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• 100 Chinese vessels approaching Scarborough Shoal: report
• Taiwan ranks No. 29 in global enabling trade index
• Personal trips disguised as official business in China
• Uniqlo plans outlet mall revolution for China market
• Internal struggle behind Shanghai Pharma financial scandal: report
• Taiwan asks WHO to rectify designation controversy
• Xiamen businessman disappears leaving RMB300m debts
• KGI Securities signs cooperation accord with Chinese counterpart
• Taiwanese securities exchange to work with Tokyo stock exchange
• Landmark lawsuit demands compensation for pollution victims
• 260 Chinese cities build digital geographic systems
• China to become second most influential country in science: report
• Food documentaries touch young viewers in China
• Hong Kong Billionaire Faces Corruption Charges in Macau
• Mood darkens in Beijing amid crackdown on 'illegal foreigners'
• US supports closer cross-strait ties in Ma's second term
• Alleged 'raincoat robber' arrested at Taoyuan airport
• Taiwan hopes upgraded fighters will be on par with F-16C/Ds
• Dissident China Lawyer, in U.S., Voices Fears for Family
• Taiwan asks WHO to fix incorrect naming

100 Chinese vessels approaching Scarborough Shoal: report Posted: 25 May 2012 05:04 AM PDT Around 100 Chinese vessels, including two ocean surveillance ships, three fishery administration ships and 90 other fishing boats are approaching the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea,...

Taiwan ranks No. 29 in global enabling trade index Posted: 25 May 2012 05:04 AM PDT Taiwan has been ranked No. 29 on the global Enabling Trade Index 2012 compiled by the Swiss-based World Economic Forum, down one place from 2010, according to the latest biennial rankings released Wed...

Personal trips disguised as official business in China Posted: 25 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT The massive expenses made to keep officials comfortable in China has increasingly become the focus of the public's attention, with many paying special attention to the costs spent on officials traveli...

Uniqlo plans outlet mall revolution for China market Posted: 25 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT Since opening its first Shanghai store in 2002, Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has opened 136 outlets in China, and this figure may top 500 in the next five years. Along with the expansion of outle...

Internal struggle behind Shanghai Pharma financial scandal: report Posted: 25 May 2012 04:56 AM PDT The Shanghai- and Hong Kong-listed Shanghai Pharmaceutical Holding Co, known as Shanghai Pharma, on May 23 denied media reports that it is being investigated by regulators following a recent tip-off f...

Taiwan asks WHO to rectify designation controversy Posted: 25 May 2012 04:56 AM PDT Taiwan's health minister, Chiu Wen-ta, said late Wednesday that he has again asked the World Health Organization to use the correct designation when referring to Taiwan in its internal documents. Ch...

Xiamen businessman disappears leaving RMB300m debts Posted: 25 May 2012 04:44 AM PDT An entrepreneur in Xiamen in southeast China's Fujian province has gone to ground leaving debts of 300 million yuan (US$47.5 million). Ke Binghuang, who runs a business borrowing money which he lends...

KGI Securities signs cooperation accord with Chinese counterpart Posted: 25 May 2012 04:44 AM PDT KGI Securities, a Taiwan-based securities firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Industrial Securities for future business cooperation, marking the first time the company has inke...

Taiwanese securities exchange to work with Tokyo stock exchange Posted: 25 May 2012 04:44 AM PDT Taiwan's GreTai Securities Market signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with the Tokyo stock exchange to help attract listings by more emerging enterprises and revitalize the countries' market...

Landmark lawsuit demands compensation for pollution victims Posted: 25 May 2012 04:32 AM PDT In a landmark lawsuit, two nongovernmental organizations have demanded compensation of 10 million yuan (US$1.58 million) from companies which dumped toxic chemicals in southwest China's Yunnan provinc...

260 Chinese cities build digital geographic systems Posted: 25 May 2012 04:32 AM PDT More than 260 prefecture-level Chinese cities are building digital geographic systems to provide better services to citizens, the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation said ...

China to become second most influential country in science: report Posted: 25 May 2012 04:32 AM PDT China is on track to be the second most influential country in science publishing, said a report published by the prestigious journal Nature on Wednesday. The Nature Publishing Index 2011 China, a su...

Food documentaries touch young viewers in China Posted: 25 May 2012 04:32 AM PDT A series of documentaries that use the stories of average people to introduce Chinese food on the state-owned China Central Television have become a ratings success, attracting viewers in their 20s an...

Hong Kong Billionaire Faces Corruption Charges in Macau Posted: 24 May 2012 08:06 PM PDT Joseph Lau, the Hong Kong tycoon heading Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd., will face charges in Macau over allegations of bribery and money laundering tied to a land deal.

Mood darkens in Beijing amid crackdown on 'illegal foreigners' Posted: 25 May 2012 12:04 AM PDT At just after midnight on Saturday, in a bar down an old lane in Beijing, the band suddenly stops playing. Grabbing the microphone, the manager tells everyone to remain in the venue; the police are outside threatening to escort to the nearest police station any foreigner not carrying valid documents. The atmosphere instantly sours.

US supports closer cross-strait ties in Ma's second term Posted: 25 May 2012 04:12 AM PDT The United States welcomes a warming of cross-Taiwan Strait ties and will support President Ma Ying-jeou's continued efforts to advance relations with China in his second term, a White House official ...

Alleged 'raincoat robber' arrested at Taoyuan airport Posted: 25 May 2012 04:12 AM PDT Airport police arrested a man at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Thursday in connection with a series of robberies of armored bank cars over a period of 15 years. The suspect, surnamed Wang,...

Taiwan hopes upgraded fighters will be on par with F-16C/Ds Posted: 25 May 2012 04:12 AM PDT Taiwan's president, Ma Ying-jeou, said Thursday he hopes the country's F-16A/B jet fighter fleet, which is being upgraded in the US, will have capabilities similar to those of the more advanced F-16C/...

Dissident China Lawyer, in U.S., Voices Fears for Family Posted: 23 May 2012 09:00 PM PDT Chen Guangcheng also expressed concern about the friends and dissidents who aided his escape in April from a home that the police had turned into a virtual prison.

Taiwan asks WHO to fix incorrect naming Posted: 25 May 2012 03:28 AM PDT Taiwanese Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta said late Wednesday that he has again asked the World Health Organization to use the correct designation when referring to Taiwan in its internal documents. He h...