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TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
(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…
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Touching Base (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taipei 101, famous for being one of the world’s tallest buildings, is set to get some major eco-upgrades in an effort to save money, reduce its impact, and gain the much coveted title of “World’s Tallest Green Building.” In 2007, the Burj Dubai surpassed Taipei 101 in terms of height, but the Taiwanese building won’t give up the fight, throwing down $1.8 million in energy...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
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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JURIST (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
[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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France24 (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
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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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
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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DV Hardware (Free subscription) | yesterday
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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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
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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西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | yesterday
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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Vinyl Pulse (Free subscription) | yesterday
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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Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
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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Beauty Snob (Free subscription) | yesterday
I am one of those people who hoard things in their car (I could never live in Taipei or New York again because where would I put all my STUFF?). Open my console and you'll find a make up...
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Positive News Media (Free subscription) | yesterday
MANILA, Nov. 7 (PNA) -- Philippine exporters have secured US$ 25 million worth of orders from the two industry fairs held in Taipei this year, according to the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Taipei - An explosion and fire caused by a brawl between Vietnamese and Thai migrant workers in a Taiwan restaurant Friday left three people dead and seven injured. The fight started at a seafood restaurant in Kuishian township in northern Taiwan in ...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan enjoys a glowing reputation for being a leading producer of sporting goods and fielding a wide selection of innovative products. With innovation being the cornerstone of Taiwan makers with their edge in space age materials and IT technology, TaiSPO provides a vital st
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farzana12 | 10/31/2009
In “A Place of One’s Own,” Taiwanese director Lou Yi-an (樓一安) examines the cynicism of creative types and the anger of marginalized people in contemporary Taipei. Viewers get a glimpse of a cruel yet warm, a realistic yet absurd society.The story takes us on a journey through the complex lives and afterlives of an interwoven cast of characters in two parallel storylines. Two young musicians struggle
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pr newswire asia | 10/30/2009
Be Part of the Great Movement of Preventing Stroke and Heart Diseases: "From bench to bedside and community" TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- According to the theme of WHC 2009 in Beijing: from bench to bedside and community, Microlife is promoting a total solution for hypertension management. This solution entails a series of innovative professional blood pressure measurement devices designed...
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anusreelek86 | 10/24/2009
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