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Taiwan stories: 56 news summaries

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(AP) - Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines today, knocking down trees and power pylons with powerful winds and pelting the already sodden country with more heavy rain, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The storm—the country's second in eight days—roared ashore in the northern province of Cagayan... More »

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Taiwan • storm • Philippines • Typhoon Ketsana • Typhoon Parma

 Taiwan Teen Severs 
 Dad's Hands Over Abuse 

17-year-old bought knife, sliced both father's wrists

Sep 29, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Taiwan arrested a 17-year-old boy who chopped off his father's hands, allegedly after suffering years of physical abuse. The boy used a knife cut through both of his father's wrists while he slept, although doctors succeeded in reattaching them. Local media reported that the boy suffered frequent beatings... More »

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crime • Taiwan • child abuse • knife • mutilation

Ex-Taiwan Prez Convicted of Corruption, Sentenced to Life

Chen Shui-bian and wife both found guilty of embezzlement, taking bribes

Sep 11, 09 4:25 AM CDT
(AP) - The former president of Taiwan was convicted of corruption and sentenced to life imprisonment today, marking a watershed event in the island's turbulent political history. Chen Shui-bian, president from 2000 to 2008, was charged with embezzling $3.15 million from a special presidential fund, receiving bribes worth at least $9... More »

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Taiwan • bribery • corruption • money laundering • embezzlement • Chen Shui bian

 Calif. Team Wins 
 Little League 
 World Series 

Chula Vista overcomes 3-0 deficit with 4th-inning single

Aug 30, 09 4:53 PM CDT
(AP) - California came up big late to win the Little League World Series. Bulla Graft's single scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and Chula Vista rallied to defeat Taoyuan, Taiwan, 6-3 today to take the Little League crown. Kiko Garcia pitched three-plus scoreless innings of relief to settle down... More »

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California • Taiwan • Little League World Series • baseball

 Dalai Lama to Visit Taiwan 


Aug 26, 09 9:30 PM CDT
(AP) - Taiwan has agreed to let the Dalai Lama visit the island to comfort survivors of a devastating typhoon, a decision that could anger China. Beijing considers the Buddhist spiritual leader a "splittist" for promoting autonomy in the Chinese region of Tibet. Allowing him to visit Taiwan could undermine the... More »

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China • Taiwan • Dalai Lama • mudslide • Ma Ying-jeou • Typhoon Morakot

(Newser) - Disaster-weary Taiwanese were shaken awake this morning as a strong earthquake rattled the island still recovering from its deadly typhoon, reports Reuters. No casualties or damage was immediately reported after the 6.7 tremblor struck about 116 miles off Taiwan's east coast at 8:05 am—just hours after the... More »

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Taiwan • earthquake • Typhoon Morakot

(Newser) - Flooding and mudslides caused by Typhoon Morakot killed over 500 people in Taiwan, President Ma Ying-jeou said today in the country's first firm estimate of casualty figures. Some 400 people are believed to have been buried alive in a single village, the BBC reports. The military has now reopened a... More »

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Taiwan • typhoon • disaster • Ma Ying-jeou • Typhoon Morakot

(Newser) - Some 700 people feared dead in Taiwan's mudslides have been found alive and rescued from the disaster zone, the BBC reports. Military helicopters have been evacuating people from rural areas in southern Taiwan, where mudslides caused by Typhoon Morakot engulfed several mountain villages. Hundreds of other people are still missing... More »

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severe weather • Taiwan • typhoon • rescue • mudslide • Typhoon Morakot

  Taiwan Mudslide Buries 500 
 in Wake of Typhoon 

Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, China hit; at least 35 dead

Aug 10, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(AP) - A typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued villager said today. Earlier, Typhoon Morakot had struck the Philippines, leaving at least 22 dead. Another typhoon slammed into Japan's west coast today, bringing heavy rain that triggered floods... More »

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China • weather • Japan • severe weather • Taiwan • storm • evacuation • Philippines • typhoon • natural disaster • mudslide • Typhoon Morakot

(Newser) - Typhoon Morakot shredded homes, sent water gushing over banks, and uprooted trees in southeast China yesterday, leaving thousands of people stranded. The storm left a trail of destruction in the Philippines and Taiwan, killing dozens, before striking China's coast. The storm's eye turned the sky black and torrential rains washed... More »

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China • severe weather • Taiwan • evacuation • typhoon • Typhoon Morakot

