Ma Ying-jeou

With his record, it's pointless doing a tango with Hun Sen

While a lot of people got furious about the Hun Sen/Thaksin episode, it is worthwhile noting that Hun Sen is eager to divert any domestic attention from his recent dealings with Vietnam, where he is said to have agreed to some...

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Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president: Survey

From correspondents in Taipei County, China, 06:03 PM IST A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed Friday....

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KMT likely to lose 3 counties in Taiwan local elections: Poll

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The ruling Kuomintang was likely to lose control over three counties in the December 5 local elections, a poll said Friday. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party was likely to wrest back Ilan County...

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Former Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien gets two-year suspended sentence for corruption

Former Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for five years yesterday in one of the corruption scandals surrounding jailed ex-President Chen Shui-bian. The Taipei District Court also...

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Australian Peacekeepers in East Timor

Notes from Abroad observes that Australian peacekeepers armed with automatic rifles are a common sight in East Timor Recent Articles also in East Asia Recent Links also in East Asia Angry Chinese blogger writes on an...

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The Evolution of Taiwan's Military Strategy: Convergence and Dissonance

Publication: China Brief Volume: 9 Issue: 23 Category: China Brief, Featured, Home Page, Military/Security, China and the Asia-Pacific Taiwan's National Defense Report 2009 On October 19, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense...

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Pope's Special Envoy Jozef Cardinal Tomko to Visit Taiwan

On the occasion of 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Evangelization of Taiwan, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed Jozef Cardinal Tomko, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as Special...

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UPDATE 2-China, Taiwan politics clog AIG's Nan Shan deal

Taiwan concerned about backing of Primus, China Strategic * Concerns also over ownership duration * Taiwan Investment Comm yet to review deal application * Final approval subject to financial regulators in Taiwan * China...

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* New Zealand offers visa-free entry

STAFF REPORTER Thursday, Nov 19, 2009, Page 1 Taiwanese passport holders will be able to visit New Zealand visa-free starting on Nov. 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced yesterday, ...

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President pushes for ECFA

Taipei, Nov. 19 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated Thursday that Taiwan's seeking of the signing of a partial free-trade agreement, known as an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China, is aimed at...

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