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Taiwanese bands Mayday, SHE dominate Singapore Hit Awards

By Ng Yan Bo, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 08 November 2009 0239 hrs SINGAPORE: Taiwanese bands Mayday and S.H.E. dominated the Singapore Hit Awards on Friday night, taking home five and four trophies respectively, while newcomer...

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Online feud between Jimmy Lin and Andy Lau's fans

TAIPEI : Taiwanese singer-actor and professional race car driver Jimmy Lin was hoping to share his joy with friends and fans when he announced his engagement to model girlfriend Chen Ruo Yi as well as the arrival of his...

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Senior leader calls for unity for peaceful cross-Strait relations

NINGBO, Zhejiang, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A senior official has called for unity among people living on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations. Jia Qinglin, member of the...

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Taiwan to scrap law punishing prostitutes

Updated at 6:52am on 8 November 2009 [s Taiwan's constitutional court has said it will scrap a law that means prostitutes can be punished but allows their clients to go free. Taiwan's constitutional court has said it will scrap...

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Son's six-legged chicken project worries Taiwanese minister

Taipei - Taiwan's young are too sheltered, bemoans a member of Taiwanese government. One has to look no further than his son, who seems to think chickens have six legs, he says. Speaking at a seminar on education, former...

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Hong Kong university offers rich scholarship to lure Taiwan's students

Following the lead of the University of Hong Kong, another Hong Kong university is offering attractive scholarships to lure elite Taiwanese senior high school students to China's special administrative zone. At a presentation...

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Taiwan releases first documentary featuring honey buzzard ecology

Taiwan released a documentary featuring the Oriental Honey Buzzard - one of a number of protected raptors in Taiwan - at an international conference on honey buzzards that was opened Friday. The high-definition documentary...

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Deal almost reached on financial MOU, says top negotiator

Chiang says he believes that the surge in the stock market is related to progress in MOU talks The two sides of the Taiwan Strait have almost concluded their negotiations on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in...

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Lien to hold various levels of talks at APEC summit

Lien is the highest Taiwanese official ever to attend the summit Former Vice President Lien Chan, who will represent President Ma Ying-jeou at the 2009 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders summit, is expected to hold...

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Zachary Karabell -- Obama and Chinese president meeting should cover new topics

For China trip, lose the old baggage When President Obama sits down next week with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the two are likely to cover the familiar terrain that has marked relations...

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