Expert: Separate pandas to rekindle affection
MSNBC.com: Science (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taipei Zoo wants to boost pandas’ feelings to encourage reproduction.
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Mainland donations to typhoon-hit Taiwan ethnic minorities "all given out"
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | yesterday
TAIPEI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland's 20 ...
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Taiwan shelves 9 Mirage jets due to lack of spare parts
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taipei - The Taiwan Air Force has shelved nine Mirage 2000-5 jets due to a lack of spare parts supplied by France, a newspaper report said Sunday. The China Times quoted an unnamed Air Force official as saying that the jets had been mothballed with a...
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vietnamese/pho: i recommend THANH KY
a hungry girl's guide to taipei (Free subscription) | yesterday
THANH KY No. 1 and 6, Lane 6, Yongkang St, Taipei (02) 2321 1579 and (02) 2322 2765 hours: 11:30am to 11:30pm $ Kid friendliness: no high chairs spotted, but roomy in newer location Visit reviewed: 9/30/2009 I never noticed Thanh Ky until about six months ago when I discovered Yong Kang Kou next door. I guess before I was always "business" about this area- going straight to Ice Monster (which...
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China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
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Taiwan man has been catching rats for mom for 24 years
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Taipei - A Taiwan man has been catching rats for 24 years so that his mother can eat what she considers a delicacy at every meal, a newspaper reported Sunday. Hsiao Cheng-hsin, 37, a farmer in Houpi, Tainan County, is nicknamed Rat Catcher and is p...
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Taiwan breeders see big profits in rare shrimps
France24 (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Taiwanese breeders said Saturday they are hoping to make huge profits from a rare species of ornamental shrimp after a pair sold for 8,500 US dollars at auction. The "Black King Kong" shrimps are gaining popularity among aquarium fans after it was developed by Taiwanese breeders last year, said Sharman Chou, secretary general of Taiwan Aquarium Association. The shrimp are also among the...
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Taiwan high court rules prostitution law unconstitutional
JURIST (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Taiwan ruled Friday that a law penalizing prostitutes and not their clients is unconstitutional because it undermines equality under the country's constitution. The Social Order and Maintenance Act will have to be amended to meet constitutional fairness requirements, but will remain in effect two years from the date of the decision. Taiwan is currently reevaluating...
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Son's six-legged chicken project worries Taiwanese minister
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Taipei - Taiwan's young are too sheltered, bemoans a member of Taiwanese government. One has to look no further than his son, who seems to think chickens have six legs, he says. Speaking at a seminar on education, former education minister Tzeng Chih...
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Steve Ballmer: Natural user interface is future of PC industry
DV Hardware (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the focus of development over the next 20 years for the PC industry will focus on delivering a more natural user interface for users: Devices equipped with a natural user interface would serve as your personal secretary in the future, Ballmer indicated. Ballmer gave an example of his own experience to highlight how far the industry needs to progress in terms of a natural...
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Taiwan universities told to recruit foreigners to stay afloat
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Taipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday urged Taiwan universities to recruit foreign students to boost the island's international competitiveness and keep themselves in business. Because of Taiwan's low birthrate, the island's university h...
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek
西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Was she a Dragon Lady, interested mainly in increasing her power and enriching her family's fortunes? Or did she, like her left-wing sister Ching-ling, love China and believe that the best way to show that love was to save her country from the evils of communism? Was she "God's masterpiece," as the family minister described her at the time of her death in 2003 at the age of 106? Or was she...
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Yukinori Dehara Crazy Farm Village (11.13)
Vinyl Pulse (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
One of our favorite toy spots in Taipei, Paradise Toyland, will host Yukinori Dehara’s Crazy Farm Village exhibition on November 13th (7 PM). Wildly creative and energetic, Dehara’s original figures are small awesome artworks to be treasured. If you’re in Taiwan, this is not to be missed. Paradise will start...
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Travel Award
Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A city psychiatrist has been given the Travel Award to Young Psychiatrist to participate in the second World Congress of Asian Psychiatry in Taipei, Taiwan. V. K. Aravind is one among the four psychiatrists chosen for the award and he ...
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Green Skyscraper Upgrades - Taipei 101 To Become World's Tallest Eco-Friendly Building (GALLERY)
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
(TrendHunter.com) The Taipei 101 building was once the tallest building in the world. However, the Burj Dubai took over that position and left the poor Taipei 101 with a severe case of identity crisis. To reassert their…