* FEATURE: Small, remote schools struggle to stay open Sep 8, 2008
In Taitung County, 55 elementary schools are so small they have six or fewer classes each ... On the first day of school last Monday, 90 elementary schools in Taitung opened X one fewer than the previous year because of the low enrollment ... A proposal 15 years ago to close schools in Liji (QN) and Fuyuan (I) villages in the mountains of Beinan Township (n), Taitung County, because each had had fewer than 15 students for years, was rejected. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* BUSINESS BRIEFS Sep 5, 2008
A new variety of oolong tea has been developed on a plantation in Taitung County, with a taste that is described as smooth and naturally sweet. The new variety, called red oolong tea, was developed as a result of joint efforts between a farmers association in Luye Township () in Taitung County and the Council of Agricultures Tea Research and Extension Station in Taoyuan County. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Potential permanent nuclear waste sites announced Sep 4, 2008
Local residents yesterday protest against the possibility of building a permanent low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in Taitung Countys Nantien Village ... Under consideration are Taitung Countys Nantien Village (n), Pingtung Countys Hsuhai Village () and Penghus Dongjiyu Islet (FN) X all remote and sparsely populated communities ... As for Taitung, the eastern county is caught in a dilemma. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
M5.1 earthquake hits Taiwan Aug 27, 2008
1 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan's Taitung in the southeast Wednesday early morning, with no casualties reported. The quake struck at 1:48 a.m. Wednesday ( 0148 GMT Wednesday), and its epicenter was 23. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Chen, Huang questioned upon return Aug 26, 2008
Chiu said prosecutors had acted unfairly by questioning Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs) over her alleged abuse of public funds for overseas trips immediately after her arrival in the country while failing to do so in Chen Chih-chungs case. Asked for comment, KMT caucus deputy secretary-general Chang Hsien-yao (i) said Chen Chih-chung and Huang had failed to account for the origin of the money wired by the Chen family abroad. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: ASK A-HOK Aug 26, 2008
Taipei Countys Fulong Beach (), Miaoli Countys Chiting (T) and Tunghsiao beaches (q]), and Taitung Countys Shanyuan Beach () are also good choices. However, if gorgeous weather, a nice stretch of sand, and [not so] crystal clean waters in a million shades of blue is more your style, then A-hok would humbly suggest you visit the beaches in Kenting, and on Lanyu and Penghu islands. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Promoting sports not childs play Aug 20, 2008
If all they had done was sit in their VIP seats in the Birds Nest and politely clap during the opening ceremony without thinking about what was actually taking place, the nature of their visit to China would be no different from Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chens (KRs) trips to Europe. For the past 20 years, Taiwan has faced oppression and received unfair treatment on the international sports scene. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Marine biologists find new algal reef in Shanyuan Bay Aug 16, 2008
A section of algal reef along the coast of Shanyuan Bay in Taitung County is pictured on Tuesday ... Marine biologists at Academia Sinica have spotted a previously unknown patch of algal reefs along the coast of Shanyuan Bay (W) in Taitung County, with a total surface area estimated to be larger than any other algal reef in eastern Taiwan, sources at the institution said on Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taitung festival a slice of island life Aug 15, 2008
Taitung festival a slice of island life ... WHAT: East Coast Music Festival (Fu), also known as Island 2 Island Taitung Music Festival ... WHERE: East Coast Jialulan () Recreation Area, located off Highway 11 (x11u), south of Dulan (), Taitung County and north of Taitung City, near the 157. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Aug 14, 2008
Taitung hosts music festival. An annual music festival in Taitung County that begins Saturday will feature Aboriginal music and pan-Asian reggae, a local official said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Cruise liner train leaves Hualien for southeastern tour Aug 12, 2008
The train departed at 7:30am, making stops in Jian (Nw), Wanrong (Ua), Dongli (F) and Fuli (I) before arriving in Taitung Countys Guanshan (s) ... The TRA has also prepared cruise trains for the Taipei-Suao Line along the northeast coast and the Kaohsiung-Taitung South Link Line. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* EDITORIAL: Is history bound to repeat itself? Aug 11, 2008
