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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Taiwan</title>
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		<title>China reasserts opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan in sign of potential rift in ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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China renews opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING — China reasserted its opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Thursday, signaling possible tensions in ties just three weeks after a state visit by President Barack Obama.
Beijing is &#8220;firmly opposed to arms sales to Taiwan by the United States,&#8221; Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-reasserts-opposition-to-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan-in-sign-of-potential-rift-in-ties-242415/">China reasserts opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan in sign of potential rift in ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwanese social drama wins top honors at Chinese Oscars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Taiwan honors local film at Chinese Oscars

BANCIAO, Taiwan — Taiwanese social drama &#8220;No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti&#8221; won Chinese cinema&#8217;s top honor on Saturday — a rare victory for an industry that has been overshadowed by big-budget blockbusters from rival mainland China.
While this self-ruled island that split from China in a 1949 civil war has .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwanese-social-drama-wins-top-honors-at-chinese-oscars-237038/" title="Taiwanese social drama wins top honors at Chinese Oscars">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwanese social drama wins best picture, best director at Chinese Oscars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Taiwanese drama big winner at Chinese Oscars

BANCIAO, Taiwan — The Taiwanese social drama &#8220;No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti&#8221; was the big winner at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars, winning best picture and best director for Leon Dai.
In annual Golden Horse Awards ceremony in Taiwan late Saturday, Hong Kong&#8217;s Nick Cheung tied with China&#8217;s Huang .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwanese-social-drama-wins-best-picture-best-director-at-chinese-oscars-237014/">Source &nbsp;: Taiwanese social drama wins best picture, best director at Chinese Oscars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A list of winners at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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A list of winners at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards

BANCIAO, Taiwan — A list of winners in the major categories at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards, announced Saturday night in Banciao:
Best feature film: &#8220;No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti&#8221;
Best director: Leon Dai, &#8220;No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti&#8221;
Best leading actor: Nick Cheung, &#8220;The Beast Stalker;&#8221; Huang Bo, &#8220;Cow&#8221;
Best leading ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-list-of-winners-at-taiwans-golden-horse-awards-237007/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : A list of winners at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A list of nominees at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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A list of nominees at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards

HONG KONG — A list of nominees in the top categories at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards, which will be announced this Saturday in Taipei:
Best feature film: &#8220;No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti,&#8221; &#8221;Cow,&#8221; &#8221;Crazy Racer,&#8221; &#8221;Face,&#8221; &#8221;Like a Dream&#8221;
Best director: Clara Law, &#8220;Like a Dream;&#8221; Leon Dai, &#8220;No .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-list-of-nominees-at-taiwans-golden-horse-awards-236071/">A list of nominees at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Horse Awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan fines newspaper after its animated crime coverage stirs public uproar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Taiwan fines newspaper for motion crime news

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A daily newspaper in Taiwan has been fined for illustrating news stories involving crime and violence in vivid animation on its Web site, an official said Thursday.
The Apple Daily was fined 500,000 New Taiwan dollars ($15,500) Wednesday for using motion graphics to reconstruct and illustrate stories ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-fines-newspaper-after-its-animated-crime-coverage-stirs-public-uproar-236070/">Taiwan fines newspaper after its animated crime coverage stirs public uproar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan designer uses recycled newspaper to make shoes, bags</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Huang</dc:creator>
		
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Taiwan firm uses recycled paper in shoemaking

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Confronted with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company.
Lin, 50, says they are now hot items in Taiwan as well as markets ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-designer-uses-recycled-newspaper-to-make-shoes-bags-233147/" title="Taiwan designer uses recycled newspaper to make shoes, bags">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says no need to change policy toward China and Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama: No need to change &#8220;one-China&#8221; policy
SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama says he sees no need to change Washington&#8217;s &#8220;one-China&#8221; policy, which acknowledges China&#8217;s position that Taiwan is part of its territory.
Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949. Beijing threatens to attack if Taiwan moves to formalize its de facto independence.
The ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-no-need-to-change-policy-toward-china-and-taiwan-230800/">Obama says no need to change policy toward China and Taiwan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says no need to change policy toward Chinese rule of Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama: No need to change China, Taiwan policy
SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama says he sees no need to change Washington&#8217;s &#8220;one-China&#8221; policy, which views Taiwan as part of China.
Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949. Beijing continues to claim the island as part of its territory and threatens to attack if ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-no-need-to-change-policy-toward-chinese-rule-of-taiwan-230287/">Obama says no need to change policy toward Chinese rule of Taiwan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan president says island received nothing for lifting long-standing US beef ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Taiwan: No quid pro quo for lifting US beef ban

