Kaohsiung News
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Taiwanese show guarded acceptance of China pact
- 7/2/2010 2:55:17 PMTAIPEI (Reuters) – The low turnout at a demonstration in Taiwan on Saturday against a trade pact with China pointed to broad but guarded acceptance of the deal by the Taiwanese public. The 10,000 who attended Saturday's demonstration in the...
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Hon Hai to raise China Foxconn worker wages 30 percent
- 6/28/2010 12:12:57 AMTAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry plans to raise production workers' salaries by 30 percent at its Foxconn International Holdings manufacturing hub in southern China, more than originally planned, a spokesman said, ...
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Taiwan court cuts Chen's jail term to 20 years
- 6/25/2010 4:34:41 PMTAIPEI (AFP) – In a surprise decision, Taiwan's high court Friday cut ex-president Chen Shui-bian's life sentence for corruption to 20 years in jail, but the former leader said he would appeal. The court, which also reduced former first...
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Taiwanese show guarded acceptance of China pact
- 6/24/2010 10:15:29 AMTAIPEI (Reuters) – The low turnout at a demonstration in Taiwan on Saturday against a trade pact with China pointed to broad but guarded acceptance of the deal by the Taiwanese public. The 10,000 who attended Saturday's demonstration in the...
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Protests in Taiwan against China trade pact
- 6/24/2010 6:57:29 AMTAIPEI (AFP) – Supporters of Taiwan's main opposition party protested on Saturday against the government for blocking a referendum on a controversial planned trade pact with China. Waving flags and banners reading "Referendum" and...
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Hon Hai to raise China Foxconn worker wages 30 percent
- 6/13/2010 7:03:54 AMTAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry plans to raise production workers' salaries by 30 percent at its Foxconn International Holdings manufacturing hub in southern China, more than originally planned, a spokesman said, ...
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Taiwan doctor's speed diagnosis earns rebuke
- 5/27/2010 6:34:58 PMTAIPEI (AFP) – A Taiwanese doctor has been told to spend a little longer on his patients after an investigation showed he needed just 84 seconds on average to reach a diagnosis. The unidentified orthopaedist diagnosed 61,366 patients last year,...