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[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:30 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple on the diplomatic circuit. And yet its sleepy capital will spring to life next week when global leaders arrive for an Asian summit. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654168.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Laos moving away from China, toward Vietnam | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, VIENTIANE
The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple on the diplomatic circuit. And yet its sleepy capital will spring to life next week when global leaders arrive for an Asian summit.
US President Barack Obama will be among them, maki... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654168 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/2a246f9d39b239ef2a25a10f6cb4a598c5d61e227867079a8dc8bf7e64416fde.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:30 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Chinese oil giant Sinopec Corp (中國石油化工股份有限公司), Asia’s biggest refiner, saw its first-half net profit drop 21.6 percent, hit by low oil prices, the company said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654127.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Sinopec Corp net profit dives 20% | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, SHANGHAI
Chinese oil giant Sinopec Corp (中國石油化工股份有限公司), Asia’s biggest refiner, saw its first-half net profit drop 21.6 percent, hit by low oil prices, the company said.
The company made 19.92 billion yuan (US$2.98 billion) in the January-to-June period, compared with 25.42 billion yuan in the same period last yea... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654127 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/46358d4002ad777d96ccf8e224dc444ff9efec624db8533bd7742f1e7d77f006.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:13 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ariya Jutanugarn on Saturday threatened to run away with the Canadian Women’s Open before stubbing her metaphorical toe late in the third round to end the day with a two-stroke lead in Alberta. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654091.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Ariya leads Canadian Women’s Open despite late stumble with Chun in tow | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters
Ariya Jutanugarn on Saturday threatened to run away with the Canadian Women’s Open before stubbing her metaphorical toe late in the third round to end the day with a two-stroke lead in Alberta.
Seeking her fifth win in a breakout season, the Thai built a five-stroke lead with three holes remaining, only to boge... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654091 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f69f4f15c1c3cc9f57a16e58933b3399338d90d0ebccfbde82ea419b7bf36a47.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:09 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The central bank and the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) yesterday rejected allegations that central bank Governor Perng Fai-nan (彭淮南) had meddled in the investigation into Mega International Commercial Bank’s (兆豐銀行) contravention of US money laundering regulations. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654187.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Central bank, FSC reject claims of Mega meddling | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Ted Chen / Staff reporter
The central bank and the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) yesterday rejected allegations that central bank Governor Perng Fai-nan (彭淮南) had meddled in the investigation into Mega International Commercial Bank’s (兆豐銀行) contravention of US money laundering regulations.
After Mega Bank w... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654187 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/36d2cd4e75846f8838c757b15736ce30da7ac3baad2bda747bbe4c44aee8fb73.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:06 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Rescue crews yesterday raced against time looking for survivors from an earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but the death toll rose to 247 and Italy once again anguished over trying to secure communities built on land prone to seismic activity. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653908.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P06-160826-318.jpg | en | null | Italy earthquake death toll rises to 247 | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, AMATRICE, Italy
Rescue crews yesterday raced against time looking for survivors from an earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but the death toll rose to 247 and Italy once again anguished over trying to secure communities built on land prone to seismic activity.
Dawn broke over the rolling hills of ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/26/2003653908 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/2ed59bf6347c4d351855a2472a6f60bd39784d78eb39072a4de602027e676610.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:09 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Residents of Hsinchu County’s Guansi Township (關西) yesterday rallied in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei to protest a plan to resume operations at a quarry in the township, saying decades of mining had depleted the environment, and demanding that the Cabinet amend mining laws. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653961.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P02-160827-1.jpg | en | null | Guansi residents protest mining | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Residents of Hsinchu County’s Guansi Township (關西) yesterday rallied in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei to protest a plan to resume operations at a quarry in the township, saying decades of mining had depleted the environment, and demanding that the Cabinet amend mining laws.
Doze... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/27/2003653961 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/af53fc386542c183e8cdad500750f49c7135a7322a55597fbfc3117e61c40c3e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:42 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Indonesia’s navy said yesterday it had found a tanker carrying almost US$400,000 worth of diesel that was taken by its own crew last week due to a commercial dispute. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653907.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Indonesian navy finds tanker taken by crew last week | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, JAKARTA
Indonesia’s navy said yesterday it had found a tanker carrying almost US$400,000 worth of diesel that was taken by its own crew last week due to a commercial dispute.
The MT Vier Harmoni was initially feared to have been hijacked after setting sail from Malaysia. However, authorities quickly realized the v... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/26/2003653907 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/183bb2950ebfcd4ec80c74086332fa36d83413146f7b6c3b0c10cb646e24c58a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:55 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Legal experts yesterday said that the Constitution bars former grand justice Hsu Tzong-li (許宗力) from heading the Judicial Yuan, following reports that President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was considering nominating him for the position. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653947.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P01-160827-4.jpg | en | null | Possible judicial pick challenged | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Legal experts yesterday said that the Constitution bars former grand justice Hsu Tzong-li (許宗力) from heading the Judicial Yuan, following reports that President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was considering nominating him for the position.
National Taiwan University professor of law Chen Chih-lung (陳... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/27/2003653947 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/ef6975d9664f5008e5d5e19554989c5b2332ce1457ba3ebca2a00d24a3f3416d.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:12 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn ran away with the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Sunday at chilly Priddis Greens for her LPGA Tour-leading fifth victory of the year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654152.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/P16-160830-316.jpg | en | null | Ariya Jutanugarn nabs fifth Tour title in Canada | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, PRIDDIS, Alberta
Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn ran away with the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Sunday at chilly Priddis Greens for her LPGA Tour-leading fifth victory of the year.
Nine days after withdrawing from the Rio Olympics because of a left knee injury, the 20-year-old made a 12-birdie putt on the final hol... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/30/2003654152 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e6cc327156df4db18ca7774b5c5f064f77c20257bba4cf51a15bc392b2f6b8f9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:21 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | An aquaculturist from Tainan’s Taijiang District (台江) this month received a Council of Agriculture certificate of provenance for his farm-reared giant tiger prawns, a rarity in Taiwan’s declining prawn industry. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654164.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/p02-160830-aa2.jpg | en | null | Big prawns certified as local produce | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Tsai Wen-chu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
An aquaculturist from Tainan’s Taijiang District (台江) this month received a Council of Agriculture certificate of provenance for his farm-reared giant tiger prawns, a rarity in Taiwan’s declining prawn industry.
Yen Jung-hung (顏榮宏), an aquafarmer wit... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/30/2003654164 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7a64ac6624586c26358fdec71489a4d4bc32d288814197f51cbf8491e19a6c4c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:53 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels have reached a peace agreement to end their half-century war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653881.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P01-160826-328.jpg | en | null | Colombia announces peace deal with FARC | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, HAVANA
The Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels have reached a peace agreement to end their half-century war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
After nearly four years of negotiations in Cuba, the two sides on Wednesday announced a final deal, which Colombian Preside... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/26/2003653881 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/472c9f0486bfd341c93a3c8fe2e71394d078b8b17843ab670a68c4f7ec416198.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:27 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A: Where are you going on holiday this year? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654118.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | EVERYDAY ENGLISH | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | A: Where are you going on holiday this year?
B: My friend’s getting married in Istanbul. I thought I would take 10 days in Turkey.
A: Turkey? Isn’t that dangerous?
B: You can’t think like that. Otherwise, you’d never step out of the front door.
