Copyright (c) 2007 The China Post All rights reserved. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan Taiwan's leading English-language newspaper since 1952. The China Post Online is the leading online provider of news and business and entertainment information on Taiwan. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0800 zh-TW http://www.chinapost.com.tw/rss/images/china_post.gif http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231844/Taiwans-forex.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves hit a record high of US$341.22 billion at the end of October, the central bank said Friday. The figure is US$8.98 billion up from the end of September, the bank said in a statement on its Web site. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231844/Taiwans-forex.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:34:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231843/Taiwan-targets.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's government aims for private investment to increase 2.6 percent to NT$1.03 trillion next year, from an earlier target of NT$1 trillion for 2009, the economics ministry said in a statement on its Web site yesterday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231843/Taiwan-targets.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:32:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231842/Chi-Mei.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Taiwan's second largest TFT-LCD maker, has denied reports there is a mass migration of employees to TCL Corp., China's biggest television manufacturer, said the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), yesterday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231842/Chi-Mei.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231836/NT$-climbs.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's dollar rose this week on speculation the improving economy will encourage overseas investors to buy the island's assets. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231836/NT$-climbs.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:23:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231834/TAIEX-index.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan stocks rose yesterday, with the TAIE-- benchmark index increasing 45.59 points, following a rally on Wall Street in overnight trading and signs that a cross-strait financial pact may be signed soon. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2009/11/07/231834/TAIEX-index.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:22:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231770/Two-children.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A fire broke out in a building in Taipei County's Yingge Township and killed two young girls on Nov. 5. When the fire erupted, the 30-year-old father, surnamed Wen, was working in a factory in Taoyuan County. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231770/Two-children.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:47:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231771/Students-winter.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The education minister announced yesterday that the upcoming winter vacation, starting from Jan. 21, will last up to 32 days. As regulated, students from senior high school and below should have a winter vacation of 21 days. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231771/Students-winter.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:47:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231769/Law-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Legislature yesterday revised a law to ease pressure on workers who are unable to repay loans to the government's labor insurance program. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231769/Law-to.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:46:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231768/Pres-Ma.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou vowed yesterday to help professional baseball develop soundly in Taiwan and create an environment that will be free from game-fixing for the players. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231768/Pres-Ma.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2009/11/07/231767/Cross-strait-efforts.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Twenty-four members of a fraud ring have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday in Taiwan and China in a joint cross-strait effort and investigation that spanned several months. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2009/11/07/231767/Cross-strait-efforts.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:44:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231766/FSC-official.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The two sides of the Taiwan Strait should sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in financial supervision as early as possible for mutual benefit, a senior Taiwanese official said yesterday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231766/FSC-official.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:42:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231765/Quake-prevents.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A 6.0-magnitude quake rattled Taiwan yesterday at 5:32 p.m., the largest earthquake to shake the island in a decade, but caused no casualties or severe damage. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231765/Quake-prevents.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:41:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/hualien/2009/11/07/231764/42-kilometer-marathon.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Up to 10,000 people are scheduled to participate in the marathon in Taroko Gorge in Hualien today and traffic control will be implemented for safety. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/hualien/2009/11/07/231764/42-kilometer-marathon.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:40:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231763/Japanese-have.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - With President Ma Ying-jeou in office for close to a year and a half now, businesspeople in Japan no longer cling to his past reputation as an anti-Japanese Tioyutai warrior but instead are convinced that Taiwan is their best partner for developing the huge potential market in China. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231763/Japanese-have.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:38:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231755/Ex-first-lady.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The wheelchair-bound former first lady Wu Shu-chen yesterday reproached prosecutors for freezing her family's assets, claiming she has been left with only a small sum that can only cover two months of her huge medical expenses. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231755/Ex-first-lady.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:36:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231762/Law-on.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A provision to crack down on educators involved in sexual assault scandals with students was revised by the Legislative Yuan yesterday, giving students an additional layer protection. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231762/Law-on.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:35:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/kaohsiung/2009/11/07/231761/Man-survives.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A 25-year-old man who attempted to do “research” on a high voltage transformer in Kaohsiung survived a 69,000-volt shock, but is in critical condition from severe burn injuries, local media yesterday reported. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/kaohsiung/2009/11/07/231761/Man-survives.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:34:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231760/6th-grader.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - An attempted robbery occurring 200 meters from Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen yesterday in Chiayi City was aborted by a quick-thinking sixth grader, who screamed and alerted Tsai's bodyguards and resulted in the robber's arrest. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231760/6th-grader.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:33:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231759/CPC-announces.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - CPC Corp., Taiwan, a state-run oil company announced raising domestic sales prices for gasoline and diesel oil products by NT$0.6 and NT$1.0 per liter, respectively, effective early this morning under the flexible oil pricing system, according to United Daily News. (UDN) http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231759/CPC-announces.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:29:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231758/New-methods.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Soaking vegetables in water for an extended time might do more harm than good. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231758/New-methods.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:28:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taichung/2009/11/07/231757/International-high.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A special scholarship program is giving 16 high school students from abroad an inside look at Taiwan, and one student from France admitted Friday that she likes Taiwan's night markets and that oyster omelettes are her favorite local food. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taichung/2009/11/07/231757/International-high.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:26:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231756/Price-of.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Rare tiny black and white shrimp raised in Taiwan are selling for as much as US$830 a piece to collectors in Japan, despite short life spans and problems breeding, officials at an exhibition said yesterday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231756/Price-of.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231754/Taipei-starts.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hau Lung-bin, Mayor of Taipei City, announced yesterday the opening of the Taipei flora expo in a year or exactly 365 days. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/11/07/231754/Taipei-starts.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:21:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taoyuan/2009/11/07/231753/Argument-between.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A quarrel between two groups of foreign workers ended with a deadly act of arson, leaving three dead and seven injured at 3 a.m. yesterday, Taoyuan County. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taoyuan/2009/11/07/231753/Argument-between.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:20:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231752/Premier-Wu.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday threatened legal action against a former opposition lawmaker who accused him of colluding with a gangster. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/11/07/231752/Premier-Wu.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0800