By Raj Abhyanker, Editor
Here are some interesting aggregate statistics about Cupertino, CA as of the year 2009. The city of Cupertino has about 54,000 residents. Approximately half or 27,200 are registered to vote. The city of Cupertino is rich with diversity, its residents coming from all parts of the globe. The two largest (and fastest [...]
Taipei Times
The Chinese government plans to send as many as nine trade teams to Taiwan this year to buy agricultural and electronic products, part of a push to improve trade and help bolster Taiwan's economy, a Chinese official said.
Voice of America
The Associated Press
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guardian.co.uk
By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, May 21 (Reuters) - A leading figure in Taiwan's anti-China opposition party took a political risk on Thursday by flying to Beijing to sell her hometown's World Games, an alternative to the Olympics that has seen disappointing …
Al Jazeera
Reuters India
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BBC News
Officials in Taiwan say China has dropped its objections to the island's participation in a key United Nations body, the World Health Organization.
eTaiwan News
Wall Street Journal
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By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG - President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan announced Wednesday that Chinese officials had dropped their objections to Taiwan's participation as an observer at a United Nations body, a step forward in Taiwan's effort to win greater …
BBC News
Voice of America
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The Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) - A replica of a Ming Dynasty Chinese sailing ship sank off the coast of Taiwan after it was rammed by a freighter but its sailors were rescued, relatives of Hawaii-based crew members said.
BBC News
San Jose Mercury News
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Wall Street Journal
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)–Concerns that the spread of swine flu would hit travel demand and weigh on the Taiwan economy sent local shares to their lowest close in two weeks Monday.
Bloomberg
Christian Science Monitor
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Christian Science Monitor
The longtime rivals signed deals Sunday on boosting cross-strait flights, joint-crime fighting, and financial cooperation, but steered clear of politics.
Reuters India
United Press International
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Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, an anti-China firebrand, arrived in court on Thursday at the start of a lengthy, bitter corruption trial that he has dismissed as a political plot.
Times Online
The Associated Press
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