Chinatrust offers $2.4 billion for AIG Taiwan unit: source – Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinatrust Financial, Taiwan’s top credit card issuer, offered $2.4 billion for AIG’s Taiwan Nan Shan Life unit, outbidding rivals, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Saturday. Primus Financial, which
Summer Deaf Olympics Kick Off in Taiwan – Voice of America
A Chinese troupe performs a Guanyin dance at the opening of the 21st Summer Deaflympics in the Taipei Arena, 06 Sep 2009 The 21st Summer Deaf Olympics officially kicked off in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, Saturday. The games offer Taiwan an
Dalai Lama rose above the hacks – Phayul
The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan late last Sunday night on his third visit to Taiwan. This visit differed from past visits because the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had worked together to defame him. Pan-blue
Maldivian president meets Zhang Gaoli – Xinhua News Agency
MALE, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday met Zhang Gaoli, who is leading a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for a three-day good-will visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago. Nasheed and Zhang, a member of
E. Washington tops W. Oregon 35-14 – Tacoma News Tribune
Matt Nichols threw three touchdown passes and Taiwan Jones rushed for two scores in Eastern Washington’s 35-14 victory over Western Oregon on Saturday. The Eagles (1-0) entered the game ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Division I-Football Championship
Deaflympics opens in Taiwan with drums and fireworks (Roundup) – Monsters and Critics
Taipei – A spectacular firework display and the beating of drums by 80 deaf students heralded the official opening of the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei on Saturday evening. President Ma Ying-jeou, through sign language, announced the opening of
Center Tries to Treat Web Addicts – Star News Online
FALL CITY, Wash. (AP) Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game World of Warcraft. As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa. Mr. Alexander, 19, needed help to break an addiction that he called as
Mainland tourists to Taiwan exceeds 450,000 – Xinhua News Agency
XIAMEN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Since Taiwan was open to mainland tourists in last July, the number of mainland travelers to the island has surpassed 450,000 as of Saturday, according to Du Jiang, deputy director of the National Tourism Administration
Asian trade vital to state, Henry says after visit – Tulsa World
OKLAHOMA CITY Fresh from a trade mission to Taiwan and Hong Kong, Gov. Brad Henry said that Asian markets are critical for Oklahoma and the rest of the country. Taiwan’s government paid for the trip, and the Oklahoma Business Roundtable covered
‘Prince of Tears’ recalls White Terror – Rapid City Journal
Hong Kong-based director Yonfan’s “Prince of Tears” premieres Friday at the Venice Film Festival 20 years to the hour after Golden Lion-winner “City of Sadness,” the last major film to confront a painful period of Taiwanese history known as the White