It was with a sense of comeuppance that the Integrity Committee of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) suspended Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs) from the party last week for spending millions of taxpayer dollars on overseas inspection trips ... When the former KMT Taitung County commissioner Wu Chun-li (dT) was convicted of corruption and vote buying back in 2005, he did something far-fetched even by Taiwanese political standards ... More astonishing still was the fact... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* GIO axes ads featuring Kuang at Taipei airport Aug 10, 2008
In the wake of controversy surrounding Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs) over her alleged abuse of public funds for overseas trips, Taipei Songshan Airport and Taitung Railway Station recently removed advertising billboards that featured Kuang promoting tourism in Taitung. The advertisement removed by the airport carried a large picture of Kuang and her signature with a small logo reading Festival of Austronesian Culture in Taitung ... Meanwhile, a TVBS report said that Kao... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP sues Ma for declassifying files Aug 9, 2008
Gao added that declassifying the documents at a sensitive time such as this was a tactic to distract the publics attention from Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chens (KRs) corruption case, and Mas own plummeting public support. The legislators denied discussing the lawsuit with Chen prior to filing the case yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Wu promises to protect KMTs image Aug 8, 2008
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (dB) said yesterday the party would take measures to prevent local KMT government heads from damaging the partys reputation in the wake of Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chens (KRs) controversial foreign trips ... Although Kuang has defended her foreign inspection tours, she was named an interested party on Tuesday after being questioned by Taitung prosecutors amid accusations that she had wasted more than NT$10 million... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* ANALYSIS: Government must tackle excessive spending: analysts Aug 7, 2008
E Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs), 8 trips ... The government should take the controversy surrounding Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chens (KRs) latest trip abroad seriously, analysts said, and rethink budgets and regulations for official overseas inspection tours ... She apologized to residents of Taitung upon her return on Monday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* US green hotelier planning to list on the local market Aug 7, 2008
Chang said the company was eyeing a piece of land in Taitung, but was also worried of difficulties in acquiring land. We welcome companies from different industries that are interested in cooperating with our company, but the premise is that we share the same belief, Chang said by telephone yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Kuang quizzed by prosecutors Aug 6, 2008
SLEEPING ON IT: The Taitung County commissioner spoke to prosecutors yesterday after disappearing following the questioning of other Taitung officials on Monday By Jimmy Chuang and Flora Wang STAFF REPORTERS Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008, Page 1. Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs), who courted controversy by embarking on a 13-day inspection trip to Europe as a typhoon approached Taiwan, was named as an interested party after being questioned by Taitung prosecutors yesterday afternoon... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Exhibition features art by teenage cancer survivor Aug 6, 2008
Born in Taitung to a Korean pastor father, Sun Chang-wu (]^), and Bunun Aboriginal mother, Ma Chiu-chin (^), Ma has just passed the high school entrance exam and will attend National Taitung Senior High School. This story has been viewed 301 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Kuang missing after returning from Europe Aug 5, 2008
Officials were looking for the Taitung county chief to question her about the nature of her frequent foreign inspection trips By Flora Wang STAFF REPORTER Tuesday, Aug 05, 2008, Page 1. Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen, center, walks past reporters in Taipei yesterday ... Prosecutors were last night looking for Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs), who fueled controversy for failing to cancel a trip to Europe ahead of a major typhoon last week, after she disappeared... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Kuang forged overseas trip reports, DPP says Aug 3, 2008
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday accused Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs) of forging trip reports for her overseas travels. Cheng Wen-tsang (G), director of DPPs Department of Culture and Information, told a press conference yesterday that Kuangs husband, Wu Chun-li (dT) X a former Taitung County commissioner and currently a councilor to the Taitung County Government X had gone on a trip to Thailand with county government officials in June last... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Former DPP Taipei City councilor gets six-year sentence Aug 2, 2008
