Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2069 Taiwan en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:24:11 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2069 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchensingapore afp/20080820/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchensingapore AFP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:24:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchensingapore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nio13.200808082320.photo00.photo.default-340x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=sG_upMxClUn3hJtkXfxsuw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian appears at the Taipei district court on August 19. A Taiwanese prosecutor is due to head to Singapore to investigate alleged money-laundering by Chen and his family, a report here said Wednesday.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Taiwanese prosecutor is due to head to Singapore to investigate alleged money-laundering by former president Chen Shui-bian and his family, a report here said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchensingapore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nio13.200808082320.photo00.photo.default-340x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=sG_upMxClUn3hJtkXfxsuw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian appears at the Taipei district court on August 19. A Taiwanese prosecutor is due to head to Singapore to investigate alleged money-laundering by Chen and his family, a report here said Wednesday.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_as/wea_asia_typhoon ap/20080819/wea_asia_typhoon AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:48:33 GMT AP - A fast approaching typhoon is on track to make landfall over the northern Philippines within the next 24 hours, the weather bureau reported Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenleak afp/20080818/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenleak AFP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:58:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenleak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nib32.180808125755.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=suzVx7ohGv59Z0PnO.AGxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Taiwan's former top intelligence chief is facing a probe into the alleged money-laundering scandal implicating former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here in July 2008, and his family.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's former top intelligence chief is facing a probe into the alleged money-laundering scandal implicating former president Chen Shui-bian and his family, officials said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenleak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nib32.180808125755.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=suzVx7ohGv59Z0PnO.AGxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's former top intelligence chief is facing a probe into the alleged money-laundering scandal implicating former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here in July 2008, and his family.(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/ap/20080817/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_former_president ap/20080817/taiwan_former_president AP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:27:29 GMT AP - Prosecutors barred Taiwan's former president from leaving the island on Sunday pending an investigation into allegations of money laundering. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen afp/20080817/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen AFP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:59:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhu22.170808075752.photo00.photo.default-512x381.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Rl9Pl2L0gkFgRIzzIrYK8w--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian bows to apologise during a press conference in Taipei on August 14. Chen has been barred from leaving the island and his office raided on money-laundering allegations implicating him and his family, officials said Sunday.(AFP/Doncan Huang)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian has been barred from leaving the island and his office raided on money-laundering allegations implicating him and his family, officials said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhu22.170808075752.photo00.photo.default-512x381.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Rl9Pl2L0gkFgRIzzIrYK8w--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian bows to apologise during a press conference in Taipei on August 14. Chen has been barred from leaving the island and his office raided on money-laundering allegations implicating him and his family, officials said Sunday.(AFP/Doncan Huang)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/ts_afp/golfuslpga afp/20080817/golfuslpga AFP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:02:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/ts_afp/golfuslpga"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nht64.170808050154.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UgK0vEAtAm4Aoscb78em1A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Tseng Yani of Taiwan makes a tee shot on the ninth hole during the third round of the CN Canadian Women's Open at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, on August 16, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.(AFP/Getty Images/Robert Laberge)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's Tseng Yani fired a four-under 68 to surge into a commanding lead after the third round of the Canadian Women's Open on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/ts_afp/golfuslpga"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nht64.170808050154.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UgK0vEAtAm4Aoscb78em1A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Tseng Yani of Taiwan makes a tee shot on the ninth hole during the third round of the CN Canadian Women's Open at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, on August 16, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.(AFP/Getty Images/Robert Laberge)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchendppswitzerland afp/20080815/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchendppswitzerland AFP Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:25:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchendppswitzerland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080815/capt.cps.nhj89.150808132025.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=5MCtzmSHC.99VRPPE5LtDA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here in July 2008, has quit the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after money laundering allegations against him and his family surfaced this week.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian on Friday quit the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after money laundering allegations against him and his family surfaced this week.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchendppswitzerland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080815/capt.cps.nhj89.150808132025.