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Updated Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:38 am TWN, By Joe Hung, CNA



	Princess Yahia, daughter of former Indonesian economic and trade representative in Taipei, in her full princessly regalia on her way to her wedding at the rebuilt Sumatran Palace in the cultural theme park in Jakarta. (CNA) Enlarge Photo

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Going from salted duck egg to telor asin

They accept rice vermicelli as their own and use the Hoklo word of bihun to call the tasty food, which is also enjoyed by those Japanese born and brought up on Taiwan while it was under Japan's colonial rule.

Waiting for almost two hours, Siti was close to tears, when she was given the souvenir.

All her misery was gone. She beamed when Sun Shine Kwang, chairperson of Radio Taiwan International, gave her her telor asin.

Visiting Jakarta to attend the seventy-second founding anniversary of Antara, Kwang was invited to the prince's wedding party. Andrew Hsia, Taipei's economic and trade representative in Indonesia, had also been invited, but he had to excuse himself. As he had to attend a meeting in Bali of Taiwan businessmen in Indonesia, he asked Tommy Lee, his press counselor, to represent him.

While in Jakarta, Kwang's RTI will sign a memorandum of understanding on news exchange with the Indonesian national news agency on news exchange. So will Antara and the Central News Agency.

Their cooperation is expected to promote a better understanding and friendship between Taiwan and Indonesia, the largest of the ASEAN states.

All ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will join China in forming one of the world's biggest free trade zones, come January 1. Taiwan has to promote trade with and investment in Indonesia.

“You know our Taiwan entrepreneurs have invested heavily in Indonesia,” said Lester Leu, deputy director of the economic division of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta. Indonesia is the third top destination of Taiwan's foreign direct investment after China and Vietnam.

They invest mostly in textile and other manufacturing industries. “We hope more investment will come to Indonesia from Taiwan,” Leu said.

Some investors from Taiwan must introduce products that will become part of Indonesian culture like telor asin and bihun.

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