Liu Chao-shiuan

Typhoon victims protest relocation plans

Victims said they are being forced to relocate but government stressed it's for their safety Residents of the typhoon-hit townships of Liukuei, Taoyuan and Namahsia unhappy with the government's alleged disregard of their...

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Legislature passes Typhoon Morakot reconstruction budget

The Legislative Yuan approved the third and final reading of the NT$116.4 billion (US$3.63 billion) Typhoon Morakot reconstruction budget yesterday. For weeks after the typhoon hit on the weekend of August 8, dead trees floated...

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Wu and DPP candidate head for showdown on gangster allegations

Premier Wu Den-yih said yesterday he would give opposition Nantou County candidate Lee Wen-chung until midnight to come up with evidence of gangster allegations or face legal action. Lee, a former lawmaker for the Democratic...

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Penghu to make Hujing Taiwan's first low-carbon island

Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA) The offshore county of Penghu has decided to make the county's Hujing Island the nation's first low-carbon island by promoting electric motorcycles, offering free battery-charging services, county...

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Taiwan Typhoon Recovery Lags

After Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, convened to renegotiate a hastily approved, $3.65-billion reconstruction bill late in September, a new budget now has been released, requesting the same value. The “Special...

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City Life

The eight feet of rain brought by Typhoon Morakot washed away a good proportion of President Ma Ying-jeou’s remaining popularity. Forecasters failed to predict the force of the August storm and evacuation measures were...

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President decorates military personnel for rescue work

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou decorated 60 Taiwan troops Thursday for their contribution to the rescue operations in the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot, one of the worst natural disasters to strike the country in...

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New envoy to Indonesia still under consideration: foreign minister

Foreign Minister Timothy C.T. Yang said Wednesday that the appointment of the new representative to Indonesia is being finalized, but he refused to confirm that former Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia will be the one to take...

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Taiwan leader pushes planning law after deadly typhoon

Taipei (AFP) Oct 11, 2009 - Taiwan's president is to push a tough new planning law designed to prevent a repeat of deadly landslides in August that swept away homes killing hundreds of people, officials said Sunday.

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Baby Storm, Giant Disaster

The town of Angono just east of Manila on September 29 still covered with floodwaters three days after tropical storm Ketsana hit the country, pouring a month’s worth of rain in just nine hours. Typhoon Ondoy (international...

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