Taiwan Elections

Bush weakens Taiwan

dailyestimate.com     Jul 21, 2008   6 related          

But when he leaves office in January, he will have created a situation that seriously undermines that pledge. The Bush administration had blocked nearly $16 billion in U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan. News reports quoted him as...                

Taiwan's Ex-President Testifies

time.com     Jul 21, 2008   27 related          

Taiwan's former president testified Monday that he was blameless in a libel case brought against him, but first had to pass angry opponents shouting at him outside the courthouse and a man who reportedly kicked him in the rear end                

News Minute: Tropical weather off the coast...Death toll up in Taiwan storm...California wildfires

kwch.com     Jul 20, 2008   177 related          

Associated Press - July 20, 2008 6:53 AM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tropical Storm Cristobal is moving along the North Carolina coast this morning and some drought-stricken areas should get some much needed rain. Cristobal is...                

News Minute: Cristobal lashes eastern Carolinas...Death toll 19 in Taiwan storm...Obama in...

kwch.com     Jul 20, 2008   535 related          

Associated Press - July 20, 2008 3:53 AM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tropical Storm Cristobal may be welcomed in parts of drought-stricken North Carolina, where it's expected to dump several inches of rain. The storm is already...                

Ma Ying-jeou: Creating closer ties

gznf.net     Jul 20, 2008   3 related          

有」,直言他不認為美國政府現在的政策下,會讓他前往訪問,因為台灣包括總統、副總統及行政院長訪美都受限制;希望隨著台灣和大陸的關係持續改善,美方能放寬相關規定。 CNN「亞洲論壇(Talk Asia)」節目在他十三日生日當天,跟隨馬英九到高雄參加二○○九世界 ...                

China steps up tourism to Taiwan

bbc.co.uk     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

Large groups of Chinese tourists are set to begin arriving in Taiwan as restrictions are further relaxed. Most will fly in on newly inaugurated direct weekend charter flights, which began operating earlier this month. China had...                

Arming Taiwan

wsj.com     Jul 17, 2008   18 related          

By ED ROSS FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA Among the many challenges facing the United States in an election year is the issue of arms sales to Taiwan. In 2001, shortly after President Bush took office, he approved in...                

Compromise of the titans

nwsource.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Sometimes news stories that in the end turn out to be historically pivotal get mentioned in tiny little headlines at first look. On the surface, the recent news story seemed to be nothing more than a travel story about the...                

UMC Announces Restructuring of Executive Team

edacafe.com     Jul 16, 2008   14 related          

HSINCHU, Taiwan—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 16, 2008— UMC (NYSE:UMC) (TSE:2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, announced that Mr. Stan Hung has been elected to the position of UMC Chairman and Dr. Shih-Wei Sun to the...                

A little morning calm

ucla.edu     Jul 16, 2008   1 related          

The media should pay more attention to China and Taiwan's attempts to stabilize relations, writes Tom Plate By Tom Plate Pacific Perspectives Columnist Beverly Hills --- On the surface -- and only on the surface -- the recent...                

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