Ma Ying-jeou

President Ma's popularity plummets on Taiwan's economic pangs

Taipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has seen his approval rating nearly halved since his May 20 inauguration because of public anger over the island's deteriorating economy, a newspaper poll published Wednesday found. The...

FSC's overreaction send scary signal

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The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said Chu used incorrect terms and figures and ordered him to stop writing articles, giving lectures or participating in TV talk shows for one month. It was clear that Chu was not being...

A crash course on image control

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The KMT's initial poor handling of the media coverage of former President Chen's arrest may lead to more regulation as the party learns its lesson, writes 'Taipei Times' Taipei Times Tuesday, November 18, 2008 For a government...

World › Taiwan's Chen extends hunger strike into 7th day

Tuesday 18th November, 03:37 PM JST TAIPEI, Taiwan — Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian resumed a hunger strike Tuesday to protest his arrest in a corruption case, after accepting glucose and saline injections to...

Ma: Direct Taiwan-China flights likely in 6 months

Taiwan will probably start regular direct flights to rival China in about six months, the island's President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday. Ma's comments, which came in a speech to a business group in Taipei, echo an agreement...

Taiwan to hand out shopping coupons to aid economy

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan will give each of its 23 million people shopping coupons worth more than $100 in a bid to stimulate a flagging economy, the island's premier said Tuesday. Liu Chao-shiuan said the coupons, which...

Taiwan to issue purchase vouchers to stimulate economy

Taipei - Taiwan said Tuesday it will issue purchase vouchers to boost spending and pull the retail sector out of recession. Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said that the government plans to allocate 82 billion Taiwan dollars (2.48...

TAIWAN: US-Taiwan relations will remain unchanged

President Ma discusses outlook of U.S.-Taiwan relations in interview with 'USA Today' Taipei Times Saturday, November 15, 2008 By Mo Yan-chih In a recent interview with the US media, President Ma Ying-jeou said he expects...

Taiwan's Ma backs group vowing to reclaim Senkakus

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has endorsed a local group vowing to reclaim disputed maritime territory administered by Japan, his office said Monday, another sign of Ma's toughening stance toward Tokyo. Ma gave to the...

Taiwan's Ma asks cabinet for measures to keep 2009 GDP growth over 2 pct -report

TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - President Ma Ying-jeou has asked the Executive Yuan, or cabinet, to implement measures that will ensure a minimum GDP growth of 2 pct in 2009, the Commercial Times reported. The cabinet, at a weekly meeting...

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