Monday, September 6, 2010
New Zealand prepared for further destruction on Sunday as aftershocks and an approaching storm threatened an area hit by the most devastating earthquake in decades. | ![]() |
Taiwan's National Fire Agency is closely monitoring the situation in New Zealand after a powerful earthquake occurred there Sept. 4 and is ready to send a search-and-rescue team if necessary, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) said yesterday. |
The government's two largest labor funds saw their stock investment losses narrow in July from June, due to rallies in markets across the globe, the funds' operating committee reported recently. > National |
An official of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) clarified yesterday that employees of government-owned enterprises will not be given performance bonuses if the companies lose money during the preceding year. > Business |
The Basque separatist militant group ETA declared a cease-fire in a video statement issued on Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for independence. > Europe |
Sunday, September 5, 2010
![]() | Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin yesterday asked the Taipei Prosecutors office to look into claims that officials played inflated prices for flowers to decorate Taipei City's Xinsheng (New Life) elevated expressway, in a bid to dispel public doubts over the controversy.
> Local > Taipei |
![]() | A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake caused widespread destruction in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch Saturday, with officials saying it was "extremely lucky" no one was killed.
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![]() | The take-off of a plane, which was due to leave Taiwan for Australia on Friday night, was delayed for three hours following a hoax bomb threat.
> National |
Saturday, September 4, 2010
![]() | Amidst widespread public fury over judges who have shown clemency to child molesters by handing out lenient sentences, the Judicial Yuan responded yesterday by pushing for a new amendment that categorizes all sexual activity with minors under the age of seven as a serious rape charge, punishable by a minimum of seven years of imprisonment.
> National |
The development of the Central Taiwan Science Park's Houli branch is expected to be restored legally based on a new environmental impact assessment (EIA), although the government has lost a lawsuit over a previous EIA that was considered flawed, Premier Wu Den-yih said yesterday.
> Business |















