Chikyuu no Arukikata DS - Taiwan-Hen
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Ian Williams: The US arms sale to Taiwan has simply upset China instead of serving as a catalyst to settle the dispute over the island's status
Phones Review (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Research In Motion and Taiwan Mobile have jointly introduced the BlackBerry Bold into the Taiwan market. The Blackberry Bold is the first BlackBerry from Research In Motion to support tri-band HSDPA. The BlackBerry Bold through Taiwan Mobile will target business professionals along with power users and will be supplied with a hybrid QWERTY-BoPoMoFo keyboard that allows [...]
The Economist (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
An end to the mainland honeymoon; but no divorce yet UNDER Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan’s president for eight years from 2000, Taiwan saw markedly worse relations with both its traditional foe, mainland China, and its staunchest ally, America. Ma Ying-jeou, installed as Mr Chen’s successor in May, has hoped to pull off the opposite trick, and improve ties with both. That may not be as impossible as it sounds....
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
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Busted Coverage (Free subscription) | yesterday
Florida fans such as gramps have been warned not to act stupid. “Cuff ‘Em” is a daily look at who’s in trouble with the law. It’s our hope to limit this to 5 sports-related morons, but it can be modified at our discretion or if there is a sudden outbreak of superior stupidity. How can you [...]
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | yesterday
As part of Taiwan National Day celebrations, dancers hold figures of horses ("Ma" in chinese) in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
A website has been set up for bloggers to launch sticker action in Taiwan. A most popular sticker is “this blog doesn't contain melamine!” (a total of 805 stickers counted).
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese military spokesman said relations with the United States are sure to suffer after Washington announced a big arms package for disputed Taiwan, warning high-level contacts could be frozen.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday that the next U.S. president should not allow a repeat of a recent arms sale to Taiwan which it said had damaged ties between Beijing and Washington.
PhoneArea.net (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
It’s now almost dozen carriers that have BlackBerry Bold to offer their business professionals. The new is in the list is Taiwan Mobile that has… + view full entry
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChinaTel Group, Inc. (“ChinaTel”) (OTCBB:CHTL) today announced the implementation of its wireless
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday he intends to adopt more open policies with China in order to improve international relations. Ma used Friday's National Day in Taiwan to deliver a televised speech in which he said he would implement new policies regarding the Chinese mainland in order to aid the Taiwanese people, China's state-run official Xinhua news...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Michael Turton looks at how the KMT government is attempting to control content at the public media institutions (PTS, RTI and CNA). He follows up with details of the response from the International Federation of Journalists. Claudia Jean gives examples of more broader attacks by the KMT on freedom of speech.
Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taiwan's once-strained relations with the United States are back on track after the Bush administration approved a long-delayed $6.5 billion package of weapons to help the island defend itself against China. Though China reacted angrily, the deal is also a sign that the sometimes shaky three-way relationship between China, Taiwan and the U.S. is moving back into balance. China had profited from a rupture...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, in his National Day speech, called for peace with China under the precondition that Taiwan's sovereign and defence is guaranteed. Presiding over the first National Day celebration since his May 20 inauguration,...
