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Thursday May 17, 2012
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- Blind Chinese lawyer in US protection after escaping from house arrest: rights group - China Post Taiwan (Saturday, 28 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection in Beijing after an audacious escape from 19 months under house arrest, a U.S.-based group said on Saturday, in a drama that threatens to ignite new tensions between the two governments....
- High-level US delegation to attend inauguration - China Post Taiwan (Saturday, 28 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A high-level delegation from the United States will attend President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration for his second term in office next month, symbolizing the strong bilateral ties that exist between the two countries, Foreign Minister Timothy Yang said....
- Letter signals US may sell Taiwan new fighter jets - China Post Taiwan (Saturday, 28 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A lawmaker yesterday suggested the government look into reports that the United States is considering selling new fighter aircraft to Taiwan....
- Tear gas used as 25,000 rally for Malaysia electoral reforms - China Post Taiwan (Saturday, 28 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon....
- Eurozone tensions boost German bonds; BOE dampens easing hopes - China Post Taiwan (Wednesday, 18 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Fears of a resurgence in the eurozone debt crisis boosted demand for safe-haven German bonds on Wednesday, while the Bank of England (BOE) and a European Central Bank (ECB) official signaled more monetary policy easing to support growth was unlikely....
- MOEA minister vows to step down if inflation exceeds 2% - China Post Taiwan (Wednesday, 18 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Minister Shih Yen-shiang (施顏祥) vowed to step down if the growth of the consumer price index (CPI) exceed 2 percent this year....
- Envoy found stabbed to death in Dominican Republic - China Post Taiwan (Wednesday, 18 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Taiwanese diplomat was found slain in her apartment in the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday....
- India to test nuclear missile that could strike Beijing - China Post Taiwan (Wednesday, 18 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - India is planning to test launch a new nuclear missile that for the first time would give it the capability of hitting the major Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai....
- Jeremy Lin listed at top of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people - China Post Taiwan (Wednesday, 18 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - NBA sensation Jeremy Lin has been selected by Time Magazine at the top of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World” for 2012 in recognition for his touching and inspiring stories in basketball....
- US eases sanctions for Myanmar nonprofit work - China Post Taiwan (Wednesday, 18 April) - (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The United States eased financial sanctions against Myanmar on Tuesday to enable private U.S.-based groups to do charity work in the impoverished country. The announcement by the Treasury Department is the first of a series of rewards from Washington in response to the military-dominated country's by-elections this month...
