Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2069 world Taiwan en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:15:08 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/20091126/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinatourism afp/20091126/taiwanchinatourism AFP world Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:15:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinatourism"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259208754402-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=.R8CalpCx19r.1I8mmbxew--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="A Chinese woman meets well-wishers in Taiwan's northern Keelung harbour in mid March. The number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan increased nearly 500 percent in the first ten months of the year, the island's tourism bureau has said, as warming ties make travel more convenient.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan increased nearly 500 percent in the first ten months of the year, the island's tourism bureau said Thursday, as warming ties make travel more convenient.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinatourism"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259208754402-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=.R8CalpCx19r.1I8mmbxew--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Chinese woman meets well-wishers in Taiwan's northern Keelung harbour in mid March. The number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan increased nearly 500 percent in the first ten months of the year, the island's tourism bureau has said, as warming ties make travel more convenient.(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/20091126/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinamilitary afp/20091126/taiwanchinamilitary AFP world Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:38:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinamilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259206635796-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=9LSvIUsbML6j3kQS38iuXA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Taiwan's president has urged the island's armed forces to become a small, elite unit, saying a voluntary military rather than conscription was key to the island's defence, local media said Thursday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's president has urged the island's armed forces to become a small, elite unit, saying a voluntary military rather than conscription was key to the island's defence, local media said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinamilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259206635796-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=9LSvIUsbML6j3kQS38iuXA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's president has urged the island's armed forces to become a small, elite unit, saying a voluntary military rather than conscription was key to the island's defence, local media said Thursday.(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/20091124/wl_asia_afp/taiwanuschinamilitary afp/20091124/taiwanuschinamilitary AFP world Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:17:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091124/wl_asia_afp/taiwanuschinamilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259075392532-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=mdK6eZUXeO1qDDN90LywaA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (R) greets Raymond Burghardt, the Washington-based chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan, during a meeting in Taipei. Taiwan Tuesday urged the United States to sell the island F16 fighter jets to ensure its security, as Burghardt said a deal could not be ruled out during the Barack Obama administration.(AFP/POOL)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan Tuesday urged the United States to sell the island F16 fighter jets to ensure its security, as a senior American envoy said a deal could not be ruled out during the Barack Obama administration.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091124/wl_asia_afp/taiwanuschinamilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259075392532-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=mdK6eZUXeO1qDDN90LywaA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (R) greets Raymond Burghardt, the Washington-based chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan, during a meeting in Taipei. Taiwan Tuesday urged the United States to sell the island F16 fighter jets to ensure its security, as Burghardt said a deal could not be ruled out during the Barack Obama administration.(AFP/POOL)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/wl_asia_afp/lifestyletaiwanpopulationbirths afp/20091123/lifestyletaiwanpopulationbirths AFP world Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:15:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/wl_asia_afp/lifestyletaiwanpopulationbirths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258987473519-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=QAevsSxMhZIQkLHDoauU4w--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Mothers take their children to a playground in Taipei on November 8. Taiwan, with a population of 23 million, now has the dubious distinction of having the lowest birth rate in the world, according to the Population Reference Bureau, a think tank based in Washington DC.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - As a schoolteacher, Ariel Shen has been observing Taiwan's declining birth rate from up close.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/wl_asia_afp/lifestyletaiwanpopulationbirths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258987473519-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=QAevsSxMhZIQkLHDoauU4w--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mothers take their children to a playground in Taipei on November 8. Taiwan, with a population of 23 million, now has the dubious distinction of having the lowest birth rate in the world, according to the Population Reference Bureau, a think tank based in Washington DC.(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/20091123/wl_nm/us_taiwan_china nm/20091123/us_taiwan_china Reuters world Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:51:48 GMT Reuters - The Taiwan government said on Monday it was not claiming the territorial waters around two small islands that have long been part of its frontline defense against political rival China. