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Excerpts from the Greater-China press: June 16
... Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board projects the global IC substrate market will grow over 20% this year and the company claims its present capacity may fall short of ...
Leaders vow more efficient disaster relief campaign (updated AM 00 ...
... 071-688) around the clock -- including on the weekend -- to answer farmers' questions concerning applications for relief fund and low-interest loans to get ...
Recognizing the best and the rest
... Every time his movies are shown on television or at film festivals, more people find themselves enraptured by his delicate watercolor emotions, his mastery of ...
Over 2,000 evacuated since last weekend
The Council of Agriculture announced relief funds and low-interest loans for farmers suffering from different degrees of losses in the worst hit areas, in ...
Q&a with Microsoft's Chris Jones: Longhorn coming summer 2006 ...
... Q: How is Microsoft positioning itself in the 64-bit market? Does your new 64-bit operating systems favor any architecture over another? ...
Designing for the digital home: Q&A with Kun-shan Lin, VP, Texas ...
... With the digital camera solution you mentioned previously, can you also manage audio and video synchronization? A: Yes, and that can be adjusted in software. ...
Editorial: Exodus of workers unlikely
... In view of the removal of these requirements, Beijing obviously intends to open up more entry-level employment opportunities requiring less specialized skills ...
Altek aims to ship eight million digital cameras this year
Digital still camera (DSC) maker Altek expects to ship nearly eight million DSCs this year, according to company president Alex Hsia at the company s 2005 ...
Dump Hon Hai stocks: analysts
... Precision Industry Co ( 鴻海精密 ) on concern about the company's deteriorating margins, suggesting instead shares of notebook computer manufacturers amid ...
Motorola eyes low-end mobile phone market
Motorola Inc, the world's second-largest mobile phone vendor, plans to order more handsets from Compal Communications Inc (華寶通訊) to boost sales of ...
Hon Hai plans more acquisitions
... after the company's annual shareholder's meeting. "We won't buy notebook computer makers. We are targeting electronics component ...
isuppli: In-flight Wi-Fi access is another niche in WLAN market
... wireless interfacing multiple devices gains traction, there will be a plethora of consumer electronic devices like MP3 players and digital camcorders that will ...
Slight increase in hiring expected in Q3
... As this sector accounts for 54 percent of Taiwan's labor force, we forecast that employment opportunities offered by the service industry will show an upward ...
Government urged to promote WiFi
... he said. In comparison, wireless Internet connection is only available in small areas of certain cities in this country. Taipei ...
China listings making a splash on stock market with huge IPO
In coming weeks, three more major Chinese companies plan IPOs on Hong Kong's stock market, where together they aim to raise another US$5 billion. ...
Before vacation, protect your house against thieves
... Check every window and exterior door in the home to ensure that the locks are adequate. Home security systems are great for those who can afford it. ...
Tivo stock still falling, but not as fast
... faces increasing competition and still hasn't turned a profit, but the digital video recorder pioneer said Thursday it came closer than ever to the break-even ...
Podcasting puts Audible in danger
... Aubible is good for long form - but the their magazine business is good as gone. I buy books from audible, because the product is good. ...
Injunction defends basic human rights
... by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lai Ching-teh and 85 other lawmakers filed May 31 and backed by a wide coalition of over 100 human rights, legal and ...
Hello Kitty boosts sales at 7-Eleven
Hello Kitty, that ubiquitous symbol of cuteness, is using her enduring feline appeal to win customers young and old once again. ...
Lawn health warning: screen your lawn for Brown's Grass Disease ...
... And he said, "It's about $100 per bottle." "Whoa," I said, "That's kind of expensive for a lawn." He said, "Don't worry, your homeowner's insurance might cover ...
Debate over tax reform can benefit the country
... Based on the principles of financial management, the major difference between personal financial management and public financial management is that the former ...
Alliance blames government for shortage of teaching jobs
About 3,000 unemployed teachers took to the streets in Taipei yesterday, calling on the government to create more openings for qualified teachers. ...
Technology boosts Wi-Fi capabilities
Is there anything better than wirelessly surfing the Internet on your notebook computer from your balcony or back yard? How about ...
Foreign investment in China drops as WTO frenzy abates
... Investment by companies including Intel Corp, the world's largest chipmaker, and Quanta Computer Inc (廣達), the world's largest notebook-computer maker, has ...