A：你今年打算去哪裡渡假？
B：我朋友要在伊斯坦堡結婚。我想我會在土耳其待個十天。
A：土耳其？那裡不是很危險？
B：你不能那樣想，不然你哪裡都不用去... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/30/2003654118 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b9997376c33f44c05cbe04147a5611f5f1c00a7ac6932c52e0a076fc870bc065.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:33 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | After filing an application with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) last month, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE, 日月光半導體) plans to submit its bid to take over Siliconware Precision Industry Co (SPIL, 矽品精密) to China’s competition watchdog this month, a source said yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653857.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | ASE to submit bid for SPIL to Beijing this month: source | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter
After filing an application with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) last month, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE, 日月光半導體) plans to submit its bid to take over Siliconware Precision Industry Co (SPIL, 矽品精密) to China’s competition watchdog this month, a source said yesterday.
Winning... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653857 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/deb2e4c065144b65582bca423cc2370f798e8d47089c226f5262b9434296a21a.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:22 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | TECHNOLOGY | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654192.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taiwan Business Quick Take | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
TECHNOLOGY
Report on Paytm denied
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) and MediaTek Inc (聯發科) yesterday denied investing in Indian e-payment service provider Paytm. The companies’ statements came in the wake of media reports that many companies, including Hon Hai and MediaTek, participated in a U... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654192 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f4a814b1fa64500daf40c4a9c12470b329ac59d1b7a43deadcd8191c99e1af20.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:33 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Members of US Democractic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign team will come to Taiwan next month for a fundraiser, according to her official Web site. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654097.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Clinton fundraiser scheduled for Taipei early next month | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
Members of US Democractic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign team will come to Taiwan next month for a fundraiser, according to her official Web site.
The fundraiser is scheduled to be held in Taipei on Sept. 7, but only US citizens and US permanent residents will be allowed t... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/29/2003654097 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/ac583392415eb328844294ea86dc3bdea7a28c405b402162261a7104f390a6ea.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:34 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Strong aftershocks yesterday rattled residents and rescue crews alike as hopes began to dwindle that firefighters would find any more survivors from Italy’s earthquake. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653967.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P06-160827-315.jpg | en | null | Aftershocks hit Italy as rescue hopes dwindle | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, AMATRICE, Italy
Strong aftershocks yesterday rattled residents and rescue crews alike as hopes began to dwindle that firefighters would find any more survivors from Italy’s earthquake.
The first funerals were scheduled to be held for some of the 267 dead.
Some of hard-hit Amatrice’s crumbled buildings developed mor... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653967 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b189f1a02b010b3bc2d563a7e61470cdc99fcceb425e7e1f8d263e837668f694.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:42 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A rampant Dale Steyn yesterday took three wickets with his first 10 balls to leave New Zealand reeling on 18-4 at lunch on the fourth day, chasing a target of 400 to win the second Test, and the series, against South Africa. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654216.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Steyn claims three wickets as New Zealand chase 400 | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, PRETORIA
A rampant Dale Steyn yesterday took three wickets with his first 10 balls to leave New Zealand reeling on 18-4 at lunch on the fourth day, chasing a target of 400 to win the second Test, and the series, against South Africa.
Steyn removed both openers in his first over at Centurion. Tom Latham was bow... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/31/2003654216 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/ccc9a2cbf7266eaeb32a1a2ad23881b3f65f53ec34bcace479def313c0285a32.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:07 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI), a new research institute said to be the biggest US-based think tank focusing on Taiwan to date, is scheduled to open on Sept. 14, sources said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654159.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | US-based Global Taiwan Institute to open soon: sources | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Nadia Tsao and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter in Washington, with Staff Writer
The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI), a new research institute said to be the biggest US-based think tank focusing on Taiwan to date, is scheduled to open on Sept. 14, sources said.
The GTI has access to more than US$20 million and has paid ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/30/2003654159 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e3bee2615ee7c4a27db026777bfbfd07d07fe2952cdcd2b58492b29cc78da409.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:23 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Armed police surrounding Muslim women on beaches and ordering them to remove their modest clothes or leave. Calls from onlookers to “go back to where you came from.” Public humiliation and ostracism with echoes of the morals police of theocratic countries like Iran or Saudi Arabia, not a country that sees its values as... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654139.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/p09-160830-gp.jpg | en | null | French Burqini bans provoke backlash as armed police confront beachgoers | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Alissa Rubin / NY Times News Service, PARIS
Armed police surrounding Muslim women on beaches and ordering them to remove their modest clothes or leave. Calls from onlookers to “go back to where you came from.” Public humiliation and ostracism with echoes of the morals police of theocratic countries like Iran or Saud... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/30/2003654139 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e1d6fe01e9a2052624f8b3680b43faefe2949d60f7485aa1c7bef8363412aa79.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:20 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he will not hesitate to boost monetary stimulus if needed, reiterating a pledge during an annual policy retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at which central bankers stressed their need for backup from fiscal policy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654050.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P16-160829-331.jpg | en | null | BOJ ready to ease three dimensions | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he will not hesitate to boost monetary stimulus if needed, reiterating a pledge during an annual policy retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at which central bankers stressed their need for backup from fiscal policy.
“There is no doubt that there is ample space f... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/29/2003654050 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/288910f2d297407a33ba5b813e749384bc052b41cb38dde760e2e3cb9b9b4737.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:24 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow militants in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654073.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Extremists free eight militants from Philippine jail | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow militants in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said yesterday.
About 20 heavily armed fighters of the Maute militant group stormed... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/29/2003654073 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e7ff066560714aa3c73dd177ed04e4f69f28d337b90be34825436c1533bb18df.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:30 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Monday told Brazilian senators in an emotional testimony at her trial that voting for her impeachment would amount to a “coup d’etat.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654246.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Brazil’s Rousseff urges vote against ‘coup’ in trial | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, BRASILIA
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Monday told Brazilian senators in an emotional testimony at her trial that voting for her impeachment would amount to a “coup d’etat.”
Declaring her innocence and recalling how she was tortured under Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1970s, Rousseff warn... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/31/2003654246 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/d05c7adb038aeefb3abfee37b8024e21176023dc36f9a5f9272869bf890e6e95.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:25 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The US stepped up its fight against the European Commission’s crackdown on tax avoidance by Apple Inc and other multinational companies, accusing the commission of unilateralism and overstepping its mandate. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653864.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | US steps up fight against EU’s crackdown on Apple | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, WASHINGTON
The US stepped up its fight against the European Commission’s crackdown on tax avoidance by Apple Inc and other multinational companies, accusing the commission of unilateralism and overstepping its mandate.
In a white paper, the US Department of the Treasury said the commission’s probe into alleged spe... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653864 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/6028d1f5273f026c93632e7766d0235a6c32485d74adc9e837db769b90f69b95.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:37 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | After entering show business 35 years ago, singer Delphine Chin, also known as WaWa, is only now putting on her first major solo concert. The Completely Love concert is scheduled for Sept. 2 at Taipei International Convention Center. Ticket sales began in June, with tickets available at Market Net, 7-Eleven ibon and Fa... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653850.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P15-160826-001.jpg | en | null | Delphine Chin, aka WaWa, holding first big concert in 35 years | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | After entering show business 35 years ago, singer Delphine Chin, also known as WaWa, is only now putting on her first major solo concert. The Completely Love concert is scheduled for Sept. 2 at Taipei International Convention Center. Ticket sales began in June, with tickets available at Market Net, 7-Eleven ibon and Fa... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/26/2003653850 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f01b0dc89ed73670b59d162be62bf9398673d294c709e8ef23cd9b28ef47cb42.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:32 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Chih-chung (吳志中) yesterday said that Taiwan’s diplomatic ties with the Vatican are not a “zero-sum game,” welcoming dialogue between the Catholic city-state and China for the sake of promoting religious freedom. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654072.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Government welcomes Vatican-China dialogue: official | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Chih-chung (吳志中) yesterday said that Taiwan’s diplomatic ties with the Vatican are not a “zero-sum game,” welcoming dialogue between the Catholic city-state and China for the sake of promoting religious freedom.
