Taipei scrambles to contain damage
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JUST AS the diplomatic flap over Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong&#39;s visit to Taiwan dies down, Singapore has been drawn into another cross-straits row.
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Tomorrow&#39;s qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka is in doubt as the area prepares for a typhoon. Typhoon Ma-on is scheduled to hit Suzuka tomorrow morning and concerns have been raised about the safety of the drivers and fans.
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Rough waters lie ahead for Taiwan in 2005, as President Chen Shui-bian seems determined to use his second term in office to extricate the island from its unstable and delusory connection to China.
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Typhoon Aere, packing strong winds and  heavy rains, churned toward Taiwan on Tuesday, disrupting air  and sea traffic and forcing financial markets, schools and  businesses in capital Taipei and nearby counties to close.
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it hit Taiwan on Saturday. Hundreds of people fled their homes and two people were reported missing after torrential. Nanmadol killed at least 35 people in the Philippines and
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Taiwan's Foreign Minister Mark Chen left  on a trip to Grenada three days early in order to see what help  Taiwan could offer the Caribbean island devastated by a recent  hurricane, a Taiwan spokesman said on Sunday.
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At least seven people are confirmed dead as Typhoon Aere pounded northern Taiwan with high winds and heavy rain. The storm hit the area with maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers-an-hour.
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Typhoon Haima will continue to dump heavy rain on Taiwan until tomorrow, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday. &quot;Taiwan is currently under the influence of the outer bands of Typhoon Haima, which is bringing
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BANGKOK, Thailand - With a clash of mallets and the stomping of jumbo feet that shook the earth, the game was under way. Tense commands were shouted by pith helmeted players tied firmly to their two-ton mounts...
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Taiwan was rocked by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, whose epicenter was located southeast of the capital of Taipei. There were no immediate reports of casualties, according to the island&#39;s Ministry of Interior.
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Seismologists warned the public to be on guard against aftershocks yesterday after the strongest quake to hit Taiwan in five years shook the island, causing tall buildings to sway and shutting down the capital&#39;s Mass Rapid Transit system for 1 hour during
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- This is a tale of two cities: the old city that was struck down and the new one that is rising in its place as fast as the tent stakes can be hammered into the ground.
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Two strong tremors rattled Taiwan's capital early on Friday, officials and witnesses said, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
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Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for Saturday was postponed Friday because a typhoon was approaching the area. Race organizers and Formula One moved pre-qualifying and
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Taiwan&#39;s two best hopes to break the country&#39;s historical Olympic gold medal drought handled the pressure and advanced to the finals of their respective taekwondo events yesterday.
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Beijing says the offer made by Taiwan&#39;s president is in itself a bid for independence that could lead to a disaster. Taiwan&#39;s leader made the offer during Sunday&#39;s National Day speech, saying the talks were needed so the rivals can avoid war.
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Mayoral elections in Taiwan's two biggest cities next month will provide a new, stern test for the island's beleaguered ruling party even though President Chen Shui-bian has survived three attempts in parliament to oust him.