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Taiwan president's son-in-law was sentenced to prison for insider trading [this day at law]
December 27, 2012 by Kyle Webster
On December 27, 2006, President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law Chao Chien-min was sentenced to six years in prison for insider trading. This was one of several scandals involving Chen and his family during his two terms as president. In October 2011, Chen was sentenced to 18 years in prison for.... [more]
Philippine Consistency: The One-China Policy
August 11, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
JURIST Columnist Edsel Tupaz of Tupaz & Associates and JURIST Guest Columnist Ira Paulo Pozon of the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines examine Philippine adherence to the One-China policy and its effect upon diplomatic relations with Taiwan through the Taiwan Economic and.... [more]
Taiwan university sues Apple for infringing upon voice-to-text technology
July 31, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
A Taiwanese university announced Monday that it has filed a patent suit against Apple in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University holds two different patents related to voice-to-text technology that were issued in 2007 and 2010. The.... [more]
Costa Rica court sentenced ex-president to prison on corruption charges [this day at law]
April 27, 2012 by Cody Harding
On April 27, 2011, former Costa Rican president Miguel Angel Rodriguez was found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to five years in prison. While president, Rodriguez accepted more than $800,000 in bribes from global telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent in exchange for a deal with.... [more]
South Korea high court ruled death penalty constitutional [this day at law]
February 25, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On February 25, 2010, South Korea's high court ruled that the death penalty does not violate the South Korean constitution. Capital punishment had been under an unofficial moratorium in the country since former president Kim Dae-Jung took office in 1998. Since the ruling, that suspension has.... [more]
Telecom company reached settlements with DOJ and SEC in bribery case [this day at law]
December 27, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On December 27, 2010, global telecommunications organization Alcatel-Lucent agreed to pay more than $137 million to resolve investigations into its sales practices by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The DOJ filed charges in the US District Cour....... [more]
Taiwan Supreme Court reduced sentence for ex-president Chen [this day at law]
November 11, 2011 by Cody Harding
On November 11, 2010, the Supreme Court of the Republic of China reduced the sentences of former president Chen Shui-bian and his wife. The two had each been sentenced to 12-year prison terms on charges for bribery, which was reduced to 11 years each. The two were indicted on suspicion of taking.... [more]
Taiwan high court sentences ex-president Chen to additional prison time
October 14, 2011 by Hillary Stemple
The Taiwan High Court on Thursday sentenced former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to 18 years in prison after finding him guilty of financial fraud, overturning a lower court ruling. Members of Chen's family, including his wife, were also found guilty on corruption charges and given prison.... [more]
Taiwanese ex-president Chen indicted for embezzlement [this day at law]
September 23, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On September 23, 2009, Taiwan prosecutors indicted former president Chen Shui-bian, less than two weeks after Chen was sentenced to life in prison on other corruption charges. The new charge accused Chen of embezzling $330,000 from funds he received to travel overseas while president. Chen denied.... [more]
UN rejected fifteenth Taiwan bid for membership [this day at law]
September 19, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On September 19, 2007, the UN rejected Taiwain's 15th bid for UN membership when UN committee balked at placing the issue on the General Assembly's agenda. Taiwan, which officially refers to itself as the Republic of China (ROC), was kicked out of the UN in 1971 by General Assembly Resolution 2758.... [more]
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