“Taipei and the Holy See are diplomatic ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/29/2003654072 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8a78b50fc9ca8fd9e2992d7a9464a30ed9651dafa2a9308e0af7234a94fc5169.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:11 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A record number of overseas investments were made in the UK in the 2015 to 2016 financial year, buoyed by a surge from emerging markets, making the country Europe’s most popular for external financiers. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654196.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | UK sees record foreign investment in this fiscal year | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
A record number of overseas investments were made in the UK in the 2015 to 2016 financial year, buoyed by a surge from emerging markets, making the country Europe’s most popular for external financiers.
Total projects funded by foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 11 percent to 2,213, the UK Department for In... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654196 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/1a17d4d3de9c79a876ba42d2e7154da56a314672d9eea3e562b01efb051795e1.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:56 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Metamorphosis, the process in which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, happens in between 10 to 15 days. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653985.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P09-160828-001.jpg | en | null | Flutterby facts and butterlies | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Metamorphosis, the process in which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, happens in between 10 to 15 days.
Female butterflies usually survive longer than the male of the species.
Butterflies taste things with their feet.
It is believed that there are up to 20,000 different species of butterfly.
Their eyes are mad... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/28/2003653985 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e802e64220d6b3371cf4455ac73569e10a7be7ebc96c35af19023620af5aaa48.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:38 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Two nuns who worked as nurses and helped the poor in rural Mississippi were found slain in their home, perhaps victims of a break-in and vehicle theft, officials said on Thursday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653976.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Two nuns killed in US; signs point to home break-in | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, DURANT, Mississippi
Two nuns who worked as nurses and helped the poor in rural Mississippi were found slain in their home, perhaps victims of a break-in and vehicle theft, officials said on Thursday.
Authorities would not say if they have a suspect, but disclosed that they had recovered a car missing from the home ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653976 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/efd68f77b475ad5cc4c094786dbecb5cf5c20852c632965c3a88957b7bea84be.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:03 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Central Committee member Sean Lien (連勝文) yesterday accused President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of intending to turn Taiwan into the “Asian version of Cuba,” saying the president’s “misguided economic policies and conflict-prone ideologies” would steer the nation toward a doomed path. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654219.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Tsai ‘will turn Taiwan into Asian Cuba’ | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Central Committee member Sean Lien (連勝文) yesterday accused President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of intending to turn Taiwan into the “Asian version of Cuba,” saying the president’s “misguided economic policies and conflict-prone ideologies” would steer the nation to... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/31/2003654219 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/547d7d534b4264c319e7e124f070457fb8cc25bb808f66a5a9932fa86ae7bd45.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:19 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | India expects to woo 1 trillion rupees (US$15 billion) of investment over five years to double mining output and cut mineral imports. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654057.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | India seeking capital to double mining output | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
India expects to woo 1 trillion rupees (US$15 billion) of investment over five years to double mining output and cut mineral imports.
The government’s goal is to fast-track exploration, including upfront payments for discovered deposits when the mines are auctioned, Minister of Mines Piyush Goyal said in an i... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/29/2003654057 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/efa052269ff8d6629bbfd7bfd6ad8930726e5aa28f578dc4eb88a830436efa9b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:36 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | An article presented at a forum in Taipei yesterday urged Beijing to reconsider its “outdated strategy” to block Taiwan from joining international organizations. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654093.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | China urged to rethink obstructionism | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
An article presented at a forum in Taipei yesterday urged Beijing to reconsider its “outdated strategy” to block Taiwan from joining international organizations.
The article was coauthored by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Chih-chung (吳志中) and National Chung Hsing University’s Gradu... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/29/2003654093 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/fdc76bd32778cd70a422617a3b5f18f06bc5ffa2919cf70d2e9def8bcbff3e38.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:24 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The nation’s two oil refiners are to raise gasoline and diesel prices today for the third consecutive week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654053.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/p16-160829-oil123.jpg | en | null | CPC and Formosa raising gasoline, diesel prices today | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Kevin Chen / Staff reporter
The nation’s two oil refiners are to raise gasoline and diesel prices today for the third consecutive week.
State-run CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) yesterday said it would increase its fuel prices by NT$0.1 per liter, as its average crude oil costs rose US$0.03 per barrel to US$46.85 last ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/29/2003654053 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/1e3753cc01577dc6240f581f68600765e18727817d7adb64334a7ef9e23f5ac3.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:57 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut is to meet fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the Winston-Salem Open final after he outplayed Serbian Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-2 in a dramatic semi-final that lasted more than two hours in steamy afternoon heat. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654025.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P10-160828-320a.jpg | en | null | Busta, Bautista Agut to meet at Winston-Salem | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters
Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut is to meet fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the Winston-Salem Open final after he outplayed Serbian Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-2 in a dramatic semi-final that lasted more than two hours in steamy afternoon heat.
Bautista Agut appeared to be cruising after taking the first ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/28/2003654025 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8125e12f72e32187378df2926086f0e65c9717261e1754a4be1167dd7c264464.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:26 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Allegations that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) NV falsified US sales data are meritless and the company’s financial reports are “totally accurate,” chief executive Sergio Marchionne told reporters on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653991.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P16-160828-313.jpg | en | null | Fiat chief rejects complaints over US sales reports | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, DETROIT, Michigan
Allegations that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) NV falsified US sales data are meritless and the company’s financial reports are “totally accurate,” chief executive Sergio Marchionne told reporters on Friday.
Marchionne said FCA is cooperating with authorities from the US Securities and Exchange... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003653991 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/57af0efcf25a7ed6e4c24b556dbb5836b76f2f9cbffef73c07682ec8f07162e0.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:53 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | This small village of about 1,000 people looks like any other nestled in the countryside. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654007.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/p07-160828-a2.jpg | en | null | English village leads an energy revolution | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Tatiana Schlossberg / NY Times News Service, ASHTON HAYES, England
This small village of about 1,000 people looks like any other nestled in the countryside.
However, Ashton Hayes, England, is different in an important way when it comes to one of the world’s most pressing issues — climate change. Hundreds of resident... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/28/2003654007 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/cc66cfd257bd20b4667ce2b2d9a7590a4507e8d8ea74931d117c8aaf5062434c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:03 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The German Trade Office Taipei said this year’s Oktoberfest would be cohosted with a beer maker. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653904.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | German Trade Office to cohost Oktoberfest Taipei | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
The German Trade Office Taipei said this year’s Oktoberfest would be cohosted with a beer maker.
The Oct. 14 to Oct. 23 event is a beer, gourmet food, dance and music festival that takes place in Munich, Germany, each year, the office said.
Hofbrau Oktoberfest is the first to be held in Taiwan an... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/26/2003653904 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/252444fb744c7cc9a4d486b8a48cadf268f7f3bc8ab5ff3d8d5b40a32834a087.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:13 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Helicopter money is coming, says Mark Mobius, even as soon as next month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653859.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Japan eyes helicopter money: Mobius | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
Helicopter money is coming, says Mark Mobius, even as soon as next month.
For Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, traditional easing measures have just made people save instead of spend or borrow. Combined with a stronger yen, the 80-year-old investment veteran says that is going t... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653859 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/65099d051ae2e31fb6cd41f6c155a82538e5774811ac2c56d0ea85bff22bc291.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:22 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | About 6,500 refugees were on Monday rescued off the coast of Libya, the Italian coast guard said, in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent years. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654242.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P07-160831-303.jpg | en | null | Thousands rescued off Libyan coast | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, ROME
About 6,500 refugees were on Monday rescued off the coast of Libya, the Italian coast guard said, in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent years.
