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Taiwan Father, Son Jailed For 8 Years For Collecting Confidential Army Info For China
A Taiwanese father and son were each sentenced to eight years in prison for collecting confidential military information and trying to develop a spying "organisation" for China, a court said on Tuesday.
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Woman Set Off Fire To "Embarrass Boyfriend", Kills 46, Gets Life Sentence
A Taiwanese woman who set off the island's deadliest fire in decades to get back at her boyfriend escaped the death penalty Friday as the court handed down a life sentence.
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Taiwan Judo Coach Jailed For 9 Years For Throwing 7-Year-Old Pupil To Death
A Taiwanese judo coach who killed a seven-year-old pupil by repeatedly throwing him to the floor was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday, prompting the boy's parents to demand a harsher punishment.
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Taiwan 'Double Agent' Gets 18 Years For Spying For China
A Taiwanese court has sentenced a former intelligence officer to 18 years in prison for reportedly working as a double agent and spying for China as relations worsen with Beijing.
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Man Commits Suicide In Taiwan Court Room
An American man fatally stabbed himself with a pair of scissors in a Taiwan courtroom today during his sentencing on drug possession charges, raising questions over security failings.
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Man Who Beheaded 4-Year-Old In Front Of Mother Beaten By Mob
A man suspected of decapitating a four-year-old girl was beaten by an angry mob as he was detained in Taiwan, with parliament saying it would debate tougher sentences for child-killers following the shocking crime.
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Families Demand Justice After Taiwan Water Park Explosion
Families of victims killed during an explosion at a "colour party" in Taiwan that left 15 dead and hundreds injured are calling for the event organiser to receive a stiff sentence, as a procedural hearing opened in Taipei today.
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Singapore Megachurch Leaders Sentenced to Jail for Pop Music Fraud
The co-founder of a Singapore church and five other leaders were sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years today, for fraudulently diverting millions of dollars to support his wife's pop singing career.
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Head of Taiwan Food Company Jailed Over 'Gutter Oil' Scandal
A court has sentenced the head of a Taiwanese company to 20 years in jail for his role at the centre of a "gutter oil" scandal that gripped the island's food industry and brought down a minister.
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Taiwan Leader Chiang Kai-shek's Great-Grandson Gets Jail Term in Taiwan
A Taipei court today sentenced a great-grandson of former Taiwanese leader Chiang Kai-shek to six months in prison for making threats against staff at his former school.
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Taiwanese Face Lengthy Jail Time for Australian Drugs Charges
Six Taiwanese men are facing life sentences after being charged with importing Aus$42 million ($39 million) worth of methamphetamine into Australia, authorities said on Sunday.
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Brother Convicted in Taiwan 'Pickled Head' Murder Case
A court in southern Taiwan on Monday handed a life sentence to a man who murdered his sister and pickled her head in a gruesome crime that shocked the island.
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US Seeks Prison Time for Ex-Guatemalan Leader after Bribe Plea
US prosecutors are pushing for a prison sentence for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo that ensures he remains behind bars after admitting to taking $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan and laundering funds through U.S. banks.
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Taiwan ex-captain gets life term for spying for China
A former Taiwanese air force captain was sentenced to life in prison today for leaking military secrets to China, in the latest spying scandal to hit the island.
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Taiwan man gets 12 years for starving mother to death
A Taiwanese man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for letting his sick mother starve to death and her body to become infested with maggots.
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Taiwan Father, Son Jailed For 8 Years For Collecting Confidential Army Info For China
A Taiwanese father and son were each sentenced to eight years in prison for collecting confidential military information and trying to develop a spying "organisation" for China, a court said on Tuesday.
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Woman Set Off Fire To "Embarrass Boyfriend", Kills 46, Gets Life Sentence
A Taiwanese woman who set off the island's deadliest fire in decades to get back at her boyfriend escaped the death penalty Friday as the court handed down a life sentence.
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Taiwan Judo Coach Jailed For 9 Years For Throwing 7-Year-Old Pupil To Death
A Taiwanese judo coach who killed a seven-year-old pupil by repeatedly throwing him to the floor was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday, prompting the boy's parents to demand a harsher punishment.
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Taiwan 'Double Agent' Gets 18 Years For Spying For China
A Taiwanese court has sentenced a former intelligence officer to 18 years in prison for reportedly working as a double agent and spying for China as relations worsen with Beijing.
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Man Commits Suicide In Taiwan Court Room
An American man fatally stabbed himself with a pair of scissors in a Taiwan courtroom today during his sentencing on drug possession charges, raising questions over security failings.
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Man Who Beheaded 4-Year-Old In Front Of Mother Beaten By Mob
A man suspected of decapitating a four-year-old girl was beaten by an angry mob as he was detained in Taiwan, with parliament saying it would debate tougher sentences for child-killers following the shocking crime.
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Families Demand Justice After Taiwan Water Park Explosion
Families of victims killed during an explosion at a "colour party" in Taiwan that left 15 dead and hundreds injured are calling for the event organiser to receive a stiff sentence, as a procedural hearing opened in Taipei today.
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Singapore Megachurch Leaders Sentenced to Jail for Pop Music Fraud
The co-founder of a Singapore church and five other leaders were sentenced to jail terms of up to eight years today, for fraudulently diverting millions of dollars to support his wife's pop singing career.
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Head of Taiwan Food Company Jailed Over 'Gutter Oil' Scandal
A court has sentenced the head of a Taiwanese company to 20 years in jail for his role at the centre of a "gutter oil" scandal that gripped the island's food industry and brought down a minister.
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Taiwan Leader Chiang Kai-shek's Great-Grandson Gets Jail Term in Taiwan
A Taipei court today sentenced a great-grandson of former Taiwanese leader Chiang Kai-shek to six months in prison for making threats against staff at his former school.
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Taiwanese Face Lengthy Jail Time for Australian Drugs Charges
Six Taiwanese men are facing life sentences after being charged with importing Aus$42 million ($39 million) worth of methamphetamine into Australia, authorities said on Sunday.
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Brother Convicted in Taiwan 'Pickled Head' Murder Case
A court in southern Taiwan on Monday handed a life sentence to a man who murdered his sister and pickled her head in a gruesome crime that shocked the island.
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US Seeks Prison Time for Ex-Guatemalan Leader after Bribe Plea
US prosecutors are pushing for a prison sentence for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo that ensures he remains behind bars after admitting to taking $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan and laundering funds through U.S. banks.
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Taiwan ex-captain gets life term for spying for China
A former Taiwanese air force captain was sentenced to life in prison today for leaking military secrets to China, in the latest spying scandal to hit the island.
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Taiwan man gets 12 years for starving mother to death
A Taiwanese man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for letting his sick mother starve to death and her body to become infested with maggots.