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan&#8217;s president says the island has not received anything in exchange for lifting a long-standing ban on the imports of certain U.S. beef cuts.
Ma Ying-jeou&#8217;s statement Wednesday comes amid intense local opposition to his recent decision to end the six-year-old ban on bone-in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-president-says-island-received-nothing-for-lifting-long-standing-us-beef-ban-225629/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Taiwan president says island received nothing for lifting long-standing US beef ban</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Young Taiwan democracy struggles with gangster influence, highlighted by premier-convict trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Enav</dc:creator>
		
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Taiwan&#8217;s young democracy struggles with gangsters

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Revelations that Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih traveled abroad with a former gangster have excited great interest among this island&#8217;s sensation-seeking media, but left few of its 23 million people gaping in surprise.
Taiwan&#8217;s six round-the clock cable TV news stations and its mass circulation newspapers have given prominent ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/young-taiwan-democracy-struggles-with-gangster-influence-highlighted-by-premier-convict-trip-225429/">Young Taiwan democracy struggles with gangster influence, highlighted by premier-convict trip</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China sends panda expert to Taiwan to advise how to get them to breed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
So says a panda expert sent by China to Taiwan to advise on how to encourage mating by the pair given by Beijing last December to mark the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-sends-panda-expert-to-taiwan-to-advise-how-to-get-them-to-breed-222257/">China sends panda expert to Taiwan to advise how to get them to breed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China air force looks to high-tech future on 60th anniversary, but still lags far behind US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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China air force much improved though still lagging

BEIJING — China&#8217;s rapidly modernizing air force is planning a display of its new military might for its 60th anniversary, showcasing a wide-ranging technical upgrade that has boosted its capabilities, though it still lags far behind its main rival, the United States.
The People&#8217;s Liberation Army Air Force is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-air-force-looks-to-high-tech-future-on-60th-anniversary-but-still-lags-far-behind-us-219257/">Read more : China air force looks to high-tech future on 60th anniversary, but still lags far behind US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing says Dalai Lama trip to Indian state shows anti-China bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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Beijing says Dalai Lama shows anti-China bias

BEIJING — China said it expressed grave concern to India about a visit by the Dalai Lama to a state in the country&#8217;s northeast at the heart of a long-running border dispute, saying it showed an anti-China bias.
Tibet&#8217;s spiritual leader is scheduled to visit a monastery in Arunachal Pradesh .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beijing-says-dalai-lama-trip-to-indian-state-shows-anti-china-bias-215958/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Beijing says Dalai Lama trip to Indian state shows anti-China bias</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama says China reading too much political meaning into his travels</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Talmadge</dc:creator>
		
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Dalai Lama says China overpoliticizing his travels

TOKYO — The Dalai Lama, Tibet&#8217;s spiritual leader, said Saturday that China was overpoliticizing his travels and claimed his decisions on where to go were spiritual in nature, not political.
The Dalai Lama, on a visit to Tokyo, said he believed the Chinese government saw him as a &#8220;troublemaker&#8221; and  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-says-china-reading-too-much-political-meaning-into-his-travels-213420/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas Gov. Parkinson says Taiwan expects to ease restrictions on US beef imports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Milburn</dc:creator>
		
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Kansas gov: Taiwan to ease US beef restrictions

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson said Wednesday that he has been assured Taiwan will soon ease restrictions on imports of U.S. beef.
Parkinson met in Taiwan last week with President Ma Ying-jeou during a trade mission to the island nation. Parkinson said Ma indicated Taiwan would soon .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kansas-gov-parkinson-says-taiwan-expects-to-ease-restrictions-on-us-beef-imports-210316/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kansas Gov. Parkinson says Taiwan expects to ease restrictions on US beef imports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan lifts ban on imports of US beef in bone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan says it will lift a ban on imports of a range of U.S. &#8220;beef in bone&#8221; products including Porterhouse steak.

