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TAIWAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2015
Taiwan uses Chinese shipping firm to transport items to Spratly port
Taiwan had to use a mainland Chinese shipper to get vital materials to a $100 million port it is building on a disputed island in the South China Sea last month after it couldn't find a local firm to do the job, Taiwanese officials said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2015
At least 16 dead in Taipei plane crash
A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crashed into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and leaving about a dozen missing, officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 30, 2015
One dead in accident on Scorsese's Japan Christians movie set
One person died and two were injured on Thursday when a ceiling collapsed on the set in Taiwan of Martin Scorsese's upcoming film "Silence," a spokeswoman for the production said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Taiwan lodges protest over China's new air routes
Taiwan filed an objection with the United Nations aviation agency over new commercial flight routes off China's southeastern coast that it said poses a safety risk to its planes.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2014
Occupy Central's spirit endures
The Occupy Central movement that shut down the heart of Hong Kong for 79 days over the demand for greater democracy in the Special Administrative Region is over. But the impulses that drove the movement have not disspated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 19, 2014
China lodges protest after Obama approves Taiwan frigate sale
China said on Friday it had lodged a protest with the United States after President Barack Obama signed into law legislation authorising the sale of up to four Perry-class guided missile frigates to Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2014
Taiwan's voters say 'hands off'
Taiwanese voters late last month sent an important message to their government and to Big Brother China watching from across the narrow strait — hands off our democracy.
EDITORIALS
Dec 9, 2014
A test for Taiwan and China
It's been a rough year for Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. His popularity has been dragged down by sluggish economic growth and doubts about his commitment to Taiwan's sovereignty. And the recent unrest in Hong Kong as well as last month's stunning defeat for the ruling party in local elections have magnified his worries.

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