* Reaction is swift and sharply split along party lines Nov 12, 2008
Democratic Progressive Party members of the Kaohsiung City Council protest against former president Chen Shui-bian being placed in custody yesterday while calling for President Ma Ying-jeous resignation ... The Kaohsiung City Councils DPP caucus members handcuffed themselves during a council session to show their dissatisfaction with the courts decision to detain the former president, displaying signs that read Death of Justice and Political Persecution. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Chinese spouse argues over fax charge Nov 12, 2008
A Chinese woman who immigrated to Taiwan through marriage earlier this week got into a dispute with a clerk at a convenience store in Kaohsiung City after saying that Taiwan is part of China. The two-hour dispute occurred after the woman faxed a document to Xiamen, Fujian Province, and insisted that because Taiwan is part of China, she was only willing to pay the domestic rate for the service. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Ma addresses students via radio Nov 12, 2008
A group of students launched a sit-in at the 228 Memorial Park in Chiayi yesterday, making them the sixth student group in the nation to join the campaign after the sit-ins in Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung began on Sunday and Monday. The students made three demands: that Ma and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (B) apologize, that Wang and Tsai step down for what they called the use of excessive force by police last week, and that the Assembly and Parade Law (|Ck) be amended. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Profile: Chen Shui-bian Nov 12, 2008
Mr Chen fell into politics in the early 1980s when he defended a group of pro-independence leaders following a protest in the port of Kaohsiung. He lost the case, but he was won over by his clients' ideals. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* DPP proposes parade law amendment Nov 11, 2008
Another two student groups began sit-ins yesterday at Hsinchus National -Tsing Hua University and Kaohsiung in support of the demonstration in Taipei ... Chanting the Parade and Assembly Law is unconstitutional and we are being deprived of our human rights simultaneously at noon, the students in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung continued their campaign amid rain, cold weather and sporadic protests from people opposing the sit-ins. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Shark Kills One, 18 Missing From Boat Off Taiwan Nov 11, 2008
High winds whipped up huge waves, forcing the crew to send a distress signal from 80 km (50 miles) south of Kaohsiung near the southern tip of Taiwan, Hsieh said. "The ocean conditions were terrible," Hsieh said. (Planet Ark, United States)
* Yunlin County commissioners health worsens Nov 10, 2008
After visiting Su in the hospital yesterday with a letter from former DPP chairman Lin I-hsiung (Lq), Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () told Sus supporters outside that the commissioners physical condition was not good. To prevent the hospital from injecting glucose into her blood while she was asleep, Su had fought to stay awake, Chen said, adding that Sus blood sugar level had plummeted to 58mg/dL, while the normal level on an empty stomach is 70mg/dL to 110mg/dL, and 120mg/dL after... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* New student sit-ins pop up across nation Nov 10, 2008
Wu Eing-ming (d^), president of Kaohsiung Open University, also visited the students on behalf of Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (). Wu lauded the students action, saying that their campaign showed the nation should spend next year relearning the value of human rights. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Chen Yunlin rallies will not affect PRC tourism: Chen Chu Nov 9, 2008
TREATMENT: The mayor of Kaohsiung said the visit by the ARATS chief should not be equated to the way Chinese tourists may be treated in Taiwan STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Sunday, Nov 09, 2008, Page 3. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () said on Friday that the protests that China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin (L) encountered during his trip to Taiwan this past week should not affect Chinese tourists' interest in making leisure trips to Taiwan ...... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CPC to expand partnership with CNOOC Nov 7, 2008
By 2012, the company plans to replace its outdated, inefficient and high polluting third naphtha cracker factories in Kaohsiung Countys Linyuan Township (L) with new ones, which are expected to reduce pollution by 16 percent. Lastly, CPC hopes to become a global player in the energy market by 2015, Chu said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* OTHER RELEASES Nov 7, 2008
The festival is screening at the Ambassador complex in Tainan until Nov. 20, then at the Kaohsiung Film Archive from Nov. 29 to Dec. 7. Chiayi Performing Arts Center will also screen a selection of titles on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* MEDIPHAR TAIPEI: MEDIPHAR TAIPEI professional medical exhibition and vital procurement platform Nov 6, 2008
This year, MEDIPHAR TAIPEI plans a Medical Service Area that will round up 15 hospitals from 13 top-notch medical service groups in Taiwan, including Mackay Memorial Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Cheng Kung University Hospital, China Medical University Hospital, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Landseed Hospital, Show Chwan Health Care System, Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Kaohsiung Medical University... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rio, BHP May Cut Iron Ore Prices 15% Next Year as Steel Mills Cut Output Nov 6, 2008