In its Friday announcement, the Health Department says all imported beef products will have to carry a label of approval from the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Only meat products from cows aged 30 months ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-lifts-ban-on-imports-of-us-beef-in-bone-204428/">Read : Taiwan lifts ban on imports of US beef in bone</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AIG sells Taiwan insurance unit Nan Shan for $2.15B to investor group led by Primus Financial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Insurer American International Group Inc. said late Monday it has agreed to sell its nearly 98 percent stake in Taiwan unit Nan Shan to an investor group led by Hong Kong&#8217;s Primus Financial for about $2.15 billion.

Nan Shan, which serves more than 4 million life insurance policy holders in Taiwan, is the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aig-sells-taiwan-insurance-unit-nan-shan-for-215b-to-investor-group-led-by-primus-financial-194243/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : AIG sells Taiwan insurance unit Nan Shan for $2.15B to investor group led by Primus Financial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan High Court upholds decision to keep former President Chen in detention</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan&#8217;s High Court on Friday upheld its earlier decision to keep former President Chen Shui-bian in detention after the Supreme Court ordered it to hold a hearing on the matter, an official said.

The Supreme Court had questioned the High Court&#8217;s contention two weeks ago that Chen posed a flight risk while he ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-high-court-upholds-decision-to-keep-former-president-chen-in-detention-190808/">Taiwan High Court upholds decision to keep former President Chen in detention</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Storm hangs off Philippines, whips up rough seas that sink ship near Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Gomez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma weakened into a tropical storm but lingered off the northern Philippine coast Monday, causing widespread flooding and landslides that have killed 16 in the country and churning up rough seas that sank a cargo ship off neighboring Taiwan.

The Taiwanese coast guard said 10 crew members of a Panamanian cargo ship .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/storm-hangs-off-philippines-whips-up-rough-seas-that-sink-ship-near-taiwan-187103/" title="Storm hangs off Philippines, whips up rough seas that sink ship near Taiwan">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Typhoon Parma downgraded to storm, hangs off Philippines, drenches Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Gomez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma weakened into a tropical storm that lingered off the Philippine coast Monday, drenching northern provinces as well as Taiwan after killing 16 people and causing widespread flooding and landslides.

Chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said Parma headed northwest into the South China Sea after passing over the Philippines, which is still .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/typhoon-parma-downgraded-to-storm-hangs-off-philippines-drenches-taiwan-186807/">Typhoon Parma downgraded to storm, hangs off Philippines, drenches Taiwan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Latest typhoon kills 16 in Philippines, sparing capital, then heads toward Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Gomez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma caused widespread flooding and landslides that buried at least two families in the Philippines, then hung threateningly off the coast Sunday drenching the country&#8217;s north as well as Taiwan.

At least 16 people died when Parma hit the main island of Luzon on Saturday, though the capital, Manila — still awash ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/latest-typhoon-kills-16-in-philippines-sparing-capital-then-heads-toward-taiwan-186285/" title="Latest typhoon kills 16 in Philippines, sparing capital, then heads toward Taiwan">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Latest typhoon kills 4 in Philippines, sparing capital, before churning toward Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Gomez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military rushed Sunday toward villages cut off by floodwaters from Asia&#8217;s latest deadly storm, which killed at least four across the northern part of the country but spared the capital.

Typhoon Parma was churning through the South China Sea as troops in southern Taiwan helped to evacuate villages that could be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/latest-typhoon-kills-4-in-philippines-sparing-capital-before-churning-toward-taiwan-186243/">Original article &nbsp;: Latest typhoon kills 4 in Philippines, sparing capital, before churning toward Taiwan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Typhoon Parma strikes northern Philippines, killing 4 but leaving capital unscathed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma cut a path across the Philippines&#8217; northern edge on Saturday, killing four people but sparing the capital from a second flood disaster as the storm churned toward Taiwan.

Tens of thousands of Filipinos had evacuated their homes as the storm bore down on the main island of Luzon just eight days ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/typhoon-parma-strikes-northern-philippines-killing-4-but-leaving-capital-unscathed-186054/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Typhoon Parma strikes northern Philippines, killing 4 but leaving capital unscathed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Second storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees; at least 2 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country&#8217;s mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said.

The storm — the country&#8217;s second in eight days — cut a path across the northeastern tip of the main island of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/second-storm-slams-into-northern-philippines-toppling-power-poles-trees-at-least-2-dead-185862/">Source article &nbsp;: Second storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees; at least 2 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country&#8217;s mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said.

