Taipei- Two Taiwanese who changed their names to Chen Shui-bian when he was president have switched back to their former names as Chen is being probed for money laundering, news reports said Tuesday.
Chen Poh-jen, 62, from Yungho City near Taipei, changed his name in 2000 to show support for the new president and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), cable TV channel TVBS reported.
Taipei - Taiwan and China plan to hold talks in October to sign a pact on launching direct shipping and cargo charter flights across the Taiwan Strait, an official said Tuesday.
After a meeting in Beijing in May which led to launching weekend charter flights on July 4, Taiwan's top negotiator Chiang Ping-kun and his Chinese counterpart Chen Yunlin are expected to hold their second roundof talks in Taipei, Kao Kung-lien, vice chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, told a seminar.
Taipei - Taiwan Tuesday issued a sea warning for vessels sailing through the Bashi Channel and waters near the southern coast of the island as Typhoon Nuri was approaching.
"We have issued a sea warning against Nuri, which is gaining strength and heading towards Taiwan," said a forecaster of the Central Weather Bureau.
He said the outer rim of the typhoon was expected to reach Taiwan later Wednesday and by Thursday morning Nuri could hit the southern island if it stays on its current course.
Taipei - Taiwan's stockmarket plunged 2.72 per cent Monday amid bearish sentiment triggered by foreign fund outflows and a money laundering scandal allegedly implicating former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian and his family, dealers said.
The Weighted Price Index of the Taiwan Stock Exchange, which opened lower with weak momentum, extended its downward trend to end at 7,000.74, a plunge of 195.76 points or 2.72 per cent, from the previous trading session.
Taipei - A Taiwanese baseball fan died of a heart attack as his side suffered what was widely considered a humiliating defeat to China in the Olympic baseball comptitition, it emerged Saturday.
The 74-year-old pensioner from Kaohsiung - identified only by his surname Huang - had been a baseball fan all his life and never missed a game on TV, the Central News Agency (CNA) said.
Taipei - Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian Friday quit the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as investigators were looking into alleged money laundering activities implicating him and his family.
"I have committed a serious mistake and I don't fancy for forgiveness from the public, but I absolutely take responsibility for my own behaviour," he said in a statement in announcing his withdrawal from the party.
Taipei- Two Taiwanese who changed their names to Chen Shui-bian when he was president have switched back to their former names as Chen is being probed for money laundering, news reports said Tuesday.
Taipei - Taiwan and China plan to hold talks in October to sign a pact on launching direct shipping and cargo charter flights across the Taiwan Strait, an official said Tuesday.
Taipei - Taiwan Tuesday issued a sea warning for vessels sailing through the Bashi Channel and waters near the southern coast of the island as Typhoon Nuri was approaching.
Taipei - Taiwan's stockmarket plunged 2.72 per cent Monday amid bearish sentiment triggered by foreign fund outflows and a money laundering scandal allegedly implicating former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian and his family, dealers said.
Taipei - A Taiwanese baseball fan died of a heart attack as his side suffered what was widely considered a humiliating defeat to China in the Olympic baseball comptitition, it emerged Saturday.
Taipei - Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian Friday quit the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as investigators were looking into alleged money laundering activities implicating him and his family.
