1257052627269-1-0.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=73P5Eu55cgJx7.zF98BNFw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="Taiwan former vice president Annette Lu (centre) has accused China of blocking her visit to Egypt for an international forum, a report has said.(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/20091031/wl_asia_afp/baseballtpetaiwancrimegambling afp/20091031/baseballtpetaiwancrimegambling AFP world Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:59:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091031/wl_asia_afp/baseballtpetaiwancrimegambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091031/capt.photo_1256965115643-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=RC13vjWxZsTGnC2_wZzODQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Taiwan's Brother Elephants team has decided not to renew the contract of Tsao Chin-hui (pictured in April), the first Taiwanese pitcher to play in the US Major League, over claims that he received money and gifts to fix matches.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Harry How)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Taiwanese baseball team has sacked four players amid snowballing match-fixing allegations plaguing the island's favourite sport, according to reports.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091031/wl_asia_afp/baseballtpetaiwancrimegambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091031/capt.photo_1256965115643-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=RC13vjWxZsTGnC2_wZzODQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's Brother Elephants team has decided not to renew the contract of Tsao Chin-hui (pictured in April), the first Taiwanese pitcher to play in the US Major League, over claims that he received money and gifts to fix matches.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Harry How)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_beef_ban ap/20091029/as_taiwan_us_beef_ban AP world Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:36:32 GMT AP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou moved Thursday to ease a political storm over the government's decision to lift a ban on certain U.S. beef imports, saying adequate safeguards are in place to guard against mad cow disease. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/wl_asia_afp/baseballtaiwancrimegambling afp/20091027/baseballtaiwancrimegambling AFP world Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:41:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/wl_asia_afp/baseballtaiwancrimegambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091027/capt.photo_1256629429471-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=p.XJJs0Hshw3v6jJl3AsMg--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="Tsao Chin-hui, the first Taiwanese pitcher to play in the US major baseball league, is seen pitching during a game at Tainan baseball stadium in southern Taiwan on October 25. Six people were in custody for allegedly rigging matches in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, prosecutors said, in the latest scandal to hit the island's most popular sport.(AFP/File/Alex Lee)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Six people were in custody for allegedly rigging matches in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, prosecutors said Tuesday, in the latest scandal to hit the island's most popular sport.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/wl_asia_afp/baseballtaiwancrimegambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091027/capt.photo_1256629429471-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=p.XJJs0Hshw3v6jJl3AsMg--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="photo" title="Tsao Chin-hui, the first Taiwanese pitcher to play in the US major baseball league, is seen pitching during a game at Tainan baseball stadium in southern Taiwan on October 25. Six people were in custody for allegedly rigging matches in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, prosecutors said, in the latest scandal to hit the island's most popular sport.(AFP/File/Alex Lee)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091025/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapressfreedom afp/20091025/taiwanchinapressfreedom AFP world Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:18:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091025/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapressfreedom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091025/capt.photo_1256494636927-1-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=O8U1IN56aWVuyDjQdo717A--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Local journalists work at a news event in Taipei on October 23, 2009. Taiwan's efforts to cement ties with former rival China could undermine its vibrant media environment by skirting topics deemed sensitive to Beijing, observers warned.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's efforts to cement ties with former rival China could undermine its vibrant media environment by skirting topics deemed sensitive to Beijing, observers say.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091025/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapressfreedom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091025/capt.photo_1256494636927-1-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=O8U1IN56aWVuyDjQdo717A--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="photo" title="Local journalists work at a news event in Taipei on October 23, 2009. Taiwan's efforts to cement ties with former rival China could undermine its vibrant media environment by skirting topics deemed sensitive to Beijing, observers warned.(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/20091025/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics afp/20091025/taiwanchinapolitics AFP world Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:29:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091025/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091025/capt.photo_1256452039684-1-0.jpg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=HmQN8Tv.eDh01Ij20SA_WQ--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a ceremony in Kinmen, a Taiwan-controlled fortified island off China's southeastern Xiamen city. The Taiwanese leader has called for continued reconciliation with its former bitter rival as the island marked the 60th anniversary of a key battle against Chinese communist forces.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou called Sunday for continued reconciliation with former bitter rival China as the island marked the 60th anniversary of a key battle against Chinese communist forces.