The storm — the country&#8217;s second in eight days — cut a path across the northeastern tip of the main island of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-storm-slams-into-northern-philippines-toppling-power-poles-trees-185786/">2nd storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Typhoon Parma hits Philippine coast, bringing down trees, power poles; no deaths reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — The government&#8217;s chief forecaster says Typhoon Parma has made landfall in the northern Philippines.

The storm toppled trees and power lines in at least two provinces with powerful winds and driving rain, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
The head of the government weather bureau, Nathaniel Cruz, says the typhoon slammed into ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/typhoon-parma-hits-philippine-coast-bringing-down-trees-power-poles-no-deaths-reported-185761/">Original article on  : Typhoon Parma hits Philippine coast, bringing down trees, power poles; no deaths reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd typhoon&#8217;s winds topple power poles, trees in northern Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Powerful winds toppled power poles and trees Saturday in the northern Philippines as the second typhoon in eight days bore down on the country. Farther north, Taiwan began evacuating villages also in the path of the storm.

The Philippines is still reeling from a Sept. 26 typhoon that caused the worst flooding in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-typhoons-winds-topple-power-poles-trees-in-northern-philippines-185670/">Original source &nbsp;: 2nd typhoon&#8217;s winds topple power poles, trees in northern Philippines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Typhoon threatening Philippines weakens slightly; Taiwan issues warning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos braced Saturday for their second typhoon in eight days, though the storm weakened just hours before it was due to hit and the threat of another disaster in the flood-soaked capital eased.

Better news for the Philippines was bad news for Taiwan, which issued a storm warning and began evacuating villages in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/typhoon-threatening-philippines-weakens-slightly-taiwan-issues-warning-185627/">Read more : Typhoon threatening Philippines weakens slightly; Taiwan issues warning</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crew of apocalyptic film &#8216;2012&#8242; expresses sympathy for victims of Asia disasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — The crew of the Hollywood doomsday movie &#8220;2012&#8243; expressed sympathy Friday for victims of real-life flooding and earthquakes this week in the Asia-Pacific region.

The epic, set for release in November, is based on a Mayan prophecy that a catastrophe will occur in the year 2012.
&#8220;Things in the film were happening in real .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crew-of-apocalyptic-film-2012-expresses-sympathy-for-victims-of-asia-disasters-184874/" title="Crew of apocalyptic film &#8216;2012&#8242; expresses sympathy for victims of Asia disasters">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — On a chilly late autumn day in 1949, Chi Shih-ying jumped on one of the last flights to Taiwan, joining other senior members of the Nationalist Party in a humiliating retreat from mainland China.

In all, 1.2 million people fled to the island 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the Chinese coast as the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-books-in-taiwan-broach-once-taboo-subject-communist-victory-over-nationalists-in-1949-184784/" title="New books in Taiwan broach once taboo subject: Communist victory over Nationalists in 1949">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Premier: Taiwan needs to maintain defense against China while pursuing peaceful ties</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan needs to maintain its defense against China while pursuing peaceful cross-strait relations, the island&#8217;s premier said Thursday, as Beijing staged its biggest-ever military parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of communist rule.

Wu Den-yih&#8217;s statement came on the same day China showed off its advanced military hardware in a parade with over ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/premier-taiwan-needs-to-maintain-defense-against-china-while-pursuing-peaceful-ties-183832/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Premier: Taiwan needs to maintain defense against China while pursuing peaceful ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwanese teenager chops off father&#8217;s hands, complains of physical abuse</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Police say a 17-year-old Taiwanese boy has been arrested for chopping off his father&#8217;s hands, allegedly to avenge years of physical abuse.

Police say the boy cut through his father&#8217;s wrists with a knife while he was asleep at the family home in central Miaoli on Monday.
The 37-year-old father, a divorced ironsmith, is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwanese-teenager-chops-off-fathers-hands-complains-of-physical-abuse-181665/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Taiwanese teenager chops off father&#8217;s hands, complains of physical abuse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Taiwanese teenager chops off father&#8217;s hands, complains of physical abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 17-year-old Taiwanese boy has been arrested for chopping off his father&#8217;s hands, allegedly to avenge years of physical abuse, a police official said Tuesday.

