Frameline favorites Jun 16, 2009
Treut has crafted a kind of romantic ghost story about the spirit of a deceased Taiwanese woman who returns to her lover, a German video artist, in the form of another woman. Treut allows many of the film's mysteries to remain unsolved, which only deepens its hold on our attention. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: Russian-Taiwanese ties celebrated at Russian National Day party Jun 16, 2009
COMMUNITY COMPASS: Russian-Taiwanese ties celebrated at Russian National Day party ... Gubarev, who has been posted to Taipei for three-and-a-half years, said he has never encountered a cold attitude in all his interactions with Taiwanese officials and that mutual efforts will strengthen bilateral cooperation ... Taiwanese and Russian scientists are engaged in more than 50 joint projects and each year, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Yao Ming voices role in Chinese animated film Jun 5, 2009
Taiwanese model-actress Lin Chi-ling and Hong Kong singer-actor Leon Lai also feature in the entirely Chinese production, which premiers June 19, the official China Daily newspaper reported. "A lot of animation produced in China is very good and I hope children can enjoy this one and pass on traditional Chinese culture as well," Yao was quoted as saying. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Brand To Open First Free-Standing Store in Asia Jun 4, 2009
With great Taiwanese consumer anticipation, "Harajuku Lovers" is finally opening its flagship store in May ... In addition, Taiwanese people's willingness in trying new things has resulted in the conglomeration of diverse international brands ... Recently, the fashion apparel expenditure of the Taiwanese public is on the rise, with annual sales of between NT$150~170 billion. (PR Newswire)
* DPP blocks Chinese student bill Jun 4, 2009
Yesterdays meeting was the committees fifth attempt to complete the preliminary review of proposed amendments to the University Act (jk) and the Junior College Act (Mk) X two bills proposed by the Ministry of Education to allow Chinese students to enroll in Taiwanese universities. The DPP has used numerous strategies to stall the review, including locking themselves in the committees conference room on May 4 and preventing KMT lawmakers from entering the room. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* EDITORIAL: Faulty science and faulty politics Jun 4, 2009
In 2007, then-premier Yu Shyi-kun coined the term Chinese Taiwanese to describe Taiwanese of Han ethnicity ... Taiwanese take pride in their unique cultural blend. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* No honor in story of celebrated suicide Jun 3, 2009
Small wonder that many Taiwanese refer to themselves as Chinese without thinking about it. This is why it is so difficult to build Taiwanese self-awareness ... There is no need for Taiwanese to purposely avoid Chinese holidays if the holidays relate to Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* [ LETTERS ] Jun 2, 2009
Why should Taiwanese expect the rest of the world to respect their country when they dont respect it themselves. In the face of claims so often made of the progressive nature of Taiwanese society being a compelling basis for the nations full-fledged international recognition often flies the actual treatment, by the local people, of their international guests ... Sorry, but I dont need to be reminded every single day by everyone I meet that Im different from Taiwanese. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* KMT chairman mum on second term Jun 2, 2009
Meanwhile, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus yesterday criticized Wu for his remark that de-Sinification was a counter-current in Taiwan, saying Wu had given up his status as a Taiwanese. DPP Legislator Lee Chun-yee (T) said more than 70 percent of Taiwanese thought Taiwan was a sovereign country, and if Wu believed de-Sinification and one Taiwan, one China were a counter-current, then the public should worry about whether Wu and the KMT were selling Taiwan to China. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Ma likely to meet Clinton: envoy May 31, 2009
Ma, who gave Colom a Taiwanese bicycle as a gift, instructed the embassy to give Coloms wife another one after the Guatemalan president mentioned that he and his wife have recently developed a new passion for cycling. Previously in Belize, Ma and Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow held talks and reached a consensus on strengthening cooperation in fishing and agriculture. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* GIO to launch online daily newspaper Taiwan Today May 31, 2009
Taiwan Today will select important political, economic, social, cultural and lifestyle news from major Chinese-language newspapers every day to be translated into English, presenting the diversity of Taiwanese society through the Internet, he said. Taiwan Today, to go online at www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch: Post in shouting headline shocker May 30, 2009
