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Outgoing Yaung blames gov't for politicizing health policy 　

Department of Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang yesterday blamed Taiwan's frequent elections for the lack of progress on saving the troubled national health insurance, the issue

The Oscar's big question: how did David slay Goliath? 　

For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans still paying attention on Monday, a major question remained: How did such a small film with no

N.Korea has medium-range missile division, says report 　

North Korea has recently created an army division in charge of newly developed intermediate-range missiles capable of striking U.S. forces in Japan and Guam, a

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Wang makes 1st appearance at Nationals camp 　

Taiwan-native right-hander Wang Chien-ming joined the Washington Nationals spring training camp in Florida on Monday morning, marking his first appearance with the team since it

Kuo, Hu look forward to upcoming games 　

Two Taiwan-native members of the Los Angeles Dodgers, lefty Kuo Hong-chih and infielder Hu Chin-lung, both expressed their excitement on Monday night over the upcoming

Taiwan's Delta group plans plant 　

Taiwan's Delta Electronics is to spend US$290 million on a new solar cell plant as the island moves to increase its use of renewable energy,

Gebhardt leads, Mackey seeks 4th Iditarod win 　

Alaskan Paul Gebhardt moved into the lead Iditarod on Monday night, becoming the first musher to leave the Rohn checkpoint, about 438km beyond Anchorage. A handful

Mavericks tops Timberwolves for 12th straight win 　

Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games

Azzurra, All4One among winners on day 1 of Louis Vuitton Trophy 　

Azzurra of Italy, French outfit Aleph, the French-Germany team All4One and hosts Team New Zealand won their match races yesterday on the first day of

Rates trade in narrow range after auction 　

Interest rates moved in a narrow range in the bond market Tuesday after the Treasury had another well-received auction of new notes. The government reported higher

At US airports, keep taking those shoes off 　

Travelers will still have to take off their shoes when they go through security gates at U.S. airports for the foreseeable future. Homeland Security Secretary Janet

On latest guitar game, players strum real strings 　

An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. "Power Gig: Rise of the

Gebhardt leads, Mackey seeks 4th Iditarod win 　

Alaskan Paul Gebhardt moved into the lead Iditarod on Monday night, becoming the first musher to leave the Rohn checkpoint, about 438km beyond Anchorage. A handful

Mavericks tops Timberwolves for 12th straight win 　

Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games

Azzurra, All4One among winners on day 1 of Louis Vuitton Trophy 　

Azzurra of Italy, French outfit Aleph, the French-Germany team All4One and hosts Team New Zealand won their match races yesterday on the first day of

Iran calls political opponents enemies of Islam 　

A traditional Islamic concept about protecting the faith and its followers has become a judicial weapon for Iran's rulers: charging opponents as so-called enemies of

U.S. calls for inquiry into Nigeria's religious violence 　

The U.S. government and an international human rights group called yesterday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than

Brazil president plans for World Cup final 　

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is he's so confident of Brazil's chances in the World Cup that he is already planning to be at

You're there to see Paris, not the hotel room 　

Hotel de Londres & Anvers is perfect for the budget-conscious traveler who plans to spend most of his or her time out and about in

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

New Zealand woman sells souls to highest bidder 　

The rare spirits that went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand weren't aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs. Instead, two glass vials

Taiwan leaders blind to PRC pact politics 　

Premier Wu Den-yih of the rightist Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) administration cast doubt on his qualifications to govern Taiwan last week when he publically acknowledged

Healthcare reform must not ignore the Millennials 　

Almost everyone seems to be talking about my generation. With good reason. The Millennials (Generation-Y) are 95 million strong and many of us are in

Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet 　

The troops with automatic rifles patrolling the Tibetan quarter of the capital of Chinese-controlled Tibet are as ever-present as Buddhist pilgrims. Two years after Lhasa erupted