* New student sit-ins pop up across nation Nov 10, 2008
Students from central Taiwan launch a sit-in protest at the Art Museum Parkway in Taichung City yesterday in support of the student demonstrators at Liberty Square in Taipei ... Meanwhile, a group of students began another sit-in at the Peoples Square in Taichung City yesterday afternoon in support of their counterparts in Taipei. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ministry honors 37 top educators Nov 9, 2008
In accepting the award, Rose said she came to Taiwan as a missionary for the United Methodist Church before obtaining a teaching position at Tunghai University in Taichung, where she founded the Department of Music in 1971. Rose said that when she arrived in Taiwan, she was attracted by the countrys natural beauty and the friendliness of the people. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Hu presides over opening of Holiday Inn in Taichung Nov 8, 2008
Hu presides over opening of Holiday Inn in Taichung ... Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (Jj) opened the citys first international-brand hotel X Holiday Inn Express Taichung Park X at a ceremony yesterday ... Holiday Inn Express Taichung Park is part of the Sunshine Plaza shopping complex, which opened in August. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* EDITORIALS: The trampling of Taiwans rights Nov 6, 2008
Police broke into hotel rooms without cause or warrant, as in the case of four Democratic Progressive Party Taichung City councilors whose room on the sixth floor of the Grand Hotel was raided after the councilors exercised their freedom of speech by unfurling banners from the balcony. Individual human rights were suppressed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Protesters say measures recall the martial law era Nov 4, 2008
Before Chens arrival at the hotel, four DPP Taichung City councilors led another demonstration and unfurled two banners reading Taiwan is Taiwan and Get out, Bandit Chen Yunlin from the hotels sixth floor. Within a few minutes, police confiscated the banners, sparking another round of clashes as the councilors protested against police using forced entry to get into the room. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: INTERVIEW: Lonely Planet Taiwan author loves his subject Nov 4, 2008
It was very stressful, says Robert, now 42, especially as they would only give him two or three days to cover a city of 2 million people like Taichung. Taiwan has among the nicest mountains in the world. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Protesters heckle Ma ahead of meeting Nov 2, 2008
Later, during an interview with a local radio station in Taichung, Ma vowed to protect Taiwans sovereignty as the nations leader, while joking about placing a bet with the radio show host over whether Chen would address him as President Ma when they met this week. You [would] bet he calls me [President Ma. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Falun Gong fights back Nov 2, 2008
Some followers of Falun Gong planning to attend the 2007 rally had received faxes from their Taichung travel agency of an e-mail, a copy of which was obtained by the Taipei Times, from China Airlines saying the airline had been told that a list of known Falun Gong practitioners would be barred from entering Hong Kong. The agency and airline wanted to make clear they would not refund tickets if people on the list were repatriated. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* New group seeks boost for Taiwan-UK cooperation Nov 1, 2008
Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (^), Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Hsin-yuan (D) and Taichung Mayor and former foreign minister Jason Hu (Jj), obtained degrees in Britain. Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (B) said the association could support Taiwans diplomatic work with the UK by bolstering links between lawmakers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* 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)
* Viewers in the driving seat Oct 31, 2008
Nov. 24 to Dec. 4 at Vieshow Cinemas Durban (wwqv) in Taichung. TICKETS: NT$230 per screening or NT$200 for students in Taipei; NT$200 per screening or NT$180 for students in Taichung, available through ERA ticket outlets or online at www ... Tickets for Taichung screenings go on sale on Nov. 13. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Documentary networking Oct 31, 2008
WHERE: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (xWN]) and Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau (x). TICKETS: NT$30, available through ERA ticket outlets or online at www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Siliconware Precision Industries Reports a 8.8% Quarter-over-Quarter Increase in Revenues Resulting in Earnings per Share of NT$ 1.02 or Earnings per ADS of US$ 0.16 for Third Quarter 2008 Oct 29, 2008
TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Oct. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. ("SPIL" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2325; Nasdaq: SPIL) today announced that its sales revenues for the third quarter of 2008 were NT$ 17,242 million, which represented a 8. 8% increase in revenues compared to the second quarter of 2008 and a 3. (PR Newswire)