The 1,200m keai-off: Teenage girls compete to see who can first spot a Labrador through field glasses at 1,200m, then complete the phrase hao keai o. Artistic rhythmic photo-posing: The Taiwanese will face stiff competition in this medal category from the Japanese and the Koreans. Competitors are scored on their flexibility, form and grace in executing the V finger sign in the correct position while being photographed by a camera attached to a rapid conveyor belt. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Visits to Taiwan by Chinese trade groups increase May 28, 2009
A trade delegation from Guangxi Province visited Taiwan last Friday, returning yesterday with US$170 million in Taiwanese products, Yang said, without giving details ... What surprised me most was that the Taiwanese side also placed orders with the delegation for Guangxi Products, although I had originally thought our trip to Taiwan would only be a unilateral purchase activity, Ma said ... The two-way procurement orders totaled nearly NT$10 billion (US$281 million), with the Guangxi group... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Local architecture projects enjoying international fame May 27, 2009
This is the first time in four years X and a great honor X that a Taiwanese work has won a top prize at the worlds real-estate excellence awards ... Taiwanese architecture received international recognition when Kaohsiung Citys Heart of Love River (Re) river renovation and the Central Park Station on the MRT won two International Real Estate Federation awards ... This is the first time in four years X and a great honor X that a Taiwanese work has won a top prize at the worlds... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Huangs mission: to seek out new art forms May 27, 2009
Despite his somewhat Vulcanesque appearance, the comparison between the 45-year-old Taiwanese artist and the 43-year-old Star Trek franchise stops here ... They draw crowds but beg the question: Could Taiwan do better to promote Taiwanese artists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* ANALYSIS: Beijing easily outmaneuvering Ma, analysts say May 27, 2009
POLITICAL GAME: While Ma Ying-jeou has been eager to push cross-strait ties, Beijing has wisely chosen to take it slowly at the risk of upsetting Taiwanese, analysts said By Ko Shu-ling STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, May 27, 2009, Page 3 ... Beijing is worried, however, that if Ma goes too fast, Taiwanese may not like it, so it must step on the brakes, he said ... Ruan said China would make an all-out effort to help Ma win re-election, adding that Beijing was likely to dole out more small favors... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: 'Flavors brings Scandinavian taste to Taiwan May 26, 2009
Since moving to Taiwan, he has relished learning about the culture and is now a self-proclaimed taike (x), he said, adding that he wished more Taiwanese appreciated their home for what it is ... Now that summers here, most Taiwanese just say: Oh its going to be so hot. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: African handicrafts in exhibit at Taipei mall May 26, 2009
The ministry said it hoped the exhibition would lead to commercial opportunities between Taiwanese and African companies and enhance economic and trade relations, as one of the governments policies was to promote economic and trade diplomacy ... Swazi Ambassador Njabuliso Gwebu, chairperson of the Africa Group of Ambassadors and Representatives in Taiwan, expressed hope that the handicrafts on exhibit would win the appreciation of Taiwanese. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Cross-strait situation fundamentally changed: Ma May 26, 2009
Meanwhile, the president yesterday conferred a medal on Taipei European School CEO John Nixon for his effort to promote -Taiwanese and European culture. Ma honored Nixon with the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Purple Cordon for integrating German, British and French educational systems and establishing the Taipei European School, Ma said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* PRC erodes rights abroad: forum May 24, 2009
He called on Taiwanese to support Chinese democracy activists in countering the CCP regime. For many, human rights and freedom are abstract concepts, World Uyghur Congress president Rebiya Kadeer said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* EDITORIAL: The KMT and Chinese democracy May 23, 2009
The KMT sees a Chinese future for Taiwan, but it cannot defend Taiwanese self-determination until it displays practical and rhetorical support for Chinas democracy movement X however fractured, demoralized and inconvenient that movement may be. This story has been viewed 609 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Taiwanese find new life in mainland May 22, 2009
An estimated 1 million Taiwanese live on the mainland, where some extend their careers and some start their dreams ... "I plan to find a job on the mainland. There are always more opportunities for Taiwanese here," he says ... He cites the mainland's opening of more professions to Taiwanese, including social workers, and civil and structural engineers. (Xinhuanet, China)
Asia lures travelers with exotic, luxury hotels May 21, 2009
The Hotel of Modern Art was founded by a Taiwanese business entrepreneur in 1997 and represents a lovely balance of world class sculpture, architecture, and art set against the backdrop of the natural beauty of the lush grounds. Despite the somewhat limited English among the staff, the genuine kindness and warmth delivered here is truly heartwarming. (MSNBC -- Travel)