Global production will fall 5 percent in 2009, , managing partner of research firm World Steel Dynamics, said from Kaohsiung, Taiwan this week. Clearly the steel production cuts have been quite sharp and quite significant to date,'' , a Sydney-based commodities analyst at Citigroup Inc., said by phone. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
* Kaohsiung declares December Human Rights Month Nov 5, 2008
Kaohsiung declares December Human Rights Month ... Kaohsiung City emphasizes protecting human rights ... The Kaohsiung City Government has named December Human Rights Month, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Kaohsiung job training center working Nov 4, 2008
Kaohsiung job training center working ... Meanwhile, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () yesterday welcomed 600 workers who have been offered temporary government jobs under the citys Warm Winter Plan, as part of its effort to boost the employment rate in the city ... Under the plan, office clerk and laborer positions have been offered at the Kaohsiung City Police Headquarters, the Bureau of Social Affairs, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Bureau of... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Team rescues whales, dolphins Nov 3, 2008
The coasts in Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung are particularly prone to strandings. Statistics from the research team showed that 20 percent to 25 percent of the whales and dolphins beached on Taiwans coastline were found in these areas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Washington-based group slams opposition arrests Nov 2, 2008
Complaining about the Ma administrations legal action against those four officials, FAPA also cited the Oct. 15 arrest of former interior minister Yu Cheng-hsien (EF) in Kaohsiung on corruption charges ... Ive not seen such large-scale detainments since the Kaohsiung Incident ... The Kaohsiung Incident, also known as the Formosa Incident, was an anti-government demonstration organized by Formosa Magazine on Dec. 10, 1979. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Fish begging to be caught as rock fishing season starts Nov 1, 2008
Anglers from Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi and Taichung are often seen sailing at night to remote Penghu islets, he said. Fall and winter are regarded as the best time for rock fishing in Penghu, because migratory fish usually gather near the seashore in the cold seasons when the strong northeasterly wind blows, Lu said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* ARATS chief apologizes for melamine Oct 31, 2008
At Kaohsiung International Airport, Zhang said the warmth of Taiwanese was memorable. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP vows to protest talks with China Oct 30, 2008
The party is also planning on holding an evening rally in Kaohsiung after Chen leaves Taiwan, Cheng said. He said the DPP would promote only peaceful demonstrations to express opposition to the meetings. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Chinese protein powder contains melamine: DOH Oct 29, 2008
The four local companies have warehouses in Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Taoyuan counties. Local health departments have already begun tracking down and recalling the powder, Cheng said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Kaohsiung hotels buck trend with increased profits Oct 29, 2008
Kaohsiung hotels buck trend with increased profits. STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA, KAOHSIUNG Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008, Page 12 ... Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () said yesterday that increased profits for the southern port citys major international tourist and business hotels despite tough economic times reflected the citys high-quality, low-priced tourism resources. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Popularity & Opportunity - GIFTIONERY Taipei 2008 & CREATIVE Taiwan Oct 29, 2008
These included officials from Taipei Metro (The Mall), Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Working House, Carrefour, Aus, Sharp, Epson, MSI, HTC, Aurora, Taiwan High-Speed Rail, Kaohsiung MRT, Adidas, YAMAHA, Eslite Books, The Lalu, and the Regent Hotel. With these shows came such special features as the Vietnam Trade and Investment Seminar and the From Brand Acquisition to Brand Development Seminar on Oct. 23rd that attracted nearly 100 industrial professionals and reporters. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* ARATS sorry for melamine scandal Oct 28, 2008
He said the party had also proposed an evening rally to be held in Kaohsiung after Chen leaves. The DPP, which co-hosted a rally on Saturday with the Taiwan Solidarity Union and a number of pro-localization groups, said that more than 600,000 people attended the rally. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Wanted: angrier Taiwanese youth Oct 28, 2008
Taiwans youth are too young to have been around during the 228 Incident, the White Terror, Martial Law and the Kaohsiung Incident, the system of fear that obtained in Taiwan from 1949 until the end of the 1980s, with tens of thousands of deaths, disappearances and cases of torture under the Chiangs police state, when people did not even dare discuss the matter among themselves, lest they be arrested or their livelihood be compromised by forced closures by the state. Strangely, that fear to... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Iruan Ergui Wu now in foster care Oct 25, 2008
