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Friday, September 03, 2010

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Apple unveils social network, new gadgets 　

Apple on Wednesday launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic

Teddy bears ward off ‘evil eye’ in Albania 　

A weather-beaten teddy bear hangs from the front of Izet Sina’s home. But this tattered old toy is no abandoned plaything. It is designed to

Fed chairman testifying to crisis inquiry panel 　

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his

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Apple Daily: Difficult for China to turn to democracy 　

The arrival of China's Minister of Culture Cai Wu Thursday for a visit seems to herald an upgrading

Taiwan planning to sell eggs to Hong Kong 　

Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) The Council of Agriculture said Friday that Taiwan is planning to sell eggs

China Times: End entrenched `scores first mentality' 　

The government spent NT$8 million (US$250,000) staging a national education conference late last month. Its effects were ruined almost

Fed chairman testifying to crisis inquiry panel 　

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his

Apple unveils social network, new gadgets 　

Apple on Wednesday launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic

Murray advances at U.S. Open as Berdych and Roddick fall 　

Britain's Andy Murray breezed into the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday while ninth seed Andy Roddick and Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych made

Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data 　

Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the pace of

Taiwan planning to sell eggs to Hong Kong 　

Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) The Council of Agriculture said Friday that Taiwan is planning to sell eggs

China orders action to cool food prices 　

China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries over

U.S. dollar falls lower on profit taking in Asian markets 　

The U.S. dollar fell from earlier gains against the in Asia yesterday on profit taking, as dealers awaited the release of key U.S. jobs data

Three Taiwan players in overseas leagues cleared for Asian Games 　

Three Taiwanese baseball players currently playing in overseas pro leagues will join the national team for the year-end Asian Games, a bit of long-awaited good

Wall Street stocks soar on strong U.S. and China reports 　

Wall Street stocks soared on Wednesday after strong manufacturing data in the United States and China eased deep-running concerns over the state of the global

Apple Daily: Difficult for China to turn to democracy 　

The arrival of China's Minister of Culture Cai Wu Thursday for a visit seems to herald an upgrading

Eva Airways jet blows three tires at Taoyuan airport 　

Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) An Eva Airways flight from Shanghai to Taiwan blew three tires

Federer saving his energy at US Open 　

Roger Federer breezed through a straight-sets victory over Andreas Beck at the U.S. Open on Thursday, saving his energy for big matches to come. The No.2-seeded

Garden Island gems: New finds and favorite old spots 　

It’s the smallest. The oldest. The wettest. Its volcanic peaks are low, green-cloaked, worn down and scalloped by wind and rain. Kauai. My favorite of the

Bergman film festival kicks off on Nov. 28 in Taipei, Taiwan 　

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Bergman Film Festival will kick off on Nov. 28 at Spot Taipei Film House. A series of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's

'Spiderman' arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper 　

A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Monday after scaling a 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. Alain Robert, known for climbing some

Taiwan needs action on human trafficking 　

President Ma Ying-jeou's signature of a joint declaration against human trafficking Wednesday seemed to reaffirm his Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) government's resolve to eliminate this

Australia's 'Greenslide' may not help ease pollution 　

Australia's environmental lobby is celebrating an unprecedented "Greenslide" in national elections, but it remains unclear whether new political power will translate into action on climate

Lebanon’s Hezbollah backtracks on calls for ‘arms-free’ Beirut 　

A chorus of calls for an “arms-free” Beirut in the wake of a deadly battle outside a mosque last week is fast fading as Lebanon’s