Dramatic images of one operation showed about 700 refugees crammed onto a fishing boat, with some of them jumping off the vessel in life jackets and swim... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/31/2003654242 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/16c16f27091b1842572c877b0bdd7cb58b29b89d7c59bc5b767750c0c979c7b1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:19 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Pavlina Pizova said she could not free her partner after he slipped down an icy bank and became wedged between rocks and branches. After he died, she stayed with him through the freezing night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653968.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Tourist describes month in NZ bush | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, WELLINGTON
Pavlina Pizova said she could not free her partner after he slipped down an icy bank and became wedged between rocks and branches. After he died, she stayed with him through the freezing night.
It would take almost another month before Pizova would be rescued from the New Zealand wilderness in an ordeal ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653968 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/4aa415bb33ec577f16b72fc14f54457433c7c5702fa056e63748e79423bd65aa.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:36 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Taiwan’s coaches might have to juggle the lineup and improve the tactics for tomorrow’s international friendly against Japan after the hosts were unable to find the net, falling to the visitors 2-0 at the Taipei Municipal Stadium on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654213.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P16-160831-001.jpg | en | null | Taiwan to go on offense after loss to Japan | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan’s coaches might have to juggle the lineup and improve the tactics for tomorrow’s international friendly against Japan after the hosts were unable to find the net, falling to the visitors 2-0 at the Taipei Municipal Stadium on Monday.
Taiwan coach Satoshi Imai experimented with an un... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/31/2003654213 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b94d00e469ca265700c9d22bb2d04d2b509cea7861462a79081455a21922bd80.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:09 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | President Tsai Ing-wei (蔡英文), in her role as commander-in-chief, presided over the Han Kuang live-fire drills for the first time after assuming office in May. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653878.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/p01-160826-aa3.jpg | en | null | Tsai touts fresh direction for military | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jason Pan / Staff reporter, in Pingtung County
President Tsai Ing-wei (蔡英文), in her role as commander-in-chief, presided over the Han Kuang live-fire drills for the first time after assuming office in May.
Tsai praised troops after watching displays of combat readiness in simulated battle exercises at the Renshou mi... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/26/2003653878 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/0e35dbc374fa74aeb3fd67e932caf08d9aae320e032563b4edbf623b4f8f3562.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:15 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | UN for the ROC | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653940.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | [ LETTER ] | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | UN for the ROC
“Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present charter and, in the judgment of the organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations,” the UN Charter Chapter II, Article 4-1 says, which clearly defines the q... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/27/2003653940 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/85f6a296237edff857931bf8aca7d72e54d0fe00d3ba326cf947591f447109b8.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:34 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The start this week of the first regularly scheduled commercial flights from the US augurs the likely demise of Cuba’s “mules” — suppliers of last resort for scarce consumer goods on the island. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654178.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | FEATURE: Flights from US bode ill for Cuban ‘mules’ | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, MIAMI
The start this week of the first regularly scheduled commercial flights from the US augurs the likely demise of Cuba’s “mules” — suppliers of last resort for scarce consumer goods on the island.
For more than half a century, commercial air travel between Cuba and the US was all but non-existent, a victim of ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654178 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5defd5e71c6ea96acc9d771e57a9b01bda741aea92c503cc6cf81383c6acf9eb.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Media reports last week said that the nation’s first tour operator that specifically catered to Chinese tour groups had filed for bankruptcy. There are concerns that the incident might set off a domino effect, triggering a sense insecurity within the industry. As a result, the industry has appealed for 10,000 workers t... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654202.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | The upside of the drop in Chinese tour groups | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Hsu Yu-fang 許又方
Media reports last week said that the nation’s first tour operator that specifically catered to Chinese tour groups had filed for bankruptcy. There are concerns that the incident might set off a domino effect, triggering a sense insecurity within the industry. As a result, the industry has appealed f... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/31/2003654202 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/9c8e8d1cd8ffea118e5cedbe9a2046c1da3963c132cc1bf104679d23fc50893b.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:53:49 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) encouraged soldiers to wear their uniforms when they go out with their friends and family on Armed Forces Day on Saturday to help restore the military’s self-esteem. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654224.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Tsai urges soldiers to don uniforms on Armed Forces Day | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) encouraged soldiers to wear their uniforms when they go out with their friends and family on Armed Forces Day on Saturday to help restore the military’s self-esteem.
“The military needs applause,” Tsai said at a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Office on Monday... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/31/2003654224 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/3bc80ea0cd238177fa142d073f0b4d9446fd665cb260a53db680a5bafe299d84.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | It was a slow and gentle plunge: The world’s largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, crashed in southern England on Wednesday during its second test flight. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653912.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P06-160826-319.jpg | en | null | Airlander 10 makes bumpy landing after ‘slight issue’ | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | NY Times News Service
It was a slow and gentle plunge: The world’s largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, crashed in southern England on Wednesday during its second test flight.
In a video posted on YouTube, spectators could be heard saying: “Oh my God, he just crashed it,” as the nose of the aircraft made contact with th... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/26/2003653912 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/cef2ee9cf660957a01e4e379e3289fa0ceda14f327696f15fea9a3214144d354.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:27 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The pace of growth in the number of convenience stores in Taiwan last year fell to its lowest in six years, the Fair Trade Commission said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653993.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taiwanese convenience store growth at six-year low; average spending up | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
The pace of growth in the number of convenience stores in Taiwan last year fell to its lowest in six years, the Fair Trade Commission said.
The five leading convenience store chains in Taiwan — 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Hi-Life, OK Mart and Million — opened 53 new outlets last year, an increase of 0.... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003653993 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/db0564b131489fc28c6f1346e01a4bbe2cd093db2c337af06ca9a962a9ec3b64.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:00 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Liberty Times (LT): How should the government implement its innovative national defense and Industry 4.0 policies? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654157.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | INTERVIEW: Taiwan needs to attract investors: premier | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Liberty Times (LT): How should the government implement its innovative national defense and Industry 4.0 policies?
Premier Lin Chuan (林全): The national defense industry might not be a large tree, but it is a very important one. National defense industries and the industrial sector are complementary in nature, and Taiwa... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/30/2003654157 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/52e388294e023999ded1208992e2b55c11d513f62eb66b8935f156306a9c54dd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:25 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s latest gift to the residents of Pyongyang, a renovated central zoo, is pulling in thousands of visitors each day with a slew of attractions ranging from typical zoo fare such as elephants, giraffes, penguins and monkeys to a high-tech natural history museum with displays showing the so... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653971.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Dogs a big draw at zoo Kim Jong-un gifted Pyongyang | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, PYONGYANG
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s latest gift to the residents of Pyongyang, a renovated central zoo, is pulling in thousands of visitors each day with a slew of attractions ranging from typical zoo fare such as elephants, giraffes, penguins and monkeys to a high-tech natural history museum with displays ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653971 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/21c8da27fbc02a2173160e7621c156c594754f162c221e69d89b1aa46d4c11f4.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:17 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is getting closer to raising interest rates again, the head of the US central bank and other policymakers said on Friday in comments that left the door open for a hike as early as next month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653987.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | US Fed sees case for interest rate hike | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is getting closer to raising interest rates again, the head of the US central bank and other policymakers said on Friday in comments that left the door open for a hike as early as next month.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen told a global monetary policy conference that... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003653987 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/370a3b16e8b492c95ca88603f253ed76ee170c34d10188b40f9a0d8d0c218100.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:24 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A : Where did you stay when you went to Hong Kong? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654183.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | EVERYDAY ENGLISH | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | A : Where did you stay when you went to Hong Kong?
