Chen Chin-feng is feted in Sinjhuang

Edit Taipei Times 17 Jul 2016
Fans and fellow players paid tribute to baseball veteran Chen Chin-feng at the CPBL All-Star Weekend, where he led the Red Team to a 8-6 win over the White Team on Saturday night, with the crowd in the ballpark chanting Chen’s name in unison when he came out to bat ... Down by two runs in the seventh inning, Chen’s Red Team rallied to grab the victory....

Deputy minister of finance rejects claim that House Tax Act is unconstitutional

Edit Taipei Times 17 Jul 2016
Deputy Minister of Finance Su Jain-rong (蘇建榮) yesterday said that the House Tax Act (房屋稅條例) does not contravene the Constitution, in response to former premier Sean Chen’s (陳?) criticism of the law ... Premier Lin Chuan (林全) should abolish or lower the house tax rate, and taxpayers should lobby legislators to take action if the government does nothing, Chen wrote ... “As a former premier, Chen’s opinion is ridiculous,” Hua wrote....

Chinese Taipei release final roster for U18 Championship in Iran (FIBA - International Basketball Federation)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jul 2016
(Source. FIBA - International Basketball Federation) ... Only three players who participated in the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship last month have been included in the U18 team. Wu Pei-Chia, Chen Yu-Wei and Chang Chen-Ya were all part of the Chinese Taipei U17 team in Spain ... Wang Yung-Cheng Kai Kuo-Hao Ting Sheng-Ju Chen Yu-Wei ... Chang Chen-Ya Tseng Hsiang-Chun Li Chia-Kang Wu Pei-Chia ... FIBA ... (noodl. 34572656) ....

VP optimistic about 'New Southbound Policy'

Edit Topix 17 Jul 2016
Vice President Chen Chien-jen on Saturday extolled Taiwanese enterprises as the government's overseas strategic partners and the key pillars behind Taiwan's economic development, stressing that riding on the concerted efforts by Taiwanese businesses and the government, Taiwan's "New Southbound Policy" will surely prove a big success....

Taiwan win in Manila to advance to final

Edit Taipei Times 17 Jul 2016
Taiwan advanced to the final of Davis Cup Asia/Ocenia Group II yesterday after Chen Ti rallied from a set down to win the first reverse singles rubber and complete a 3-1 victory over the Philippines in Manila ... 227 Chen fell a set down to Jeson Patrombon at the Philippine Columbian Association, but rallied to complete a 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-0, 6-1 victory in 2 hours, 50 minutes....

Common interests and communication boost EU-China partnership

Edit China Daily 17 Jul 2016
"There are many common problems such as climate change and environment protection needing our joint efforts and it is not necessary to take too seriously some disputable problems between China and EU," said Professor Chen Zhimin from the Shanghai-based Fudan University. Chen highlighted pragmatism's part in the development of the EU during his presentation, citing the EU's principle that policy is driven by our interests ... ....

CPC to cut prices of gasoline, diesel on rising supplies

Edit Taipei Times 17 Jul 2016
CPC president Paul Chen (陳綠蔚) said several factors, including the resumption of oil production in Canada, increased reserves in the US and Nigerian oil re-entering the market, ......

‘Evo 2016:’ Top Eight Set For Sunday’s Grand Finals In Las Vegas

Edit Inquisitr 17 Jul 2016
And it’s not over ... Melee will be attendance ... While many are upset that dream-team commentators Seth Killian and James Chen are split up, with Killian hosting the ESPN2 cast with Mike Ross, while Chen holds down the fort with Stephen Lyon on Twitch, the fact that ESPN is choosing to broadcast the main event from Evo 2016 shows the power that Esports, and the FGC are starting to wield with mainstream audiences ... JosephL.I....

Miami Marlins muster only three hits in 5-0 shutout loss to Cardinals

Edit The Miami Herald 17 Jul 2016
Adam Wainwright looked like an All-Star again on Saturday night. And Tom Koehler’s pitching woes continued to hurt the Marlins’ already thin starting rotation ... The Cardinals had little trouble doing damage against Koehler ... The Marlins, who are in search for a stable fifth starter, have gone 33-20 in the combined starts by Jose Fernandez, Adam Conley and Wei-Yin Chen this season ... ....

Extra legislative session planned for next month

Edit Taipei Times 17 Jul 2016
8 to Aug ... 28. He said the DPP caucus would hold a meeting today to hear its legislators’ opinions ... People First Party Legislator Chen Yi-chieh (陳怡潔) said the extra legislative session should review bills concerning people’s livelihood and the economy first, and urged the DPP and NPP to stop insisting on reviewing the two bills first, so that confrontation between political parties can be reduced in the extra session. ....

Bour working through lingering ankle sprain

Edit MLB 17 Jul 2016
ST. LOUIS -- Before reinstating Justin Bour from the disabled list, the Marlins are leaning toward sending him out on a rehab assignment. The left-handed-hitting first baseman, shelved with a right ankle sprain, has been in South Florida participating in mild baseball activities ... Even that date is tentative ... Chris Johnson dives to his right to glove Stephen Piscotty's grounder, then pops up and flips to Wei-Yin Chen for the out ... ....

Zone Group II - Sunday (Davis Cup)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jul 2016
(Source. Davis Cup). Chinese Taipei will face Thailand in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II final after defeating Philippines as the two promotion play-offs in Europe/Africa Zone Group were also decided ... There was just one tie left to be decided on the final day of action in Asia/Oceania Zone Group II which saw Chen Ti earn victory for Chinese Taipei with a 36 76(4) 60 61 triumph over Jeson Patrmbon of Philippines ... (noodl. 34573372) ....

Taiwanese directors give full support to Leon Dai

Edit Taipei Times 17 Jul 2016
Taiwanese filmmaker Kevin Lee (李惠仁) on Saturday compared China to Takeshi Gouda, a schoolboy character from the Japanese cartoon Doraemon known for resorting to violence whenever he meets with events he does not like ... “If we all live in fear of Gian, then we will all be like Nobita. We can’t all be like Nobita!” ... Ko I-chen (柯一正), who has been to anti-nuclear and other demonstrations with Dai, said. “This is really unfair to Dai ... ....
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