In related news, the Chinese Nationalist Partys (KMT) Taitung branch passed details of its case against Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chens (KRs) frequent foreign visits to the partys Evaluation and Discipline Committee for further investigation ... After the commissioners behavior attracted widespread criticism from local residents and politicians across party lines, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (dB) asked the partys Taitung branch to gather information and send it to the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan Beer bash Aug 1, 2008
Then its a triple bill of talented singers: Golden Melody Award-winning Puyuma songstress Jiajia (aa); Alin, who was recently discovered by an agent at the EZ5 club in Taitung; and, finally, Jeannie Hsieh (P), winner of the Best Taiwanese Female Singer gong at the 2007 Golden Melody Awards. The Taiwan Beer Factory in Wujih (QstFjes) is located at 1 Guanghua Rd, Wujih, Taichung County (xQm@). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP pans Taitung County head over trips made abroad Jul 31, 2008
DPP pans Taitung County head over trips made abroad ... The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus yesterday accused Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs) of wasting public funds on several trips abroad during her term ... DPP Legislator Gao Jyh-peng (P) told a press conference yesterday that Kuang was leading 10 Taitung County township heads on the 13-day visit to Italy at a cost of NT$1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* EDITORIAL: Kuang Li-chens flights of fancy Jul 31, 2008
If there were any upside to the passage of Typhoon Fung-wong earlier this week, it was its exposure of the manner in which taxpayers money is being spent by Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (KRs) ... Coming to Kuangs defense, the Taitung County Government argued that the delegation had departed days before the Central Weather Bureau issued a typhoon alert ... This explanation is disingenuous, however, because it was already known at the time that a serious storm was headed toward... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Powerful typhoon slams Taiwan Jul 29, 2008
A man drowned when he slipped into a flooded rice paddy in Taitung County in southeast Taiwan, the disaster relief center said. Authorities evacuated more than 1,000 isolated villagers and barred traffic at low lying, vulnerable bridges, the center said. (MSNBC -- International)
* Fung-wong hits the nation, killing two Jul 29, 2008
RED ALERT: Hualien County was on alert over 31 rivers, while the death toll reached two: a man in Taitung fell from a roof and a woman in Tainan County fell into a gutter By Shelley Shan and Meggie Lu STAFF REPORTERS Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008, Page 1 ... The typhoon made landfall between Chinpu (R), Hualien County, and Changbin (), Taitung County, at 6:50am ... The east coast faced the most immediate threat from the typhoon yesterday morning, with damage reported in both Hualien and Taitung... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Taiwan Shuts Exchanges, Businesses and Schools as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hits Jul 28, 2008
It was 30 kilometers east of the central county of Taitung at 11 a.m. local time. A 26-year-old woman was found dead in Taitung after drowning, according to local television channel TVBS, which said it was the first typhoon-related death. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
* Fung-wong closes offices and schools Jul 28, 2008
The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said that starting at 8pm yesterday, eastbound trains X including Taipei to Hualien, Taipei to Pingtung and Kaohsiung to Taitung X and all trains running on the eastern line would be canceled. All domestic flights to and from Penghu, Hualien and Taitung airports today have been canceled. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
One dead after typhoon pounds Taiwan Jul 28, 2008
A 68-year-old man died in south-eastern Taitung county when the gale-force winds blew him off the roof of his home, which he had been trying to repair during the storm, the National Fire Agency said. Of the six people hurt, four of them lived in the capital Taipei, said the agency which coordinates rescue missions here. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
More than 270,000 people evacuated as Typhoon approaches Jul 28, 2008
Typhoon Fung Wong, the eighth tropical storm of this year, turned into a strong typhoon at 8:00 p.m. Its eye was monitored at the sea about 210 kilometers to the east of Taitung County in Taiwan, according to the provincial observatory. It moved westward and was forecast to land Taiwan on Sunday night or Monday morning. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Fishing association warns of unusual shark increase Jul 18, 2008
HANGING AROUND: Taitung fishermen normally pull up around 10 sharks per year, but around 50 have been caught in the area so far this year, a local fisherman said STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Friday, Jul 18, 2008, Page 2. A blue shark caught off the coast of Taitung County on Wednesday is pictured on a hook ... A fishing association in Taitung has issued a code-red warning to tourists and recreational fishermen warning of a surge in the number of sharks in Taitung waters. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Consider life under communism Jul 15, 2008
