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Hundreds of nurses protest against bad working conditions - Focus Taiwan News Channel
"No one knows the problems we are facing," said a nurse from southern Taiwan's Tainan city who refused to be named because of fears of being targeted by her supervisors. The shortage of staff has caused nurses to not only work long hours but also take ...
Male-female ratio of newborns causes concern of sex selection - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, May 11 (CNA) The ratio of male to female newborns for the first four months of the year was higher than a "natural" ratio for ethnic Chinese communities, a government official said Friday, voicing concern that gender selection may be the cause ...
Marut easygoing and friendly: diplomatic source - Focus Taiwan News Channel
One local media report tried to paint Marut as not being a big enough "heavyweight" to oversee Taiwan-US relations, but the source said the appointment "must have been thought through" because the position was a "competitive one" among senior US ...
Capital gains tax from stock transactions 'two steps away': officials - Focus Taiwan News Channel
"Only after the Legislative Yuan has passed an amendment to the relevant law will the government be able to announce a date for implementation of the tax," said the officials, who asked not to be named. The ministry said a national tax reform task ...
Independent travel program for Chinese to be expanded soon - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, March 31 (CNA) A program allowing independent Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan, currently restricted to residents of Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen, will soon be opened to residents of 10 other Chinese cities, a source said Saturday.
Fast-food business not affected amid leanness drug row - Focus Taiwan News Channel
... while Fe-Amart said that although its overall beef sales had fallen, it was still within an acceptable range. One butcher operating a decade-old store in a traditional market who declined to give his name said his business had shrunk by 20 percent.
Procurement system needs anti-corruption mechanism: official - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, March 12 (CNA) An anti-corruption mechanism should be incorporated into regulations governing government procurement programs such as public construction projects, a government official said Monday. In order to create a clean and ...
New iPad likely to hit Taiwan market in 1-2 months - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, March 8 (CNA) The latest version of Apple's tablet computer iPad is likely to go on sale in Taiwan in one to two months, market sources said Thursday, after the US consumer electronics giant unveiled the gadget overnight. The sources said based ...
Talk of the Day -- iPad 3 shipments help buoy air cargo business - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Airline sources said that as Apple Inc. will begin to take delivery of the next generation of the world's most wanted tablet iPad from factories in China and other Asian countries, some cargo flights have been chartered. Such a move has left suppliers ...
Talk of the Day -- Will 'Wukan model' spread across China? - Focus Taiwan News Channel
"We continue to monitor developments in Wukan closely," said the US observer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Many mainland Chinese civil rights activists, academics and grassroots officials also flocked to Wukan to observe the poll.
Opinions mixed on Fujian's gambit to lure Taiwanese talent - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Another businessman, who has operated a flower business in China for over a decade and declined to give his name, said the project was China's same old practice of attracting Taiwanese talent and capital there. The businessman said the scheme's goal ...
Taipower feeling pressure to raise electricity prices - Focus Taiwan News Channel
"Taipower is facing a bleak financial situation," said an economics official who refused to be named because of the sensitivity of raising energy prices. The official said that Taipower, state-run oil company CPC Corp. Taiwan and the Water Resources ...
Yangmingshan National Park launches app, free Wi-Fi service - Focus Taiwan News Channel
The app is available free from the Apple app store and Android Market, administration officials said. Meanwhile, the officials went on, the park has also introduced free Internet Wi-Fi hotspots in nine public areas, including the Qingtiangang and ...
Taiwan to build 2017 Universiade athletes' village in New Taipei - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Jan 31 (CNA) Taiwan is set to build the athletes' village for the 2017 Summer Universiade in New Taipei, with the project set to be completed by the end of 2016, a government official said Tuesday. Tai Hsia-ling, minister of the Cabinet-level ...
New interior minister, Cabinet secretary-general named: KMT sources - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Lee Hong-yuan, head of the Public Construction Commission, has been tapped as interior minister, while KMT Policy Committee head Lin Yi-shih has been selected as secretary-general of the new Cabinet, the sources said. Both Lin and Lee declined to ...
More funds allocated to subsidize electric scooter purchases - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Most applications have come from Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taoyuan County, and Taipei, with each accounting for over 2000 scooterpurchases, said an official from the ministry who refused to be named. This year's NT$150 million budget is NT$50 million more ...
Tsai to tour Taiwan after presidential election defeat - Focus Taiwan News Channel
The purpose of the meetings is to thank supporters for their unwavering commitment, so not many activities are planned, according to an aide who refused to be named. Though Tsai will be giving thanks to her many supporters, members of her campaign ...
Cross-strait relations to move on even keel after Ma's win: scholars - Focus Taiwan News Channel
The scholars, who refused to be identified, said that on the deepening of exchanges, a Chinese official's pre-election remarks about "seven benefits" could indicate the direction of future cross-strait talks. The "seven benefits" mentioned by Li Yafei, ...
DPP faces challenge to find new leader - Focus Taiwan News Channel
A foundation set up by Su continues to operate after a party primary last year when he lost to Tsai, and his next move has been a focus of attention, the sources said. Su posted an article on his Facebook account the previous evening calling for ...
AUO anti-trust trial to be completed in 2-3 months at earliest - Focus Taiwan News Channel
9, is expected to be completed in two or three months at the earliest, sources close to the case said Sunday. The trial will kick off in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The three have been barred from leaving the US since ...
Number of births, marriages soars in 2011: MOI - Focus Taiwan News Channel
7 (CNA) The number of births and marriages in Taiwan was higher in 2011 than in recent years, a government official said Saturday, attributing the increase to cultural factors. A total of 196627 babies were born last year, which represented a ...
Breakthrough in Taiwanese student homicides in Japan - Focus Taiwan News Channel
6 (CNA) Japanese police were said by an anonymous source Friday to have discovered bloodstains in the room of a male Taiwanese student in a Tokyo student dormitory near the one in which two young Taiwanese women were killed a day earlier. ...
B-26 bomber shipped from US to Taiwan for museum display - Focus Taiwan News Channel
4 (CNA) A classic B-26 bomber of the type once used by the Republic of China Air Force has been shipped from the United States to Taiwan, where it will be put on permanent display at a military history museum, a source said Wednesday, speaking on ...
Trial of alleged AUO price-fixing case to start in January - Focus Taiwan News Channel
(AUO) is scheduled to begin in the United States in January, sources close to the case said Wednesday. After more than a year of investigation and negotiations, the US District Court for the Northern District of California has decided to hear the ...
Abundant rainfall boosts New Taipei reservoir - Focus Taiwan News Channel
... which will get their water sources changed from Shihmen Reservoir, located in Taoyuan County, to Feitsui. The construction project is aimed at making more efficient use of available water resources, administration officials said. ...