B : Oh, we stayed in a lovely five-star hotel with a view over the harbor.
A : I never spend a lot of money on the hotel when I travel. I don’t spend much time in the hotel, anyway.
B : That’s because you never pay for the good ones.
A : 你去香港的時候住哪？
B : 喔，我住一間有港口景觀的五星級飯... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/31/2003654183 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/700878527e921b5e812dfa5df2db30f11ae34620bf90fe04c9e141b71fa99e7c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:02 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Taiwan, I love you | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653870.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | [ LETTER ] | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Taiwan, I love you
Chris Wood’s article was ostensibly a love letter to Taiwan, stemming from his leaving the nation after three-and-a-half years here, but it was essentially chock full of boastful, nationalistic perorations about how great the UK is (“On leaving Taiwan: Britain’s role,” Aug. 23, page 8).
Not much abou... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/26/2003653870 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e533b05482dc7e8ada022df0379af8a82010e7bd7cd6e1c1d59bfcdbc595d08c.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:53:12 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Dr Wu Bo-feng of Taipei Medical University Hospital’s Department of Traditional Medicine says there are two kinds of heat stroke. When someone has been out in the sun and their body temperature rises and they perspire heavily, causing their skin to turn red and hot, along with other heat-related problems, that is the c... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654046.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P09-160829-001.jpg | en | null | Long sleeves help prevent air-con sun stroke | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Dr Wu Bo-feng of Taipei Medical University Hospital’s Department of Traditional Medicine says there are two kinds of heat stroke. When someone has been out in the sun and their body temperature rises and they perspire heavily, causing their skin to turn red and hot, along with other heat-related problems, that is the c... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/29/2003654046 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e4100b118a3d46816a8aed755b3de84529f69796101c87fe292d3f074d04759c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:00 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | People traveling to areas affected by Lyme disease should take precautions against tick bites, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Thursday, after it confirmed this year’s first imported case of the zoonotic disease. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653965.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | CDC urges caution after first imported Lyme disease case | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
People traveling to areas affected by Lyme disease should take precautions against tick bites, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Thursday, after it confirmed this year’s first imported case of the zoonotic disease.
A 53-year-old Swedish man early this month developed fatigue and knee ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/27/2003653965 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f200924378ccc6a090c31becfe78a417e4d4960da07ddff4a1c687a1b5d02b04.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:58 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Conflict broke out at a government forum on plans to implement a five-day workweek, after several protesters confronted Deputy Minister of Labor Kuo Kuo-wen (郭國文) accusing him of “bullshit.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653892.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/p03-160826-aa3.jpg | en | null | Protesters confront deputy labor minister at forum | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Abraham Gerber / Staff reporter
Conflict broke out at a government forum on plans to implement a five-day workweek, after several protesters confronted Deputy Minister of Labor Kuo Kuo-wen (郭國文) accusing him of “bullshit.”
The forum quickly descended into a shouting match after about 10 members of the Workers’ Strug... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/26/2003653892 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/854466ffc146871d15a1dad2e55b0839d6b377dd431d99e4c080148a853b33b3.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:34 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | This is an exploration of two ways that could help revitalize Taiwan’s economy and trade. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654064.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Two ways out of the economic doldrums | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Kuo Kuo-hsing 郭國興
This is an exploration of two ways that could help revitalize Taiwan’s economy and trade.
The first suggestion is the creation of a new export model in the form of an Asian innovation corridor.
Processing trade — trade that involves product processing and assembly — is shrinking globally, while Chi... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/29/2003654064 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e788178b0c4f1dde72b4e6aa4a53a5f987ab5ea0755c5628ad617d211599c68d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:41 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said that the “jury is out” on whether the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) negative rate policy is working and that monetary policy alone will not fix the key problems Japan faces. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653928.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | ‘Jury is out’ on Japan’s rate policy | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said that the “jury is out” on whether the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) negative rate policy is working and that monetary policy alone will not fix the key problems Japan faces.
“Negative rates might buy them time. They might on margin help ease what they are tr... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653928 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/be75d33107ddd75ff1bbbedb63a57b019087934c99e2cf9edea9dd98cd90a04b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:22 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | His apples are ripe for plucking, but Abdul Shakoor is resigned to this year’s crop becoming another victim of a 50-day explosion of violence in Indian Kashmir that shows no sign of abating. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653995.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P15-160828-303.jpg | en | null | ‘Deadly mix’ set to compound Kashmir’s misery | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Parvaiz Bukhari / AFP, SRINAGAR, India
His apples are ripe for plucking, but Abdul Shakoor is resigned to this year’s crop becoming another victim of a 50-day explosion of violence in Indian Kashmir that shows no sign of abating.
“My main crop will be ready soon for harvest, but buyers from outside are nowhere to be... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003653995 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/d2561febbadc84443042cfe20244fca098381559a0bbe6ec077d3d3cdda8028a.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:25 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Taiwan’s national soccer squad is scheduled to play two friendly matches this week against an elite selection of college players from Japan, while officials said plans are in the works for a top-level international tournament in Taiwan next year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654022.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taiwan to take on Japan in friendly soccer series | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan’s national soccer squad is scheduled to play two friendly matches this week against an elite selection of college players from Japan, while officials said plans are in the works for a top-level international tournament in Taiwan next year.
This week’s “Taiwan-Japan Friendly Series” ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/28/2003654022 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/24c67178b1ab453eb1d09888f7570e7ce1f19941f515936ef11733e2943c4638.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:24 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Olympique de Marseille got their Ligue 1 campaign up and running as they beat Lorient 2-0 at the Stade Velodrome on Friday to pick up their first win of the season. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654019.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P10-160828-315.jpg | en | null | Olympique de Marseille see off Lorient for first win | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, MARSEILLE, France
Olympique de Marseille got their Ligue 1 campaign up and running as they beat Lorient 2-0 at the Stade Velodrome on Friday to pick up their first win of the season.
Remy Cabella fired Franck Passi’s hosts in front with a brilliant first-half free-kick, and Bafetimbi Gomis added a second in the 70... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/28/2003654019 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/76c15b408147769f3093a954b9409447d5587a69b040aadad18f2fb965326ba4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:59 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Urologists urged men who experience premature ejaculation to seek medical treatment instead of trying folk remedies on their own. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653964.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Doctors urge men to seek help for early ejaculation | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Urologists urged men who experience premature ejaculation to seek medical treatment instead of trying folk remedies on their own.
Tsai Wei-kung (蔡維恭), a urologist at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, cited a recent case in which a 22-year-old university student, who nearly always experi... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/27/2003653964 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f1bc8f86ee4b188e8390e8a0ab9b66a0e0307d9cd0a03ffed3455ee8110b3e8f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:23 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Financial Supervisory Commission yesterday announced it is to dispatch officials to scrutinize Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐銀行) branches in New York and Panama as soon as Monday, as the government launches a probe into the lender after it ran into serious regulatory trouble in the US. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653852.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | FSC to investigate Mega in Panama, US | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Ted Chen / Staff reporter
The Financial Supervisory Commission yesterday announced it is to dispatch officials to scrutinize Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐銀行) branches in New York and Panama as soon as Monday, as the government launches a probe into the lender after it ran into serious regulatory trouble in ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653852 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/2cc257f488a4000ade07aa19dd7a1e7a1b1a2a5cdf281630667d5e9f46a4f03b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:25 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC, 漢翔航空工業) yesterday said it is fully committed to the government’s bid to build a fleet of indigenously developed air force trainer jets and downplayed concerns about a memorandum of understanding (MOU) it inked with an Italian company. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654121.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | AIDC committed to indigenous military jets | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Ted Chen / Staff reporter
Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC, 漢翔航空工業) yesterday said it is fully committed to the government’s bid to build a fleet of indigenously developed air force trainer jets and downplayed concerns about a memorandum of understanding (MOU) it inked with an Italian company.
