Taipei - Taiwan Monday issued a travel alert for Mexico, as the health minister stressed no human infections of the deadly swine flu have been reported on the island so far. "For their own safety, Taiwan's nationals are advised to suspend their planned trips to Mexico, 17 of whose states have already reported cases of infections," said Henry Chen, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.
About 4,000 Taiwan people visit Mexico each year, mostly for business and sightseeing, according to the ministry.
Taipei - Some Taiwan lawmakers have urged the government to amend the law to lure foreign athletes by granting them Taiwan citizenship while allowing them to keep their own nationality, press reports said Monday.
The Central News Agency (CNA), in a report carried by the United Daily News, said that 17 lawmakers have submitted the proposal to the Parliament, so as to lure foreign athletes to win medals for Taiwan.
Parliament will debate the proposal Thursday, CNA said.
Taipei- Some 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners rallied in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday to protest ten years of persecution in mainland China, where the spiritual group was founded. Standing in front of a huge banner bearing the words Falun Gong Is Good, the Falun Gong members - in total silence - performed meditation rituals.
The protest, which was also held by Falun Gong members in major cities around the world, marked the 10th anniversary of Falun Gong's protest against China's persecution, as Beijing cracked down on the group and declared it a cult in 1999.
Taipei - Taiwan's top negotiator Chiang Pin-kung travelled to Nanjing, China Saturday for talks in Beijing on economic and judicial cooperation across the Taiwan Strait. "During the talks, we will stick to the interests of Taiwan and its public, and sign three agreements on joint efforts to fight crime, financial cooperation and regular flight service," Chiang said before the trip.
The two sides would also issue a joint statement on Chinese investment in Taiwan, he said.
Taipei - At least two Chinese tourists were killed and four others injured Friday in Taipei when a crane from 37th floor of a building construction site fell on their tour bus, the city mayor said.
"The accident occurred when the tour bus with 25 passengers from the Chinese province of Guangdong drove near the construction site," said Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin.
Taipei - Taiwan Monday issued a travel alert for Mexico, as the health minister stressed no human infections of the deadly swine flu have been reported on the island so far. "For their own safety, Taiwan's nationals are advised to suspend their planned trips to Mexico, 17 of whose states have already reported cases of infections," said Henry Chen, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.
Taipei - Some Taiwan lawmakers have urged the government to amend the law to lure foreign athletes by granting them Taiwan citizenship while allowing them to keep their own nationality, press reports said Monday.
Taipei- Some 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners rallied in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday to protest ten years of persecution in mainland China, where the spiritual group was founded. Standing in front of a huge banner bearing the words Falun Gong Is Good, the Falun Gong members - in total silence - performed meditation rituals.
Taipei - Taiwan's top negotiator Chiang Pin-kung travelled to Nanjing, China Saturday for talks in Beijing on economic and judicial cooperation across the Taiwan Strait. "During the talks, we will stick to the interests of Taiwan and its public, and sign three agreements on joint efforts to fight crime, financial cooperation and regular flight service," Chiang said before the trip.
Taipei - At least two Chinese tourists were killed and four others injured Friday in Taipei when a crane from 37th floor of a building construction site fell on their tour bus, the city mayor said.