* Ralliers vent anger at Ma government Oct 26, 2008
Kao Tien-sheng (), who came from Taichung City to join the rally with his son, said that Chens alleged corruption didnt make him less loyal to the DPP.. A-bian didnt represent the whole DPP, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* OPPOSITION RALLY: Ma touts cross-strait shipping Oct 26, 2008
Meanwhile, Vice President Vincent Siew (U) was in Taichung yesterday for a suncake festival ... Accompanied by Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (Jj), Siew promoted Taichung suncakes calling them the pride of Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Views need to change for gambling to arrive: Hu Oct 25, 2008
Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (Jj) told a newspaper in Macau that the views of the Taiwanese public would have to change dramatically before the country could establish a gaming industry that was competitive ... As for whether Taiwan could become an international gambling center, Hu said that although investors from Las Vegas and Macau had expressed interest in the Chennan recreational area in Taichung County as a potential gambling center, authorities had no intention at the present time of... (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 ... Realtors in Taipei County and Taichung City have expanded quickly to see growth of 10 percent and 8. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] Oct 24, 2008
The Taichung Jazz Festival concludes this weekend with performances by trumpeter Tomonao Hara and his quartet and 77-year-old trombonist and composer Slide Hampton, who is known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey ... Also appearing is the Taichung R n B and funk outfit The Money Shot Horns, which performs tomorrow at the festivals J2 stage ... Civil Plaza (s) and the J1 and J2 Stages on Jingguo Boulevard Parkway (gD) in Taichung City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Crashes kill two pilots: Air Force Oct 22, 2008
The jet took off from Taichung airport at 9:15am and disappeared 30 minutes later near Huayu island, Air Force authorities said ... Taichung airport authorities said they expected the inspections to be completed as soon as possible. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* IDF fighter jet and crew go missing near Penghu Oct 21, 2008
Political warfare officer Chang Chao-kuei talks to the media about the disappearance of an IDF fighter jet and its crew at the gate of Cingcyuan Gang air force base in Taichung yesterday. PHOTO: CHAN CHAO-YANG, TAIPEI TIMES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* MOE screening for depression is a mistake Oct 21, 2008
On Oct. 12, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) and more than 100 parents staged a protest in Taichung against the John Tung Foundation. This followed a move by the foundation to urge the Ministry of Education (MOE) to conduct screening for depression in university students. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Cycling boom keeps manufacturers busy Oct 20, 2008
Orders have poured in for Giant products until the middle of next year, prompting the addition of a new assembly line at its central Taichung base to boost annual production to 1 million bikes from the current 600,000. It is expected to be completed by year-end. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP predicts 1 million will take part in protest Oct 19, 2008
Seventy-nine-year-old Wei Pan-kui sits on his scooter in Taichung County yesterday. Wei is riding from Yunlin County to Taipei to participate in a demonstration organized by the Democratic Progressive Party and the Taiwan Solidarity Union scheduled for next Saturday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Oct 18, 2008
Taichung Countys Public Health Bureau said yesterday that samples from a recent shipment of octopus balls from Shandong Province in China were found to be free of melamine after samples of the shipment in question were sent to the Bureau of Food and Drug Analysis for testing ... The department had asked Kaohsiung County to check the octopus balls, which were imported by a company registered in the county, but county officials found they had already been sold to a distributor in Taichung... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Business Briefs Oct 18, 2008
The nations largest steel maker is in talks with the harbor authorities in Taichung for leasing land, the company said yesterday in a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Taiwans annual production of about 25 million tonnes of steel isnt enough to meet local demand, prompting China Steel to expand, executive vice president Chung Le-min () said on Wednesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Belly dancers shimmy their way to bodaciousness Oct 18, 2008