AIDC, the n... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654121 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/bf1aa436eb49c8848df79cf5e097d7a378f8099530148962fc1a91b44ae16584.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:12 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Israel Dagg scored two tries as the All Blacks beat Australia 29-9 in their Rugby Championship clash yesterday, which also ensured they retained the Bledisloe Cup for another year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654020.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P10-160828-316.jpg | en | null | All Blacks hold on to Bledisloe Cup | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, WELLINGTON
Israel Dagg scored two tries as the All Blacks beat Australia 29-9 in their Rugby Championship clash yesterday, which also ensured they retained the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
Flyhalf Beauden Barrett also showcased his growing stature as the starting flyhalf with nine points from the boot and h... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/28/2003654020 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/46e58855224323a1ced98e42b87f7f8d496c2bb5df276176a732ed5af954fde2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:39 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first goals of the season gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over FSV Mainz 05 while Schalke 04 lost their opening Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654081.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P11-160829-323.jpg | en | null | Dortmund off to winning Bundesliga start | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, BERLIN
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first goals of the season gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over FSV Mainz 05 while Schalke 04 lost their opening Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on Saturday.
Aubameyang, who told Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski “the race is started” after the latter’s hat-trick... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654081 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/30b8a03c1ebc565813d7c481519c8dc5a894f9c8c36afe7070a87f8a4c7f4c7d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:22 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Apple Inc is planning a new iPhone feature for Japan that would enable users to pay for mass transit rides with their smartphones instead of physical payment cards. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653932.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Next iPhone may support tap-to-pay in Japan metro | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
Apple Inc is planning a new iPhone feature for Japan that would enable users to pay for mass transit rides with their smartphones instead of physical payment cards.
A future iPhone will include technology called FeliCa, a mobile tap-to-pay standard in Japan developed by Sony Corp, according to people familiar... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653932 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/380b0b44604dad6385f20c68129c3f5f501fa5cf92c2e3266969f8f4bb734226.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:30 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | US online retail titan Amazon.com Inc, which has been accused of fostering a cutthroat workplace atmosphere, will try out teams that log 30-hour work weeks, the Washington Post reported on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653990.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Amazon dabbling with 30-hour work weeks: report says | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, SAN FRANCISCO
US online retail titan Amazon.com Inc, which has been accused of fostering a cutthroat workplace atmosphere, will try out teams that log 30-hour work weeks, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
The employees will receive the same benefits as those putting in 40-hour weeks, but get three-quarters o... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003653990 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7e2053512556d42daecaf30658c835b22e5cd366500837c97b8b85a0010850de.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:21 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Lemtech Holdings Co, Ltd (聯德控股) is to build a new plant in the Czech Republic, a company official told an investors’ conference in Taipei yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654119.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Lemtech to build Czech Republic plant | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Kuo Chia-erh / Staff reporter
Lemtech Holdings Co, Ltd (聯德控股) is to build a new plant in the Czech Republic, a company official told an investors’ conference in Taipei yesterday.
The New Taipei City-based metal stamping components and precision press tool supplier operates plants in Kunshan, China, Thailand and the ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654119 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/cbb205e3c19c828fa00868117997405ee236fd8948490d41caf796e257f2d6f3.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:43 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Aug. 29 to Sept. 4 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffeat%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654010.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/p08-160828-baguashan.jpg | en | null | Taiwan in Time: Defending the homeland to the death | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Han Cheung / Staff Reporter
Aug. 29 to Sept. 4
After landing in Taiwan and encountering much local resistance, the Japanese army reached the northern banks of the Dadu River (大肚溪), on what is today’s border between Taichung and Changhua County, on Aug. 25, 1895. They did not cross the river immediately, as the enemy... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/08/28/2003654010 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5b1c6e725de87e4c221987bc89d25af956fe59f3afa85bdd045c2729d1c1eced.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:56 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | After Chelsea continued their 100 percent start with a 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, a last-gasp goal by Marcus Rashford helped Jose Mourinho keep pace with his old club as Manchester United beat Hull City 1-0. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654080.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P11-160829-305.jpg | en | null | Manchester United join Chelsea on top | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, LONDON
After Chelsea continued their 100 percent start with a 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, a last-gasp goal by Marcus Rashford helped Jose Mourinho keep pace with his old club as Manchester United beat Hull City 1-0.
Elsewhere, Arsenal and champions Leicester City picked up their first Premier League wins... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654080 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e59bc666725902725a8ae5eb85586dd1a38945ec4c9e4ae27d9ecd2c34e17f13.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:47 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was scheduled to confront her accusers yesterday in a dramatic finale to a Brazilian Senate impeachment trial likely to end 13 years of left-wing rule in Latin America’s biggest country. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654176.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/P07-160830-307.jpg | en | null | Brazil’s Rousseff to take stand as trial ends in vote | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, BRASILIA
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was scheduled to confront her accusers yesterday in a dramatic finale to a Brazilian Senate impeachment trial likely to end 13 years of left-wing rule in Latin America’s biggest country.
Rousseff’s testimony will come just hours before a final vote to decide he... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654176 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/fa75d4bc4fece28eb3b919c777c933f8ffdaf48b4a6b955bf505a21d4af32ee7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:02 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Taipei Times: In view of the approaching UN General Assembly next month, the Taiwan United Nations Alliance (TAIUNA) has called on President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration to apply for UN membership under the name “Taiwan.” However, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (李大維) has explicitly said that the governmen... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653960.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P03-160827-4.jpg | en | null | INTERVIEW: UN membership bid part of transitional justice | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Taipei Times: In view of the approaching UN General Assembly next month, the Taiwan United Nations Alliance (TAIUNA) has called on President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration to apply for UN membership under the name “Taiwan.” However, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (李大維) has explicitly said that the governmen... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/27/2003653960 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/4c96b350790393160aa480e611810e93a1cb11dd9852136f9d584da8c44ec609.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:34 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The CIA on Wednesday declassified a trove of secret daily briefings given to former US presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, offering fresh insights into pivotal moments in Cold War history. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653917.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P07-160826-314.jpg | en | null | CIA declassifies daily briefings for Nixon and Ford | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, WASHINGTON
The CIA on Wednesday declassified a trove of secret daily briefings given to former US presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, offering fresh insights into pivotal moments in Cold War history.
The 2,500 previously classified daily intelligence briefings are peppered with details about the slowly unfol... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/26/2003653917 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7be46fdf7d5704955902c05bc519039fe0fd04c46f2425ea666535657f96c0e4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:25 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Following allegations that the National Defense University expelled a student after he tested positive for HIV, the Ministry of Health and Welfare fined the Ministry of National Defense for discriminating against people with HIV. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653869.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Living with HIV on the battlefield: a quandary | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Su Tzu-yun 蘇紫雲
Following allegations that the National Defense University expelled a student after he tested positive for HIV, the Ministry of Health and Welfare fined the Ministry of National Defense for discriminating against people with HIV.
The health ministry said that its decision was in line with the HIV Infe... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/26/2003653869 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5b1c1b0cf75f75eaa6ada3628cdae1e72368b3e2fed4c0bf5079fed98d484da5.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:28 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech on Friday was hawkish enough for Goldman Sachs Group Inc to boost the odds of an interest-rate increase next month, while Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) said there was nothing of note in her remarks. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654132.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Pimco at odds with Goldman Sachs on Fed’s Janet Yellen as US rate bets rise | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech on Friday was hawkish enough for Goldman Sachs Group Inc to boost the odds of an interest-rate increase next month, while Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) said there was nothing of note in her remarks.