The eight airports under the plan include Hualien, Taitung and a few other dual use (military and civilian) airports, despite objections by the military authorities about the weakening of Taiwans national security. While the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) keeps building up its capacity to overwhelm Taiwans defenses with a multi-pronged blitzkrieg, Minister of National Defense Chen Chao-min (F) is reportedly considering cutting the military force by 40,000 to as little as 200,000 in six... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Carrefour sees growing market in private-label items Jul 15, 2008
Carrefour plans to open 10 more stores in Ilan, Touliu City, Yunlin County, Taitung and other areas in the second half of this year, which will give it a total of 57 stores and leave local rivals RT-Mart (jo) and Far Eastern Geant (RR) lagging far behind. Carrefours revenues in the second quarter grew 2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Premier Liu causes stir with Suhua comments Jul 7, 2008
Mao said the policy was to give residents in Hualien and Taitung a safe way home. Citing statistics from the Directorate General of Highways, Mao said the 20km stretch from Nanao (nD) to Hoping (M) between Suao (D) and Hualien was either closed or had only one lane open to traffic about 50 days per year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Tourism industry mixed on effects of Chinese groups Jul 7, 2008
Chinese tourists from the first tour group from Shanghai have their picture taken during a visit to Sanhsientai in Chengkung Township, Taitung County, yesterday. Some of the tour members said they were already planning their next trip to Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* THE LIBERTY TIMES EDITORIAL: Brushing national security aside Jul 4, 2008
In particular, adding Hualien and Taitung airports puts the nation in a dangerous situation. Hualien and Taitung are particularly significant for protecting combat capabilities in wartime and therefore should not be open to the flights ... Minister of National Defense Chen Chao-min (F), who has an air force background, is against opening Hualien and Taitung airports to cross-strait flights, but Mas decision outweighed their protests. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CROSS-STRAIT FLIGHTS: REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Charter flights prove headache for officials Jul 3, 2008
KMT Legislator Justin Huang (x), who representing districts in Taitung, also accused the CAA of not doing enough to help local governments secure charter flights. Earlier this week Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Tsai Ing-wen (^) said the KMT government was overly optimistic about the cross-strait charter flight service and should have evaluated market demand before it decided to open up certain airports. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Airport quarantine procedures ready, official says Jul 2, 2008
Apart from Taipeis Songshan Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which are already equipped with quarantine officials and specially trained dogs, Yeh said, the other airports X Hualien and Taitung airports, Chingchuankang Airport in Taichung and the airport on Penghu X have also scaled up their quarantine controls. Despite warming cross-strait relations that have led to Taiwan permitting the entry of large numbers of Chinese visitors and the two sides agreement to operate... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Theres no threat from an ideology thats passe Jul 2, 2008
Indeed, thousands of political prisoners held on Green Island, Taitung County, in the 1950s came from this group ... Gradually, the number of pro-independence political prisoners at the Taiyuan () rehabilitation camp, also in Taitung County, caught up with the number of communist prisoners. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CAA yet to sign off on cross-strait flights Jul 1, 2008
On its return trip, the airplane will land in Taitung instead. The cancellation of the flight made CAA the target of criticism from lawmakers, who said that the administration was not doing enough to help local governments in this regard. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Tourism Bureau seeks to distribute Chinese flights Jun 27, 2008
Eight airports, including Taipei Songshan, Taoyuan International Airport and those in Taichung, Kaohsiung, Hualien and Taitung, have been designated to handle cross-strait charter flights. However, as of yesterday no Chinese or Taiwanese airline had applied for cross-strait service to or from Taitung. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* EDITORIAL: Taking constitutional cover Jun 26, 2008
