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• Basalt rock wall found in ocean near Taiwan
TAIPEI - A biodiversity researcher has found a huge basalt rock formation in the Taiwan Strait, resembling a city wall and rivaling similar monoliths on land. The 200 meter-long, 10 meter-high undersea wall, which looks like thousands of pillars ...
• China, U.S. praise 'pingpong diplomacy'
Taiwan, Tibet and human rights are also sources of tension. Earlier in the day, Negroponte and Wang held talks. Wang thanked him for helping to stabilize ties and establish a regular economic dialogue between the countries, Xinhua said. As relations ...
• Report slams Pentagon nuke oversight
It is one of several studies triggered by the Air Force blunders, most notably the mistaken shipment to Taiwan of four electrical fuses for ballistic missile warheads and the flight across the U.S. by an Air Force bomber mistakenly armed with nuclear ...
• Sony rolls out world's lightest 8-inch laptop
The new Sony Vaio PC will come with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, supporting all the software programs found in full-sized notebooks, and sell for about $900, setting itself apart from Netbooks. Netbooks, pioneered by Taiwan's Asustek in ...
• European markets mixed despite Asian gains
Singapore's benchmark jumped 4.5 percent, with stock measures in Taiwan, India, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand higher as well. Rallies Stock markets around the world have enjoyed a strong rally over the last month or so, in particular since ...