Bond traders agree with Goldman Sachs, with the marke... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654132 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/df9befa7520cf6e113e8f9211caabc6d19f94d09278de4b93f6f7bd7c161a6a3.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:54 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | German Nico Rosberg yesterday eased to victory in a chaotic Belgian Formula One Grand Prix. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654075.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P10-160829-332.jpg | en | null | Nico Rosberg wins Belgian Grand Prix | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | REUTERS, SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium
German Nico Rosberg yesterday eased to victory in a chaotic Belgian Formula One Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver crossed the line 14.1 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton, starting on the back row of the grid after taking a 55-place e... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654075 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/319679be99ed3a0fd1e8bf23caa4d3b429347f44a813b3c0ea32c841e8518667.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:07 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Financial Supervisory Commission yesterday fined Union Insurance Co (旺旺友聯) a total of NT$4.8 million (US$151,324) for three infractions, including failure to comply with anti-money laundering regulations. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654190.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Union Insurance fined over security | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Ted Chen / Staff reporter
The Financial Supervisory Commission yesterday fined Union Insurance Co (旺旺友聯) a total of NT$4.8 million (US$151,324) for three infractions, including failure to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
The commission said that Union Insurance did not have adequate internal controls i... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654190 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7b0c174504ca1cd24376cfbddb06dee4b237db39e18a65fa8946008d1941a11d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:48 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | If the government could change its mentality, it might help turn seemingly negative events into positive ones when facing challenges. The handling of disputes over large crowds of Pokemon Go players gathering in public spaces is a good example. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654003.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | EDITORIAL: Making the most of a situation | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | If the government could change its mentality, it might help turn seemingly negative events into positive ones when facing challenges. The handling of disputes over large crowds of Pokemon Go players gathering in public spaces is a good example.
Some people who live near Taipei’s Beitou Park have complained about large ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/28/2003654003 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8599ba795e5bd1e05854acb7e1a354ddacb4265ccf8775da53437adf9194e8af.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:07 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Several civic organizations yesterday jointly called for the official title and flag of the nation’s Olympic team to be “corrected,” saying they hope that “Taiwan” will be used at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653946.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P01-160827-2.jpg | en | null | Groups urge ‘Taiwan’ as Olympic title | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chen Yu-fu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Several civic organizations yesterday jointly called for the official title and flag of the nation’s Olympic team to be “corrected,” saying they hope that “Taiwan” will be used at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Taiwan participates in the Games under t... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/27/2003653946 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8470a399732db98df21277f630354c53a6ff1bc2a1216996440a611141a9d9f1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:51 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | GERMANY | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653936.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | World Business Quick Take | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Agencies
GERMANY
Consumer sentiment flat
There was little sign of Brexit uncertainty in a monthly survey of German consumers released yesterday, with the public’s mood almost unchanged this month compared with last month. Market research company GfK’s headline consumer sentiment index fell slightly to 10 points this mo... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653936 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b06b3c4e26caeb3faa896c6c4025a9244c0a73ce09964b02739d10392ca75d80.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:59 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Audrey Tang (唐鳳), at 35 already a retired entrepreneur and self-taught computer programmer who is considered one of Taiwan’s brightest, is set to add another line of code to her resume: In October, she is to join the Cabinet as a minister without portfolio. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654031.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/p03-160828-audrey.jpg | en | null | PROFILE: Audrey Tang: 100% made in Taiwan | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA
Audrey Tang (唐鳳), at 35 already a retired entrepreneur and self-taught computer programmer who is considered one of Taiwan’s brightest, is set to add another line of code to her resume: In October, she is to join the Cabinet as a minister without portfolio.
Tang, who will be the E... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654031 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/a4bc8c3b0568b212c985981c7e55eb3382f565b90b3630265eba8d477f3e66ef.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:26 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Hiwin Technologies Corp (上銀), one of the nation’s leading machinery makers, yesterday said it will start mass production of its new automated robotics with 3D vision next year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654185.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Hiwin to produce robotics with 3D vision next year | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Kuo Chia-erh / Staff reporter
Hiwin Technologies Corp (上銀), one of the nation’s leading machinery makers, yesterday said it will start mass production of its new automated robotics with 3D vision next year.
The new robotics will be outfitted with 3D depth sensors developed by local chip designer Etron Technology Inc... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654185 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c531732564b9f38b46f0eb1bc3ae22c862bb522b3ecd684d3e635f971b02eb3e.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:37 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Wade Miley punched a cooler in the dugout after the sixth inning as the frustrated Baltimore Orioles lost again. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654215.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P16-160831-314.jpg | en | null | Toronto dominate Orioles to maintain AL East lead | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, BALTIMORE, Maryland
Wade Miley punched a cooler in the dugout after the sixth inning as the frustrated Baltimore Orioles lost again.
Josh Donaldson hit his fourth homer in two days and Jose Bautista also went deep in support of Marco Estrada, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the fading Orioles 5-1 on Monday night... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/31/2003654215 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/d1b1ffde193580ea3a7f240b989aab922556dd98a63e6d71af08e83d5fb89437.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:11 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach built on commanding first-leg advantages to cruise through the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday, while Russian side Rostov thrashed Ajax 4-1 to reach the group stage for the first time. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653883.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P16-160826-326.jpg | en | null | Man City leap into Champions League | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, MANCHESTER, England
Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach built on commanding first-leg advantages to cruise through the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday, while Russian side Rostov thrashed Ajax 4-1 to reach the group stage for the first time.
City will play a sixth straight season in Europe’s elite c... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/26/2003653883 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/d0f55677b789500f25c987312bd4505cd7dc06e4388f6525f5c3710324e0ef6d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:29 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The White House says that US President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world’s largest marine protected area. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653974.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P07-160827-303.jpg | en | null | Obama plans world’s largest marine protected area | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, WASHINGTON
The White House says that US President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world’s largest marine protected area.
Obama’s proclamation will quadruple in size a monument originally created by former US president George W. Bush in 2006. The Papahanaumokuakea M... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653974 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/2b5840ad662494f5e784ddc4f943d6605a97e639ab13ee684463884d34a98139.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:45 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Twelve people, including seven students, were killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic, police said yesterday, before the assault ended when two gunmen were shot dead. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653882.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P01-160826-327.jpg | en | null | Attack on American University in Kabul leaves 12 dead | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, KABUL
Twelve people, including seven students, were killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic, police said yesterday, before the assault ended when two gunmen were shot dead.
The attack began at about 6:30pm on Wednesday with a large explosion that ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/26/2003653882 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/357c68b3fc55ff2d5476ed3bda87b40f71837043ddba10c21e3dd03f23d77558.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:35 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Venezuela on Saturday sent an opposition leader who was under house arrest back to jail and expelled a delegation of Ecuadoran lawmakers, amid rising political tension over a campaign to recall Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654074.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Caracas imprisons opposition leader, expels Ecuadorans | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, CARACAS
Venezuela on Saturday sent an opposition leader who was under house arrest back to jail and expelled a delegation of Ecuadoran lawmakers, amid rising political tension over a campaign to recall Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Former San Cristobal mayor Daniel Ceballos was abruptly taken from his home ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/29/2003654074 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5c2979e250450a22c4e706dfebb1aefa40a0b33b11a39ba8f3aa3756579974b4.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:39 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The nation’s manufacturing sector reduced its costs by about NT$8.55 billion (US$268.86 million) per year between 2009 and last year by adopting energy efficiency measures, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654122.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Energy efficiency measures bring big savings to industry | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
The nation’s manufacturing sector reduced its costs by about NT$8.55 billion (US$268.86 million) per year between 2009 and last year by adopting energy efficiency measures, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday.
