Taiwan, China Clinch Deal on Direct Flights
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Taiwan and China reached a landmark deal  on Saturday to allow non-stop charter flights over the Chinese  New Year holidays, a move which could ease tensions and improve  ties between the bitter political rivals.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan  - Jetliners from China landed in rival Taiwan for the first time in 56 years Saturday, raising hopes that the flights will cool tensions in one of the world's most dangerous potential flashpoints.
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Both Taiwan and China should see the issue of cross-strait direct transportation links as the initial step to creating mutual trust between each other, ahead of the concerns for regional peace, local scholars suggested yesterday.
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China Southern Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding to become the first Chinese mainland&#39;s air company to join a global airline alliance, according to Saturday&#39;s China Radio International.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed  on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as  cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding  political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.
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TAIPEI, Feb. 2 -- Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian inaugurated a runway on one of the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday and insisted the archipelago belongs to Taiwan despite claims by China and several other Asian countries.
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The U.S. and European Union have reached a tentative agreement that would give airlines greater freedom to choose trans-Atlantic routes and potentially lead to lower fares, the government announced Friday.
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Opposition MPs from Taiwan say China has agreed to direct flights to and from the island at Chinese New Year.
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Barclays said it had struck a deal with China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
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U.S. and European Union officials have tentatively agreed to a new deal that would enable the U.S. to continue collecting personal information about the passengers on incoming flights from EU countries.
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Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian&#39;s clear recognition of the agreement reached by the two sides of the Taiwan Straits in Hong Kong in 1992 could directly lead to the resumption of cross-Straits dialogue and negotiations.
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British and Chinese companies have signed key business agreements, including a multi-millon-dollar engine deal between Rolls-Royce and Air China, witnessed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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The first-ever direct commercial flights come as Taiwan eyes a new Chinese 'antisecession' law.
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HSBC Holdings said Friday it will acquire The Chinese Bank in Taiwan after winning a government auction here, substantially boosting its operations on the island.
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Taiwan and China reached a landmark deal  on Saturday to allow nonstop charter flights over the Chinese  New Year holidays, a move which could ease tensions and improve  ties between the bitter political rivals.
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Taipei plans to make wireless Internet access available across the Taiwan capital by the end of 2005, joining a small number of cities offering Wi-Fi networks.