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HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai to launch TV channel in Taiwan

HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai to launch TV channel in Taiwan Taipei  - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, after successfully launching a newspaper and a magazine in Taiwan, will soon launch his television channel in Taiwan, Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily said Tuesday.

The Apple Daily said Jimmy Lai has appointed King Pu-tsung, a former Taiwan journalism professor and former deputy Taipei mayor, as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the TV channel.

Taiwan former first lady pleads guilty to money laundering, forgery

Taiwan mapTaipei - Taiwan's former first lady Wu Shu-chen pleaded guilty Tuesday to money laundering and document forgery charges in a widely watched pretrial hearing at the Taipei District Court.

But she denied more serious embezzlement and bribery charges, saying that to her knowledge, the millions of US dollars in funds she had received were merely political contributions for her husband, Chen Shui-bian, when he was still president.

"I pleaded guilty over the Nankang case and related money laundering," she told Judge Tsai Shou-hsun in a two-and-a-half-hour hearing.

South China Morning Post refutes bilingual paper plan in Taiwan

South China Morning Post (SCMP) LogoTaipei - Hong Kong's English-language daily the South China Morning Post Monday refuted media reports that it would launch a bilingual newspaper in Taiwan.

"There is no truth to recently published reports that the South China Morning Post plans to launch a new publication, either in print or online, in Taiwan," the South China Morning Post (SCMP) Group said in a press statement.

It said the group has not appointed anyone to conduct business or negotiate on its behalf with respect to launching a new venture in Taiwan.

Nude nurses in Taiwan clinic draw fire

Nude nurses in Taiwan clinic draw fireBeijing, Feb 9 : A Taiwan clinic is likely to be fined after allowing two of its nurses to pose nude for an advertising campaign.

Chen Yueh-ying, a Tainan city health department official, said: "We are going to prosecute. What they did violates the law."

Businesses in Taiwan often photograph fashionably dressed woman for advertisements or put them on stage for promotional events, but they are seldom shown naked.

"Clinics were not the same as normal businesses, and the adverts fell foul of medical conduct rules," Chen added.

German arrested in Taiwan on heroin smuggling charges

German arrested in Taiwan on heroin smuggling chargesTaipei  - A German national was arrested on charges of smuggling 2.4 kilograms of heroin into Taiwan from Thailand, police at the Taipei international airport said Monday.

Mario Schubat, 38, was arrested Sunday night at Taoyuan International Airport. He had travelled on a China Airlines flight from Bangkok.

Customs officers said they found the 2.4 kilograms of heroin powder in his luggage.

South China Morning Post to launch bilingual paper in Taiwan

South China Morning Post to launch bilingual paper in Taiwan Taipei  - Hong Kong's English-language daily the South China Morning Post plans to launch a bilingual newspaper in Taiwan in response to growing ties between China and Taiwan, a newspaper said on Sunday.

According to the Economic Daily News, the South China Morning Post plans to hire several economic and finance experts as it prepares to launch a Taiwan edition.

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