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Global shares end lower in volatile session, dollar falls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks prices worldwide fell on Thursday as investors questioned the pace of economic growth and when the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus program would end. U.S. shares ended mildly lower after a volatile session, bucking the trend...Tags: Emergency Incidents, New Zealand, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Associated Press, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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China warns blind dissident ahead of Taiwan trip
ReutersBEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - China warned blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng on Thursday to mind his language ahead of his trip next month to political rival Taiwan, on a visit which could infuriate Beijing if, as expected, Chen uses it to criticise...Tags: China, Beijing (China), Travel, Dalai Lama, Chen Guangcheng
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: China, Beijing (China), National Government, Museums, Religion and Belief
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PH official bungles talks with Taiwan
The Manila Times, PhilippinesIF not for the unwelcome interference of a Philippine government official, Taiwan would have accepted the apology issued by Manila over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman off Batanes two weeks ago. Officials of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office...Tags: Civil Rights, China, National Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, International Law
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EDITORIAL: Keep them safe
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The unpopular president of Taiwan (approval ratings below 20 per cent) has found a populist cause to die for-or, rather, to unleash baseball bat-wielding mobs for. The shooting of a 65-year-old Taiwanese fisherman...Tags: China, Murder, Fishing, Labor Legislation, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Filipinos in Taiwan told to limit activities
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- Philippine officials have advised thousands of Filipino workers to "limit their movement" in Taiwan, fearing a potentially violent backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard...Tags: China, Fishing, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant office abolition
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered "an act of aggression" that could serve as...Tags: Social Sciences, China, Lifestyle and Leisure, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Taipei (Taiwan)
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EDITORIAL: Failing to recognize the merits of an international perspective
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- Even before the fishing vessel shooting incident, the Taiwanese blogosphere was abuzz with a discussion over the meaning of "international perspective". As a nation with substantial diplomatic limitations and an inward-...Tags: China, Hong Kong, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Book, Germany
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Bicycle business Fyxation gearing up for growth
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Ginster brothers are about as cautious a pair of entrepreneurs as you'll find. They put up $20,000 to launch their little business, haven't sunk another dime of their own money into it since and have turned a profit from day one. For four years,...Tags: Demographics, Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, McDonald's, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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EDITORIAL: Ma Ying-jeou shouldn't blame others for negotiation failings
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- In the six hours from Wednesday's 1 a.m. joint conference between Foreign Minister David Lin and Philippine representative Antonio Basilio to the 7 a.m. convening of the national security meeting hosted by President Ma Ying-...Tags: China, National Government, Government, Germany, Philippines
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Taiwan delegation returns after Manila rejection
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- The investigative team that the government dispatched to Manila, in order to investigate the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards, returned yesterday after the Southeast Asian country's...Tags: China, National Government, Fishing, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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EDITORIAL: The anger of the Taiwanese cannot be so easily appeased
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- The recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard has led to diplomatic tensions between Taiwan and Philippines, spawning a series of sanctions levied on the Philippine government by Taiwan. The...Tags: National Government, Benigno Aquino III, Lifestyle and Leisure, Taipei (Taiwan), Philippines
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