Contributor ReportsSeven legislative by-elections to be held around Taiwan
Source: Taiwan News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Sun Dec 06 11:12:59 -0800 2009 | political-news
Three of the lawmakers will leave the legislature to take up their local government positions: John Wu of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), who was elected Taoyuan magistrate; the KMT's Chiu Ching-chun, who became Hsinchu magistrate; and Fu Kung-chi, an independent...
Buddhist nun raises over 70 poor children single-handed
Source: Taiwan News
Yílán :: Taiwan | updated Sun Dec 06 03:53:19 -0800 2009 | political-news
A Buddhist nun has taken in more than 70 orphans and displaced children, raised them and allowed them to go to school over the past 11 years, because she cannot bear to see poor children suffer. Zhenrong has managed to...
Rising star fashion designer to return to Taiwan for solo show
Source: Taiwan News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Sun Dec 06 03:53:11 -0800 2009 | political-news
Taiwanese fashion designer Johan Ku, whose winning of a top prize in the 2009 Gen Art's Styles International Design Competition has gone viral, is planning to return to Taiwan this month for a solo show of his designs. Ku told...
Oil Painting Competition Winners Crowned
Source: Epoch Times
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Sat Dec 05 19:12:05 -0800 2009 | political-news
Of the 19 oil painters who received an award in this year's Chinese International Figure Painting Competition, two of the top prize winners chose to paint on the same subject—one that is dear to their hearts. “I started this painting...
DPP gets election boost but more challenges ahead
Source: Taiwan News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Sun Dec 06 03:53:30 -0800 2009 | political-news
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) received a major boost when it retained three of its magistrate seats and retook the significant Yilan County in Saturday's local elections. Even though the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) won 12 out of the 17...
Gates: No good intel on Osama bin Laden in years
Source: China News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Sun Dec 06 00:46:24 -0800 2009 | political-news
Tip-offs on Internet and mobile WAP sites containing pornographic contents have surged Saturday as authorities announced Friday to give each qualified informer with up to 10,000 yuan ($1,465) in reward. Authorities quickly arrested two registered co-owners of the club, its...
Housing prices in Taiwan's 'Silicon Valley' to set record: agents
Source: Taiwan News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Sat Dec 05 01:45:09 -0800 2009 | political-news
As the economic recovery has brought a lot of orders to Taiwan's high-tech companies, the real estate market in northern Taiwan's Hsinchu area–the island's high-tech manufacturing base -- is expected to benefit most, with both housing prices and trading volumes...
Thailand and Taiwan enjoy mutually prospering relations
Source: Taiwan News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Fri Dec 04 23:02:22 -0800 2009 | political-news
On 5 December of every year, not only Thai people from all walks of life around the world, but also our friends from every corner of the globe including Taiwan, jointly celebrate the auspicious occasion of the Birthday Anniversary of...
Another Clue to How China Managed Obama’s Visit
Source: The New York Times
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Fri Dec 04 18:14:12 -0800 2009 | political-news
They weren’t allowed. “This is a sensitive question,” Ni Shixiong, one of the Chinese organizers of the event, said in an interview published in the new edition of Southern People Weekly. “It’s better not to ask things related to U.S....
Taiwan plant scientists conclude India visit
Source: Taiwan News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated Sat Dec 05 07:57:48 -0800 2009 | political-news
A delegation of biologists and plant scientists from Taiwan wrapped up on Saturday a visit to India that had focused on bamboo planting. The five-member mission was led by Lin Nan-sheng, director of the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology...
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