Nov. 3, 2013 Taiwan negotiating with Seoul TV station over tilapia report 1. transaction (n.) a business deal or action, such as buying or selling something: -South Koreas Channel A, a unit of major newspaper group Dong-A IIbo, explained to the Taipei Mission in Korea that the program was aimed at exploring the transactions of some South Korean importers. 2. undermine (v.) to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful: -But the Taipei mission pointed out to the TV station that the reputation of Taiwans tilapia industry has been undermined because of the report. 3. insinuate (v.) to say something unpleasant in an indirect way: -At issue was a show aired on Channel A on Oct. 25, which said tilapia farms in Taiwan exist in polluted environments and insinuated that Taiwanese tilapia farmers abuse antibiotics in raising their fish. 4. at issue: the thing that is at issue is the most important aspect of a subject -What is at issue is the governments unwillingness to deal with the problem. 5. fillet (n.) a single side of the body of a fish, with the bones removed: -South Korea is a major buyer of Taiwanese tilapia, mostly in the form of frozen fillets.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 02:23:38 +0000
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