The following day, while visiting Hongye Elementary School in a remote part of Taitung County, the president spoke on behalf of Tsungyeh Elementary School, saying that closing down the school requires a review as it could widen the education gap between urban and rural areas. Ma again surprised many on Tuesday, when he weighed in on the issue concerning former Ministry of Education secretary-general Chuang Kuo-rong (a). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* [CD REVIEWS: TAIWAN] Jun 25, 2008
These are no mean feats for the 21-year-old Taitung native and National Dong Hwa University (Fj) student. But despite the considerable talent and money that have been thrown at the album, it lacks cohesion and soul. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Tourism services must improve: Liu Jun 22, 2008
The services will initally cover five Chinese cities X Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Nanjing X and eight Taiwan airports in Taipei, Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Penghu, Hualien, Kinmen and Taitung. Noting that renovation work undertaken at Songshan Airport was proceeding satisfactorily, Liu said he hoped that Taiwan would also pay attention to both the services the country can offer and the training of those involved in the travel industry. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Immigration prepares for influx of Chinese tourists Jun 21, 2008
The airports to be used for cross-strait flights are Taipeis Songshan Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in northern Taiwan, Taichung Airport in central Taiwan, Kaohsiung International Airport in southern Taiwan, Hualien and Taitung airports in eastern Taiwan and Kinmen and Makung airports in the Taiwan Strait. In an effort to accelerate the application process of Chinese tour groups visiting Taiwan, the government will also set up service centers in the cities of Taipei,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ma using economy as a guise to push unification: groups Jun 20, 2008
Chen Gau-tzu (L), secretary-general of the the Northern Taiwan Society, questioned potential security loopholes in opening airports in Hualien and Taitung for direct cross-strait flights. Many of Taiwans air force bases are located in the region, separated from the rest of the island by mountains. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Airlines focus on three airports for cross-strait flights Jun 19, 2008
Based on the agreement the Straits Exchange Foundation and Chinas Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait reached last week, Taiwan agreed to open the airports in Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Penghu, Hualien, Kinmen and Taitung to cross-strait charter flights. A total of 36 round-trip charter flights will initially be offered between China and Taiwan from Friday to Monday, with each side offering 18 round-trip flights during these four days. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Wang urges speed on cross-strait bill Jun 17, 2008
The use of airports in Hualien and Taitung, which double as military airfields, was of concern in terms of national security, he said. With the DPP having laid the groundwork for the weekend charter flights and increasing the number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan, Cheng said SEF could have done a better job. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Cross-strait charter flight deal inked Jun 14, 2008
Eight destinations in Taiwan were listed: Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei, Penghu, Hualien, Kinmen and Taitung. The charter services will run from Friday to Monday, with each side operating 18 round-trip flights per week, or a total of 36 round-trip flights. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
China-Taiwan flight deal marks further thaw in ties Jun 14, 2008
Those bases in Hualien and Taitung are "the last line of defense for air combat," the defense official says. But the deal includes the two airports. (Christian Science Monitor)
Mainland, Taiwan agree on weekend charter flights Jun 13, 2008
Taiwan will have eight terminals: Taipei, Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Penghu, Hualien, Kinmen and Taitung. According to the minute, the flights from Taiwan to Shanghai will be restricted to a maximum of nine every weekend and those from the mainland to Taichung to six. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Official welcomes China talks over nuclear waste Jun 10, 2008
Meanwhile, he said, Taiwan Power Co has chosen eight possible sites X Wangan Township (w) in Penghu and seven others in Taiwan proper, including Mudan Township (d) in Pingtung County and Daren (F) and Dawu (jZ) townships in Taitung X to build storage sites for low-level nuclear waste. This story has been viewed 498 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] Jun 6, 2008
Of Puyuma and Amis ancestry, the Taitung native is often called the Tracy Chapman of Taiwan for her deep voice and soulful performances. The 41-year-old singer-songwriter is among the new wave of singers of the last decade that have brought Aboriginal folk into Taiwans indie mainstream with original compositions and fresh interpretations of traditional songs. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Nuclear disposal site still unknown May 28, 2008