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=5MCtzmSHC.99VRPPE5LtDA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here in July 2008, has quit the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after money laundering allegations against him and his family surfaced this week.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_un_membership ap/20080815/taiwan_un_membership AP Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:46:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_un_membership"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080814/capt.43886fb66ba74d63a01b1c9bb9e4c5f2.paraguay_taiwan_edb102.jpg?x=75&y=130&q=85&sig=TnMfhJn.jt7xFpQFBz20MA--" align="left" height="130" width="75" alt="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, left, shakes hands with Paraguay's president-elect Fernando Lugo after a meeting in Asuncion, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. Lugo will take office on Friday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)" border="0" /></a>AP - A senior Taiwanese diplomat says Taiwan is not bidding for United Nations membership this year for the first time since 1992, but is seeking representation in U.N. agencies instead.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_un_membership"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080814/capt.43886fb66ba74d63a01b1c9bb9e4c5f2.paraguay_taiwan_edb102.jpg?x=75&y=130&q=85&sig=TnMfhJn.jt7xFpQFBz20MA--" align="left" height="130" width="75" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, left, shakes hands with Paraguay's president-elect Fernando Lugo after a meeting in Asuncion, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. Lugo will take office on Friday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenswitzerland afp/20080815/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenswitzerland AFP Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:45:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenswitzerland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080815/capt.cps.nhi30.150808074500.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=Skyts_xPoaFCEGcNtI1LbQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Taiwan has launched an investigation into alleged money laundering by former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here on July 21, and his family following similar moves by Swiss authorities, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said Friday.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan has launched an investigation into alleged money laundering by former president Chen Shui-bian and his family following similar moves by Swiss authorities, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/wl_asia_afp/taiwanpoliticscorruptionchenswitzerland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080815/capt.cps.nhi30.150808074500.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=Skyts_xPoaFCEGcNtI1LbQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="Taiwan has launched an investigation into alleged money laundering by former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here on July 21, and his family following similar moves by Swiss authorities, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan 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/nm/20080814/wl_nm/china_panda_taiwan_dc nm/20080814/china_panda_taiwan_dc Reuters Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:14:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/wl_nm/china_panda_taiwan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080814/capt.cps.nhf32.140808170352.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=GPbLZsc81aCuCaIekcQQUA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Giant pandas from Sichuan are seen in their new home at a zoo in Beijing in June 2008. Taiwan moved one step closer to accepting a pair of giant pandas from rival China on Thursday when authorities approved the bid of Taipei's city zoo to house the endangered animals.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Taiwan has finally approved the import of two giant pandas offered as a present by China, overcoming suspicions that delayed their arrival by two years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/wl_nm/china_panda_taiwan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080814/capt.cps.nhf32.140808170352.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=GPbLZsc81aCuCaIekcQQUA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Giant pandas from Sichuan are seen in their new home at a zoo in Beijing in June 2008. Taiwan moved one step closer to accepting a pair of giant pandas from rival China on Thursday when authorities approved the bid of Taipei's city zoo to house the endangered animals.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/wl_canada_nm/canada_olympics_doping_col nm/20080813/canada_olympics_doping_col Reuters Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:01:32 GMT Reuters - Taiwan Olympic baseball player Chang Tai-shan has tested positive for a banned substance in a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) check, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/wl_asia_afp/taiwandiplomacyuslatam afp/20080812/taiwandiplomacyuslatam AFP Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:10:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/wl_asia_afp/taiwandiplomacyuslatam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080812/capt.cps.ngq04.120808161015.photo00.photo.default-352x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=Q6CDWZls.lUIpC2A_3Le2A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou waves before his departure on a tour of Latin American countries at Taoyuan airport. This is his first trip overseas since taking office three months ago and is a bid to shore up ties with Taipei's allies in the region.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday headed to Latin America for his first trip overseas since taking office three months ago, in a bid to shore up ties with Taipei's allies in the region.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080812/wl_asia_afp/taiwandiplomacyuslatam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080812/capt.cps.ngq04.120808161015.photo00.photo.default-352x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=Q6CDWZls.lUIpC2A_3Le2A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou waves before his departure on a tour of Latin American countries at Taoyuan airport. This is his first trip overseas since taking office three months ago and is a bid to shore up ties with Taipei's allies in the region.