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Taiwan DOH lists swine flu as type 1 epidemic
Health Minister Yeh Chin-chuan said on Monday that the Department of Health (DOH) had listed the H1N1 swine flu as the most severe type 1 epidemic, but also emphasized that consumption of pork was not a channel for disease contraction.
Top Taiwan envoy arrives in Nanjing for talks
Taiwan's top cross-straits envoy P.K. Chiang arrived in Nanjing yesterday for a third round of talks expected to result in agreements on financial cooperation, crime fighting and regular flights.
Winning Chinese lottery ticket just isn't enough for Taiwan
Its proximity to and cultural similarities with the world's fastest-growing major economy give the island of 23 million a big leg-up. The trouble is politics. China and Taiwan have been administered separately since a civil war that ended in 1949, and China wants Taiwan back. Talk about diplomatic limbo
Taiwan's export sector revitalizing gradually: MOEA
The decline in Taiwan's export orders has not worsened further since hitting bottom in January, indicating that the export sector is gradually revitalizing, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday.
Giant bicycles, CAL may team up for flight mileage plan
To promote cycling, the Taiwan Railway Administration has plans to offer a bicycle tour of the northeast and the Ilan coast starting on Saturday
Growth in jobless rate slowing down: CLA
The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) assured the public yesterday that the unemployment rate for March would post only a slight increase from the previous month as the country's worsening jobless situation has shown signs of moderation.
Polish school defends standards
Authorities at the Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland yesterday defended themselves against growing concerns over the competence of medical students returning from Poland, while parents of students studying in Poland complained about the government’s plans to tighten controls on practicing medicine in Taiwan.
Number of unemployment benefit applicants falling
President Ma Ying-jeou called on the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) Cabinet and the KMT-controlled Legislature to pass the long-stalled draft statute for the promotion of renewable energy during a national energy conference yesterday.
President demands passage of statute for 'clean energy'
President Ma Ying-jeou called on the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) Cabinet and the KMT-controlled Legislature to pass the long-stalled draft statute for the promotion of renewable energy during a national energy conference yesterday.
Polish Taiwan friendship group
Taiwanese government created Polish Taiwan friendship group.