Chen blasts China for blocking United Nations bid

The China post - President Chen Shui-bian said again yesterday that Taiwan and China are "one side, one nation," stressing this is exactly the status quo in the Taiwan Strait area. Full Story

United States, China join forces to warn Taiwan over bid

The China post - In an unusual diplomatic two-step, the U.S. and Chinese presidents Thursday set aside their differences on Taiwan and put pressure on the island to drop plans for a referendum on UN membership. Full Story

Chen to lead candidates on Sept. 15 referendum march

The China post - President Chen Shui-bian is determined to lead a Sept. 15 march in Kaohsiung with his party's presidential candidate and running mate by his side, in order to drum up support for the two candidates and a referendum initiative for Taiwan's membership in the United Nations. Full Story

Economy can handle higher rates: The Minister of Economic Affairs

The China post - Taiwan's economy, which grew faster than expected last quarter, may be able to withstand higher interest rates, Minister of Economic Affairs Chen Ruey-long said. Full Story

Economy can handle higher rates: The Minister of Economic Affairs

The China post - Taiwan's economy, which grew faster than expected last quarter, may be able to withstand higher interest rates, Minister of Economic Affairs Chen Ruey-long said. Full Story

Arroyo urges APEC to address climate change, alleviate poverty

The China post - The Philippine president urged an annual summit of Asia-Pacific leaders Thursday to push forward on trade liberalization, address climate change and help lift up the world's poor. Full Story

Former United States official criticizes National Security Council's Wilder over United Nations bid

The China post - A former U.S. State Department official and one of the drafters of the Taiwan Relations Act yesterday criticized U.S. National Security Council (nsc) Senior Director for Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder's remarks last week that "Taiwan, or the Republic of China, is not at this point a state in the international community." Full Story

Taiwan to hold summit with African allies

The China post - Taiwan is to hold its first African summit this weekend to cement ties and counter rival China's diplomatic push in the region, the president's office announced Thursday. Full Story

Malawi to maintain ties with Taiwan

The China post - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika said on Thursday that his country will maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Full Story

TAITRA signs pact with Japan's Fukuoka government

The China post - The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has signed an agreement with the Fukuoka prefectural government to promote mutual exchanges and cooperation on agriculture, tourism and the IC design industry, a senior TAITRA official said yesterday. Full Story

Bush backs Australia on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation climate deal

The China Post - Developing nations said a Pacific Rim summit is no place to discuss details about global warming even as host Australia and the United States urged them Wednesday to accept a reater role in halting climate change. Full Story

APEC FTA plan gets cautious welcome

The China Post - Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries on Wednesday expressed reservations over a U.S. proposal to create a vast free-trade zone involving 21 Pacific basin economies. Full Story

President Chen's envoy low-key before Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meet

The China Post - Stan Shih, President Chen Shui-bian's envoy for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit, said yesterday that he would not address directly political issues during the meetings unless he was asked, because of the forum's economic nature. Full Story

Association voices opposition to planned United Nations referendum

The China Post - Members of the "Alliance to oppose the referendum on joining the U.N." staged a protest yesterday in front of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) central party office. They also presented a protest letter on the subject to a representative from the party at the building's entrance. Full Story

Paraguay president to visit Taiwan in October

The China Post - President Nicanor Duarte Frutos of Paraguay, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in South America, will depart for Taiwan Oct. 5 for an official visit, Paraguay's La Nacion new spaper reported yesterday. Full Story

Supporters of Taiwan United Nations bid protest in front of United States institute

The China Post - Supporters and members of the "U.N. for Taiwan" alliance staged a protest yesterday in front of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) to decry what they called "Washington's interference in Taiwan's future." Full Story

Ministry of Foreign Affairs bracing for upcoming Bush-Hu meet

The China Post - Taipei will monitor closely the upcoming meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao on the issue of Taiwan's planned referendum on entering the United Nations, Minister James Huang of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), said yesterday. Full Story

Australia claims 'cautious' progress at Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

The China Post - Australia claimed cautious progress Tuesday on persuading Pacific Rim countries to agree on a global warming strategy, warning the issue was a threat to the region's booming economies that its leaders could not ignore. Full Story

Pan-blues owe the people an apology: Chen

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian said yesterday the opposition "pan-blue alliance" owes the Taiwanese people an apology for attempting to block the country's first referendum three years ago. Full Story

Perng offers 2nd apology to Honduran CBH head

The China Post - Taipei-based Central Bank of China (CBC) Governor Perng Fai-nan has offered a second written apology to his Honduran counterpart for being absent from a luncheon party in June this year, according to a press release issued yesterday by the CBC. Full Story

Economics minister in talks with Australia

The China Post - Minister of Economic Affairs Steve R.L. Chen met for talks Tuesday with Australian Minister for Trade Warren Truss on the sidelines of the ongoing ministerial meeting of the Asia Pacific Cooperation forum in Sydney, Australia. Full Story

Japan to brief about fingerprinting policy

The China Post - The Japanese government plans to dispatch officials to four Asian countries and areas, including Taiwan, later this month to brief the public about the imminent implementation of a fingerprinting policy at gateways to Japan, a Japanese daily reported yesterday. Full Story

United Nations bid a serious mission: Chen

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian said yesterday that the efforts of his administration and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to seek membership at the United Nations are a painstaking yet serious mission that requires wholehearted support of the country's compatriots. Full Story

United States urged to respect Taiwan democracy, people

The China Post - The U.S. helped make Taiwan a democratic country and it is now time for the U.S. to respect Taiwan's democracy and the will of its people, academics said in a seminar Saturday. Full Story

Anti-United States sentiment worries scholars

The China Post - A series of harsh criticism and strong opposition toward Taiwan's planned U.N. referendum from high-ranking U.S. officials recently could stir up even more anti-U.S. sentiment in Taiwan, academics said in a seminar Saturday. Full Story

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged to lodge protest against France over humiliation

The China Post - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) was urged yesterday to lodge a protest against France over an incident in which two Taiwan citizens were stripped, searched and detained for two days simply because they were holding two different kinds of Taiwanese passports. Full Story

The Mainland Affairs Council says it respects Olympic torch route

The China Post - The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said it respects the Olympic torch relay route proposed by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee amid continuing negotiations between Taiwan and mainland China on bringing the torch to Taiwan ahead of next year's Olympic Games. Full Story

Yao Ming's visit OK'd by Mainland Affairs Council, China

The China Post - Mainland China's NBA basketball star Yao Ming will visit Taiwan next Friday to Sunday to participate in a public benefit event, following the approval by by mainland authorities and the Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association announced yesterday. Full Story

The Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office celebrates 62nd National Day

The China Post - Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office (VECO) in Taipei hosted a reception yesterday to celebrate the 62nd National Day Anniversary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with foreign dignitaries, business leaders and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Chang Siao-yue in attendance. Full Story

CPC signs oil-exploring deal with Libya's NOC

The China Post - Taiwan's Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) and the Libyan National Oil Co. (NOC) have signed a production-sharing and exploration agreement to tap a Libyan oilfield. Full Story

Tripoli, the capital of Libya

The China Post - Tripoli, or Tarabalus Al-Gharb, meaning "Tripoli of the West" in Arabic, is the major city and de facto capital of Libya. Full Story

Oil makes up Libya's major export earnings

The China Post - The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil sector, which contributes practically all export earnings and about one-quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP). These oil revenues and a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, but little of this income flows down to the lower orders of society. Full Story