(Newser) - Some one million people on China's southeast coast have fled ahead of a massive typhoon spawning 30-foot waves and packing 74 mph winds, reports the BBC. Typhoon Morakot made landfall early today in Fujan Province after authorities sent more than 8 million text messages warning residents to evacuate. Morakot dumped... More »

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China • Taiwan • flooding • Philippines • typhoon • landslide • natural disaster

Taiwan Bridles Foreign Wife Brokers

Lawmakers angry
over unions built
on 'weak foundations'

Jul 31, 09 7:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taiwan is clamping down on companies that arrange quicky foreign marriages for male customers, the BBC reports. Many Taiwanese men say they fly to Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and Vietnam for brides because women in Taiwan are putting off marriage for career. But officials say cross-border weddings are built... More »

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Taiwan • marriage • wedding • brokers • Southeast Asia

No 'False Flag' for China Spy

Claim that Pentagon mole thought he was dealing with Taiwan not true, indictment reveals

Jun 11, 09 9:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Pentagon official who said he was tricked into giving classified information to China by an agent who claimed to work for Taiwan was actually aware for a full decade that he was dealing with China, the AP reports. The indictment today of James Fondren Jr also revealed that Fondren... More »

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China • Pentagon • Taiwan • espionage • James Fondren

 Pentagon Official 
 Accused of Aiding 
 Chinese Spy 

He conspired to provide China classified info: feds

May 13, 09 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Pentagon employee has been charged with conspiracy to share classified information with someone he thought worked for the Taiwanese government who was actually an agent of China, according to documents unsealed today. James Fondren Jr. was allegedly party to an espionage conspiracy from 2004 to 2008. Fondren, 62, has... More »

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China • Pentagon • crime • Taiwan • espionage • spy • Pacific Command • James Fondren

Taiwanese Toilet Snake
Nips Man Where It Hurts

'Snake's mouth not the cleanest,' says doc

May 11, 09 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Taiwanese man had an unpleasant encounter with a snake that nipped him on his penis as he sat on his toilet, reports Reuters. He "reacted instinctively and jumped up" when he felt a sharp pain and spotted "the big snake," reports the China Times. He's in... More »

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Taiwan • snake • penis • toilet

MARKETS

 Asian Shares 
 Surge, Europe 
 Opens Up 

Taiwan leads regional exchanges sharply higher

Apr 30, 09 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian shares jumped today and European markets opened strongly, as good political and economic news encouraged investors. The Taiwan Stock Exchange rocketed 6.8% amid talk that mainland Chinese investors will be allowed to invest in the market, while in Tokyo the Nikkei closed up 4%. In London the FTSE ... More »

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Taiwan • Royal Bank of Scotland • Nikkei • Asian markets • FTSE • cross-Strait relations

(Newser) - Countries are tightening borders and stepping up containment methods as the swine flu body count continues to rise, the New York Times reports. The disease is suspected in 152 deaths, all in Mexico; 50 US cases are now confirmed from California to New York City. Health officials in Japan and... More »

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China • Russia • Indonesia • Japan • Mexico • France • Taiwan • Hong Kong • United States • public health • Britain • borders • pork • pandemic • swine flu

(Newser) - A Taiwanese medical school is responding to the island nation’s shortage of cadavers for study by bringing the family of the deceased fully into the program, the Wall Street Journal reports. At Tzu Chi University, medical students meet with donors' families and even compose poems to their “... More »

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China • surgery • Taiwan • corpse • donation • Buddhism • medical schools • cadaver • Tzu Chi University

Taiwan Rebuffs China's Call for Peace Talks

Despite advances, self-governing island still suspects Beijing

Mar 6, 09 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The president of Taiwan dismissed any possible peace talks with China in the near future, saying that tension remains too high to discuss political or military issues. The comment came after Wen Jiabao, the Chinese prime minister, called for new cross-Strait discussions at his annual address to the Beijing legislature.... More »

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China • Taiwan • Wen Jiabao • Ma Ying-jeou • cross-Strait relations

analysis

 Intel Losses 
 Dull Luster of 
 Gadget Show 

Revenue slump looms over Consumer Electronic Show

Jan 7, 09 5:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Intel's prediction today of abysmal holiday losses has cast a shadow over the year's flashiest gadget show, which starts tomorrow, writes Brooke Crothers of CNET. Fourth-quarter revenue is expected to be down 23% from 2007 and 20% from the third quarter. Intel is the world's biggest chip maker, and the... More »

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Taiwan • recession • consumer electronics • Consumer Electronics Show • economy • computer sales • computer hardware • gadget • Intel Corp • chip industry

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