She and her dancing partner, Essa Wen (Dl), teach different styles of belly dancing (including a street dance fusion) at studios throughout Taipei and Taichung ... Belly dancing became popular enough in Taiwan to support performance tours last year and this year; each tour included five shows in Taipei, Taichung and Kaoshiung. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Slidin through jazz history Oct 17, 2008
Trombonist and composer Slide Hampton arrives in Taiwan for a performance and master class at the Taichung Jazz Festival next week ... When he gets to Taichung next week, he plans to share some of his wisdom about jazz improvisation in a trombone master class that takes place on the 4th floor of the Windsor Hotel (s) in Taichung next Saturday at 1pm ... Admission for both Hamptons master class and his performance at the final concert of the Taichung Jazz Festival on Oct. 26 is free.... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Taiwan shoplifters fall for false rumour Oct 16, 2008
The teenagers were caught red-handed at a cosmetics shop in the central city of Taichung, local television reported. The girls tried to walk away with 8,000 Taiwan dollars ($A378. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Corruption in sports, government hurts public Oct 15, 2008
Chin Chi-chin is professor of science application and dissemination and dean of the College of Science at National Taichung University. TRANSLATED BY TED YANG This story has been viewed 418 times. (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)
* MAC dismisses charges over restricted fishing area Oct 13, 2008
The COA is expected to set up similar port centers for Chinese fishermen in Wuchi () in central Taiwans Taichung County by the end of this year, while similar areas would be established in other regions next year, such as in the Keelung and Hsinchu areas in northern Taiwan and Pingtung County in southern Taiwan, the report said. In the past, Chinese fishermen have not been permitted to set foot on Taiwans shores except to take refuge when strong typhoons affect waters around the nation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Group protests move to open ports to PRC labor Oct 11, 2008
Wuchi () fishing port in Taichung County will have a fenced off area for Chinese workers by the end of this year, followed by Badouzih (Kl) in Keelung, Nanliao (nd) in Hsinchu City and Donggang (F) in Pingtung County next year. Fisheries Agency officials said Chinese fishermen would be able to earn money doing tasks on shore. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Doctors give pink eye alert Oct 10, 2008
Wei Li-chen (QQu), an ophthalmologist at Taichung Veterans General Hospital, said Taiwan witnessed an outbreak of pink eye last October, with schoolchildren and junior high school students from Greater Taipei and Yunlin and and Chiayi counties most affected. Because her clinic has recently seen a growing number of pink eye cases, Wei advised those who have not been infected with the disease to avoid sharing towels, hand-to-eye contact and eye medicine, and advised people to wash their hands... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
So what is the right stuff? Oct 10, 2008
" Below is a selection of your comments. I remember the ESA's first advertisement for astronauts appearing in the New Scientist in 1977! I was just going to university, and my passion for space travel no doubt influenced my choice of PhD topic 3 years later - the response of plants to gravity. An experiment went on the Shuttle but I didn't go with it alas. And now I'm too old.Megan, Cheshire UK What a pity the cut off age is 37. Some of us who are very fit with oodles of life experience and know... (BBC News -- Science)
* Community Compass:FEATURE: Taiwan move can be hard with special needs kids Oct 7, 2008
In Taichung, schools like Morrison Academy offer programs targeting students learning needs in accordance with each students individual education program. NO SPECIAL EDUCATION. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Taiwan prepares for National Day Oct 4, 2008
In Taichung, the Council for Cultural Affairs plans to entertain central Taiwan residents with music from the internationally renowned violinist Lin Cho-liang (LLG) and the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. Kaohsiung City will be organizing a bicycle-riding carnival circumnavigating the citys bike paths in the afternoon on the same day. (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)
* 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)
* From little acorns K Oct 3, 2008
ON TOUR: Lil Flora will also show at the National Taichung Library Chungsing Concert Hall (x), 291-3 Jingwu Rd, Taichung City (xZ291-3) at 2:30pm and 7:30pm on Oct. 11 and at the Performing Arts Center of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hsinchu County (stU), 146 Xianzheng 9th Rd, Chubei City, Hsinchu County (s_FE146) at 2:30pm and 7:30pm on Nov. 22. Lil Flora (p) is the story of an ordinary little girl and the importance of the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Film festival raises awareness of the plight of migrant workers Oct 3, 2008
