Taiwan to face US trade pressure, analysts warn
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[Taipei Times] - Taiwan to face US trade pressure, analysts warn. BALANCING ACT:The US government is keen to access local markets, while Taiwan will face new challenges as new strategic plans for the Asian region come into play. By Chris Wang / Staff reporter
'Constitutions' is not a 'one China' proposal: Hsieh
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Former premier Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday countered President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) interpretation of his “constitutions with different interpretations” (憲法各表) proposal, saying the initiative was intended to
Survey finds mixed views on foreign policy priorities
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. A public opinion poll has shown that more than half of respondents feel that China and the US should be a priority in terms of Taiwan's foreign relations, but younger people tended to favor China as the priority, a
Tsai calls for interparty cooperation on reform
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday proposed holding a national affairs conference and establishing an interparty special legislative committee to resolve the nation's
Former US representative visits Chen
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Former US representative Tom Tancredo visited former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) in hospital yesterday and expressed his concerns about Chen's health. A former representative from Colorado, Tancredo, 66, arrived in
Ma congratulates Obama following election victory
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[Taipei Times] - By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Chris Wang / Staff reporters. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the government, yesterday offered congratulations to US President Barack Obama on his election to a second term. President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) sent a
Taiwan cool to China's unification call
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[Taipei Times] - By Chen Hui-ping and Chris Wang / Staff reporters. The Mainland Affairs Council yesterday reiterated President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) “three noes” policy — no unification, no independence and no use of force — in response to China's call for both
Funds wasted on overseas trips, DPP lawmakers say
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday said they were amazed and shocked by the way government officials squandered public funds by arranging “meaningless” overseas visits and seminars. Since 2001
DPP legislator blasts AEC
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君) yesterday blasted the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) and Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) after a report confirmed Taipower's serious nuclear waste
Lawmakers slash subsidies
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[Taipei Times] - By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Chris Wang / Staff reporters. Lawmakers yesterday agreed to slash a NT$ million (US$3.3 million) budget allocated to various benefits in response to criticism that the benefits were not backed by law. As a result, each of
DPP tells Ma to donate his wages
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus yesterday demanded that President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) deliver on his promise to donate half of his salary to charity and disclose how he has spent his state affairs fund in
Forum warns of PRC's influence
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Chinese influence over Taiwan's media has been as serious a concern, if not more serious, than political influences or concerns about a media monopoly, academics and media members said yesterday in a forum held in Taipei.
Politician pans agency over files
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Shih Ming-teh (施明德) yesterday blasted a government agency for not granting him complete access to declassified historical files compiled on him during the White
Hsieh hits back at critics of his recent China visit
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Former premier Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday said those who had described him as “Beijing's minion” and a “devil” over his recent visit to China had lost their demeanor and poise in the discussion of public policy
DPP's Su optimistic US relations can be rebuilt
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[Taipei Times] - DPP's Su optimistic US relations can be rebuilt. FRIENDS NOT FOES:Positive responses to visits by DPP officials to the US shows a willingness to pursue better ties with the opposition, a party official said. By Chris Wang / Staff reporter
Ex-premier says independence is key goal
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[Taipei Times] - Ex-premier says independence is key goal. TAKING A STAND:Yu Shyi-kun said it was not the DPP's China policy that cost them January's election and that 'accepting' KMT ideology was far more dangerous. By Chris Wang / Staff reporter
Tsai tells of key threats to Taiwan during trip to US
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have been advised to be tolerant and to give the Republic of China (ROC) “more space” in acknowledging that the “ROC is Taiwan and Taiwan is [the] ROC,” former DPP
Former president urges pension program review
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter, in Miaoli County. Former president Lee Teng-hui, center, glass raised, partakes of locally-produced drinks and snacks made from strawberries at the Dahu Wineland Resort in Miaoli County yesterday. Photo: CNA. It will
TSU lawmaker says bad investments behind fund's woes
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. The Labor Insurance Fund's over-investment in the stock market's electronics and financial sectors was the primary reason for the fund's losses, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Legislator Hsu Chung-hsin (許忠信) said
Independence advocate proposes new framework
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Senior Taiwan independence advocate Koo Kwang-ming (辜寬敏) yesterday unveiled his proposal for a “nations of brotherhood” (兄弟之邦) framework to solve cross-strait relations and establish peace and stability.
Tsai talks economy, election during US visit
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairperson Tsai Ing-wen said in Los Angeles on Saturday that she has no plans to run in Taipei during the seven-in-one elections in Tsai, who arrived in the US on Saturday
Lee touts vital role of art, religion
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter, in Miaoli County. Former president Lee Teng-hui touches the face of a sculpture of a baby at the Sanyi Woodcarving Museum in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, yesterday. Photo: Peng Chien-li, Taipei Times. Art and religion
Academics urge wartime research
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Too little effort has been made in Taiwan to research the role the country played in the Pacific Theater of World War II, wasting an opportunity to establish wartime history from a Taiwanese perspective, academics said
Poll shows Ma's approval rating at its lowest yet
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) credibility and approval ratings have hit new lows and very few people give Ma credit for improving Taiwan's sluggish economy, a public opinion poll showed yesterday. The embattled
Premier to slash the budget for divisive bonuses
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang and Shih Hsiu-chuan / Staff reporters. Premier Sean Chen explains to reporters in Taipei yesterday that year-end bonuses for civil service pensioners will in future only be paid to those on low pensions and those who have suffered
Media influences judges most, not politics: experts
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Panelists appear at an “open studio” symposium on judicial reform organized by the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei yesterday chaired by former Judicial Yuan secretary-general Fan Kuang-chun, center. Photo: Wang
Ministry slammed over pension fund
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang and Shih Hsiu-chuan / Staff reporters. Lawmakers yesterday blasted the Ministry of Civil Service over what they said was its mismanagement of the Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF), which is NT$28.4 billion (US$972 million) in the red.
Opposition counts down to Ma's pledge deadline
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[Taipei Times] - Opposition counts down to Ma's pledge deadline. 'ON A CLOUD':Ma promised last month to improve the economy within one month, which pan-green politicians say shows the administration is detached from reality. By Chris Wang / Staff reporter
Poll results make grim reading for Ma
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[Taipei Times] - Poll results make grim reading for Ma. UNPOPULAR:Most respondents believed that the president bears responsibility for the widening gap between rich and poor, which may explain his plummeting ratings. By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. The results of an
DPP lawmakers slam first family perks
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[Taipei Times] - By Chris Wang / Staff reporter. Lawmakers yesterday criticized President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and first lady Chow Mei-ching (周美青) for benefiting from preferential interest rates on their pensions and urged the first family to lead by example as
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