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Taipei

Type: City

Name: Taipei

Country: Taiwan

Latitude: 25.02

Longitude: 121.449997

population: 2,514,794

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 5 reports

Philippines rejects Taiwan ‘murder’ claims

Shooting has led to Taiwanese sanctions against its neighbour Manila: The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan?s allegations that Filipino coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic sp ... [Published Gulf News - 25 mins ago]

Entities: Philippines, Taiwan, Homicide, Manila, Taipei

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 reports

COA checks observance of poultry slaughter ban

The Council of Agriculture (COA) and several local government bureaus yesterday started site inspections on live poultry slaughtering at traditional markets in Taipei as a nationwide ban on the display and slaughter of live poultry took effect yesterday ... [Published Taipei Times Online - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Taipei, Market, Communicable Disease

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 14 reports

Manila rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims

The Philippines has rejected Taiwan's allegations that its coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.The 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead by Philippine coastguards who said his vessel ... [Published Radio TV Hong Kong - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Manila, Taiwan, Philippines, Homicide

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Cannes: Director's Fortnight Condemns Remarks of Iranian Director

Organizers of Cannes sidebar the Director's Fortnight have officially denounced remarks made by Iranian director Alireza Khatami yesterday at a press conference after a screening of Taipei Factory, the Fortnight-backed omnibus collection of shorts about ... [Published Hollywood Reporter - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Taipei, Iran, Stephen Dalton

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 reports

US dollar closes higher on Taipei forex to end day's trade at NT$30.060

CNATAIPEI -- The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar Friday, gaining NT$0.01 to close at NT$30.060 as the local central bank entered the trading floor again to prop up the greenback and help the currency reverse its early gains, dealers sa ... [Published China Post - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Forex, Taipei, US Dollar, Taiwan

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 10 reports

Philippine workers told to lie low amid Taiwan row

The shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine anti-poacher sparked a diplomatic row which an official apology by Philippine President Aquino has been unable to resolve. -AFP MANILA - Philippine's de facto envoy to Taiwan on Friday warned compatriots ... [Published Asiaone - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Philippines, Taiwan, Workers, Corazon Aquino

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

The Westin Taipei presents graduation party package

Taiwan News, NewspaperFonts SizeIt is the season of graduation and hotels in Taiwan are offering exclusive graduation package to attract students’ attention. The Westin Taipei also launches customized graduation party package in terms of student numbers ... [Published Taiwan News Online - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Taipei, Taiwan, Nanjing

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 18 reports

Taipei forms probe team after talking with Manila : MOJ

Taipei, May 17 (CNA) A Taiwanese investigation team has been formed to participate in a joint probe with the Philippines authorities into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) last week, the Ministry of Justice said ... [Published Focus Taiwan - May 17 2013]

Entities: Manila, Philippines, Taipei, Investigation, Taiwan

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

Cirque du Soleil’s Jackson show coming to Taipei

Cirque du Soleil is seeking to create a memorable experience for Taipei audiences next month when it presents Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, in which it recreates key moments in the singer’s life, a publicist with the Canadian company said ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 16 2013]

Entities: Michael Jackson, Taipei, Laura Silverman

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

Hau Lung-bin criticized over development projects

Taipei City councilors yesterday urged the Taipei City Government to re-examine major joint development projects and raise performance bonds for contractors to ensure the rights of households affected by such developments amid controversy over the Taipei ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 16 2013]

Entities: Taipei, Twin Towers, Radium Life Tech Co Ltd

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 8 reports

Taiwan stages military exercise amid Philippines apology row

TAIWAN held a military exercise in waters near the northern Philippines yesterday in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guard personnel. Taiwan sent a destroyer, one frigate and four coast guard vessels to waters near ... [Published Shanghai Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Philippines, Taiwan, Taipei, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 14 reports

Further sanctions in Manila-Taipei row to trip Taiwan more than PHL – DOLE

The hiring freeze sanctioned by Taiwan against overseas Filipino workers (OFW) would have no significant impact on the Philippine labor market, the Department of Labor and Employment announced Thursday, saying the deployments to the former Formosa Island ... [Published GMA News.tv - May 16 2013]

Entities: Taiwan, Philippines, Sanctions, Manufacturing, Government of the Philippines

Quotes

...said the account, nicknamed "tornado is not a type of wind," tagged the owner as being in Taipei, Taiwan and introduced the owner by saying that "I'm an elementary school student here, an ordinary citizen in Taiwan. There's no need to guess who I really am."

Taiwan's culture minister denies having microblog account in China [Published Focus Taiwan - 20 mins ago]

"I urge the Philippine government to fully apologize, provide appropriate compensation for the crewman's family, and conduct a thorough investigation of this matter in order to ensure accountability" Salmon said in a statement

Taiwan pushing its case aggressively in row with Manila: MOFA [Published Focus Taiwan - 1 hour ago]

"Europe is still haunted by the debt crisis. Companies there have little confidence and are hesitating to buy our products" he explained

Taiwan's machine tool exports stabilize in April [Published Focus Taiwan - 1 hour ago]

...a letter by the Philippines' official representative in Taiwan, Antonio Basilio, who said in the written statement from May 10 that the Philippines "will invite the relevant Taiwan authorities to participate in the process" of conducting "a fair and impartial investigation of what happened."