The 2008 Anti-Human Trafficking Film Festival Taipei screenings are tonight at 7pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 2pm at the Shin Kong Cineplex (sv), 4F and 5F, 36 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (x_n364-5); screenings are also scheduled for Taichung (Oct. 14 to Oct. 16), Kaohsiung (Oct. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Cancer patient suspends treatment for cycling tour Sep 24, 2008
Pan, a devout Christian, is scheduled to arrive in Taichung City today, where the church will gather 100 people to celebrate his ruby, or 40th, wedding anniversary that day. The church has organized for its members to accompany Pan and provide accommodation for him on his cycling trip. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CPBL: Lions US pitcher flops in Taiwan debut against Bulls Sep 23, 2008
Chuang Chin-he of the Uni-President Lions is out at second as the Sinon Bulls Lin Tsong-nan tries but fails to make a double play in the 8th inning at the Taichung Municipal Baseball Stadium on Sunday ... The Sinon Bulls scored seven early runs and held off a fierce rally by the Uni-President Lions to win 7-5 at the Taichung Municipal Baseball Stadium on Sunday to split a two-game weekend home stand. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Debate on legalizing sex trade continues Sep 23, 2008
UNSYMPATHETIC The streetwalkers, on the other hand, are on their own, easy prey for police desperate to meet arrest quotas and left to battle an unsympathetic legal framework rarely seen anywhere else in the world, said Chen Mei-hua (), an assistant professor at Tunghai Universitys Department of Sociology in Taichung County. Once they are arrested, they can be slapped with a fine of up to NT$30,000 or detained for three days. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Military sends drill troops by high-speed rail Sep 23, 2008
More than 60 members of the 10th Army Group wait for a high-speed train at the Wurih Station near Taichung City yesterday ... The soldiers X wearing camouflage uniforms and face paint X boarded the bullet train at the Wurih Station near Taichung City at 10am and arrived at the Taoyuan Station less than 40 minutes later, a spokesman for the Tenth Army Group said ... Among the canceled exercises were a paratroopers drill at the Cingcyuan Gang (Mu^) air force base in Taichung and an... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Social groups and agencies mark Alzheimers Day Sep 22, 2008
In Taichung, a fair to raise awareness combined a food fete and more than 80 stalls at the Fenglo Sculpture Park. Taichung Deputy Mayor Hsiao Chia-chi (aX) said at the event that the rising number of dementia patients in Taiwan was a huge challenge that the government must tackle. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taipei residents celebrate Car-free Day with bike ride Sep 22, 2008
In Taichung City, 5,000 cyclists rode in a car-free environment from a soccer stadium to a section of the elevated expressway between Taichung and Changhua ... Taipei has marked World Car-free Day since 2002, while Taichung and Kaohsiung began in 2003. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Peng tells details of escape from KMT Sep 21, 2008
Birth: Aug. 15, 1923, in Dajia Township (j), Taichung County. Education. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Firefighter praised as hero after dangerous rescue Sep 20, 2008
Realizing that it was a man waving feebly, Yang ran to alert members of the Taichung Rescue and Relief Association, who had been searching for Lu. Minutes later, Lu was lifted out of the river X battered, exhausted and suffering from hypothermia, but alive. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch: STAPOC in the liquid-crystal ball Sep 20, 2008
Special Taiwanese Autonomous Province of China (STAPOC) Chief Executive Wu Poh-hsiung (dB) and STAPOC Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Lien Chan (s), flanked by Minister of Security Hung (Jiang Qing) Hsiu-chu (xqW) and Heir Apparent Sean Lien (s), are outside the former and future provincial government building near Taichung, and theyre speaking to the nation. Wu urges people to be calm and optimistic. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* The importance of being earnest Sep 19, 2008
When Taichung-based acoustic trio Black Lung Inner City Choir heard about a Taiwanese festival in Toronto that was to take place while they were back in Canada on tour, the band jumped at the chance to participate. We felt that a band of Canadians that has been playing in Taiwan for five years, returning to their native soil to perform at a Taiwanese festival was just an amazingly interesting cultural and musical exchange, says vocalist and guitarist Nick Fothergill. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* [The Vinyl word] Sep 19, 2008
In Taichung, Paul Energy and Renf play Liquid Lounge ... Tomorrow from 10pm to 5am at Liquid Lounge, 98 Chungming S Rd, Taichung City (xn98). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Rescuers scramble to clean up in wake of Sinlaku Sep 17, 2008
In Taichung County, divers and soldiers were combing the Tachia River after part of the Houfeng Bridge (Z) collapsed during the typhoon on Sunday night, causing three cars with six people to plunge into the water ... Eight others in Changhua, Nantou, and Taichung remained missing at press time yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* MOTC unveils bridge repair plan Sep 17, 2008