LIVE FROM ... BLOG May 21, 2009
French Culture Minister Christine Albanel (L) poses with members of the Cannes copetition jury: British novelist and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi, Indian actress Sharmila Tagore, Taiwanese actress Shu Qi, French actress and president of the jury Isabelle Huppert, South Korean director and screenwriter Lee Chang-Dong, Forrest Gump and Princess Bride actress Robin Wright Penn, Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, We Own the Night director James Gray and Italian actress/director Asia Argento.... (USA Today -- Life)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: FEATURE: Latter-day Saints mark 52 years of carrying out their mission in Taiwan May 19, 2009
But a few things have remained the same and that is the hardworking ethic of the Taiwanese people and their love and commitment to their families ... The main duty of the missionaries, said Norman Neilson, the president of the Taipei Mission, is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and tell the Taiwanese brothers and sisters that families can be together forever ... There are also a handful of native Taiwanese. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Better solutions for economic woes May 17, 2009
These products are processed using cheaper production methods by China-based Taiwanese businesspeople and then exported around the world in a triangular trade sequence ... Because development of the domestic economy has been overlooked, Taiwanese are not willing to invest resources at home, and this has retarded improvements in ordinary peoples livelihoods and the overall economic climate. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] May 15, 2009
As part of the ongoing celebrations for the 30th anniversary of Lanling Theatre Workshop (@{), a pioneering experimental theater troupe, Uhan Shii Theatre Group (w) extols womens sexuality in Cat Walk Awakening (J), which blends Taiwanese ballads with Hakka mountain songs, a genre known for its direct expression of desires and passions ... Landscape, Taiwan (DxW) is a solo exhibition comprised of 21 landscape and seascape oil paintings by Taiwanese artist Yeh... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: Taiwanese boy starting new life with US couple May 12, 2009
COMMUNITY COMPASS: Taiwanese boy starting new life with US couple ... A childless couple from the US finally met the four-year-old Taiwanese boy they were adopting last week, with the adoptive mother, Margaret Weddle, hailing the boy the greatest gift sent by God on the eve of Mothers Day ... Over the past three years, the foundation has helped nearly 100 Taiwanese orphans or children from poor, broken families find families, with 90 percent of them being adopted by families abroad, Kao... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Crowd marks Sakyamuni birthday May 11, 2009
Ma said he was touched by how Taiwanese Buddhist groups had endeavored to promote Buddhism to families at home and abroad over the past 60 years, giving Taiwanese culture a new definition. It is touching to see once again the Taiwanese demonstrate their longstanding tradition of tolerance and respect, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* City's tourism pick challenged May 9, 2009
CONFUCIUS TEMPLE: A DPP councilor accused the city government of pandering to the president by choosing a site that promotes Chinese rather than Taiwanese culture ... Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor Wu Su-yao (d) questioned the city government's selection of the temple over other popular attractions that better reflect Taiwanese culture, such as the Longshan Temple in Wanhua District (U). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* MOE limits recognition of PRC education credentials May 7, 2009
However, the ministry has not decided whether it would allow Taiwanese students or Chinese spouses who had obtained their credentials before the amendment to complete a credential screening process or take part in qualification examinations, he said ... Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators have expressed concern about its impact on Taiwanese students, schools and the general public ... A project report by Cheng earlier on Monday morning stated that 14,907 Taiwanese students had... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* DPP blocks bills on Chinese students May 5, 2009
Minister of Education Cheng Jei-cheng (G), however, said the impact on Taiwanese students of allowing Chinese students to enroll in Taiwanese schools would be more positive than negative ... Mainland Affair Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan (D), who came to the committee at about 5:20pm, said outside the room that the government would ensure that the rights of Taiwanese students were well protected and would only gradually allow Chinese students to study here, beginning with between... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Reliving the kampung days May 3, 2009
There is little surprise then that her favourite song is Yue liang dai biao wo de xin (The moon represents my love) by the late Taiwanese songbird Teresa Teng. Thats her mobile ring tone as well. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
