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Digital technologies are the new life-savers for languages on the verge of extinction, linguists said on Friday as they announced eight new dictionaries at a major science conference in Vancouver. 'We're turning the digital divide into a digital...
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“At the end of the day, this is an elongated battle that seems to be going a little bit better for Apple than for Android.” HTC has declined 37 percent in Taipei trading in the past year as competition from the iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co.’s...
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Fans of NBA Knicks' Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin react as they watch him play against the New Orleans Hornets at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Beyond his strong play, there has been enormous interest in Lin because he... View Photo »
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We are keen on surpassing our own Guinness Record by supplying still faster elevators and eagerly inviting interested clients to come up with the plan to break the current Guinness record of 1,010 mm installed by Toshiba Elevator at Taipei Financial Centre
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Raymond Wang, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office's representative in Manila, said his office had requested the Philippine National Police to get the suspect. Wang also extended condolences to the family of the woman, according to a report on...
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Hau said Beijing is rich in traditional culture and Taipei is known for its mix of cultures. It is significant for the two cities to have cultural exchanges, he said. Tickets to a play and an opera that a cultural delegation from Beijing will perform...
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“At the end of the day, this is an elongated battle that seems to be going a little bit better for Apple than for Android.” HTC has fallen 37 percent in Taipei trading in the past year as competition from the iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy...
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Beijing's Mayor Guo Jinlong, left, displays a glass art gift from his Taipei counterpart Mayor Hau Lung-bin, right, during a luncheon in the Taipei 101 building in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Mayor Guo is on a six-day visit to Taiwan to... View Photo »
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I think they should buy a team in NPB, KBO and CPBL. The Seoul Yankees, Tokyo Yankees, and Taipei Yankees could accept the NY Yankees posting bid of $1.
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2007 for $729 million. Taiwan’s competitive, fragmented banking market has never produced the returns investors such as Carlyle had sought. A rebound in bank shares recently may have helped the decision. “This could be the best timing for them to sell,”...
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Lee Vann Corteza and Carlo Biado also dropped their respective matches with the former losing to Fu Che Wei of Chinese-Taipei, 5-9, in the Last 16 stage after beating Nguyen Phuc Long of Vietnam, 9-4. Meanwhile, Efren “Bata” Reyes vows to go all out...
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Taipei City (Traditional Chinese: 臺北市; Simplified Chinese: 台北市; Hanyu Pinyin: Táiběi Shì; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiběi Shìh; Taiwanese: Tâi-pak-chhī) is the provisional capital of the Republic of China. It is Republic of China's center of politics, commercial, mass media, education, and pop culture, and today also is widely considered to be one of... Full Article
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Falung Gong practitioners meditate in protest outside of the Taipei 101 building as visiting Beijing's Mayor Guo Jinlong attends a luncheon inside hosted by his Taipei counterpart Mayor Hau Lung-bin in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Mayor Guo is on a six-day visit to Taiwan to...
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Beijing's Mayor Guo Jinlong, left, displays a glass art gift from his Taipei counterpart Mayor Hau Lung-bin, right, during a luncheon in the Taipei 101 building in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Mayor Guo is on a six-day visit to Taiwan to promote cultural exchanges between the...
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Beijing's Mayor Guo Jinlong waves as he arrives at a luncheon hosted by his Taipei counterpart Mayor Hau Lung-bin, in the Taipei 101 building in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Mayor Guo is on a six-day visit to Taiwan to promote cultural exchanges between the two sides of the...
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Beijing's mayor Guo Jinlong listens to Taiwan's Honorary Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan's (unseen) speech in Taipei February 16, 2012. Guo, with a delegation of Beijing officials, is on a 6-day trip to Taiwan to promote cultural exchanges between Taiwan and China.
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Beijing's mayor Guo Jinlong (L) shakes hands with Taiwan's Honorary Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan in Taipei February 16, 2012. Guo, with a delegation of Beijing officials, is on a 6-day trip to Taiwan to promote cultural exchanges between Taiwan and China.