The boy cut through his father&#8217;s wrists with a knife while he was asleep at the family&#8217;s home in central Miaoli on Monday, the official said. The official .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-taiwanese-teenager-chops-off-fathers-hands-complains-of-physical-abuse-181289/">Police: Taiwanese teenager chops off father&#8217;s hands, complains of physical abuse</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan&#8217;s High Court has ruled that former President Chen Shui-bian should remain in detention while appealing a lower court&#8217;s life imprisonment sentence on wide-ranging corruption charges.

News media said Chen collapsed into his chair at the courthouse after judges announced the decision following a five-hour hearing on Thursday. He was later taken back ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-high-court-rules-that-former-president-should-remain-in-detention-during-appeal-177633/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Taiwan High Court rules that former president should remain in detention during appeal</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has been indicted on new embezzlement charges just weeks after being sentenced to life in prison, and has filed a lawsuit claiming that the U.S. legally controls Taiwan and should release him from detention, officials and a lawyer said Wednesday.

Prosecution spokesman Chen Yun-nan said the new charges ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jailed-former-taiwanese-president-petitions-us-demands-release-176380/">Jailed former Taiwanese president petitions US, demands release</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hackers on Monday posted vulgarities and pro-Chinese slogans on a Taiwanese film festival&#8217;s Web site to protest plans to screen a documentary about an exiled Uighur activist accused by Beijing of inciting recent ethnic violence in China&#8217;s west.

The cyberattack came despite a decision by Kaohsiung&#8217;s government last weekend not to air &#8220;The .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-film-festival-web-site-hacked-ahead-of-screening-of-uighur-activist-documentary-174241/">Taiwan film festival Web site hacked ahead of screening of Uighur activist documentary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China puts on military parade to show off new capabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China&#8217;s biggest military parade in a decade will show off an army bristling with formidable new capabilities and deliver a potent message to the U.S. and others not to underestimate Beijing&#8217;s determination to defend its interests at home and abroad.

The military display is expected to be the centerpiece of a grandiose parade through ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-puts-on-military-parade-to-show-off-new-capabilities-167388/" title="China puts on military parade to show off new capabilities">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan court convicts former President Chen Shui-bian of graft, imposes life sentence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan court sentenced former President Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after convicting him on graft charges Friday, a spectacular fall from grace for a man who rode to power on promises to end decades of corruption and deepen the island&#8217;s de facto independence.

The conviction, which will automatically be appealed, marks .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-court-convicts-former-president-chen-shui-bian-of-graft-imposes-life-sentence-165797/">Original source &nbsp;: Taiwan court convicts former President Chen Shui-bian of graft, imposes life sentence</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Enav</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan court imposed a life sentence on former President Chen Shui-bian after convicting him of corruption Friday, marking a watershed in the island&#8217;s turbulent political history.

A strong advocate of Taiwanese independence, Chen was hated by China, which claims the island, and despised by the long-dominant Nationalist Party, which called his pro-independence .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-court-convicts-former-president-chen-shui-bian-for-graft-imposes-life-sentence-165787/">Taiwan court convicts former President Chen Shui-bian for graft, imposes life sentence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Career milestones of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian was sentenced to life in prison on graft charges Friday. Following is a timeline of some milestones in his life and career:

— 1951: Born in southern Taiwan.
— 1974: Starts law practice.
— 1975: Marries Wu Shu-chen.
— 1985: Loses Tainan County magistrate election. Wu is run over by a truck in a  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/career-milestones-of-former-taiwanese-president-chen-shui-bian-165723/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan court convicts former President Chen Shui-bian on graft charges, imposes life sentence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan court imposed a life sentence on former President Chen Shui-bian after convicting him of corruption Friday, marking a watershed in the island&#8217;s turbulent political history.

Chen&#8217;s wife Wu Shu-chen was also convicted of corruption and received the same life sentence, said court spokesman Huang Chun-ming.
&#8220;Chen Shui-bian and Wu Shu-chen were sentenced .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-court-convicts-former-president-chen-shui-bian-on-graft-charges-imposes-life-sentence-165617/">Source &nbsp;: Taiwan court convicts former President Chen Shui-bian on graft charges, imposes life sentence</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Enav</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan court will decide Friday if former President Chen Shui-bian is guilty of corruption, in a trial widely seen as a key test of the island&#8217;s young democracy.