(AFP/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080812/wl_time/talkingtotaiwansnewpresident time/20080812/talkingtotaiwansnewpresident Time.com Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:55:00 GMT Time.com - TIME talks to Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou about making friends with Beijing - and how Taiwan could change China http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080811/wl_time/taiwansleaderkeepslowprofileabroad time/20080811/taiwansleaderkeepslowprofileabroad Time.com Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:25:00 GMT Time.com - On his first foreign trip as Taiwan's president, Ma Ying-jeou will be careful not to make any waves with China http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/wl_asia_afp/francetaiwanmilitarycorruptionprobe afp/20080806/francetaiwanmilitarycorruptionprobe AFP Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:39:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/wl_asia_afp/francetaiwanmilitarycorruptionprobe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080806/capt.cps.nfb60.060808193830.photo00.photo.default-512x314.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=5tFkIIj4jwzlvdbygI_buw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A Lafayette-class stealth destroyer fires a missle in 1997 in the territorial waters of Taiwan. Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/wl_asia_afp/francetaiwanmilitarycorruptionprobe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080806/capt.cps.nfb60.060808193830.photo00.photo.default-512x314.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=5tFkIIj4jwzlvdbygI_buw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Lafayette-class stealth destroyer fires a missle in 1997 in the territorial waters of Taiwan. Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called for France's biggest graft probe in 50 years to be dismissed without trial, after judges were repeatedly refused defence files on a 1991 warships deal with Taiwan.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080803/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics afp/20080803/taiwanchinapolitics AFP Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:25:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080803/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080803/capt.cps.nef52.030808102511.photo00.photo.default-488x512.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=FCKFW5Ax2w7.wImvsXBCaA--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, seen here, plans to bolster the island's ties with China later this month to coincide with the 50th anniversary of a battle between the cross-Strait rivals, an aide said(AFP/PATRICK LIN)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou plans to bolster the island's ties with China later this month to coincide with the 50th anniversary of a battle between the cross-Strait rivals, an aide said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080803/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080803/capt.cps.nef52.030808102511.photo00.photo.default-488x512.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=FCKFW5Ax2w7.wImvsXBCaA--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="photo" title="Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, seen here, plans to bolster the island's ties with China later this month to coincide with the 50th anniversary of a battle between the cross-Strait rivals, an aide said(AFP/PATRICK LIN)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_re_as/china_taiwan ap/20080801/china_taiwan AP Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:30:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_re_as/china_taiwan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2474679025.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=JA9yhv1AA_IN5Cb0EQIpxg--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="Taiwan fans cheer as Son Taejin of South Korea fights Sung Yu-Chi of Taiwan during the men's -68kg semifinal taekwondo competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (CHINA)" border="0" /></a>AP - China's defense minister says Taiwan's domestic situation has undergone "positive changes," in a notable softening of rhetoric reflecting satisfaction with the election of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_re_as/china_taiwan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2474679025.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=JA9yhv1AA_IN5Cb0EQIpxg--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwan fans cheer as Son Taejin of South Korea fights Sung Yu-Chi of Taiwan during the men's -68kg semifinal taekwondo competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (CHINA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_typhoon ap/20080729/taiwan_typhoon AP Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:17:37 GMT AP - Soldiers and Buddhist volunteers helped Taiwanese villagers clean up their homes Tuesday after a powerful typhoon churned through, killing at least two people and leaving a trail of flooded buildings, damaged orchards and caved-in roads. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080729/wl_asia_afp/taiwanweathertyphoon afp/20080729/taiwanweathertyphoon AFP Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:21:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080729/wl_asia_afp/taiwanweathertyphoon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080729/capt.cps.ncx18.290708051941.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XqEGgmOaAMuG3SFUdRT.Pg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Trees are nearly blown over by Typhoon Fung-wong in Taiwan's northern city of Keelung. Two people have been killed and six others injured after a typhoon bringing strong winds and heavy rains pounded Taiwan, the National Fire Agency said Tuesday.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two people have been killed and six others injured after a typhoon bringing strong winds and heavy rains pounded Taiwan, the National Fire Agency said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080729/wl_asia_afp/taiwanweathertyphoon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080729/capt.cps.ncx18.290708051941.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XqEGgmOaAMuG3SFUdRT.Pg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Trees are nearly blown over by Typhoon Fung-wong in Taiwan's northern city of Keelung. Two people have been killed and six others injured after a typhoon bringing strong winds and heavy rains pounded Taiwan, the National Fire Agency said Tuesday.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080728/wl_nm/typhoon_dc nm/20080728/typhoon_dc Reuters Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:43:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080728/wl_nm/typhoon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080728/2008_07_28t025100_450x300_us_typhoon.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Urx.g1ojrmFKzX1qW5I3tw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A pedestrian walks in rain as Typhoon Fung-Wong hits in Taipei July 28, 2008. (Pichi Chuang/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A typhoon dumped up to 700 mm (28 ins) of rain on Taiwan on Monday, killing one person, injuring five, causing widespread flooding and closing businesses and financial markets.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080728/wl_nm/typhoon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080728/2008_07_28t025100_450x300_us_typhoon.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Urx.g1ojrmFKzX1qW5I3tw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A pedestrian walks in rain as Typhoon Fung-Wong hits in Taipei July 28, 2008. (Pichi Chuang/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)