Richard Gere in political controversy in Taiwan
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Hollywood star and social-cum-political activist Richard Gere is embroiled in a political row in Taiwan after he was invited to attend a film festival on the island ahead of the parliamentary elections.
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President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry have conveniently avoided public debate on Taiwan ahead of the November 2 presidential vote but analysts expect differences on the core issue in difficult US-China relations.
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Richard Gere will receive the 2007 Marian Anderson Award for his advocacy efforts on behalf of independence for Tibet and better care for HIV/AIDS patients.
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British pop star Elton John got involved in a shouting match with local paparazzi on arrival for his first performance in Taiwan, media reports said.
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Taiwan's push for a seat in the UN has complicated cross-strait relations and rattled Washington.
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Actor Richard Gere on Monday urged Germany, which currently holds the European Union and G-8 presidencies, to press China about human rights and Tibet.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan is holding key elections that could increase tensions even further with mainland China. President Chen Shui-bian has urged voters to make history on Saturday by giving his party and
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Alleged payments by Taiwan to former Costa Rican president Miguel Angel Rodriguez were added to a growing list of scandals involving the Taipei government and Costa Rican politicians and civil servants.
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I am a professor of geography visiting Taiwan, and have read about the proposed construction of a freeway from Taipei to Hualien. The experience of communities in North America and Europe has been fairly consistent
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A pro-peace group is hoping that a potent mix of Hollywood glamour and religion will motivate Palestinians to vote in next week's presidential elections &#151; and their star attraction is actor Richard Gere.
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain  - Actor Richard Gere launched a broadside at the Bush administration when he picked up a lifetime achievement award during the San Sebastian International Film Festival on Sunday.
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Tens of thousands of Taiwanese protestors are expected to again fill the streets of Taipei in a bid to step up the pressure on embattled President Chen Shui-bian to step down.
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Actor Richard Gere speaks at the United Nations, explaining his work to fight Aids in India.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - They've fought with fists. They've thrown paper at each other. And on Tuesday, Taiwan's rowdy lawmakers had an old-fashioned food fight.
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Taiwan voters went to the polls to pick  a new parliament on Saturday in an election viewed as a  referendum on pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian's  policy toward arch-rival China.
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Taiwan's prime minister defends a controversial set of history textbooks which have angered China.
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Sir Elton John has spoken out against Taiwanese paparazzi photographers after he was set upon on his arrival at Taipei Airport. Reports stated that the British pop legend had berated the paparazzi after he cleared immigration.