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Lawyers ask for Longtan case retrial

Friday, 02 November 2012 07:34 Taipei Times

Lawyers representing former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) appealed to the High Court for a retrial of the Longtan case on the grounds that Tsai Ming-che (蔡銘哲) was a “tainted witness” after admitting withholding information from his testimony.

Chen is serving a 17-and-a-half-year sentence on charges of corruption.

China hampers trade talks: EU official

Friday, 02 November 2012 07:31 Taipei Times

China has been the main obstacle preventing the EU from opening negotiations with Taiwan over a deal on trade facilitation, despite “overwhelming backing” in the European parliament for the bid, a visiting member of the European Parliament said yesterday.

The European Parliament as a whole is very supportive of the EU signing a free-trade agreement or an economic cooperation agreement with Taiwan and wants to see negotiations start as soon as possible, said Martin Callanan, chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the parliament.

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A section on the White House’s petition Web site shows a petition calling for the US government to recognize Taiwan as an independent country.
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A petition launched on the White House’s Web site calling on the US to recognize Taiwan as an independent country has garnered more than 64,000 signatures in less than a week.