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Obama, Hu Jintao Press Conference Held In China (VIDEO): Leaders Talk Economy, Iran, North Korea, Tibet, And Taiwan

AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

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(AP) BEIJING President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament ...

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Taiwan's Flying Cows (PHOTOS)

Taiwan Cows | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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PENGHU, Taiwan -- Each day, ferries ply the waters between the 90 small islands and islets of Taiwan's Penghu archipelago. They bring a cargo of human...

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Taipei 101 To Be World's Tallest Green Building

inhabitat.com | Bridgette Meinhold | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

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Taipei 101, famous for being one of the world's tallest buildings, is set to get some major eco-upgrades in an effort to save money, reduce its impact...

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Taiwanese Internet gamers addicted to 'Happy Farm'

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 10.28.2009 | Home

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A Taiwanese gamer playing Happy Farm on Facebook. Photo: Flickr user copycatko Hsin-Yin Lee, a former associate producer at Worldfocus, is a ...

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PC shipments gain in 3Q, a good sign for holidays

AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

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SEATTLE — Worldwide shipments of personal computers edged back up in the third quarter, according to industry researchers, a promising sign for the industry as it heads into the holiday shopping season.

Last year's holiday quarter was the worst in about six years, and PC shipments declined in the first half of 2009 as the recession inhibited spending by consumers and businesses.

On Wednesday, however, analysts at IDC said PC shipments from July through September rose 2.3 percent from the same period of last year, as consumers kept buying the low-cost laptops and tiny netbooks that have been the bright spot in the industry.

The Framingham, Mass.-based research group said it had expected shipments to fall nearly 3 percent. A robust back-to-school shopping season and ahead-of-schedule government spending in China and Taiwan helped drive the surprise results.

IDC said such growth just ahead of the Oct. 22 launch of Microsoft Corp.'s new PC operating system, Windows 7, bodes well for the fourth quarter and next year. The researchers expect to see more businesses replacing aging PCs in the middle of next year.

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Hundreds dead, thousands threatened as US troops help in Philippines disaster

GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 10.11.2009 | Home

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About 2000 US troops are helping in relief operation in the Philippines trying to get supplies to mountain cities cut of from aid by over 40 landslide...

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Danny Pang Dead: Financier Under Investigation Dies

AP | CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

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LOS ANGELES — Danny Pang, an Orange County financier accused by federal regulators of defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollar...

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NFL Sets Its Sights On China With Reality TV Show "NFL Blitz"

Washington Post | Les Carpenter | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

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For years the NFL, which kicks off its regular season in full on Sunday, has been the most lucrative sports league in the world, generating an estimat...

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Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan's Ex-President, Gets Life Term For Graft

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan court sentenced former President Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after convicting him on graft charges Friday, a spec...

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Dalai Lama Pushes For Democracy In Typhoon-Hit Taiwan

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

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SHIAO LIN, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama exhorted Taiwan on Monday to safeguard its democracy, interspersing prayers for the victims of Typhoon Morako...

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Taiwan's Government Approves Visit From Dalai Lama, Risking China's Anger

AP | ANNIE HUANG | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's leader said Thursday he has agreed to let the Dalai Lama visit the island to comfort survivors of a devastating typhoo...

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China Slams US For Selling Arms To Taiwan

AP | DAVID WIVELL | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

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BEIJING — A top Chinese general criticized the U.S. on Thursday for selling arms to Taiwan and accused Washington of only being cooperative when...

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Typhoon Morakot: 2 Taiwan Ministers Offer To Quit Over Government's Slow Response

nytimes.com | MARK McDONALD | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

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HONG KONG -- The defense minister and the head of the cabinet in Taiwan reportedly offered to resign Wednesday as the government continued to reel und...

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Taiwan Typhoon Kills 500: President

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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CISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou sharply raised the expected death toll from Typhoon Morakot on Friday to more than 500, amid m...

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Taiwan Typhoon Survivors Hauled To Safety Across Raging River

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

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SINFA, Taiwan — Barefoot and helmeted, the frightened survivors of deadly Typhoon Morakot dangled high over jagged rocks and a raging river Thur...

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Taiwan steps up storm rescue effort

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 09.12.2009 | Home

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Army sends in 4,000 more troops as build-up of water poses new threat to villages....

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After Typhoon Morakot, 1000 Found Alive: Taiwan Military

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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CISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwan's military airlifted survivors from remote mountain villages devastated by mudslides triggered by last weekend's typhoon...

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Shiao Lin Mudslide: Taiwan Military Rescues Some 300 Typhoon Victims, 400 Still Unaccounted For

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

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CISHAN, Taiwan — Military helicopters ferried stricken villagers to safety Tuesday from remote Taiwanese communities hit by Typhoon Morakot that...

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Police: 400 unaccounted for in Taiwan mudslide

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — A mudslide touched off by a deadly typhoon buried a remote mountain village in Taiwan, leaving at least 400 people unaccounted ...

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Typhoon Morakot Spawns Mudslide In Taiwan, Burying Hundreds In Debris (SLIDESHOW)

Associated Press | ANNIE HUANG | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued...

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Mighty Movie Podcast: The Love That Haunts: Monika Treut on Ghosted

Dan Persons | Posted 08.29.2009 | Entertainment

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Treut took a pause in her globe-hopping to speak to us about lesbian love stories, Taiwanese ghosts, and the life of the world filmmaker.

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IPhone Maker In China To Pay Family In Suicide Case

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Taiwanese employer of a young Chinese man who killed himself after being interrogated over a missing iPhone prototype has a...

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Taiwan, China Exchange 1st Direct Messages

AP | DEBBY WU | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Taiwanese and Chinese presidents swapped messages Monday, the first such exchange since the two sides split amid civil war ...

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Healthcare Trends Around The World (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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The one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on when discussing healthcare is that the current U.S. system is not working. Forty-five million Ame...

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