Thu, May 23, 2013
Reports of abuse of Filipinos fabricated
A woman surnamed Tung (董) and a journalist surnamed Cheng (鄭) who had reported that they had personally witnessed incidents in which restaurant owners had refused to sell food to Philippine nationals amid the recent tensions between Manila and Taipei have admitted they had only “heard” ...FULL STORY
Justice ministry rejects Manila’s investigators
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Oklahoma residents come home to pick up the pieces
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