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Visiting Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong (L) and Taiwan's former vice-president Lien Chan gesture during a meeting in Taipei on February 16, 2012. Guo flew to Taiwan amid a protest launched by dozens of Falungong followers and Tibetant activists, officials said.
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Visiting Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong (L) shakes hands with Taiwan's former vice-president Lien Chan in Taipei on February 16, 2012. Guo flew to Taiwan amid a protest launched by dozens of Falungong followers and Tibetant activists, officials said.
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Theresa Chu, a lawyer representing Taiwanese followers of the Falungong spiritual movement which is outlawed in China, shows documents to reporters inside the High Court before filing a lawsuit against Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong on alleged human rights violation in Taipei on February...
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A chalkboard advertises NBA New York Knicks' Asian sensation Jeremy Lin and the game against the Sacramento Kings at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Taiwan is embracing emerging New York Knicks superstar Jeremy Lin as one of their own, reveling in his...
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Wearing their homemade caps with the Chinese name character "Lin" and team number "17" of NBA Knicks' Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin, Tsai Shu-fan, left, and Huang Wan Fen, both 22, watch him play against the Sacramento Kings at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 16,...
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Fans of NBA Knicks' Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin watch him play against the Sacramento Kings at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Taiwan is embracing emerging New York Knicks superstar Jeremy Lin as one of their own, reveling in his basketball exploits on...
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A fan of NBA Knicks' Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin, Huang Wan-fen, 22, displays her homemade caps with Lin's Chinese name in characters as they watch him play against the Sacramento Kings at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Taiwan is embracing emerging New...
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CORRECTING ARTIST Visitors admire a Joan Miro painting at the Taipei Fine Art Museum on May 15, 2009. Some 82 paintings and photographs from France's Pompidou centre on exhibition until July 18.
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In this picture taken on June 17, 2011 Chang Yung-fa, the founder of Evergreen Group, speaks during an interview in Taipei. On February 7, 2012 Taiwan tycoon Chang Yung-fa, the founder of Evergreen Group, one of the island's leading conglomerates, pledged to donate all of his wealth to...
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A woman looks at an Internet website in Taipei on February 6, 2012 showing Taiwanese comedian A-Ken dressed up as Apple's late founder while praising the virtues of a tablet from Taiwan-based Action Electronics that runs on Google's Android operating system during a 20-second commercial.
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A shocked Janet Tsai, 27, agrees to marry Horace Chung, 28, after his surprise wedding proposal outside of her work on Valentine's Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
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Horace Chung, 28, offers a ring with his surprise wedding proposal to girlfriend Janet Tsai, 27, outside of her work on Valentine's Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Tsai agreed shortly after.
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A child wears a dragon lantern hat during Taipei Lantern Festival for the celebration of the end of Chinese New Year in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
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A St. Kitts and Nevis national flag is held up in the lobby of Taiwan's Foreign Ministry building in Taipei, in this illustration photo taken February 10, 2012. St. Kitts and Nevis is one of at least two countries offering so-called citizenship by investment, burgeoning programs that...
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Singaporean singer JJ Lin promotes his new album "Lost N Found" during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
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Singaporean singer JJ Lin kisses his young fan during an event to promote his album "Lost N Found" in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
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Visitors walk past an advertisement billboard for mobile phones at a telecom trade show in Taipei on February 10, 2012. The four day show focuses on smartphone technologies as Taiwan aims to become a new invention and manufacturing center for smartphones and their applications.
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Premier Sean Chen (L) and Acer chairman J.T. Wang (C) look at a tablet computer at a telecom trade show in Taipei on February 10, 2012. The four day show focuses on smartphone technologies as Taiwan aims to become a new invention and manufacturing center for smartphones and their...
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Falung Gong practitioners meditate in protest outside of the Taipei 101 building as visiting Beijing's Mayor Guo Jinlong attends a luncheon inside hosted by his Taipei counterpart Mayor Hau Lung-bin in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Mayor Guo is on a six-day visit to Taiwan to...
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