* FEATURE: Pingpu Aborigines heat up battle for ethnic identity May 3, 2009
To interact and trade with newcomers, Pingpu started to learn to speak Hoklo [also known as Taiwanese] and Hakka, and adopted Chinese names and surnames, said Chan Su-chuan (S), an assistant research fellow at Acadmia Sinicas Institute of Taiwan History ... Results of censuses conducted during the Japanese colonial period in 1935 showed that more than 57,000 people still identified themselves as Pingpu, while in 1956, another census X this time conducted by the Chinese Nationalist... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Keeping dialects alive through the arts May 2, 2009
Citing Taiwan as an example, he said the Taiwanese effort started 30 years ago, beginning with the collecting of an assortment of folk music, inclusive even of foul language rhymes. Its not to encourage the people to pick up the bad words, but a way to study the humanities, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* Row breaks out at the legislature over change to agenda May 1, 2009
DPP Legislator Chen Ting-fei (Fm) said the committee was scheduled to discuss unfreezing the budget request of the National Youth Commission yesterday, but lawmakers on the committee received a notice at 5pm on Tuesday that the committee would instead review amendments to the University Act (jk) and the Junior College Act (Mk) X two bills proposed by the Ministry of Education to allow Chinese students to enroll in Taiwanese universities ... DPP legislators said they were... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Eileen Chang's fractured legacy Apr 29, 2009
One Taiwanese literatus angrily called for the book "not be bought, read, or reviewed" ... Chang's anxiety and ambivalence over the work had little to do with its merits and lot to do with the re-emergence of her bad penny ex-husband, Hu Lancheng, at the center of the Taiwanese literary community. (Asia Times Online)
* Taiwanese songs from 1930s are a hit all over again Apr 20, 2009
Taiwanese songs from 1930s are a hit all over again ... The CD was released in homage to late Taiwanese lyricist Lee Lin-chiu ({) on the 100th anniversary of his birth, which falls on Wednesday ... The 23 tracks of digitalized 1930s recordings X including nine written by Lee X come with a book recounting the history of the Taiwanese music industry in the 1930s and the stories behind the songs. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Council draws fire over human rights park plan Apr 18, 2009
The CCAs plan to permit artists to freely use the historic rooms X including the former courtroom and prison cells X and allow them to make adjustments will just destroy the place, Mainlander Taiwanese Association executive director Huang Luo-fei () told the Taipei Times via telephone. Of course we support the idea of attracting more visitors and giving a new life to the old historic space, Huang said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* AIT names democracy video finalists Apr 18, 2009
AIT Director Stephen Young, who presented certificates to the Taiwanese finalists at a news conference, said the AIT launched the contest in Taiwan in October to engage individuals from Taiwan in a global dialogue on democracy ... It also provides a chance for Taiwanese people to think about the nature of our own democracy and in which direction our democratic development should go, he said ... Selected by a panel of democracy advocates, film scholars and AIT representatives, the Taiwanese... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* University library accepts manuscripts from writer Apr 16, 2009
A biography of Taiwanese communist Hsieh Hsueh-hung is displayed at an exhibition at National Chengchi University in Taipei yesterday alongside manuscripts donated to the university by the author, Chen Fang-ming ... Taiwanese writer Chen Fang-ming () yesterday donated manuscripts of his works to National Chengchi University ... I have thrown away a number of things, but I never throw away my manuscripts and my books, Chen said during an inaugural ceremony for an exhibition of his... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Off the beaded path Apr 15, 2009
Chiang had studied glassmaking at Liuli Gongfang, a Taiwanese company that specializes in traditional Chinese glassware, and joined the International Guild of Glass Artists, but he says his trip to Murano and Venice first opened his eyes to the possibilities of art glass ... Chiang infuses many of his accessories with local flavor, drawing on motifs from Taiwanese and Chinese culture. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: Foreigners face special business challenges Apr 14, 2009
This is why most Taiwanese also employ a professional, Hu said ... But my Taiwanese assistant would say, Theyre going to go for it, Jordan said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Japanese otaku PM looks to comics to rescue economy Apr 12, 2009
video games and fashion, draw attention around the world, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso X a self-confessed manga addict X told reporters as he waved Chinese and Taiwanese magazines featuring Japanese pop stars. Unfortunately, this soft power is not being linked to business overseas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* EDITORIAL: Happy birthday, Taiwan Relations Act Apr 10, 2009
