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Taipei City (Traditional Chinese: 臺北市; Simplified Chinese: 台北市; Hanyu Pinyin: Táiběi Shì; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiběi Shìh; Taiwanese: Tâi-pak-chhī) is the provisional capital of the Republic of China. It is Republic of China's center of politics, commercial, mass media, education, and pop culture, and today also is widely considered to be one of the "Gamma world cities".

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Taiwan slashes GDP growth forecast to 2.4%

Source: GulfToday.ae

TAIPEI: Taiwan has slashed its 2013 economic growth outlook, showing increased concern that lacklustre global demand poses a threat to the island’s pivotal tech exports to China and the United States. The government chopped to 2.4 per cent from 3.5 ...
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Taipei decries Manila ships in disputed waters

Source: GulfToday.ae

TAIPEI: Taiwan on Saturday protested to the Philippines for sending naval ships to disputed South China Sea islands in the latest diplomatic spat between the two governments. “The foreign ministry expresses its serious concern and firm opposition over ...
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Letters to the Editor, May 26, 2013

Source: SCMP

50-cent taxi case symptom of 'sickness' Has our society lost all its marbles or collective brainpower to spend taxpayers' money on something so trivial? I suppose most readers would be troubled by the front-page news ("Taxi driver cleared in 50 ...
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Lipsonix could provide a solution for obesity: clinic

Source: China Post

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- According to the World Health Organization, about 1.4 billion of all the world's 20-year-old and older adults are overweight, and of these overweight people, 200 million men and 300 million women are ...
Full article at: China Post  More like this  6 hours ago, 2:39pm CDT

Microsoft Germany exec to buy tablets during visit

Source: China Post

TAIPEI--A manager at Microsoft Corp.'s German branch is to visit Taiwan to procure tablet computers, according to Taiwan's main trade promotion body. Thorsten Thomas, partner account manager at Microsoft Germany, will spend May 27 h ...
Full article at: China Post  More like this  6 hours ago, 2:13pm CDT

5 invoice lottery millionaires yet to claim prizes

Source: China Post

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Five invoice lottery winners who are eligible to claim NT$10 million and three winners who won NT$2 million for the January-February period have not come forward for their prizes yet, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said ...
Full article at: China Post  More like this  6 hours ago, 2:02pm CDT

Taiwan-Japan pact increases catches for local fishermen

Source: China Post

TAIPEI--Catches of yellowfin tuna in waters off northeastern Taiwan have increased 20 percent in May compared with the same period of last year following the signing of a fishery pact with Japan, local fishermen said yesterday. Yellowfin tuna is the ...
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