Search for 18 missing sailors continues PINGTUNG, Taiwan — The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) continued its search yesterday for 18 crewmen from a Taiwanese fishing boat, the Fu Chi Hsiang 767, which sank in rough seas off Eluanbi — the southernmost tip of Taiwan — but has found no survi... Read more.
Taiwan, China will expand their joint search for oil TAIPEI, Taiwan — CPC Corp., Taiwan’s state-owned oil refiner, plans to expand its oil and gas search with China National Offshore Oil Corp. in the waters separating the island from China as Taiwan tries to reduce energy imports. The compan... Read more.
Mainland envoy set for first visit to Taiwan 2008-10-31 (Beijing Time) China Daily Beijing’s top envoy on Taiwan affairs, who is scheduled to visit the island next week, said Thursday that he is “standing at the crossroads of history”. Chen Yunlin, president of the Association for ... Read more.
FEATURE: Differentiation allows Tainan school to survive COMMUNITY: To avoid being marginalized, the school taught ecology to help students discover the unique characteristics of their local environment By Flora Wang STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 The Taipei Times The nation’s declining bi... Read more.
Tatung InfoComm Buys WiMAX Equipment To Launch Service 2008/10/21 China Economic News Service (CENS) Taipei, Oct. 21, 2008 (CENS)-In preparation for its upcoming service launch, Tatung InfoComm Co., the Tatung Group`s WiMAX-service subsidiary, recently bought NT$500 million (US$15 million at US$1:NT... Read more.
CDC urges public to get flu shots after local death COMPLICATIONS: A 75-year-old woman came down with Type A flu on Oct. 13 and passed away four days later of hemorrhagic shock induced by pneumonia By Shelley Huang STAFF REPORTER Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 The Taipei Times “Though she qualified for fre... Read more.
Adiva Taiwan Starts Up Mass Production of Italian-approved Scooters at New Plant About two years and four months of considerable industry, eight months ahead of schedule, has finally enabled Active Mobiles Co., Ltd. (Adiva Taiwan) to start up mass production at a brand-new plant in the Benchou Indus... Read more.
All ferries in southern Kaohsiung overloaded: consumer group The China Post news staff Wednesday, October 15, 2008 KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan –– All ferries plying between Qijin and Gushan in the southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung were overloaded, the Consumer Protection Commission said yesterday. â€... Read more.
Kaohsiung recalls China-made octopus balls CNA Wednesday, October 15, 2008 KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan –– Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing ordered yesterday the immediate recall of frozen octopus balls imported from China, instructing that retailers remove them from store shelves and send them ... Read more.
Kaohsiung Port’s container handling volume unchanged CNA Wednesday, October 15, 2008 KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan –– The number of containers handled at Kaohsiung harbor in southern Taiwan during the first eight months of this year showed no growth from the same period of 2007, prompting worries that the... Read more.