Taiwanese of all shades should be proud of this achievement and grateful for the security that this vital piece of legislation has provided. Without the TRA, the arms sales provisions enshrined in the legislation and the staunch support offered by the US over the decades, it is doubtful that Taiwan would be the success story it is today. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* [ART JOURNAL] Ways of seeing Apr 8, 2009
Titled Mythology of Contemporary Art (NN), the show investigates popular culture, history and archeology (real and invented) through the sculptures of two young Taiwanese artists, Tu Wei-cheng (\F) and Yang Mao-lin (ZL), and the paintings of New York-based Chinese artist Zhang Hong-tu (i). Tus Aztec-like sculptures imitate the architecture and sculpture of an ancient civilization. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Family Portrait Apr 5, 2009
" Working back in France was also part of the appeal for Binoche, whose has acted in films as varied recently as Taiwanese director Hsiao-hsien Hou's drama Flight Of The Red Balloon and Hollywood comic romance Dan In Real Life with Steve Carell. "I wanted to work with French actors and director because I'd been away quite a while," she says. "I did two films with French directors [the other being Paris] that year. It was good because acting in English requires more work. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* What really matters in exchanges with China Apr 5, 2009
In the last few weeks, Amway tourist groups from China flaunted their wealth as if they were the saviors of the Taiwanese economy; the Taiwan Hakka Forum Association threw its support behind a cross-strait economic cooperation framework agreement; and the World Buddhist Forum allowed a politically inclined monk to defame the Dalai Lama and promote unification of Taiwan, Tibet and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and distort the tone of the forum ... Aside from officials, businesspeople and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Apr 5, 2009
The annual Baosheng Cultural Festival opened yesterday at Taipei Citys Baoan Temple, featuring religious rituals and Taiwanese opera performances in the two-month event that runs through May 31. The temple has long been at the forefront of efforts to give traditional Taiwanese culture national and international exposure, and has emerged as a significant symbol of the nations temple culture. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* FEATURE : Analysts differ on discrimination proposal Apr 4, 2009
Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (B) on March 24 announced a plan to draft an ethnic equality act amid uproar caused by former Toronto-based Government Information Office staffer Kuo Kuan-yings (a^) articles defaming Taiwan and Taiwanese ... Association of Mainlander Taiwanese chief executive Huang Luo-fei () voiced similar views. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Summer Hours Apr 4, 2009
He is a huge admirer of the great Taiwanese directors Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-Hsien (about whom he has made a documentary). In an interview about this film, Assayas says he's always felt a bit like a Taiwanese director working in France ... When he was starting out, the great Taiwanese films of the 1980s were creating huge waves in the small ponds of arthouse cinema. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Taiwanese educators visit Waldorf School Apr 1, 2009
A delegation of 31 Taiwanese public school principal candidates visited the Waldorf School of Lexington Monday as part of a study sponsored by Taiwan s department of education ... Led by Professor Hwei-Peng Chen of the National Hsinchu University of Education, a division of the Taiwanese government s Department of Education, the guests toured the school, observed classes and spent an hour questioning Waldorf School Director John Anderson about Waldorf pedagogy ... As part of the study into... (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
* FEATURE : Taiwanese taking to Indian culture after hit movie Apr 1, 2009
FEATURE : Taiwanese taking to Indian culture after hit movie ... Taiwanese women wearing saris pose with an Indian man in Taipeis Ximending shopping district before going to see an Indian movie on March 22 ... Although the finer details of Indian culture can make many Taiwanese feel all at sea, there seems to be an undertow that is attracting people toward the South Asian country. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Community Compass: ICRT moves to a new location Apr 1, 2009
The stations mandate is to serve the expatriate community in Taiwan, but Taiwanese listeners have long made up its core audience. Jack Guo (N), 27, said calls himself a diehard fan of ICRT because it plays really cool music from different genres. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* THE LIBERTY TIMES EDITORIAL: Ma making the job easy for China Mar 30, 2009