The boy then lived with his uncle in Kaohsiung. His Brazilian grandmother, who became the boys legal guardian upon his mothers death, decided to take legal action to regain custody of Wu after his uncle refused to let her take him back to Brazil in 2001. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Navy officers get slap on the wrist Oct 24, 2008
On Oct. 10, a Navy salvage team used two giant cranes to pull the 150-tonne boat out of shallow water and towed it to Chiayi Countys Budai Harbor (U) for preliminary repairs before moving it to Kaohsiung Harbor for an overhaul ... The state-run Kaohsiung-based CSBC Corp Taiwan X the nations largest shipbuilder X began building the boats last November. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Agreement over Japanese visas forthcoming: MOFA Oct 24, 2008
To date, 12 Japanese local governors have visited or are scheduled to visit Taiwan this year, which is a record, he said, adding that several mayors and commissioners from Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi, Hualien and other cities and counties in Taiwan have also visited Japan this year. Masanori Tanimoto, governor of Japans Ishikawa Prefecture, and Wataru Aso, governor of Fukuoka, are slated to visit Taiwan from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 to Nov. 12 respectively, Hsu said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Real estate firms might face closures as sales fall Oct 24, 2008
Sales in Kaohsiung City, Taipei City and Taichung City in August saw some of the biggest drops of 45. 9 percent, 42. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* 'Unwell,' teary Zhang returns to China Oct 23, 2008
Zhang, who left for Beijing from Kaohsiung International Airport yesterday morning, told reporters that the past three days were memorable ... To ensure Zhangs safety yesterday, nearly 300 police officers from Tainan City, Kaohsiung City and the Aviation Police Office were deployed ... Among the individual protesters, Kaohsiung City Councilor Hsiao Yung-ta (F) was escorted away by police at the airport lobby, where he shouted slogans and held a white banner that read protecting... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Chuang has mixed fortunes in Taipei Oct 23, 2008
The 23-year-old from Kaohsiung lost in straight sets in her second-round singles clash to Japans Kumiko Iijima, but bounced back later on, teaming up with Hsieh in the doubles to defeat Jarmila Gajdosova and Jessica Moore 7-6(4), 6-4. Chuangs singles ranking has slipped from 177 to 477 since she decided to concentrate on doubles two years ago, but she wants to boost her singles ranking again. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chinese official attacked by Taiwanese protesters Oct 22, 2008
Today he left for Beijing, telling reporters at Kaohsiung airport: "Why am I leaving early? The place where I was hurt is sore, and my head is a bit dizzy.". Mr Zhang's organisation is an officially-backed body used by Beijing to negotiate with Taiwan. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Scholar cancels Taiwan trip after mob assault Oct 22, 2008
KAOHSIUNG, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The mainland scholar who was assaulted by a mob Tuesday in Taiwan canceled the rest of his trip and flew back to the mainland. Zhang Mingqing, dean of Xiamen University's Journalism School, left his hotel Wednesday morning to depart from Kaohsiung airport. (Xinhua)
* Community Compass: Writer from Japan still discovering Taiwan Oct 21, 2008
Articles highlighting the beauty of Taiwan by a Japanese graduate student studying at I-Shou University in Kaohsiung County have drawn a great deal of attention among Japanese readers after they were posted on the Web site of an overseas Japanese reporters club ... Fukuoka lives in Taipei City and commutes between the city and Kaohsiung County to study every week. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Oct 21, 2008
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () arrived in Hong Kong on Sunday to promote tourism ... Chen was expected to host a news conference yesterday to introduce Kaohsiungs major tourist attractions and a number of preferential tour packages designed for Hong Kong residents ... The Kaohsiung City Government is collaborating with China Airlines and the Kaohsiung Visitors Association in organizing the promotional program. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Philippines appeals for clemency in murder case Oct 21, 2008
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei has appealed to judicial authorities for clemency in the case of a Philippine woman who was sentenced to death by the Kaohsiung District Court on Oct. 1. The court handed down the death penalty after Nemencia Armia was convicted of stabbing her job broker to death in September last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CPBL: Elephants take 2-nil lead on Bears Oct 20, 2008
Lin Ming-shien makes the rounds after a timely two-run homer in Kaohsiung on Saturday ... Lin Ming-shiens two-run homer in the top of the seventh turned a 2-3 deficit into a 4-3 lead and the Brother Elephants held on to beat the La New Bears by the same score in Game 2 of the Playoff Series in Kaohsiung to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five postseason series. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Rotary members set off on fundraising bicycle tour Oct 19, 2008
The Rotary Club cyclists plan to arrive in Kaohsiung City on Oct. 21, where they will visit a patient with a rare genetic skin disorder called epidermolysis bullosa. The cyclists will solicit donations at stops along their journey, which is scheduled to conclude back at Dadaocheng Wharf on Oct. 28. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: How Wang reshaped the nations healthcare system Oct 18, 2008