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/ts_afp/taiwanchinastocksinvest afp/20091123/taiwanchinastocksinvest AFP topstories Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:05:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/ts_afp/taiwanchinastocksinvest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258954841844-1-0.jpg?x=119&y=130&q=85&sig=0z9MpMt_sVc1k6anS4SKJg--" align="left" height="130" width="119" alt="A man checks his laptop in front of a stock index monitor in Taipei. Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/ts_afp/taiwanchinastocksinvest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258954841844-1-0.jpg?x=119&y=130&q=85&sig=0z9MpMt_sVc1k6anS4SKJg--" align="left" height="130" width="119" alt="photo" title="A man checks his laptop in front of a stock index monitor in Taipei. Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday.(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/20091123/wl_asia_afp/taiwanmyanmarfish afp/20091123/taiwanmyanmarfish AFP world Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:31:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/wl_asia_afp/taiwanmyanmarfish"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258957792436-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=NbCYp5mn4SfIWQTYKzx.CA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="File photo shows Taiwanese fishermen in the north of the island. About 40 fishermen from Taiwan are being held in Myanmar after being intercepted by naval forces, apparently on suspicions of illegal fishing, an official and media have said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - About 40 fishermen from four Taiwanese boats were held in Myanmar after being intercepted by naval forces, apparently on suspicions of illegal fishing, an official and media said here Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123/wl_asia_afp/taiwanmyanmarfish"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258957792436-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=NbCYp5mn4SfIWQTYKzx.CA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="File photo shows Taiwanese fishermen in the north of the island. About 40 fishermen from Taiwan are being held in Myanmar after being intercepted by naval forces, apparently on suspicions of illegal fishing, an official and media have said.(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/20091121/wl_afp/taiwanchinapoliticsmilitary afp/20091121/taiwanchinapoliticsmilitary AFP world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:05:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_afp/taiwanchinapoliticsmilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258776647075-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=89ZegDBzVm52o2PvbSvGBw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih (pictured in September) has urged China to remove missiles targeting the island to pave the way for peace talks between the formal arch-rivals, according to a report.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih has urged China to remove missiles targeting the island to pave the way for peace talks between the formal arch-rivals, according to a report.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_afp/taiwanchinapoliticsmilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258776647075-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=89ZegDBzVm52o2PvbSvGBw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih (pictured in September) has urged China to remove missiles targeting the island to pave the way for peace talks between the formal arch-rivals, according to a report.(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/20091121/wl_asia_afp/uschinataiwanmilitary afp/20091121/uschinataiwanmilitary AFP world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:12:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_asia_afp/uschinataiwanmilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258753128591-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=j8VO7okL7yXnLaQJsfQS7A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Demonstrators are seen during a rally outside Taipei's presidential office, in 2006. Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress are pushing for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would likely set back warming US ties with China.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_asia_afp/uschinataiwanmilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258753128591-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=j8VO7okL7yXnLaQJsfQS7A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Demonstrators are seen during a rally outside Taipei's presidential office, in 2006. Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress are pushing for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.(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/20091119/wl_asia_afp/entertainmenttaiwanpoliticsfilm afp/20091119/entertainmenttaiwanpoliticsfilm AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_asia_afp/entertainmenttaiwanpoliticsfilm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258643472404-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=kaQfrQmHqm.Dm7BpmVRXEw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Leading Taiwanese movie director Chu Yen-ping plans a black comedy titled "Assassinating Chen Shui-bian" about a plot to kill the island's former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here in 2008, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Leading Taiwanese movie director Chu Yen-ping plans a black comedy titled "Assassinating Chen Shui-bian" about a plot to kill the island's former president, 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/20091119/wl_asia_afp/entertainmenttaiwanpoliticsfilm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258643472404-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=kaQfrQmHqm.Dm7BpmVRXEw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Leading Taiwanese movie director Chu Yen-ping plans a black comedy titled "Assassinating Chen Shui-bian" about a plot to kill the island's former president Chen Shui-bian, seen here in 2008, a report said Thursday.(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/20091118/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaeducation afp/20091118/taiwanchinaeducation AFP world Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:41:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091118/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaeducation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091118/capt.photo_1258524649914-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=GCVtpRCIsQT3MVG15JAUQw--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="Taiwanese students revise for their college entrance exams in Taipei. Taiwanese universities plan to admit Chinese students for the first time next year, but the plan immediately drew criticism from the independence-leaning opposition.