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Vol.40- No.3
TOPICS 2010 March Issue

 

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Editorial: Boosting U.S. Exports E-mail

The word “trade” all too often carries a negative connotation for many Americans, reminding them of shuttered factories and lost jobs due to competition from imports. But studies have consistently shown that the export of American goods and services creates far more employment opportunities in the United States than are lost because of the inflow of foreign products.

 

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Cover Story: National Health Insurance:Closing the Financial Gap E-mail
During the past month, Taiwan made a start in putting the finances of its debt-ridden national healthcare system in order. An increase in the premium goes into effect April 1, though government subsidies will cushion most people from the impact. Now the Department of Health will be tasked with coming up with a longer-term solution in the form of a second-generation National Health Insurance program.   

 

By Don Shapiro
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Issues E-mail
  • Reviewing IPR Performance
    BY DON SHAPIRO
  • New Era in Labor Relations
    BY DON SHAPIRO
  • Peeling Away the Potato Problem
    BY DON SHAPIRO

 

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Briefs E-mail
  • MACROECONOMICS
    RECESSION ENDS: UNCORK THE CHAMPAGNE
  • DOMESTIC
    DPP CONTINUES ITS    WINNING STREAK
    SU DECLARES MAYORAL AMBITIONS
    NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF STEPS DOWN
    24 INDICTED IN BASEBALL GAME-FIXING SCANDAL
  • INTERNATIONAL
    CHINA PROTESTS U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN
    TAIWAN’S AIR DEFENSES CALLED INSUFFICIENT
  • BUSINESS
    LCD, CHIP INVESTMENTS TO BE ALLOWED IN CHINA
    APPLE FILES PATENT SUIT AGAINST TAIWAN’S HTC
    TAOYUAN AIRPORT DROPS IN GLOBAL RANKING

 

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Industry Focus: Stocks, Bonds, and Futures E-mail
A Report on Taiwan’s Financial Sector
  • Emerging vs. Developed Market
    BY TIMOTHY FERRY
  • Taiwan’s Bond Rates Among World’s Lowest
    BY PHILIP LIU
  • Acceptance Growing for Futures Products
    BY PHILIP LIU

 

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Taiwan Business: Finding the Right Words E-mail
  • Finding the Right Words

    Taiwan has an increasing amount of translation and interpretation talent trained in specialized graduate programs.

    BY JACKIE SHUN-HSIEH YEH
  • A Still-maturing Profession

    BY DON SHAPIRO

 

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