Apr
16

China – Hong Kong to provide convenience for Taiwan travelers – Xinhua News Agency

Hong Kong to provide convenience for Taiwan travelers – Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, April 16 — Some Taiwan travelers will be able to enter Hong Kong without a visa after April the 7th, a spokesman for Hong Kong’s Immigration Department said on Wednesday. Taiwanese travelers, who hold entry permits to the Mainland, can

Asian nations unite – Guardian Unlimited
China’s government has just announced that Premier Wen Jiabao will be the main speaker at the 2009 Boao Forum for Asia , where the roster of leaders expected to participate is a virtual Who’s Who of the continent: Asif Ali Zardari , president of

Green Energy Technology Certifies Applied Materials SunFab Line for – Consumer Electronics Net
Green Energy Technology Inc., Ltd. (GET) has certified its SunFab Thin Film Line ‘ , supplied by Applied Materials, Inc., for the production of Taiwan’s largest solar photovoltaic panels. The line, located in Tao Yuan, Taiwan, passed final acceptance

Taiwan and Hong Kong in favour of economic mega-region – AsiaNews.IT
New economic zone would include Guangdong and Fujian on the mainland to stimulate trade. Beijing and Taipei are planning third cross-strait summit to discuss closer ties, but obstacles remain. Hong Kong (AsiaNews/Agencies) Taiwan and Hong Kong

Man throws bundles of cash away in streets of Taiwan – News.com.au
TAIWAN police have arrested a 55-year-old man for lobbing bank notes worth about T$1 million $$30,000) from vehicles, causing disorder in the streets. The man tossed the bills from a taxi in a crowded part of Taichung city on Sunday as people stopped

Taiwan’s Shin Kong Life fined again by regulator – Forbes
TAIPEI, April 16 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s financial regulator said on Thursday it was slapping insurer Shin Kong Life with its second fine in as many months after the company used inappropriate means to sell its products. The Financial Supervisory

Taiwan market cheers liberalization, China ties – BusinessWeek
Taiwan’s 41 percent stock market gain since late January reflects measures the island’s new government has taken to boost investment and relax controls on economic ties with rival China, an official said on Thursday. Taiwan Stock Exchange President

China’s Taiwan affairs chief meets U.S. foreign policy think tank – Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) — The Taiwan issue concerns China’s core interests, and mutual respect for each other’s core interests is conducive to the healthy development of Sino-U.S. relations, a senior Chinese official said here Thursday. State

China mulls military contacts with Taiwan – Tehran Times
BEIJING (Reuters) China on Wednesday denied that its military officers would meet Taiwanese counterparts in Hawaii this summer, but suggested the two sides could begin low-key defense contacts via retired personnel or academics. Chinese state