Taiwan telethon raises US$26 million more for Japan quake relief

A legion of Taiwanese celebrities, singers and politicians attending a televised fund-raising show Friday to help the people affected by the disasters in Japan has collected more than NT$ 788 million (US$ 26.63 million) as of midnight, according to the organizers. 

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