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  • Applied continues to expand in Asia Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:15AMFab tool giant Applied Materials Inc. has opened its expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Taiwan deports 23 Chinese tourists after scuffle Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:45PMTAIPEI, March 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan border guards blocked Chinese tourists at an airport for not possessing visitor permits and scuffled briefly with the guide who brought them, immigration officials said on Thursday.
  • Boil Water Advisory on for Parts of Dunbar Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:08PMSome West Virginia American Water customers in Dunbar will need to boil their water for at least one minute before using.
  • Violence Up Among Homeless Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:23PMIn the last four months, there has been a significant increase in violence among the homeless -- and the cold weather may be to blame. One man has died from the violence.
  • U.S. Census Underway; Workers Needed Locally Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:38PMOn Monday, some Charleston residents started to receive their 2010 Census forms, nearly two weeks in advance of the rest of the nation.
  • Police Looking for Good Samaritan Following Assault Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:53PMHuntington Police say that around 1 a.m. on February 21, 19-year-old James Padgett was assaulted outside a night club in the 1300 block of 4th Avenue.
  • Road Crews on Pot Hole Patrol Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:52PMA break in the weather is giving road crews a chance to patch up pot holes.
  • Suspicious Package Found in Athens Parking Garage; All Clear Given Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:07PMThe package was found on the first floor of the Municipal Parking Garage Monday morning.
  • Most Sex Offenders in Compliance in Lawrence County, Ohio Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:53AMAccording to the U.S. Marshals Office only ten of the 105 registered sex offenders in Lawrence County, Ohio were found to be out of compliance.
  • Rebuilt "Rock Crusher Curve" Dedicated Monday Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:53AMThe $12 million road project runs nearly a mile and half along U.S. 60 between Olive Hill and Interstate 64.
  • Toddler Killed in Mobile Home Fire; Name Released Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:53AMThe Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire happened in the 400-block of Tram Road in Stout around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
  • ACT Test Canceled in South Charleston Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:38PMThe ACT Test scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 27, in South Charleston has been canceled, organizers say.
  • W.Va. Agency Issues Permit for Coal-to-Gas Plant Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:52PMWest Virginia regulators have approved an air pollution permit for a proposed coal-to-gasoline plant in Mingo County. The facility is expected to turn 3 million tons of coal a year into methanol that would then be converted into as many as 756,000 gallons of gasoline a day.
  • Bunning Criticized for Stand on Jobless Benefits Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:37PMKentucky Democrats are criticizing Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning for blocking an extension of unemployment benefits for workers who lost jobs in the economic recession.
  • Warden Named for Otter Creek Prison Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:08PMNashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corp. of America says in a news release that Randy Stovall has been appointed as warden of Otter Creek Correctional Center in Wheelwright, Kentucky.
  • Feds Investigate Faulty Mine Emergency Air Packs Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:07PMA breathing device that coal miners count on to save their lives during fires and other accidents is being recalled because of a problem with the oxygen starter.
  • SiPort names new CEO Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:06AMSiPort Inc., a supplier of integrated circuit platform solutions for digital terrestrial broadcast receivers, announced the appointment of David Rolston as chief executive.
  • HealthTraveler™ is World’s First Mobile App for Medical Tourism Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 6:05AMHealthy Travel Media to release medical travel application for international patients.
  • Xilinx confirms move to TSMC at 28-nm Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:21PMXilinx said it will use TSMC as one of two foundry suppliers for its 28-nm FPGAs, a major strategy shift that has been the subject of industry rumors and analyst speculation for weeks.
  • Xilinx banks on power efficiency for 28-nm Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:21PMBy the end of this year, Xilinx Inc. will begin sampling 28-nm FPGAs that consume half the power of its current devices while offering twice the capacity as previously possible, the company said Monday (Feb. 22).
  • TSMC, Xilinx deal expected at analyst day Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:49PMXilinx Inc. will host its annual analyst day in San Francisco on Monday.
  • Hal Greer Boulevard Construction Starts Monday Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:08PMConstruction will begin Monday, February 22 on the Hal Greer Boulevard sewer line extension.
  • Water Break Causing Issues on Greenup Ave. in Ashland Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 10:07AMThe break happened around 5 a.m. in the 2200 block of Greenup Avenue.
  • Vinton County, Ohio, Lifts Level Three Snow Emergency Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 5:52PMA snow emergency shut down Vinton County roads for more than eight hours as conditions worsened Tuesday night. Meanwhile, overworked road crews need a break.
  • U.S.: Fake parts threaten electronic market Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:18AMElectronic parts counterfeiters are taking advantage of numerous loopholes within the industry supply chain to infiltrate the system and pose a significant threat to the entire market, according to a U.S. government finding.
