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Waves hitting the eastern coast in Ilan as locals brace themselves for storm Trami
Severe Tropical Storm Trami bore down Wednesday on heavily populated northern Taiwan, prompting schools and offices to close down as heavy rains threatened to trigger landslides and other disruptions throughout the island.
At 1130 a.m....
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Typhoon Bili strikes on its way to Taiwan
1. Wide of waves hitting baywall
2. Close-up of waves hitting baywall
3. Wide of traffic caused by flooding
4. Vehicles going through flooded waters
5. Wide of biker at sidewalk
6. Close of biker avoiding water from waves
7. Wide of...
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Vice Pres of Taiwan arrives for visit
1. Taiwan's Vice President Annete Hsiu-lien Lu disembarking from plane, greeting officials
2. Wide shot of helicopter on helipad
3. Lu and Guatemala President Oscar Perdomo getting out of helicopter
Taiwan's vice president, arrived in...
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Market gains 4 percent in morning trading
1. Wide of monitors in security firm
2. Mid of monitors showing mostly red colour meaning rise in Taiwan's stocks
3. Pan right of monitors
4. Close of monitor showing weighted price index of Taiwan Stock Exchange
5. Close of figures...
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CAN120 PROFILE OF GENERAL CHIAN KAI-SHEK PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Profile film of General Chian Kai-Shek President of the Republic of China. At the Cairo Conference 1943 Chian meets United States President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. United States President Dwight...
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China's commercial centre braces for the coming typhoon
1. Wide of Shanghai's Huangpu River
2. Mid of buoy monitoring water level in river
3. Close-up of water levels at river bank
4. Wide of lock across Suzhou River with lock gates
5. Close-up of lock gates closing
6. Mid of electronic...
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SYND22-03-72 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTE TO RE-ELECT CHIANG KAI-SHEK
Taiwan National Assembly voting to re-elect Chiang Kai-Shek
1. ws assembly waits to vote
2. various shots speaker and aides
3. various shots deputies waiting
4. various shots deputies collect vote papers and go into booths
5. votes...
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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
Natural Sound
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
Natural Sound
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
Nat Sound
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
Natsound
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
Mandarin/Span/Nat
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
Film: Pos - Sound:...
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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...