Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) The first elections since the Kuomintang (KMT) took power in May 2008 will be significant in that they are expected to serve as a litmus test of the ruling party’s performance over the past 10 months, KMT sources said Friday. [...]
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The US has approved a US$154 million contract to allow Raytheon Company to further upgrade Taiwan’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. [...]
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Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) The first elections since the Kuomintang (KMT) took power in May 2008 will be significant in that they are expected to serve as a litmus test of the ruling party’s performance over the past 10 months, KMT sources said Friday. [...]
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The US has approved a US$154 million contract to allow Raytheon Company to further upgrade Taiwan’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. [...]
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Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will move to crack down on crimes related to passport fraud and illegal means of applying for U.S. visas, a consular affairs official said Thursday. Lo Yu-chung, director-general of the MOFA’s Bureau [...]
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Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) The government is prepared to funnel a total of NT$858.5 billion (US$25.63 billion) over the next four years into various stimulus plans in an effort to revive the country’s battered economy, Cabinet officials said Thursday. In addition [...]
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Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) The government is planning to introduce a long-term care insurance program in the country in 2010 in an effort to improve the well-being of senior citizens, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said Thursday. Liu said the launch of the program would mark the advent of a [...]
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Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou is scheduled to hold talks with visiting Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma Friday afternoon to discuss music, world civilization and the cultural industry, officials said Thursday. The meeting, to take [...]
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The Presidential Office yesterday defended the government’s decision to change the title of the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall back to Chiang Kai-shek (CKS) Memorial Hall.
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Taipei, Jan. 25 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday that the distribution of shopping vouchers is a great training exercise for the government and can serve as an example for future national social welfare programs. Ma made the remarks after visiting the voucher program’s call center, [...]
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