  • Prince Court Medical Center in Malaysia to Release First Patients Beyond Borders FOCUS ON:™ Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 12:01AMNew digital offering will help medical tourists make informed healthcare decisions
  • Hurt by TSMC settlement, SMIC spills more red ink Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 1:24PMDragged down by charges associated with settling litigation with rival TSMC, Chinese foundry SMIC continued to spill red ink in the fourth quarter of 2009, posting a net loss of $482 million on revenue of $333.1 million.
  • SMIC expected to announce capital injection Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 8:45AMSemiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (Shanghai, China) is expected to announce a capital injection from Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings Co. Ltd., an existing investor, at a quarterly investor conference call on Wednesday (Feb. 9).
  • ARM to detail power-efficient design technique Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 8:30AMResearchers from ARM and the University of Michigan have demonstrated a 52 percent reduction in power on a 65-nm ARM processor running at more than 1 GHz, using a hybrid technique for dynamic detection and correction of timing errors, according to a paper scheduled to be presented at the International Solid State Circuits Conference.
  • Microsoft, MediaTek partner on smartphones Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 5:15AMLONDON — Software giant Microsoft Corp. and MediaTek Inc. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) have announced a partnership to provide the essentials of a multimedia-rich smartphone primarily aimed at emerging markets.
  • Micron, Nanya announce 42-nm DRAM process Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 10:00AMMicron Technology Inc. and Nanya Technology Corp. have unveiled a 42-nm DRAM process technology with copper metallization that has been used to produce a 2-Gbit DDR3 memory.
  • Openmoko Introduces Spring 2010 Update for WikiReader - Improved Touchscreen Keypad Makes Searching on Personal ... Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 5:00AMTAIPEI, Taiwan----Openmoko today announced the Spring 2010 update for WikiReader, the popular palm-sized electronic encyclopedia that displays the more than three million searchable English Wikipedia articles.
  • ST opens Taiwan office Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 4:45AMAfter a 25-year presence in Taiwan, European chipmaker STMicroelectronics NV announced it has opened an office at the Neihu Science Park in Taipei.
  • GlobalFoundries wants 30% of foundry market, says report Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:01AMGlobalFoundries Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) the foundry chip maker backed by Abu Dhabi, has said it wants to take 30 percent of the foundry market within three years, according to a Bloomberg report that cited the CEO of its lead investor as its source.
  • UMC tops Q4 estimates, increases 2010 capex Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:04AMTaiwanese foundry UMC reported a net income of NT$4.40 billion ($137 million) on sales of NT$27.75 billion ($868 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, beating consensus analyst expectations.
  • Foundry rankings: New firm emerges; Samsung, IBM lag Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 11:05PMMarket research house IC Insights Inc. has released its rankings for the top 17 foundries in terms of sales in 2009.
  • MEMS gyro targets $115 billion smartphone market Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 5:05PMInvensense eases migration of smartphones from 3-axis accelerometers to 6-axis gyroscope functionality by integrating a digital signal processor that offloads the application processor by performs all 3-D motion processing tasks. Presented By: NEC   Ads by Pheedo
  • Nikon cracks litho account at TSMC Wednesday, January 6, 2010 @ 11:35AMIn a surprise move, TSMC has procured a new 193-nm immersion lithography scanner from Nikon Corp.
  • CES: Lenovo shows hybrid x86/ARM notebook Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 11:43PMLenovo is launching at CES a hybrid x86/ARM-based notebook, the IdeaPad U1, on the heels of announcing an ARM-based smartbook.
  • Patients Beyond Borders Cited in Deloitte’s Medical Tourism Update and Implications Report Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 5:05AMPatients Beyond Borders, the first comprehensive consumer reference guide for medical tourism, was recently cited, alongside the Joint Commission International (JCI), in a report released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
  • Egencia expands its footprint to nine new countries Monday, December 14, 2009 @ 3:13AMEgencia has launched the Egencia Global Alliance to expand its network of strategic partnerships with local travel management companies (TMCs).
  • Research and Markets: Travel and Tourism in Taiwan Wednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 8:41AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Travel and Tourism in Taiwan" report to their offering.
  • Relais and Chateaux association will include more urban hotels Tuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 8:34AMNEW YORK - Relais&Chateaux, an association of unique luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants, is planning to include more urban hotels.
  • Relais & Chateaux group to have more urban hotels Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 1:19PMRelais & Chateaux, an association of unique luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants, is planning to include more urban hotels.
  • Travel briefs Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 1:12PMRichard Branson partner in resort, cooking school opening on NJ estate
  • Relais & Chateaux Group To Have More Urban Hotels Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 12:19PMRelais & Chateaux Travel Association Will Include More Urban Hotels
  • Travel Briefs Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 12:12PMTravel Briefs
  • RM8b tourism revenue goal Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 3:03AMPrinter Friendly Kota Kinabalu: The State Government aims to double tourism receipts under the 10th Malaysia Plan (1011-2015) to RM8 billion and increase arrivals to 3.55 million (2.2 million domestic...