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SINGAPORE: SINGAPORE AIRLINES FILE
Natural Sound
A Singapore Airlines jetliner bound for Los Angeles crashed on Tuesday night after taking off in a storm and slammed into a plane on the runway.
It was not immediately known if there were casualties.
The plane on the...
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TAIWAN: PLANS FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL LINK
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Taiwan has unveiled plans for its high speed rail that will link the country from north to south.
But there's criticism that, even though over half the 17-billion (bn) cost of the project will come from the private sector,...
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USA: VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE LEAVES FOR ASIA VISIT
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American Vice President Al Gore left for Asia Saturday on a trip that will take in a visit to China at a time of uneasy relations between the two countries.
As Gore left Andrews Air Force Base for the eight-day tour,...
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USA: NEW YORK: PREMIER LIEN CHAN LEAVES US AFTER ONE DAY VISIT
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Taiwan's Premier Lien Chan has left the United States on his way to the Dominican Republic after a much publicised but low profile visit.
China had strongly protested Washington's decision to grant Lien a transit visa which ...
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TAIWAN: LOCALLY BUILT JET FIGHTERS ENTER SERVICE
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Taiwan's first squadron of locally-built jet fighters has entered service Wednesday to strengthen the island's defences against mainland China.
The move is a potential blow to France and the United States, who until now have...
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWANESE VICE-PRESIDENT LIEN CHAN VISIT
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Taiwan's Vice-President Lien Chan has discussed trade and aid with the president-elect of the Dominican Republic.
Lien arrived in the country on Thursday to attend Friday's inauguration of Leonel Fernandez.
Lien Chan...
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Former president arrives to begin week-long tour
1. Exterior wide of Sofitel New York
2. Wide of supporters chanting, zoom into close up
3. Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui enters hotel and shakes hands with supporters, leaves lobby
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui...
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Thousands come out to celebrate Christmas Eve
1. Wide of policemen riding horses in Christmas parade
2. Various of city officials Santa Claus marching in parade and giving out treats
3. Mid of women dressed in red santa outfits dancing
4. Wide of acrobat performing
5. Wide of man...
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Taiwanese and Afghan presidents arrive
1. Car waits for outside terminal
2. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, surrounded by security, walks through terminal and gets in car
3. Policeman
4. Car drives away
5. Security for Afghan President Hamid Karzai comes through...
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Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan visits
AP Television
1. Wide of military parade at Japanese Defence Ministry AUDIO Music
2. Close-up of soldiers holding Chinese, Japanese flags
3. Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchan in uniform with Japanese Defence Minister Masahiro Komura,...
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President Chen Shui-bian leaves, plane takes off for Costa Rica
1. Wide of Asuncion Airport
2. Medium of President Chen Shui-bian arriving at airport
3. Various of President Chen Shui-bian saluting crowd
4. Medium of airplane with dignitaries before departure
5. Cutaway of military band playing...
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SYND 11 10 72 NATIONAL DAY MILITARY PARADE
National Day military parade held in Taiwan.
1. ws parade
2. ms portraits and flags waving
3. ws parade and rally
4. vs pigeons and balloons released
5. ms people and troops marching
6. ws people wave flowers at rally
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Asian markets drop as investors unload stocks
Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan
1. Mid of electronic board displaying Nikkei index
2. Wide of electronic board
3. Close-up of figures
4. Tilt down from ticker to trading floor
5. Mid of traders
6. Wide of trading floor
Taipei, Taiwan
7....
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SYND 2-3-73 TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER LEADS ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO JORDAN
Taiwanese Foreign Minister heads delegation visiting Amman
1 gv plane arrives
2 gv airport clock
3 ms Taiwanese Foreign Minister plane down steps
4 ms Taiwanese Foreign Minister greeted
5 party cross tarmac
6 ms party to building
7...
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Murder suspect extradited from Taiwan to Japan
1. Mid of Keiichi Noda, suspected of stabbing to death a 70-year-old woman, being escorted by Taiwanese police
2. Cutaway of media
3. Pan of Noda walking through airport gate
4. Noda and Japanese police at airport counter
5. Mid of...
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Taiwan and China sign agreement on flights, tourism
1. Taiwanese Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman, Chiang Pin-kung and Chinese delegate Chen Yun Lin walking in to room, waving to media
2. Wide of delegates lining up for photo opportunity
3. Mid of signing ceremony, pan from Chiang...
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Bodies recovered from scene of crash
At least 15 people were killed when a Taiwanese flight with 58 passengers on board turned on its side in midair, clipped an elevated roadway and careered into a river on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the island's capital of...
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Workers lifted the fuselage of a TransAsia Airways ATR 72 propjet from a shallow river in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday. About two dozen people died when the plane went down. More are missing. (Feb. 4)
A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people banked sharply onto its side, clipped a highway bridge and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 23 people and leaving 20 missing, officials...
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CAN 116 FORMER JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER, SHIGERU YOSHIDA VISITS TAIWAN
Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Yoshida, meets with President of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai Shek in Taipei
1. gv exterior palace
2. interior Secretary, Chang Chun-hsiung & Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru...
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People marked the arrival of a new lunar year across China, Hong Kong and Taiwan on Thursday. Per traditional Chinese time-keeping, on the eve of the lunar new year is an ideal moment visit a temple to pray and put incense sticks in place. (Jan. 30)
People marked the arrival of a new lunar year across, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan on Thursday evening.
Incense filled the air at one of Hong Kong's best-known temples. Crowds gathered at Wong Tai Sin Temple before 11 pm (1500 GMT) hoping...
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South Korean and Taiwan markets open up
Seoul, South Korea
1. Pan right of Kospi stock board and computer monitors showing KOSPI and exchange rate at Korea Exchange
2. Close of computer monitor with KOSPI points
3. Close of KOSPI on stock board
4. Various of stock board
5. Mid...
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Taiwan's President Ma visits Paraguay, will attend presidential inauguration
1. Wide of Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou being greeted by officials at the Lopez Presidential Palace, pan to group walking into palace
2. Mid of Ma shaking hands with Paraguayan President Federico Franco
3. Zoom in to Ma and Franco
4....
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SYND 14 6 78 DRAGON FESTIVAL IN LUKANG, TAIWAN
The dragon boat festival, the most colourful and exciting event of the year in taiwan was held in the tiny town of lukang
1. gv carnival through street 2. gv boat race, zoom in3. ms spectators 4. gv boat race 5. various of carnival...
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Authorities arrest Taiwanese drug trafficker with 104 kilograms of heroin
1. Various close-ups of packs of heroin, seized during arrest
2. Pan of packs of heroin on table
3. Close of police guarding drugs, pull focus to another policeman in background
4. Various of heroin haul being filmed as police...