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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Taipei

Taipei stories: 8 news summaries

 Taiwan Panda 
 Keepers Seek 
 Love Doc's Advice  

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, expert counsels

Nov 8, 09 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Ahead of breeding season in February, the Taipei Zoo is soliciting expert advice for getting its two giant pandas in the mood. A researcher dispatched from their native China found Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan—presented last year as a symbol of thawing relations between the countries—just a little... More »

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China • breeding • Taiwan • Taipei • Wolong National Nature Reserve • giant pandas • Tuan Tuan • Yuan Yuan • Taipei Zoo

MARKETS

 Asian Stocks Hit 7-Month High 

Taipei leads region's markets on another bullish day

May 4, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian stocks hit a 7-month high today as investors put aside swine flu fears and and seized on good news from China. In Taiwan the main index soared 5.6%, its second straight major gain, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index closed up 5.5%. European markets started... More »

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Taipei • markets • Hang Seng • Asian markets • European markets • fiscal crisis

Historic Talks Bring China, Taiwan Closer Than Ever

First high-level talks since 1949 yield trade agreements amid opposition protests

Nov 4, 08 8:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The first high-level talks between China and Taiwan in 60 years have set aside politics in favor of building trade ties, Reuters reports. Negotiations in Taipei sidestepped the sovereignty question and yielded 13 agreements to triple the number of cross-strait flights, allow direct cargo shipments, improve food safety, and normalize... More »

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China • diplomacy • Taiwan • Taipei • Ma Ying-jeou

 Historic China-Taiwan
 Flights Take Off 

Tourists visit old nationalist stronghold

Jul 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(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... More »

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China • tourism • Taiwan • Taipei • Guangzhou • Ma Ying-jeou • China Southern Airlines • Liu Shaoyong • Liu Chao-shiuan

Taiwanese Nationalists Win Big

Party seeks reunification, while independence-seeking president reels from results

Jan 12, 08 12:25 PM CST
(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... More »

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China • Taiwan • independence • Beijing • Taipei • KMT • DPP • Chen Shui bian • reunification

Taiwan Sits Out Olympic Torch Relay Over China Tiff

Stop in Taipei canceled thanks to disagreement with China

Sep 21, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Add the Olympic torch route to the list of things China and Taiwan can’t agree on. After a month of debate, officials have canceled a stop in Taipei because the sides could not agree on the route, or the use of Taiwan’s national anthem and flag. Beijing said... More »

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China • Taiwan • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Taipei • Olympic torch

Jet Catches Fire in Japan; Passengers, Crew Escape

Plane's engine exploded; cause unknown

Aug 20, 07 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A jet burst into flames after landing in Okinawa today, moments after all 165 people onboard escaped. The China Airlines plane skidded while landing on arrival from Taipei, and its left engine exploded shortly afterward. The cause of the fire is unknown, the AP reports. Firefighters took an hour to... More »

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Japan • Taiwan • fires • Taipei • Okinawa • explosion • plane • China Airlines

US Opposes Taiwan's Missiles

Diplomats concerned about further escalation with mainland

May 3, 07 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Taiwan threatens to go on the offense against China, the U.S. is wincing at the island's growing arsenal. Last month Taipei announced a missile program to hit Chinese sites, to the candid disapproval of Steven Young, the top American diplomat there. "The focus should be on defensive... More »

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China • Taiwan • weapon • missile • Steven Young • Taipei

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