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(Taiwan) Taiwan inaugurates state-of-art bio-agent pilot plant

A bio-agent pilot plant under the National Health Research Institutes was inaugurated in Jhunan, Miaoli County Saturday. President Ma Ying-jeou, who presided over the inauguration, said the plant will put the country on the map of the global vaccine-manufacturing industry.

(Taiwan) Taiwan inaugurates state-of-art bio-agent pilot plant

A bio-agent pilot plant under the National Health Research Institutes was inaugurated in Jhunan, Miaoli County Saturday. President Ma Ying-jeou, who presided over the inauguration, said the plant will put the country on the map of the global vaccine-manufacturing industry.

Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches HTC Touch HD to compete with iPhone 3G

Taiwan-based telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile on December 12 launched the HTC Touch HD handset from High Tech Computer (HTC) in the Taiwan market, just prior to the official debut of iPhone 3G by rival Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) slated for December 13.

TAIWAN: Blogger group formed to protect rights, sovereignty

Concerned about Taiwan's future under the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government, which advocates closer ties with China, a group of pro-Taiwan bloggers launched a Taiwan Bloggers Association (TBA) yesterday, vowing not only to defend Taiwan's sovereignty but also its freedom of speech.

Vandals ruin sand sculptures on central Taiwan beach

NANTOU, Taiwan -- Police said yesterday they were trying to find vandals who ruined some sand sculptures on a freshwater beach in Nantou County, central Taiwan — the site of the county's first Sand Sculpture Art Festival.

Looking at art for art's sake

Practicality is seen to be more important than art as art is considered to be more of the purpose of decorative rather than functional. Although life is full of mysteries, art is included as one of these. Art itself began as a form of delivering a message, a written language. From this came the alphabets that we know as hieroglyphics and the Chinese character. Art produced writing.

Taiwan to allow Chinese artists to perform and shoot films in Taiwan

Taipei - Taiwan is planning to ease restrictions on cross- strait exchanges by allowing Chinese artists to perform and shoot films in Taiwan, an official said Wednesday.

Pixographic art, Vadodara art and diplomatic art

By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Dec 12 : India is no stranger to ultra-modern art like installation art, digital art, mixed media art and video art. And the capital has just had a dazzling display of pixographic art.

ART BASEL 2008

The revelry that ensues each year at Art Basel Miami Beach may have been summed up best when Glenn O’Brien, Interview magazine’s editorial director, declared at a panel discussion for the Accompanied Literary Society: “Art makes you horny.” For many, the five-day fair in December is a champagne-soaked blur of brilliant art, fabulous fashion, endless parties and many a late night dancing at club Le Baron. In an ode to all that Art Basel celebrates, we asked photographer Abbey Drucker to capture Miami in all its art-fair glory. From Olaf Breuning’s sand castle at the Sagamore to an intimate dinner with Bruce Weber, Naomi Campbell and Marc Jacobs at Casa Tua, revisit those five days of artistic indulgences—or sneak a peek at what you missed—through this 18-page portfolio.

Ukrainian children?s choir to perform in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Ukrainian children’s Choir of Odessa is slated to go on an islandwide performance tour of Taiwan starting Dec. 11, which would mark its fifth tour of Taiwan, an arts promotion company official said Thursday.

State Employees Credit Union Returns to its Roots in Raleighs State Agriculture Building

RALEIGH, N.C.--(Business Wire)-- State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) recently relocated its Salisbury Street branch to the site of the original 1937 SECU location in the basement of the State Agriculture Building in downtown Raleigh. This historic move paves the way for a new state-of-the-art Credit Union facility, providing SECU with a permanent footprint in North Carolina’s State Government Complex. While the move to the Agriculture location is temporary, it offers SECU and its members the opportunity to reflect on the humble beginnings of their cooperative. Starting with 17 members and $437, the Credit Union has experienced tremendous growth and now serves 1.5 million members with nearly $17 billion in assets. The growth of the organization has resulted in the need for a larger SECU facility in the downtown State Capital area.

Moblin Enabling Center aims to develop Taiwan as a key center for global mobile computing

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Commissioned by the Department of Industrial Technology of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Institute for Information Industry (III) launched the Moblin Enabling Center (MEC) on December 23 in an official ceremony attended by Institute President Ke Jyh-sheng, Department Deputy Director General Wu Ming-ji, and Intel Corporation Taiwan Branch General Manager Jason Chen. The MEC will provide Moblin technology services, in the hope of accelerating domestic development of the latest Mobile Internet Device (MID) and other related services, and developing Taiwan as one of the key centers for global mobile computing.

Philips accuses Taiwan optical disc maker Lead Data of royalty underpayment

Royal Philips Electronics on December 16 charges filed with Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court against Lead Data, a Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs and a licensee of Philips patents, claiming Lead Data has underestimated its optical disc output in an attempt to pay less royalty fees, according to a Lead Data December 25 filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

Directors of rival museums in China and Taiwan to trade visits

Directors of rival Chinese art museums in Taiwan and China will trade visits in 2009 to examine each other's disputed treasures, part of a broader move towards improved political ties, a Taipei official said.