In less than 30 years, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital X which now has branches in Linkou (Lf), Kaohsiung County, Taipei County, Keelung City and Xiamen, China X has become the largest hospital in Taiwan in terms of its number of beds and doctors, and is considered the nations best medical institution in terms of business management. Inspired by Chang Gungs successful business management model, other privately owned hospitals have been established around the nation in the past decade, a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP welcomes Chen supporters Oct 16, 2008
DPP Legislator Chang Hua-kuan (ia) and Tainan Mayor Hsu Tain-tsair (\K]), both members of the Central Standing Committee, also supported Chens participation in the rally, while Kaohsiung County Commissioner Yang Chiu-hsing () opposed the idea ... In Kaohsiung yesterday at a separate setting, the former president said that he would definitely attend the Oct. 25 demonstration. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Understanding the power of music Oct 16, 2008
Along those lines, music therapy was recently found to reduce psychological stress in a study of 236 pregnant women, according to researchers from the College of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan. Women in the study who listened to pre-recorded CDs of soothing music for 30 minutes daily showed significant reductions in stress, anxiety and depression, said researcher Chung-Hey Chen, who is now based at the National Cheng Kung University. (MSNBC -- Environment)
* Business Briefs Oct 15, 2008
Students win wind power prize Students from Kaohsiung National First University of Science and Technology won an award yesterday for creative application at the 2008 National Wind Power Invention Contest with their wind-powered bicycle headlight. The headlight utilizes head-on wind while the bike is in motion to generate electricity as a source of energy for the headlight. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Cross-strait flights barely satisfactory: CAA Oct 14, 2008
The locations were Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Nanjing in China, and Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei, Penghu, Hualien, Kinmen and Taitung in Taiwan. While five Taiwanese airlines companies provided flights from Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Penghu and Hualien during the first month, flights have been limited to Taipei and Kaohsiung since August. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Cross-strait budget questioned Oct 11, 2008
The center said it would not be cost-effective to expand hardware and software facilities in all of the nations eight airports when in actuality, the only airports often used for cross-strait week end charter flights services wereTaiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Kaohsiung International Airport and Taipei Songshan Airport. Citing the National Immigration Agency (NIA) as an example, the budget center said the agency had requested and obtained more than NT$100 million from the governments... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Mas speech a compilation of his empty rhetoric: Tsai Oct 10, 2008
Tsai made the comment at a summit meeting of the DPP administrators of seven cities and counties in southern Taiwan held in Kaohsiung ... At the Kaohsiung event, Tsai said that although many people had focused on whether she and DPP legislators would attend the National Day festivities, she believed the issue was relatively unimportant. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Anti-death penalty group holds Double Ten show Oct 10, 2008
Individual singers and rock bands began performances at around 3:30pm in a small performance hall in Kaohsiung City. Behind the bands, a message read: The death penalty must be abolished in Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Johnny Neihu's Mailbag Oct 10, 2008
I was an associate professor at Shih Chien University in Kaohsiung County. Most unfortunately, I became very ill, so ill that I had to resign from my post and return to America. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Gas prices fall below NT$30 per liter Oct 10, 2008
CPC will shut a crude-oil processing unit in its Kaohsiung refinery this month for regular maintenance. This story has been viewed 2 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Silver lining Oct 10, 2008
Lisa Chang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Unless we can reduce the amount of consumers (people) on this Earth of ours than these measures are for nought. (BBC News -- Science)
* EIA panel rejects CPCs renewal plan for Linyuan cracker Oct 8, 2008
The Environmental Protection Administrations (EPA) environmental impact assessment (EIA) panel yesterday rejected CPC Corp, Taiwans (CPC) renewal plan for its third naphtha cracker in Kaohsiung Countys Linyuan Township (L). The decision means the CPC proposal will go back to a case committee review. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Community Compass: AIT Kaohsiung director honors Angel of Penghu Oct 7, 2008
Community Compass: AIT Kaohsiung director honors Angel of Penghu ... The director of the American Institute in Taiwans (AITs) Kaohsiung Office paid homage to late US nurse Marjorie Bly in Makung City (), Penghu County, last Wednesday, honoring the US citizens life devotion to caring for patients with Hansens disease (commonly known as leprosy). (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Community Compass:FEATURE: Taiwan move can be hard with special needs kids Oct 7, 2008
In Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung American School, for instance, offers enrichment programs and/or differentiation of instruction for its students, but as the schools Web site states, there is no formal special education program provided at the school. Despite the schools offer of resources, for parents and children with special needs, obtaining help and support in their native languages in Taiwan may sometimes prove difficult. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Taiwans trailblazing transgenders Oct 5, 2008
In April 2000, middle-school student Yie Yong-chi (x) was found dead in the bathroom of his school in Kaohsiung County. Just before his death, he had requested to leave class early so he could go to the bathroom alone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan prepares for National Day Oct 4, 2008
Kaohsiung City will be organizing a bicycle-riding carnival circumnavigating the citys bike paths in the afternoon on the same day. This story has been viewed 617 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Councilors urge stricter scrutiny Oct 3, 2008
Seven city and county governments governed by the DPP X Tainan City, Tainan County, Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung County, Pingtung County, Yunlin County and Chiayi County X along with two pan-blue local governments, Taichung County and Taichung City, have decided not to adopt the Department of Healths standard of a maximum of 2. 55 parts per million (ppm) for melamine in food products. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Kaohsiung to step up screening of factory emissions Oct 3, 2008
Kaohsiung to step up screening of factory emissions ... The Kaohsiung City Government vowed yesterday to strengthen its screening of factory emissions, amid concerns that a partially state-owned steel company based in the port city may be releasing high volumes of carbon dioxide into the air ... Kaohsiung City Councilor Wu Ming-tzu (d) said in a -question-and-answer session in the city council that China Steel Corp emitted 21. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Rockin responsibly at Earthfest Oct 3, 2008
TICKETS: NT$700, NT$600 with flyer (available in Taipei City at The Wall, VU Live House, Witch House and Underworld; in Kaohsiung City at ATT; and in Taichung City at Emerge Live House, 89K and the Pigpen). GETTING THERE:If you are driving, take the National Highway No. 3 to the Lungtan Interchange and follow the brown signs to Shihmen Reservoir (w) for 7km. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* HannStar to close assembly line and lay off employees Oct 3, 2008
HannStar plans to transform the module assembly plant in Kaohsiung into a research and development center to improve cost efficiency, Chien said ... The Kaohsiung plant, which has a staff of 600, turns out 100,000 computer and television panel modules a month, only one-tenth of the 1 million units produced by its Nanjing plant, company figures showed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Film festival raises awareness of the plight of migrant workers Oct 3, 2008
14 to Oct. 16), Kaohsiung (Oct. 21 to Oct. 23) and Taitung (Oct. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CWB raises land warning as typhoon threatens south Sep 23, 2008
Local governments in the eastern and southern counties, including Taitung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Chiayi, had activated emergency operations centers in light of the approaching storm. Ferry services between Kaohsiung and the Penghu islands X about 41km off the southwest coast of Taiwan X have also been suspended for two days, yesterday and today, because of the typhoon. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Student fights depression with cat power Sep 22, 2008
Lin Yu-jie (LB), a senior at Kaohsiung Medical University, said that taking care of stray cats helped her fight off depression and that now she no longer needs to rely on anti-depressants. Lin, from Pingtung City, was interested in classical music but was forced to study Chinese in college after failing to get admitted to a music department. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taipei residents celebrate Car-free Day with bike ride Sep 22, 2008
Kaohsiung City marked World Car-free Day on Saturday, with residents riding bicycles 6. 5km from Central Park to the Kaohsiung Cultural Center ... Taipei has marked World Car-free Day since 2002, while Taichung and Kaohsiung began in 2003. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* [WEEKENDER] NSO should throw caution to the winds Sep 22, 2008
Beethovens two violin romances, and another for two violins by Pablo Sarasate, were substituted, giving Taipei the same program Kaohsiung was due to hear the following Saturday [20 Sept.. The result was an airing of exclusively 19th-century works, all of them extremely well-known. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Internet addiction growing among young Taiwanese Sep 21, 2008
Research by Ko Chi-hung (_E), a professor at Kaohsiung Medical University, shows that IAD affects between 6 percent and 17 percent of the Taiwanese population, with about 7. 5 percent of junior high school students and 10. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch: STAPOC in the liquid-crystal ball Sep 20, 2008
Protests grow in Taipei, Kaohsiung and a hamlet in Kuantien Township (x), Tainan County ... China has been unified, the future looks fantastic and (weather permitting) celebratory barbecues will take place along the Love River in Kaohsiung and in the Guangfu II Stadium (formerly Taipei Arena) ... Oh, and all DPP county commissioners and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () have been placed under house arrest and replaced by executive postings. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
