Taiwan president to visit disputed Spratly islands: report

"The trip, which would come before presidential polls on March 22, is aimed at drumming up support for Frank Hsieh, the ruling independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate in the election, the Taipei-based United Daily News said.Chen, who is to retire...

Ang Lee`s steamy spy thriller sweeps Chinese-language "Oscars"

""Lust, Caution," took home seven awards, including the coveted best film, best director, and best actor accolades. Lee was also recognised as the outstanding Taiwanese filmmaker of the year at the 44th edition of the awards in a glittering ceremony in the Taipei Arena. "I am...

26 Indonesian sailors feared dead: officials

"Twenty six Indonesian sailors are feared dead after their Panamanian freighter hit rough seas off Taiwan's north coast, officials said late Wednesday. Television images showed coast guards plucking one surviving sailor from the sea, but transport ministry official Ho...

AirLive Wireless-N draft 2.0 series offer the connectivity

"The AirLive WN-5000 Router is an advanced wireless router that uses the latest 802.11n technology. It boosts file transfer speed up to 120Mbps in real throughput, and offers more range and speed compared to the standard 802.11g devices. Users can now enjoy a faster more...

US plans to test Canadian meat at border

" CALGARY - Canada dispatched one of its top food inspection officials to Washington Monday as confusion reigned over new "additional import requirements" for Canadian meat and poultry exports heading across the U.S. border. Bill Anderson, meat program director at the...

SMART alliance launched by Navini, Beceem, Fujitsu, Runcom

""The capacity and coverage benefits of combining Beamforming with MIMO are very compelling offering up to double the capacity with twice the coverage of non-beamformed systems," said Sai Subramanian, Navini's vice president of Product Management. "This Alliance ensures broad...

IPB, Taiwan open university farm in Bogor

"Chen said the 10-hectare agribusiness center would serve as an agribusiness model, training venue for students and farmers as well as a marketing center for agricultural products. He said the center would not only be a research center for academics but also for the overseas...

Nine Asian cities meet in Jakarta on disaster handling

""This will be the fifth meeting of the kind with the first having taken place in 2001," Ritola Tasmaya, secretary of the Jakarta City Administration said on Wednesday. The nine cities are Bangkok (Thailand), New Delhi (India), Hanoi (Vietnam), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala...

Phoenix Technologies launches failsafe for laptops

""According to the FBI, fewer than five percent of stolen laptops are ever recovered, which is why the embedded protection of Phoenix FailSafe is so critical," said Woody Hobbs, President & CEO of Phoenix Technologies. "With more than 25 years of BIOS and core firmware...