Armed forces launch psychological warfare week
An armed forces' psychological warfare drill week is scheduled to kick off today to help the military better understand the threats from enemies and allow the ...
How old is too old?
... But tires and car seats? ... Kasia Tambor, with 6-month-old Gabriel in tow, shops for car seats at Buy Buy Baby in Manhattan on Thursday. ...
China agrees to EU textile pact
... Under the WTO rules the textile trade should be completely free," said one Internet posting on the bulletin board on the popular sina.com Web site.
Water surrounds the Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City ...
... A double room at the ocean-front Hampton Inn goes for US$119 through June including breakfast, free Internet access and use of an indoor pool, sauna and hot tub ...
Investors grumble as 172 firms release results at once
... Cosmos Bank Taiwan (萬泰銀?, the nation's first and largest cash-card issuer, approved a proposal to authorize its board to increase capital through a ...
Oil, imports drive up US trade deficit
... biggest trade deficit, arguing that Beijing needs to scrap its fixed-rate currency system and crack down on the piracy of US movies, music and computer programs ...
Greenspan: interest rate hikes `at a measured pace'
... Alan Greenspan's congressional testimony, which provided some reassurance on the US economic outlook and "measured pace" of interest rate hikes, dealers said. ...
No taxes on stock gains planned: Lin
Minister of Finance Lin Chuan (林全) said yesterday that the ministry is not considering including levies on capital gains from stock investments in the ...
Researcher wants workers to get moving
... The obesity researcher and his team at the Mayo Clinic have developed workstations that combine a computer, desk and treadmill into one unit. ...
Samsung expects NAND price to fall less than forecast
... NAND, unlike the dynamic random-access memory chip that is mainly used in computers, can store data after the power is turned off and is typically used in ...
Au Optronics expects strong demand
... Hsiung Hui (熊暉), an AU Optronics vice president, said that demand for screens used in computer monitors has not slowed down over the past few months, which ...
Bank of England likely to shun rate cut
Bank of England policymakers are widely expected to leave the central bank's key interest rate steady at 4.75 percent for a 10th month in a row today though ...
Little new at this year's Computex
... while consumer OEMs are focused on liquid-crystal-display (LCD) or plasma-display-panel (PDP) TVs, MP3 players, or portable media players, the Merrill Lynch ...
The problem with Europe
... The end of an era of easy movement from country to country embodied by cheap flights, a single currency and growing interpenetration of each other's economies ...
Chinese cyber-dissident vows to restart his Web site
Chinese cyber-dissident Huang Qi ( 黃琦 ), recently released after serving five years in prison for creating a politically sensitive Web site, has vowed to ...
Merrill downgrades chip stocks, lowers forecasts
... Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology, the world's second-largest computer memory maker during the first quarter, and Nanya Technology, Taiwan's largest ...
Morgan Stanley likes Fubon better than Chinatrust
Morgan Stanley recommended that investors buy shares of Fubon Financial Holding Co ( 富邦金控 ) over Chinatrust Financial Holding Co ( 中信金控 ), the ...
United Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on its planes next year
United Airlines plans to announce yesterday that it is the first domestic airline to receive approval from regulators to install wireless Internet networks on ...
Mba programs in English gaining popularity
... offers electives that are only available in English, including High and New Technology Investment and Accounting Workshops for High-tech Business and E-Business ...
Former ambassador dies in car accident
Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, the outspoken former Mexican ambassador to the United Nations, died Sunday in a automobile accident aged 55, officials said. ...
Chinese e-learning on the rise, OCAC official says
... He pointed out that more than 86 proposals were collected at the conference encompassing issues such as the integration between e-learning and Chinese teaching ...
President tells New York Times chief he is willing to engage in ...
Chen made the statement during a meeting yesterday morning with New York Times Chairman and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger and his wife at the Taipei Guest House. ...
Taiwan's New York TECO office will be moving to new site
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York will move to a new location in August in the city's prime district, director Andrew Hsia ( 夏立言 ...
National encourages handset makers with the MPL
... introduced at the beginning of March during the Spring IDF in San Francisco); the ADC08D1000 (1GHz dual-channel 8-bit analog-to-digital converter for such ...
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