Taipei investigators leave Manila, no cooperation on May 9 incident [Published GlobalPost - 1 hour ago]

More Content

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AN Phils rejects joint probe over Taiwan shooting [Published ABC Online - 9 mins ago]
Taiwan's culture minister denies having microbl... [Published Focus Taiwan - 20 mins ago]
Taiwan investigation team mum about revisiting ... [Published Focus Taiwan - 20 mins ago]
Bank to send second batch of Taiwan dollars to ... [Published Focus Taiwan - 22 mins ago]
Philippines rejects Taiwan ‘murder’ claims [Published Gulf News - 25 mins ago]
Work on Kinmen Bridge to restart May 21 [Published Focus Taiwan - 32 mins ago]
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PHL gov’t to Taiwanese public: Spare OFWs [Published Balita - 52 mins ago]
Investigation team returns home from visit to M... [Published Focus Taiwan - 1 hour ago]
Taiwan pushing its case aggressively in row wit... [Published Focus Taiwan - 1 hour ago]
Taiwan transportation firm to cooperate with Da... [Published Focus Taiwan - 1 hour ago]
Taiwan's machine tool exports stabilize in April [Published Focus Taiwan - 1 hour ago]
Taipei investigators leave Manila, no cooperati... [Published GlobalPost - 1 hour ago]
East Asian Weather Report for Sunday, May 19 [Published Radio Taiwan International - 1 hour ago]
Taiwan News Encyclopedia: Taiwan and the WHO [Published Radio Taiwan International - 1 hour ago]
Taiwan calls for good treatment of Filipinos am... [Published Focus Taiwan - 2 hours ago]
Philippines may have violated procedures in sho... [Published Focus Taiwan - 2 hours ago]
Interview with Graphic Designer, Justin Chen [Published World Journal - 2 hours ago]
Property transactions in Taiwan on the rise in Q1 [Published Focus Taiwan - 3 hours ago]
HTC remains in smartphone brand top 10 in Q1: D... [Published Taiwan News Online - 3 hours ago]
Taiwan indigenous peoples protest against nucle... [Published Taiwan News Online - 3 hours ago]
We're Seeing Green [Published Huffington Post - 3 hours ago]
Taiwan-New Zealand trade talks nearing completion [Published Taiwan News Online - 3 hours ago]
Taiwan investigators on way back from Philippines [Published Taiwan News Online - 4 hours ago]
US dollar closes higher on Taipei forex to end ... [Published Birmingham Star - 4 hours ago]
Taiwan calls for joint probe on fisherman's death [Published ABS-CBN News - 5 hours ago]
Manila rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims [Published Radio TV Hong Kong - 6 hours ago]
Filipino attacked in Taiwan [Published Tempo - 6 hours ago]
PHL rejects Taiwan's claim that coast guards 'm... [Published GMA News.tv - 6 hours ago]
MECO chief blames Taiwan media for worsening te... [Published Philippine Star - 6 hours ago]

Blogs

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World Maritime Brief, 17 May 2013 [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 17 2013] Arctic: “Six Nations Win Seats on Arctic Council” Wall Street Journal, 15 May 2013 At a ministerial summit on Wednesday, members of the Arctic Council agreed to grant permanent observer status to six nations: China, India, Singapore, Italy, Japan ...
Hammond On Cannes: Martin Scorsese Hits Croiset... [Published Deadline.com - May 16 2013] Doing something he says he has never done in his entire career, director Martin Scorsese has come to Cannes to personally sell a film to foreign buyers. But it is not just any film but rather a passion project called Silence he has been hoping to ...
ASUS Transformer Book hybrid PC gets May 21st r... [Published Engadget - May 16 2013] Remember ASUS' Transformer Books ? All is forgiven if you don't, as we're already approaching the one-year anniversary of when they were first revealed at Computex in Taipei. With Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processor options as well as the ability ...
Manila Issues Fresh Apology for Taiwan Death [Published The China Blog - May 16 2013] (TAIPEI, Taiwan) – The Philippine president apologized to Taiwan for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard personnel, after Taiwan rejected an earlier Philippine apology and started retaliating diplomatically. In a subsequent ...
Manila Issues Fresh Apology for Taiwan Death [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 16 2013] (TAIPEI, Taiwan) – The Philippine president apologized to Taiwan for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard personnel, after Taiwan rejected an earlier Philippine apology and started retaliating diplomatically. In a subsequent ...

Audio/Video

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Will and Jaden Smith hit Taipei to launch 'Afte... [Published Reuters Video: Entertainment - May 03 2013]
VIDEO: Opposition to nuclear plant in Taiwan [Published BBC News Video - Business - Mar 11 2013]
Taiwan animal euthanasia debate heats up [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 26 2013]
Demanding gay rights in Taiwan [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 03 2013]
VIDEO: Barbie-themed cafe woos visitors [Published BBC News Video - World - Jan 30 2013]

Press Releases

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"Taipei Factory" Debuts in Cannes [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - 22 hours ago]
VSN Adopts Qsan AegisSAN LX F600Q Systems Boost... [Published PR inside - May 17 2013]
GigaMedia: Preliminary 1Q 2013 Results in Line ... [Published PR Newswire: Business Technology - May 17 2013]
OtterBox Retail Presence Expands to Taiwan Tele... [Published Business Wire - May 17 2013]
OtterBox Retail Presence Expands to Taiwan Tele... [Published Business Wire Retail News - May 17 2013]