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TAIPEI, March 7 Asia Pulse - A road project serving the Taiwan High Speed Rail's Huwei Station in Yunlin County has been called off because of safety concerns, according to [...]

TAIPEI, June 25 Asia Pulse - Two independent directors of Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) who have been called 'government fat cats' said Thursday that they would not only [...]

TAIPEI, June 24 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's high-speed rail system operator, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) , posted its first ever net operating profit in 2009 but net income [...]

Business in Asia on November 11, 2009. A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: TAIWAN GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER [...]

TAIPEI, Nov 11 Asia Pulse - Public stakeholders seized nine of 15 seats on the board of directors and supervisors of the troubled Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) Tuesday, allowing [...]

TAIPEI, Oct 15 Asia Pulse - Sooner of later the government will have to deal with a request by the debt-ridden Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) to extend the [...]

TAIPEI, Oct 2 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - The number of first-time applicants for unemployment pension declined by 2,488 from the August level of 13,669 [...]

TAIPEI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - The chairman of the financially embattled Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) has confirmed another image-damaging incident [...]

TAIPEI, Sept. 30 Asia Pulse - The construction of three new high speed railway stations in Miaoli, Changhua, and Yunlin counties of Taiwan will begin in January 2010, Minister of [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 29 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - Under mounting pressure from legislators, Minister of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Mao Chi-kuo promised to push Taiwan [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 28 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - The Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart closed its four-day run yesterday, leaving visitors inspired and impressed [...]

TAIPEI, Sept. 28 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) will postpone the construction of three new high speed railway stations to keep operating costs under control [...]

KAOHSIUNG, Sept 25 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) has been good, and even better than many international enterprises, if taxes, interest payments and depreciation costs [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 24 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - Taiwan's long-delayed dream of having a world-class indoor baseball stadium is likely to return to square one, [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 24 Asia Pulse - The share price of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) pulled back slightly to close at NT$4.72 (US$0.15) on the GreTai Securities Market [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 23 Asia Pulse - The government warned the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) Tuesday against what has been described as the 'fat cat' problem on the part [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 22 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - The government will take over only the management of the financially troubled Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 22 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan government will do its best to maintain the smooth operation of the country's high-speed rail system, but the company responsible for the [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 21 Asia Pulse The Taiwan government will not take over the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. or increase its investment in the operation, a traffic official said Sunday. [...]

TAIPEI, April 8 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - Some leading banks are considering to cut some benefits for holders of credit and cash cards as [...]

TAIPEI, Nov 21 Asia Pulse - The high speed rail system will increase the number of scheduled runs and purchase new trains next year to cope with increasing passenger volume, [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 11 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - The government has decided to cut the stock trading tax rate by half, to 0.15 per cent [...]

TAIPEI, May 28 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) broke even in March for the first time since its inauguration in January 2007, the Bureau of [...]

TAIPEI, April 7 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail system transported 132,000 passengers and operated a total of 130 trains Sunday, the last day of Taiwan's Tomb Sweeping [...]

TAIPEI, March 10 Asia Pulse - The accumulated passenger volume of the high-speed railway system breached the 20-million mark Friday, a little more than one year after the train service [...]

TAIPEI, Oct 16 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers CHINA POST: - Taiwan may see its sovereign rating improve if its budget deficit continues to narrow and if the [...]

TAIPEI, Sept 27 Asia Pulse - Chang Chieh-wen, a commissioner at the National Civil Service Institute's Mid-island Campus, on Wednesday became the 10 millionth passenger to use the high speed [...]

TAIPEI, June 8 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) will hold a grand ceremony October 24 to celebrate reaching full daily service capacity, the company's top [...]

TAIPEI, June 4 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) welcomed its five millionth passenger Sunday, five months after it launched its passenger service between Taipei and [...]

TAIPEI, May 28 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - The government is expected to make a formal decision on the minimum monthly wage hike tomorrow, set [...]

TAIPEI, May 28 Asia Pulse - The first group of locally trained Taiwanese high speed train drivers will soon join the high speed rail service, a senior transportation official said [...]

TAIPEI, Jan 22 Asia Pulse - An official of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSR) confirmed Saturday that the company has a plan for an off-peak fare for the [...]

TAIPEI, Jan 22 Asia Pulse - The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) does not rule out the possibility of asking the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSR) to set [...]

TAIPEI, Jan 15 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - State Public Prosecutor General Wu Ying-chao yesterday moved to integrate both investigations into financial irregularities committed by [...]

TAIPEI, Jan 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - A top executive of Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) made a public apology yesterday for the [...]

TAIPEI, Jan 2 Asia Pulse - President Chen Shui-bian said Monday that Taiwan cannot allow a full opening of exchange services for China's currency, the yuan, before the two sides [...]

TAIPEI, Dec 26 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. is expected to get the green light this week for operation, Vice Minister of Transportation and Communications Ho [...]

TAIPEI, Nov 30 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) announced Wednesday evening that the December 7 launch ceremony for its newly completed high-speed railway will be [...]

TAIPEI, Nov 9 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA POST: - The ruling Democratic Progressive Party yesterday rallied behind President Chen Shui-bian, saying it believes in the beleaguered [...]

TAIPEI, Oct. 30 Asia Pulse - The opening of Taiwan's first high-speed has been pushed back yet again to Dec. 7, mainly because of considerations of the itineraries of invited [...]

TOKYO, Oct 27 Asia Pulse - A grand opening ceremony for Taiwan's first high-speed railway will be held Dec. 7 at the system's Taichung station in central Taiwan, a Japanese [...]

TAIPEI, Oct 19 Asia Pulse - A ticket for a high-speed train ride from Taipei to Kaohsiung will cost NT$1,490 (US$44.78) for a standard ticket and NT$2,440 for business class [...]

TAIPEI, Aug 29 Asia Pulse - The Council of Labor Affairs gave permission to Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) Monday to hire 52 train conductors and 18 technical advisers from [...]

TAIPEI, Aug 25 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) reiterated Friday that its plan to inaugurate the high-speed railway linking Taipei and Kaohsiung at the end of [...]

TAIPEI, Aug. 21 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail (HSR) will begin services at the end of October as scheduled, the contractor constructing the railway said Saturday. In [...]

TAIPEI, June 5 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's high-speed railway, when inaugurated this October, will have safety and service quality as its primal considerations, so that the daily schedule will only [...]

TAIPEI, Nov 16 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) has resolved to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on Jan. 20 to confirm three additional board directors, [...]

TAIPEI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Minister of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Lin Ling-san said Wednesday that the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) will have to hold an extraordinary shareholder's [...]

An executive briefing on infrastructure for Nov 1, 2005, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. CHINA TRIALS ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ELECTRIC [...]

TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) will publish its new financial plan in mid-November, THSRC Chairperson Nita Ing told CNA Monday. She said the [...]