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Taiwan bans hot funds flow into banks

TAIWAN has banned foreign investors from placing money in certain bank accounts to slow an influx of international hot money created by massive government stimulus measures around the world. Tuesday's measures came after Taiwan's banking authorities ...

From PETER ENAV, Shanghai Daily,  11 Nov 2009

Taiwan's young democracy struggles with gangsters

Revelations that Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih traveled abroad with a former gangster have excited great interest among this island's sensation-seeking media, but left few of its 23 million people gaping in surprise. Taiwan's six round-the clock ...

From PETER ENAV, Taiwan News,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Chiang Kai-shek

Last known sword maker to keep working until he 'drops'

THE sword maker inserts a 45.7-centimeter shaft of metal into his red-hot kiln. Then he adds his special ingredient: a human thigh bone. The bone, says Kuo Chang-hsi, is supposed to purify the metal and give it a special aura. For the past 30 ...

From PETER ENAV, Shanghai Daily,  23 Sep 2009

Taiwan ex-president Chen given life term for graft

A Taiwan court sentenced former President Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after convicting him on graft charges, a spectacular fall from grace for a man who rode to power on promises to end decades of corruption and deepen the island's de facto ...

From PETER ENAV, Taiwan News,  12 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Chen Shui-bian,  Wu Shu-chen,  Democratic Progressive Party

Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-Bian Sentenced to Life for Graft

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 11 -- A Taiwanese court sentenced former president Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after convicting him on graft charges Friday, a spectacular fall from grace for a man who rode to power on promises to end decades of corruption ...

From PETER ENAV, The Washington Post,  11 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Chen Shui-bian,  Wu Shu-chen,  Democratic Progressive Party,  Ma Ying-jeou

Taiwan's ex-president jailed for life

A Taiwan court imposed a life sentence on former president Chen Shui-bian after convicting him of corruption Friday, marking a watershed event in the island's turbulent political history. Mr. Chen's wife Wu Shu-chen was also convicted of corruption and ...

From PETER ENAV, Globe and Mail,  11 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Chen Shui-bian,  Wu Shu-chen,  Ma Ying-jeou,  Mao Zedong

Taiwan court convicts Chen, imposes life sentence

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwan court imposed a life sentence on former President Chen Shui-bian after convicting him of corruption Friday, marking a watershed in the island's turbulent political history. ...

From PETER ENAV, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  11 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Chen Shui-bian,  Wu Shu-chen,  Ma Ying-jeou

Taiwan's Chen awaits verdict in corruption trial

A Taiwan court will decide Friday if former President Chen Shui-bian is guilty of corruption, in a trial widely seen as a key test of the island's young democracy. Chen, 58, is accused of embezzling $3.15 million during his 2000-2008 presidency ...

From PETER ENAV, eTaiwan News,  10 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Chen Shui-bian,  Ma Ying-jeou,  Mao Zedong

For Taiwan craftsman, sword-making is in the bones

CHE DING, Taiwan—The sword-maker inserts an 18-inch shaft of metal into his red-hot kiln. Then he adds his special ingredient: a human thighbone. The bone, says Kuo Chang-hsi, is supposed to purify the metal and give it a special aura. For the past 30 ...

From PETER ENAV, Boston Globe,  8 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Ang Lee

Dalai Lama leads prayer for Taiwan typhoon survivors

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - The Dalai Lama led thousands of Taiwanese in a colorful prayer service for the survivors of Typhoon Morakot yesterday during a visit that has provoked an irritated but relatively measured response from China. While Beijing canceled ...

From PETER ENAV, Boston Globe,  2 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Dalai Lama,  Ma Ying-jeou

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