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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's economy contracted at a slower pace year-on-year in the third quarter and the government raised its growth forecast for 2010 as rising demand from mainland China spurs a recovery. The island's gross domestic...

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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Taiwan's economy shrank a smaller-than-expected 1.29% in the third quarter from a year earlier, narrowing from a 7.5% decline in the second quarter, indicating the island's economy is poised to exit its worst-ever...

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...the UNFCCC was important, he said, because it allowed the international community to learn about the efforts Taiwan has made to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The country could also obtain first-hand information from the convention, he...

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Nov 23 (Reuters) - A surge in capital flowing into emerging economies has sparked Brazil and Taiwan to impose capital controls and policymakers in some other countries are talking of restrictions. The Institute of International Finance...

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The Taiwan government is raising concerns that the buyers of AIG's <AIG.N> Nan Shan Life insurance group, China Strategic <0235. HK> and its partner Primus Financial, are backed by China-sourced funds, complicating the approval process...

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...to a legislator's question in parliament on whether the central bank will raise rates in the first half of 2010. In September, Taiwan's central bank kept its benchmark discount rate at a record low of 1.25 percent for a third...

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A military parade will not be part of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China (ROC), but a series of cultural activities will be held to showcase the nation's soft power, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said.

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