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  • August 2008

    • Greenies Fight Religious Custom in Taiwan

      Agence France Presse  |  Aug 22, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      Greenies Fight Religious Custom in Taiwan

      (Newser) - Taiwanese environmentalists are working to douse the flames of "Ghost Month," during which Taoists and Buddhists burn ritual paper money to honor ancestors. Setting one ton of money ablaze releases at least an equal amount carbon dioxide, the AFP reports; temples and households can now turn over their money to state incinerators "cleansed" by monks and designed to better handle the exhaust. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • greenhouse gases  • Taiwan  • religious rites  • Buddhist

  • July 2008

    • Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off

      BBC  |  Jul 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT

      Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off

      (Newser) - Commercial flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan resumed today for the first time in 60 years, with simultaneous flights landing at  the Taipei and Shanghai airports, the BBC reports. China Southern Airline's chairman described the first flight to land in Taipei as "a sacred moment." The agreement to reopen the route, weekends only, is the result of improved relations across the strait since Taiwan's new president, Ma Ying-jeou, took office in May. More »

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      China  • tourism  • Taiwan  • Ma Ying-jeou  • Taipei  • Guangzhou

  • June 2008

    • New Taiwan President Makes China Overtures

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 08 6:53 AM CDT

      New Taiwan President Makes China Overtures

      (Newser) - Since his election as Taiwan's president last March, Ma Ying-jeou has already begun negotiations with Beijing and moved to bring mainland Chinese tourists to the island. In an English-language interview with the New York Times , Ma sets out an ambitious plan for new cross-strait relations: direct links via air and sea, new market reforms, and an end to double taxes. More »

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      China  • Taiwan  • Ma Ying-jeou  • economic reform

    • China,Taiwan Agree on Cross-Strait Flights

      Reuters  |  Jun 13, 08 4:41 AM CDT

      China,Taiwan Agree on Cross-Strait Flights

      (Newser) - The first talks between China and Taiwan in almost a decade have yielded a historic travel agreement, reports Reuters. Regular flights between the two will begin next month for the first time since the Communists won China's civil war in 1949. Relations between the rivals—still officially at war—have thawed rapidly since Taiwan voted in a more China-friendly president in March. More »

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      China  • diplomacy  • Taiwan  • Ma Ying-jeou

    • In Cheap-Chip Market, It's Intel vs. Via

      PC World  |  Jun 2, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      In Cheap-Chip Market, It's Intel vs. Via

      (Newser) - As Intel dives into the growing low-cost laptop chip market, it’s battling a new competitor: Taiwan’s Via Technologies, a far smaller company than Intel. Via’s low-power C7 chip had enjoyed its own niche in the market, but that’s changing as Intel rolls out the Atom chip, PC World reports. More »

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      Intel  • Taiwan  • computer chip  • laptop  • low-cost PCs

  • May 2008

    • China-Taiwan Talks a Landmark

      BBC  |  May 28, 08 4:23 PM CDT

      China-Taiwan Talks a Landmark

      (Newser) - China's president met today with the leader of Taiwan's governing party, the BBC reports, in the highest-level talks between the two entities since the split in 1949. Wu Poh-hsiung is visiting China to discuss cooperation on transport and tourism, and pressed Hu Jintao for a greater global presence for the island; Hu expressed gratitude for Taiwan's role in earthquake relief. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • China earthquake  • aid  • Hu Jintao  • Taiwan  • transport

    • 3 Pandas Missing in Quake

      AFP  |  May 19, 08 9:25 AM CDT

      3 Pandas Missing in Quake

      (Newser) - Three giant pandas are missing from the famed Wolong panda reserve that was hit by the magnitude 7.9 earthquake last week in China, AFP reports. Emergency supplies of bamboo—the panda's staple—and apples are being flown into the area to help save the endangered animals. More than 80 are safe—including two offered by Beijing to Taiwan as goodwill gifts. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Taiwan  • giant pandas  • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Taiwanese Nationalists Win Big

      BBC  |  Jan 12, 08 12:25 PM CST

      Taiwanese Nationalists Win Big

      (Newser) - Taiwan’s China-friendly opposition party dominated parliamentary elections today, the BBC reports, dealing a blow to the hard-line president 2 months before his own poll. The KMT, which supports closer ties with Beijing, trounced the ruling DPP, winning 72% of the seats in the 113-seat chamber. President Chen Shui-bian, resigning as the DPP’s chief, said he was “shamed” by the outcome. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • Taiwan  • independence  • reunification  • Taipei

  • November 2007

    • China Fires Back at US in Diplomatic Feud

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 4:59 PM CST

      China Fires Back at US in Diplomatic Feud

      (Newser) - Tensions between the US and China took a turn for the worse today with China making clear that its refusal to let a US Navy carrier dock in Hong Kong was deliberate and not a simple "misunderstanding" as characterized by the White House. Beijing said "erroneous" US activities—including an arms sale to Taiwan—have left already iffy relations "disturbed and harmed," the AP reports. More »

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      China  • United States  • Dalai Lama  • Taiwan  • international relations  • USS Kitty Hawk

  • October 2007

    • 10 Years on, Bilbao Still Wows

      Bloomberg  |  Oct 28, 07 7:48 AM CDT

      10 Years on, Bilbao Still Wows

      (Newser) - Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao is ten years old this week, freshly buffed and looking better than ever, Bloomberg reports. The birthday is marked by a successful show of American heavyweights like Keith Haring, Julian Schnabel and Richard Serra. Bilbao continues to benefit from the cultural attention garnered by the building, but Guggenheim projects seeking to replicate the "effect" elsewhere have stalled. More »

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      Mexico  • Taiwan  • Abu Dhabi  • Rio de Janeiro  • Frank Gehry  • Julian Schnabel  • Bilbao  • Guggenheim Bilbao

    • Taiwan Leader Pans Chinese Peace Proposal

      New York Times  |  Oct 18, 07 3:28 PM CDT

      Taiwan Leader Pans Chinese Peace Proposal

      (Newser) - Taiwan's Chen Shui-bian panned a Chinese peace overture, criticizing the adherence to what he calls "the framework of the 'one China' principle." "I think this would mean, for the 23 million people of Taiwan, a treaty of surrender," said the president, referring to China's refusal to negotiate without considering Taiwan a component of the mainland, ruled from Beijing. More »

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      China  • Taiwan  • independence

    • Chinese Prez Rips Corruption

      BBC  |  Oct 15, 07 3:50 AM CDT

      Chinese Prez Rips Corruption

      (Newser) - China's President Hu Jintao blasted the "extravagance and corruption" of some Communist officials at a key party congress today as he warned that the nation's promise has "fallen short" of public expectation. He also cautioned that "independence" forces were growing stronger in Taiwan and that the island must return to Beijing rule. But Chinese leaders will "make every effort to achieve peaceful reunification," he vowed. More »

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      China  • Olympic Games  • Hu Jintao  • Taiwan  • Communist Party  • Xi Jinping  • Li Keqiang

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