Directors of rival museums in China and Taiwan to trade visits

Directors of rival Chinese art museums in Taiwan and China will trade visits in 2009 to examine each other's disputed treasures, part of a broader move towards improved political ties, a Taipei official said.

Vandals ruin sand sculptures in central Taiwan

Nantou County, Jan. 4 (CNA) Police said Sunday they were trying to find vandals who ruined some sand sculptures on a freshwater beach in Nantou County, central Taiwan -- the site of the county's first Sand Sculpture Art Festival.

Art tourism By GEMMA CRUZ ARANETA

ART tourism is in vogue thanks to people who passionately pursue their love for art and satisfy their curiosity about different cultures. Oftentimes, frequent travelers eventually become amateur collectors of sorts, accumulating souvenirs, handicrafts and artistic finds during their trips. Soon they yearn for non-material cultural experiences so they look for art festivals and fairs with corollary activities like concerts and plays. There are professional collectors known to be seasoned travelers and are, always in search for emerging, promising artists whose works they gobble up as future investments or to enhance their inventory. Art tourism is enticing, educational and informative; they can be festive and memorable as many of them include special film showings, vibrant theatrical performances, and unique concerts featuring prestigious

Exhibition of Bronze Work by Mahon Men?s Art Group in Atrium of City Hall Extension

Pictured at the launch of the exhibition by the Lord Mayor, Cllr. Donal Counihan , were l-r Sean McCarthy, Cork Sculptor, Donal O’Regan, Mahon Men’s Art Group, Jim Barrett, Mahon Men’s Art Group, Mahon Garda Sergeant Fergus Twomey, Cllr. Terry Shannon, Donie Keenan, Mahon Men’s Art Group, Lord Mayor Cllr. Donal Counihan, Cllr. Denis O’Flynn, Noel Kent, Mahon Men’s Art Group, Maeve Dineen, Communiuty Arts Co-ordinator and Viv Sadd, Mahon CDP.

The Art Schools Issue: Art Starts Here

Art schools are key players in shaping the contemporary Canadian art scene. And the winter issue of Canadian Art, launched this week, reveals the ways this influence is exerted, today more than ever. Whether it’s NSCAD stewarding a crucial conceptualist legacy, UQAM and Concordia anchoring Montreal’s new-art boom, OCAD exploring theories of creative economy or Emily Carr building one of the nation’s best painting departments in photoconceptualism’s shadow, our art schools issue covers it all.

Taiwan market: 3G operators APBT, Vibo aim at revenue growth in 2009

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) and Vibo Telecom, two comparatively small operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, expect their 2009 revenues to increase 18.9% and 90.7%, respectively, from 2008, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN).

University Art Museum at CSULB Receives Joint Getty Video Art Grant

To showcase Long Beach’s central role in the development of video art, the Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA) and the University Art Museum (UAM) at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) have been awarded a $175,000 Getty Foundation grant as part of Getty’s multi-year initiative, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.

Where Art Thy Art Fairs Now?

The fairs are moving on up: With the Los Angeles Art Show heading downtown to the L.A. Convention Center (Jan. 21-25), both PHOTO LA (Jan. 9-11) and ART LA (Jan. 23-25) are moving into the vacated Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport. All three fairs show improvement, and will benefit from the additional space, though there was something nicely cluttered about the jam-packed Santa Monica Civic in years past.

Taiwan market: Netbook popularity sends external slim DVD burner prices dropping

Taiwan-based vendors BenQ, Liteon (made by Lite-On IT) and Micro-Star International (MSI), as well as their foreign competitors, Sony, LG Electronics and Buffalo, have lowered retail prices for external slim-type 8x DVD burners in the Taiwan market, competing in a segment where demand is rising along with the growing popularity of netbooks, according to local retail channels.

State Bank Corp. Declares Cash Dividend

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz., Dec. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- State Bank Corp. (OTCBB:SBAZ), the holding company for Mohave State Bank, today announced the declaration of its fourth quarter cash dividend to shareholders. The Board of Directors of State Bank Corp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable to shareholders of record on January 9, 2009. The dividend will be paid on or about January 22, 2009. About the Company State Bank Corp., headquartered in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is the parent company of Mohave State Bank, the largest locally-owned bank in Mohave County, with $368 million in assets as of September 30, 2008. Mohave State Bank is a full-service bank providing deposit and loan products, and convenient on-line banking to individuals, businesses and professionals.

Pacific State Bancorp (PSBC) Reports the Resignation of President and CEO

Pacific State Bancorp (Nasdaq: PSBC), the parent company of Pacific State Bank, today reported the resignation of their President and Chief Executive Officer, Steven A. Rosso effective Saturday, December 27, 2008. Mr. Rosso served at Pacific State Bank for nearly 22 years, most of those years as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rosso resigned due to personal reasons and has agreed to remain with the Bank in a consulting capacity for twelve months after his effective resignation date. Pacific State Bancorp has named Rick Simas as Interim President of Pacific State Bank, and has not determined Mr. Rosso's replacement as the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific State Bancorp. "We want to express our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Rosso for his years of service and we wish he and his family the best in the future," stated Dr.

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