The collapse of Houfeng Bridge (Z) on Sunday on Provincial Highway 13 between Houli (Z) and Fengyuan () in Taichung County led to at least one death. Rescue units were still searching for five other individuals who went missing after the car they were in plunged off the bridge into the river. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Typhoon leaves 5 dead, 7 missing in Taiwan Sep 16, 2008
Rescuers in Taichung county searching for 5 missing after bridge collapsed ... Soldiers and rescuers in Taichung county are searching for five missing people after a section of a 2,000-foot (600-meter) bridge over the Tachia River collapsed Sunday night. (CNN -- International)
* Four dead, 17 injured in Sinlakus wake Sep 16, 2008
Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo, front left, and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Yang Chiung-ying, center, inspect the Houfeng Bicycle Path in Taichung County to discuss allowing access to scooter drivers ... One man drowned and five were missing after Taichung Countys Houfeng Bridge (Z) collapsed on Sunday ... The bureau still warned residents in Nantou, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung counties of torrential rain. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Wang vows probe on liability Sep 16, 2008
Wang said the Control Yuan would also launch a probe into the liability of public officials after the collapse of Howfeng Bridge in Taichung County on Sunday. The bridge collapse because of heavy rains brought by Typhoon Sinlaku caused one death and five to go missing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Four Dead in Taiwan Typhoon Sep 16, 2008
Part of a bridge in Taichung county of central Taiwan collapsed, killing at least one person in a vehicle that plunged from the span into fast-moving waters below. Two others died in a mudslide in northern Taiwan. (Planet Ark, United States)
* Sinlaku injures 17, becomes tropical storm Sep 15, 2008
LINGERING: While damage was relatively minimal, the agricultural sector suffered NT$114 million in losses and the Howfeng Bridge in Taichung County collapsed By Shelley Shan STAFF REPORTER, WITH DPA Monday, Sep 15, 2008, Page 1 ... All schools and businesses were expected to return to normal today, except for Jenai (R), Hsinyi (Hq) Kuohsing (m) and Yuchih () townships in Nantou County, Alishan Township (s) in Chiayi County and Heping (M) Township in Taichung County ...... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Typhoon Sinlaku floods low-lying areas of Taiwan Sep 15, 2008
Late Sunday, TV stations reported that a bridge in Taichung county had collapsed, plunging three vehicles into a river and drowning at least one person. The fate of the other vehicles' occupants was not immediately known. (USA Today -- Weather)
* Milk powder from China sparks scare Sep 14, 2008
The department said last night that 25 tonnes of the milk powder, packaged in 1,000 packs each containing 25kg, had been sold to 10 distributors in Taipei, Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Hualien, Yunlin and Chiayi counties, as well as Taipei and Taichung cities. Of these, 605 have been distributed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* FEATURE: Planting trees a PR ploy: activists Sep 11, 2008
One example is Dragon Steel Corps expansion of its Taichung County factory, a project that received conditional approval in early June. To gain approval, the company promised to plant trees and cut emissions, but an executive at the steel maker conceded that the added trees would have a limited impact. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Emissions policy doesnt add up Sep 11, 2008
The Taichung plant is planning to install two more units ... The total increase in output will be between 8,400MW and 11,650MW, which is double the current output of the Taichung Power Plant ... Last November, the Taichung Power Plant with its 10 units was already named the most polluting thermal power plant in the world by the renowned scientific journal Nature, and the Mailiao Power Plant was ranked sixth. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ma has abased himself for nought Sep 10, 2008
Do former foreign ministers Fredrick Chien (_) and now Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (Jj), who have worked so hard for the ROC, agree. Lets go on to the diplomatic truce. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ma to recite Long Live the ROC on Double Ten day Sep 10, 2008
The organizing committee will also work with the Taichung City Government to hold a National Day concert, Wang said. This story has been viewed 799 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Foundation uses film to spotlight modern slavery Sep 9, 2008
Screenings of the films will be held next month in Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Taitung, with forums being held at the end of each screening. Admission is free. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