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwanese universities aim to admit Chinese students for the first time next year, an official said Wednesday, but the plan immediately drew criticism from the independence-leaning opposition.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091118/wl_asia_afp/taiwanchinaeducation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091118/capt.photo_1258524649914-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=GCVtpRCIsQT3MVG15JAUQw--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwanese students revise for their college entrance exams in Taipei. Taiwanese universities plan to admit Chinese students for the first time next year, but the plan immediately drew criticism from the independence-leaning opposition.(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/20091117/ap_on_re_as/as_obama_china_taiwan ap/20091117/as_obama_china_taiwan AP world Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:30:47 GMT AP - President Barack Obama says he sees no need to change Washington's "one-China" policy, which acknowledges China's position that Taiwan is part of its territory. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/wl_afp/uschinadiplomacyobamarelations afp/20091116/uschinadiplomacyobamarelations AFP world Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:10:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/wl_afp/uschinadiplomacyobamarelations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091116/capt.photo_1258349966666-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=4kqfKYQ3.Eow4jmt4.6ztQ--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting in Shanghai, on November 16. Obama has hailed improvements in relations between China and Taiwan, saying there was no need to change Washington's "one-China" policy.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed improvements in relations between China and Taiwan, saying there was no need to change Washington's "one-China" policy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/wl_afp/uschinadiplomacyobamarelations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091116/capt.photo_1258349966666-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=4kqfKYQ3.Eow4jmt4.6ztQ--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting in Shanghai, on November 16. Obama has hailed improvements in relations between China and Taiwan, saying there was no need to change Washington's "one-China" policy.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/wl_asia_afp/taiwancrimeinternet afp/20091116/taiwancrimeinternet AFP world Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:18:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/wl_asia_afp/taiwancrimeinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091116/capt.photo_1258348647511-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=116&q=85&sig=MLJeROiEXG5JqN38jzY1sA--" align="left" height="116" width="130" alt="A Taiwanese mother kept the body of her maltreated toddler daughter for four days, cooling it with ice cubes, before going on Yahoo! to ask how to dispose of the corpse, reports have said.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Taiwanese mother kept the body of her maltreated toddler daughter for four days, cooling it with ice cubes, before going on Yahoo! to ask how to dispose of the corpse, reports said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/wl_asia_afp/taiwancrimeinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091116/capt.photo_1258348647511-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=116&q=85&sig=MLJeROiEXG5JqN38jzY1sA--" align="left" height="116" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Taiwanese mother kept the body of her maltreated toddler daughter for four days, cooling it with ice cubes, before going on Yahoo! to ask how to dispose of the corpse, reports have 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/20091115/wl_afp/uschinataiwandiplomacy afp/20091115/uschinataiwandiplomacy AFP world Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:55:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091115/wl_afp/uschinataiwandiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091115/capt.photo_1258270850162-1-0.jpg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=mDXPZM49iKXwl_F4u1lN7g--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is seen during a ceremony in Kinmen, on October 25. Relations between Taipei and its long-time rival Beijing have improved markedly since Ma came to power last year, pledging to boost trade links and allow more Chinese tourists to visit the island.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan's government is not concerned about US President Barack Obama's first visit to China, given the easing in tensions with Beijing, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091115/wl_afp/uschinataiwandiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091115/capt.photo_1258270850162-1-0.jpg?x=122&y=130&q=85&sig=mDXPZM49iKXwl_F4u1lN7g--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="photo" title="Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is seen during a ceremony in Kinmen, on October 25. Relations between Taipei and its long-time rival Beijing have improved markedly since Ma came to power last year, pledging to boost trade links and allow more Chinese tourists to visit the island.(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/20091115/wl_afp/taiwanearthquakescience afp/20091115/taiwanearthquakescience AFP world Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:15:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091115/wl_afp/taiwanearthquakescience"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091115/capt.photo_1258268125147-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=BFEhbRh1AwBTIzt.XvoWbg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="This file photo shows Wu Chang Gong temple in Taiwan which was partially levelled by a powerful earthquake ten years ago. Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, according to officials.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091115/wl_afp/taiwanearthquakescience"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091115/capt.photo_1258268125147-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=BFEhbRh1AwBTIzt.XvoWbg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="This file photo shows Wu Chang Gong temple in Taiwan which was partially levelled by a powerful earthquake ten years ago. Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, according to officials.(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/20091114/wl_asia_afp/apecsummitchinataiwantrade afp/20091114/apecsummitchinataiwantrade AFP world Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_asia_afp/apecsummitchinataiwantrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091114/capt.photo_1258193569261-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=hcHCa72P5JvY0S2dLMYmvg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Taiwanese representative for APEC Lien Chan are pictured in Singapore. China's president has called for formal talks on a landmark economic pact with Taiwan to start by the end of the year, in a rare meeting here with a top politician from the island.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao called on Saturday for formal talks on a landmark economic pact with Taiwan to start by the end of the year, in a rare meeting here with a top politician from the island.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_asia_afp/apecsummitchinataiwantrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091114/capt.photo_1258193569261-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=hcHCa72P5JvY0S2dLMYmvg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Taiwanese representative for APEC Lien Chan are pictured in Singapore. China's president has called for formal talks on a landmark economic pact with Taiwan to start by the end of the year, in a rare meeting here with a top politician from the island.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_asia_afp/taiwanuspoliticstradehealthmadcow afp/20091114/taiwanuspoliticstradehealthmadcow AFP world Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:04:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_asia_afp/taiwanuspoliticstradehealthmadcow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091114/capt.photo_1258199912680-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=I0Or4lHDaQH0EK4K_pJWlw--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Thousands of protesters have marched through the Taiwanese capital to protest against resuming imports of certain US beef products, over fears of the spread of mad cow disease.(AFP/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Thousands of protesters marched through the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday to protest against resuming imports of certain US beef products, over fears of the spread of mad cow disease.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_asia_afp/taiwanuspoliticstradehealthmadcow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091114/capt.photo_1258199912680-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=I0Or4lHDaQH0EK4K_pJWlw--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="photo" title="Thousands of protesters have marched through the Taiwanese capital to protest against resuming imports of certain US beef products, over fears of the spread of mad cow disease.(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/20091112/wl_asia_afp/taiwanvotecrimeshooting afp/20091112/taiwanvotecrimeshooting AFP world Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:19:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/wl_asia_afp/taiwanvotecrimeshooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091112/capt.photo_1258022752844-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=CPgk9Wl8g9ScTTu7UvTvaw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Photo shows Taiwanese doctors treating Chen Shui-bian at Chi Mei hospital after shooting incident in March 2004. Taiwan investigators probing the 2004 shooting of the ex-president said they found no blood or bullet hole in his trousers, adding mystery to an event that may have won Chen a second presidential term.(AFP/Presidential Office/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Taiwan investigators probing the 2004 shooting of ex-president Chen Shui-bian said Thursday they found no blood or bullet hole in his trousers, adding mystery to an event that may have won him a second term.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/wl_asia_afp/taiwanvotecrimeshooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091112/capt.photo_1258022752844-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=CPgk9Wl8g9ScTTu7UvTvaw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Photo shows Taiwanese doctors treating Chen Shui-bian at Chi Mei hospital after shooting incident in March 2004. Taiwan investigators probing the 2004 shooting of the ex-president said they found no blood or bullet hole in his trousers, adding mystery to an event that may have won Chen a second presidential term.(AFP/Presidential Office/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_beef_ban ap/20091111/as_taiwan_us_beef_ban AP world Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:41:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_beef_ban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091108/capt.e72b62c8c54542499100c631cf77d15a.taiwan_us_beef_protest_xyy104.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=rAONqdhSHWPwe4jQ1brbcg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Taiwanese people gathered to sign to protest the government's lifting of a six-year ban on imports of U.S. bone-in beef and offal, saying the products carry a higher risk of mad cow disease than boneless beef, Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. A Woman holds a sign that reads: 'Imports of U.S. beef and offal will bring harm to our offspring.' (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)" border="0" /></a>AP - Taiwan's president says the island has not received anything in exchange for lifting a long-standing ban on the imports of certain U.S. beef cuts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/taiwan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_beef_ban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091108/capt.e72b62c8c54542499100c631cf77d15a.taiwan_us_beef_protest_xyy104.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=rAONqdhSHWPwe4jQ1brbcg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Taiwanese people gathered to sign to protest the government's lifting of a six-year ban on imports of U.S. bone-in beef and offal, saying the products carry a higher risk of mad cow disease than boneless beef, Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. A Woman holds a sign that reads: 'Imports of U.S. beef and offal will bring harm to our offspring.' (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)