Reports said that Taipower has chosen four possible sites X Mudan Township in Pingtung County, Daren and Dawu townships in Taitung County and Wanan Township on Penghu X for the final storage site. The first three townships agreed to allow Taipower to conduct geological surveys, but as the law stipulates that the establishment of the site would require the consent of county residents through a local referendum and not just the consent of township residents, Taipower dared not conduct the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Direct flights likely to start in July May 23, 2008
The eight airports are Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Kaohsiung International Airport, Taipei Songshan Airport, Chingchuankang Airport in Taichung and the airports in Hualien, Taitung, Kinmen and Penghu ... Meanwhile, the military said it hoped that Taoyuan and Kaohsiung airports would be the first to be opened to direct flights, and that Hualien and Taitung airports should be last ... We have military facilities and deployments in Hualien and Taitung that should remain classified. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* How to best allow adults to continue education May 21, 2008
A telephone poll conducted last fall by Nantao Community College showed that if financial obstacles were removed and classes were held in convenient locations, 80 percent of adults in Taitung County would want to take some kind of classes ... Liu Chiung-hsi is a professor at National Taitung University and general manager of the Nantao Community College Development Association. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* MOTC chairman sets sights on flights, tourists May 14, 2008
Regarding the controversial Suhua Freeway, Mao said it is better to ask the residents in Hualien and Taitung whether they are satisfied with the transportation system they have at the moment. Mao said the construction project must first be reviewed by the Environmental Protection Administration and it would take at least seven or eight years before the construction could be completed, however he said that the people in Hualien and Taitung could not wait that long.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Nursery closes for enterovirus disinfection May 8, 2008
The Taitung County Government decided yesterday to temporarily shut down the county nursery school to clean and disinfect the facility after more than 10 children became infected with enterovirus. Senior officials from the county governments Social Affairs Bureau, Education Bureau and Public Health Bureau made the decision at an emergency meeting held to deal with the outbreak. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Cyclone Noguri disrupts air traffic over weekend Apr 21, 2008
A man tries to move his scooter in Taitung County yesterday after his house was flooded following the heavy rainfall brought by extratropical cyclone Noguri. PHOTO: CHANG TSUN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Apr 18, 2008
Firemen rushed the 57-year-old man, surnamed Chen (), to the Taitung branch of Mackay Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for second-degree burns to 20 percent of his body. Fishing experts said Chens carbon fiber fishing rod, which was touching his stomach, served as a conductor for the lightening bolt. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* MOTC says it is ready for cross-strait charter flights Apr 15, 2008
DIRECT: Sources in the Civil Aeronautics Association said that in addition to Taoyuan International Airport, other locations in Taichung, Taitung and Hualien were considered By Shelley Shan STAFF REPORTER Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008, Page 2 ... Sources within the CAA said yesterday that aside from Taoyuan International Airport, the administration had considered other domestic airports that have the capacity to accommodate cross-strait charter flights, such as Taichung, Taitung and Hualien. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* The best of all worlds Apr 11, 2008
Taitungs National Museum of Prehistory (OWve]), Taitung Hunter School (xFyH) and Mountain Boar University (sj) make up the second days itinerary. Participants will see how hunting knowledge is passed from generation to generation, as well as how elders pass on their tribes history and ways of thinking through storytelling. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan Sesame Oil Chicken Festival cooks up a feast Apr 7, 2008
Brown, high quality, aged ginger and sesame oil from Yunlins Peikang Township (_) were used to stir-fry the drumsticks of 100-day-old free-range chickens from Hualien and Taitung. Simmer for 12 hours with our specialty stock and voila, you have your sesame oil chicken, Chen said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ma not interested in party chairmanship, office says Apr 4, 2008
Lo was approached for comment after the Chinese-language United Daily News reported yesterday that Ma was on the same flight to eastern Taiwan as a handcuffed prisoner who was being escorted by police to a prison in Taitung. The report said that Ma was seated in the first row while the prisoner was at the back of the plane. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
