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Rice firm apologizes after being caught mislabeling twice by COA By Alan Fong ,The China Post September 25, 2013, 12:08 am TWN Chyuan Shun Food Enterprise Co. General Manager Yeh Shu-huei (葉淑蕙), left, apologizes to the public during a press conference in Taipei, yesterday. The Council of...

Taiwan faces shrinking working population Central News Agency 2013-09-22 08:17 PM Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) An extremely low birth rate means Taiwan will face a shrinking work force in coming years, while four in every 10 people will be age 65 or older by the year 2060, according...

220 turtles seized at Suvarnabhumi Published: 22 Sep 2013 at 17.21 Photo by Sutthiwit Chayutvoraken Customs officials have seized 200 turtles worth about 1 million baht on the black market which were found at Suvarnabhumi airport on Sunday morning. Paisal Chuenchit, director of the Customs...

Changhua resident launches his own giant duck 2013/09/21 21:42:40 Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) As Rubber Duck fever grips Taiwan, residents of the central county of Changhua have built their own oversized duck sculpture to keep up with bigger cities across the island that are playing host to Dutch...

Ex-bank employee held for selling fake money Piyanut Tumnukasetchai The Nation September 19, 2013 1:00 am The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has arrested a former bank employee for allegedly selling fake banknotes of several foreign currencies, including the US dollar. However, the...

Tarit warns women not to fall prey to Facebook beaus The Nation September 19, 2013 1:00 am Tarit Pengdith, Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief, yesterday warned Thai women to be careful of foreigners wooing them via Facebook and then duping them into wiring money. The DSI...

Bomb-making material earns Swedish man jail term The Nation September 19, 2013 1:00 am Bangkok's Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a Swedish man of Lebanese-descent to two years and eight months in jail for possessing without permission almost three tonnes of ammonium...

Wall Street flat, investors cautious ahead of Fed decision Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, September 12, 2013.REUTERS-Brendan McDermid By Angela Moon NEW YORK | Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:34am EDT (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday ahead of an...

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Chinese woman survives after 15 days in well (Xinhua) 19:24, September 17, 2013 A woman survived for 15 days after she fell into a well in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said Tuesday. Su Qixiu, 38, was found at the bottom of an abandoned well in Zhongfeng Village, Xiayi...

Edward Snowden 'living incognito in Russia' Whistleblower's lawyer says he has security protection but can travel freely and plays down prospect of US bid to capture him Shaun Walker in Moscow The Guardian, Tuesday 17 September 2013 10.59 BST Edward Snowden's lawyer says he had received...

India bans Sreesanth for life for spot-fixing AFP Updated September 13, 2013, 10:40 pm Thirty-year-old Sreesanth has represented India in 27 Tests and 53 ODIs © AFP NEW DELHI (AFP) - Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been banned from cricket for life after being found guilty of...

UK fines AXA $2.85 million for advice 'failings' on $700 million of retail products Reuters September 13, 2013, 7:44 pm LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority has fined AXA Wealth Services 1.8 million pounds ($2.85 million) for giving unsuitable investment advice to...

Russian psychiatric hospital fire 'kills 37' AFP Updated September 13, 2013, 8:58 pm LUKA, Russia (AFP) - Thirty-seven people were killed when a fire swept through a wooden psychiatric hospital in northwest Russia overnight Thursday, in the latest tragedy to hit the country's mental health...

Singapore steps up scrutiny of some Indian bank branches - bankers Reuters September 13, 2013, 9:11 pm MUMBAI (Reuters) - Singapore regulators have stepped up their scrutiny of local branches of Indian banks on concerns about asset quality, three bank executives told Reuters. India's...

Russia could boost Iran arms sales if U.S. strikes Syria: Putin ally Alexei Pushkov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs, attends a news conference in Moscow, March 27, 2012. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW | Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:13am EDT...

Syria's chemical weapons; decades to build, years to destroy A U.N. chemical weapons expert, wearing a gas mask, holds a plastic bag containing samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed...

Syrian forces responsible for Banias massacres: U.N. report A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon behind sandbags in the eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus, September 9, 2013. Picture taken September 9, 2013. REUTERS/Raje Alsori By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA | Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:11am EDT...

Syrians queue for passports despite reprieve from U.S. strike DAMASCUS | Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:12am EDT (Reuters) - The threat of U.S. air strikes on their country may be receding for now, but Syrians queuing for passports in a central Damascus office were taking no chances. Dozens stood in...