After a visit to Taiwan by Fujian Deputy Governor Ye Shuangyu (), Xiamen Mayor Liu Cigui (BQ) arrived in Taiwan last Monday with the goal of establishing a test zone for cross-strait financial cooperation and attracting Taiwanese investment for 10 of Chinas major industries ... During the days of former presidents Lee Teng-hui (n) and Chen Shui-bian (), China could only count on greedy Taiwanese businesspeople along with some politicians who were past their expiration... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* [HARDCOVER: US] Remembrance of things past and political Mar 29, 2009
Some of his colleagues eventually became celebrated Taiwanese modernists, but Guo was always diffident, and a fastidious perfectionist ... He may be untypical in this in the Taiwanese context, but many Western modernists were highly political in their concerns ... The difference between Taiwans modernists and their European and American counterparts is that the Taiwanese came later. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* FEATURE : Confucius Temple plays host to rare traditional rituals Mar 28, 2009
The teaching and promotion of Confucian philosophy in Taiwan has sparked some controversy in recent years as the former Democratic Progressive Party government reduced the number of school lessons in Chinese classics and put more effort into promoting Taiwanese literature and culture. Winnie Wang (]), a mother of two, brushed off the controversy over Confucianism as she waited for her two sons outside the Tang poetry chanting class last Saturday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Taiwans system breeds contempt Mar 27, 2009
You dont have to look hard to find the same kind of superior Mainlander attitude of looking down on ethnic Taiwanese ... Mainlanders thought they were paying her a compliment when they told her You dont sound Taiwanese ... Wu Poh-hsiung (dB), a Taiwanese Hakka who aligned himself with the KMT and is now its chairman, is rewarded for his loyalty with the title the revered Chairman Wu (B). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* MOE unveils new Hoklo guidelines Mar 27, 2009
TAIWANESE: The guidelines will require elementary schoolchildren to be proficient in reading and writing Hoklo by using Taiwanese Romanization symbols By Flora Wang STAFF REPORTER Friday, Mar 27, 2009, Page 2 ... The guidelines would require first and second graders to reach a level in which they could understand and communicate with their family members easily in Hoklo (also known as Taiwanese) ... They should also learn to read short Hoklo articles by using Taiwanese Romanization symbols and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Media go overboard reporting on tourists Mar 26, 2009
But Taiwanese tourists have brought that much money to China tens or hundreds of times over ... The result is the opposite and wounds the feelings and dignity of the Taiwanese ... Businesspeople are also misled, as they fail to grasp the infrastructure, manpower and services needed to promote Taiwanese culture. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
President Cool faces the nation Mar 25, 2009
On Friday, the Taiwanese semiconductor foundries TSMC and UMC rehired all their on-unpaid-leave production workers and started ramping up production of custom-made semiconductors. As goes the global economy, so goes the global semiconductor industry, and the last six months have been brutal. (Salon)
* Teatime at the National Palace Museum Mar 25, 2009
Volunteers will be on hand every day to answer questions, and there are lectures to be given by tea masters every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until April 18, on subjects such as The Aesthetics of Taiwan Tea Culture (xWg), the Potential of the Taiwanese Tea Room (xWi), and A History of the Changing Flavor of Prize-Winning Dongding Oolong Tea (Ev). A full schedule of the lectures is available on the museums Web site (Chinese only) at www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Kuos articles discriminatory, Ma says Mar 25, 2009
President Ma Ying-jeou (^E) yesterday condemned a Government Information Office (GIO) official whose online articles smeared Taiwan and Taiwanese, breaking his silence on the controversy to say Kuo Kuan-ying (a^) was unfit for office ... Kuo, the former acting director of the information division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto, had initially denied writing a number of articles insulting Taiwan and Taiwanese under the pen name Fan Lan-chin (S) when he was... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* [ CD REVIEWS: TAIWAN ] Mar 25, 2009
The tune is spirited and its nakasi-flavored rock instrumen-tation has a Taiwanese flavor that taike (x) rockers could only wish for ... Reid, who produced the EP, keeps Taiwanese audiences in mind with a Mandarin song, I Have Love (R). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* [ LETTERS ] Mar 24, 2009
It has been said that, from the Chinese point of view, the collective original sin of the Taiwanese started with their refusal to harbor hatred toward Japanese and their continued audacity to long for a country of their own ... This utter contempt for Taiwanese was in full display during the 228 Incident and stayed there for the nearly four decades of the ensuing White Terror ... Given that Kuo has now admitted writing derogatory articles within that pro-China and anti-Taiwanese framework for... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