More than 2,800 factories received help from the ministry to become ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654122 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e536fdd3a72b8a70464b59b6853c87a45f911483cdf45ba2f62b44735695c478.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:09 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Continuing to play sport despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action, a study found. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654153.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Playing with concussion doubles recovery time: study | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, CHICAGO
Continuing to play sport despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action, a study found.
It has been billed as the first study to compare recovery outcomes for athletes removed from a game or practice co... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/30/2003654153 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/02584926fa98243f4f51f3b1e67c7d9b96e911bbab4aa81ec859f6db767ac3a5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:35 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Twelve-year-old Boubacar was picked up from the streets of Senegal’s capital at night by police, along with dozens of other children, in the latest crackdown on begging. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653969.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Senegal seeks solution to child beggar issue | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, DAKAR
Twelve-year-old Boubacar was picked up from the streets of Senegal’s capital at night by police, along with dozens of other children, in the latest crackdown on begging.
The boy was sent to the west African country by his family in neighboring Guinea to study the Koran at one of the capital’s 1,600 Islamic sc... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653969 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/3b43bae70504aeaa6a83e73f5ee4f7f7f4c99c60c23c2b1979880c330baab7a5.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:46 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Wei Chia-hsien (魏嘉賢) yesterday won the Hualien City mayoral by-election, overthrowing the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) rule of the city. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654011.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P01-160828-4.jpg | en | null | KMT’s Wei wins Hualien by-election | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Wei Chia-hsien (魏嘉賢) yesterday won the Hualien City mayoral by-election, overthrowing the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) rule of the city.
Wei won the by-election against his DPP opponent, Chang Mei-hui (張美慧), by a comfortable margin, with... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/28/2003654011 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7e74e0d26d3c9a3e3474c050c92785147c2c356e206715a315553df5db8e2990.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:20 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | After a four-year absence from theaters, Ang Lee will return this fall with a searing film about young American war heroes that may land him in the Oscar race. But the movie, billed as a cinematic leap forward because of the digitally radical way it was shot, has faced a major question. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffeat%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654069.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P08-160829-324.jpg | en | null | 120 frames a second | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Brooks Barnes / NY Times News Service
After a four-year absence from theaters, Ang Lee will return this fall with a searing film about young American war heroes that may land him in the Oscar race. But the movie, billed as a cinematic leap forward because of the digitally radical way it was shot, has faced a major q... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/08/29/2003654069 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e402d8b4e0fcd8b3640170013f68f7ee6f3930fe297af760bb3d0abcef7b69b0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:35 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The long-anticipated Taichung Metropolitan Opera House is to begin trial operations today and is scheduled to officially open on Sept. 30, with the Taichung City Government yesterday donating the theater to the Ministry of Culture. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653895.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taichung opera house starts trial operations today | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
The long-anticipated Taichung Metropolitan Opera House is to begin trial operations today and is scheduled to officially open on Sept. 30, with the Taichung City Government yesterday donating the theater to the Ministry of Culture.
“The National Taichung Theater [Metropolitan Opera House] is not ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/26/2003653895 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/ae7e3fd3f84b3de37b59e087499bf5309ccf2e34a7364f58249f7ec68173c85f.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:11 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A strong typhoon slammed into northeastern Japan yesterday, dumping heavy rain and generating high waves that caused flooding along the Pacific coast. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654241.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P06-160831-309.jpg | en | null | Typhoon Lionrock slams into northeastern Japan | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, TOKYO
A strong typhoon slammed into northeastern Japan yesterday, dumping heavy rain and generating high waves that caused flooding along the Pacific coast.
Typhoon Lionrock made landfall near the city of Ofunato shortly before 6pm, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, after moving up Japan’s Pacific Ocean coastl... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/31/2003654241 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b609030da590accc3763f520d15c95590d7f9d7ec15cb1bef0a0e9a6ec6ebbf7.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:51 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The more than 430 fundraisers posted on the GoFundMe Web site after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando have exposed weaknesses inherent in these popular do-it-yourself charity campaigns: waste, questionable intentions and little oversight. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654112.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Scams taint Orlando charity ‘deluge’ | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts
The more than 430 fundraisers posted on the GoFundMe Web site after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando have exposed weaknesses inherent in these popular do-it-yourself charity campaigns: waste, questionable intentions and little oversight.
The fundraisers — an average of more th... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/29/2003654112 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/68efe4638a659a4593f0ac48537477700edcee93e1623ecdecb670c73f508ac9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:05 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The results of a survey commissioned by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus showed that 50 percent of the respondents have little confidence in President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) policy implementation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653958.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | KMT-commissioned survey finds voters’ confidence in Tsai government fading | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter
The results of a survey commissioned by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus showed that 50 percent of the respondents have little confidence in President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) policy implementation.
The KMT caucus yesterday publicized the survey, in which 42.3 percent responded po... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/27/2003653958 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5db80f02c578cd5ca8e5ac66dd7eb17b7a9df5478474e6e8160a545c2e06e467.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:53:58 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | How do you steal 500 cows? Probably not all at once, according to New Zealand police, who yesterday said that they were investigating reports of the unlikely crime at a South Island farm. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654240.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Thieves rustle 500 cows from under NZ farmer’s nose | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, WELLINGTON
How do you steal 500 cows? Probably not all at once, according to New Zealand police, who yesterday said that they were investigating reports of the unlikely crime at a South Island farm.
Locals said they had never before heard of cattle rustling on such a massive scale, and that is in a nation that is h... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/31/2003654240 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/39ed58e034b10288301b27e7c535d1f64f57f0b34fa316c83a36faf0337b5f01.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:37 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Old masters, new world. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffeat%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654142.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/P13-160830-302.jpg | en | null | Can the old masters be relevant again? | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Robin Pogrebin By Robin Pogrebin / NY Times News Service
Old masters, new world.
At Christie’s over the last few weeks, two experts in old master paintings and drawings quietly left the auction house.
Their departures followed a year of spotty sales, in which the values of works by old masters — a pantheon of Europe... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/08/30/2003654142 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/cc5b336e22af3899c84cf2ed7bef5ee99f1c7718abb5104f1796716633393e18.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:57 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Uber Technologies Inc has upended the transportation industry in the span of a few years, but the ride-hailing company has been losing a lot of money while doing so. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653934.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P10-160827-307.jpg | en | null | Uber first-half loss likely to top US$1.2bn: source | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | NY Times News Service
Uber Technologies Inc has upended the transportation industry in the span of a few years, but the ride-hailing company has been losing a lot of money while doing so.
Uber recorded losses of about US$1.2 billion in the first half of this year, according to a person briefed on the company’s financia... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653934 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e05f9710c9fedb889c8f3fbb828d2883150c800b0f4aaa9f3d47991ea25ee5d6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:05 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) won the presidential election with massive public support, but only three months after taking office her approval ratings have plummeted. Although she still has many supporters who defend her vigorously on the Internet and in the media, and although opinion polls cannot be the only yardstic... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653868.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Fishermen suffering under Tsai | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Du Yu 杜宇
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) won the presidential election with massive public support, but only three months after taking office her approval ratings have plummeted. Although she still has many supporters who defend her vigorously on the Internet and in the media, and although opinion polls cannot be the o... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/26/2003653868 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/afb07be3926174b171399e749eb3e4aea1db44cfd1af3a2d9937fcd4519512a8.json |
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