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091025/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091025/capt.photo_1256452039684-1-0.jpg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=HmQN8Tv.eDh01Ij20SA_WQ--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="photo" title="Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a ceremony in Kinmen, a Taiwan-controlled fortified island off China's southeastern Xiamen city. The Taiwanese leader has called for continued reconciliation with its former bitter rival as the island marked the 60th anniversary of a key battle against Chinese communist forces.(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/20091024/wl_asia_afp/taiwanustradehealthmadcow afp/20091024/taiwanustradehealthmadcow AFP world Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:33:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091024/wl_asia_afp/taiwanustradehealthmadcow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091024/capt.photo_1256358692764-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=OsMIa6bhoeL2jIcomrh2Gw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="A staff is seen packaging imported US beef for sale at a Taipei supermarket. The health department announced on Friday that it would allow imports of US bone-in beef and intestines in a move blasted by some lawmakers and consumer rights advocates.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's health minister on Saturday offered to resign over the controversial decision to lift the ban on US beef on the bone despite mad cow disease concerns.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091024/wl_asia_afp/taiwanustradehealthmadcow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091024/capt.photo_1256358692764-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=OsMIa6bhoeL2jIcomrh2Gw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="A staff is seen packaging imported US beef for sale at a Taipei supermarket. The health department announced on Friday that it would allow imports of US bone-in beef and intestines in a move blasted by some lawmakers and consumer rights advocates.(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/20091024/wl_afp/taiwanchinatourism afp/20091024/taiwanchinatourism AFP world Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:24:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091024/wl_afp/taiwanchinatourism"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091024/capt.photo_1256358162018-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=7HcA5qvAwVfaQ2feAmEVdg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Mainland Chinese tourists are seen arriving on a cruise-ship in Taiwan's northern Keelung harbour, earlier this year. Taiwan said Saturday it has appointed its first representative to China to promote tourism in another sign of improving ties between the formal rivals.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan said Saturday it has appointed its first representative to China to promote tourism in another sign of improving ties between the formal rivals.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091024/wl_afp/taiwanchinatourism"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091024/capt.photo_1256358162018-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=7HcA5qvAwVfaQ2feAmEVdg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mainland Chinese tourists are seen arriving on a cruise-ship in Taiwan's northern Keelung harbour, earlier this year. Taiwan said Saturday it has appointed its first representative to China to promote tourism in another sign of improving ties between the formal 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/20091023/wl_afp/taiwanchinaxinjiangkadeer afp/20091023/taiwanchinaxinjiangkadeer AFP world Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:51:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091023/wl_afp/taiwanchinaxinjiangkadeer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091023/capt.photo_1256280271816-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=nyJUpbb.SlDx9MX1y__LTA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer during an interview in Tokyo on October 20. Kadeer is not a terrorist, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou was quoted as saying Friday, as he addressed one of the most sensitive issues in the island's relations with China.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer is not a terrorist, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou was quoted as saying Friday, as he addressed one of the most sensitive issues in the island's relations with China.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091023/wl_afp/taiwanchinaxinjiangkadeer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091023/capt.photo_1256280271816-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=nyJUpbb.SlDx9MX1y__LTA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer during an interview in Tokyo on October 20. Kadeer is not a terrorist, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou was quoted as saying Friday, as he addressed one of the most sensitive issues in the island's relations with China.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091022/wl_afp/taiwanchildabusecrime afp/20091022/taiwanchildabusecrime AFP world Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:14:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091022/wl_afp/taiwanchildabusecrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091022/capt.photo_1256180513887-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=y4DC_xWAI5hQN.bauuRUyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Photo illustration of candle flames. Taiwanese authorities are probing child abuse claims against a school that allegedly made pupils as young as six swallow fire to boost their courage, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwanese authorities are probing child abuse claims against a school that allegedly made pupils as young as six swallow fire to boost their courage, a report said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091022/wl_afp/taiwanchildabusecrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091022/capt.photo_1256180513887-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=y4DC_xWAI5hQN.bauuRUyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Photo illustration of candle flames. Taiwanese authorities are probing child abuse claims against a school that allegedly made pupils as young as six swallow fire to boost their courage, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)