Taiwan high-speed rail steams toward Xmas launch
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TAOYUAN, Taiwan  - A super-fast rail line, the  world's second to use ground-breaking Japanese bullet train  technology, is steering toward a year-end service launch in  Taiwan after years of delays.
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TOKYO -- A Japanese railroad will invest $3.1 billion to develop high-speed magnetic trains over the next decade, the company said yesterday, days after a crash of an experimental magnetic train in Germany killed 23 people.
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Taiwan's telecommunications industry will need another two years before third-generation mobile services generate substantial revenue, according to Harvey Chang, president and CEO of Taiwan Cellular, the island's second-largest mobile phone operator.
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A new short-range missile built by China and capable of striking Taiwan was featured at this year&#39;s Zhuhai airshow yesterday. The B611 surface-to-surface missile has a range of between 80 km and 150 km, promotional
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China could build its first aircraft carrier by 2010 if current research and development proceeds smoothly, a Hong Kong newspaper quoted a Chinese general as saying on Wednesday.
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Marketing hype surrounding the iPhone has hit Taiwan, despite the fact it won't be on sale there until next year.
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Rail passengers are facing longer journeys on New Year's Eve on one of the UK's busiest routes.
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The device is part of the Taiwanese computer maker's ongoing attempt to re-establish itself in the U.S. market.
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LONDON - According to a correspondent in Taiwan Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. had some interesting things to say about the outlook following on from the company&#39;s third quarter results.
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Opposition lawmakers from Taiwan  visiting Beijing gathered on Monday to discuss charter flights  between China and Taiwan over the Lunar New Year holidays,  possibly the first direct flights in more than 50 years.
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Taiwan's largest airline plans to sign a deal tomorrow that clears the way for the Connexion by Boeing in-flight Internet service to be offered on one Boeing 747-400 aircraft that flies between Taiwan and North America.
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Taipei plans to have a citywide connection by 2005. Also: MIT creates a voice operated plane that takes audio commands & hellip;.  Basketball players use video games to hone their skills & hellip;. and more.
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Longer, faster hi-tech trains are planned to end delays and overcrowding.
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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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Asustek Computer, a leading Taiwanese computer maker, will launch its much awaited low-price computer next month, becoming one of the first companies marketing an ultra-mobile laptop for the developing world.
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HSBC Holdings , Europe&#39;s biggest  bank, said on Wednesday it will open an insurance business in  Taiwan as it aims to tap into the fourth-biggest insurance  market in Asia.
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Taiwan celebrated the official opening of the world&#39;s tallest skyscraper today with a colorful opera performance and some of the island&#39;s top personalities taking elevators up to the 89th-floor observation platform.