Chen, 58, is accused of embezzling $3.15 million during his 2000-2008 presidency from a special presidential fund, receiving bribes worth at least $9 million .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-taiwanese-president-chen-shui-bian-awaits-verdict-in-graft-trial-faces-life-sentence-164233/">Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian awaits verdict in graft trial, faces life sentence</a>.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY — Fiji&#8217;s military regime is using beatings, arbitrary arrests, censorship and intimidation to rule the South Pacific country by fear, Amnesty International alleged Tuesday.

The global rights watchdog also cited China for going against an international trend of imposing sanctions on Fiji to punish those responsible for a 2006 coup, and urged Beijing to use ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amnesty-international-fiji-regime-using-arrests-censorship-intimidation-to-rule-by-fear-162121/" title="Amnesty International: Fiji regime using arrests, censorship, intimidation to rule by fear">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>For Taiwanese sword-maker, seeking to replicate an ancient art, the secret is in the bones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Enav</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHE DING, Taiwan — The sword-maker inserts an 18-inch shaft of metal into his red-hot kiln. Then he adds his special ingredient: a human thighbone.

The bone, says Kuo Chang-hsi, is supposed to purify the metal and give it a special aura.
For the past 30 years, the craggy-faced blacksmith has been replicating ancient Chinese and Japanese .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/for-taiwanese-sword-maker-seeking-to-replicate-an-ancient-art-the-secret-is-in-the-bones-162117/">Source &nbsp;: For Taiwanese sword-maker, seeking to replicate an ancient art, the secret is in the bones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan premier resigns over criticism of government&#8217;s typhoon response; replacement named</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Huang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan&#8217;s premier resigned Monday amid strong criticism of the government&#8217;s slow response to the most devastating storm to hit the island in 50 years, and the president immediately named a senior official from the ruling party to replace him.

Liu Chao-shiuan said he was leaving office because his Cabinet had completed the initial ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-premier-resigns-over-criticism-of-governments-typhoon-response-replacement-named-161948/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Taiwan premier resigns over criticism of government&#8217;s typhoon response; replacement named</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan names new premier after incumbent resigns over handling of typhoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Huang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan&#8217;s premier resigned Monday amid strong criticism of the government&#8217;s slow response to the most devastating storm to hit the island in 50 years, and the president immediately named a senior official from the ruling party to replace him.

Liu Chao-shiuan said he was leaving office because his Cabinet had completed the initial ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-names-new-premier-after-incumbent-resigns-over-handling-of-typhoon-161692/">Taiwan names new premier after incumbent resigns over handling of typhoon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan president names new premier after resignation prompted by typhoon fallout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan&#8217;s president has named Wu Den-yih, the ruling party&#8217;s secretary general, as premier after the incumbent resigned amid mounting criticism of the government&#8217;s slow response to a devastating typhoon.

He succeeds Liu Chao-shiuan who resigned Monday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.
Typhoon Morakot killed an estimated 670 people when it slammed into Taiwan .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwan-president-names-new-premier-after-resignation-prompted-by-typhoon-fallout-161652/">Source &nbsp;: Taiwan president names new premier after resignation prompted by typhoon fallout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yonfan persists in film invoking childhood memories of the &#8216;White Terror&#8217; despite resistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Barry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VENICE, Italy — Hong Kong-based director Yonfan&#8217;s &#8220;Prince of Tears&#8221; premieres Friday at the Venice Film Festival 20 years to the hour after Golden Lion-winner &#8220;City of Sadness,&#8221; the last major film to confront a painful period of Taiwanese history known as the White Terror.

&#8220;That&#8217;s naughty,&#8221; Yonfan said, smiling, when asked about the timing of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yonfan-persists-in-film-invoking-childhood-memories-of-the-white-terror-despite-resistance-159874/" title="Yonfan persists in film invoking childhood memories of the &#8216;White Terror&#8217; despite resistance">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama says purpose of contentious Taiwan visit has been fulfilled</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Ho</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that his mission to Taiwan to comfort the victims of Typhoon Morakot was a success.

In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, the Tibetan spiritual leader said he was moved to meet survivors of the typhoon when he visited Shiao Lin, the village where hundreds died in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-says-purpose-of-contentious-taiwan-visit-has-been-fulfilled-157406/">Original source &nbsp;: Dalai Lama says purpose of contentious Taiwan visit has been fulfilled</a>.]]></description>
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