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    Google News: Taiwan

  • Taiwanese boats engaged in illegal fishing may lose licenses: COA - eTaiwan News

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am
    Taiwanese boats engaged in illegal fishing may lose licenses: COAeTaiwan News21 (CNA) Taiwanese fishing vessels found engaging in illegal fishing activities in international waters will face penalties that could include a revocation Greenpeace accuses Taiwan tolerating overfishing tuna stocksMonsters and Critics.comall 3 news articles »

  • Few Taiwanese expected to seek accreditation of China diplomas - eTaiwan News

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:40 am
    MSN Philippines NewsFew Taiwanese expected to seek accreditation of China diplomaseTaiwan News21 (CNA) Only 2000 to 3000 Taiwanese students who have received diplomas from Chinese universities will return to Taiwan to seek accreditation in Taiwan PM urges China to withdraw missiles: reportAFPTaiwanese stage protest to pressure government on risky US beef importsWorldwide Faith News (press release)Merrill Lynch raises Taiwan's 2009, 2010 GDP growth ratesChina PostHuffington Post (blog) -2TheAdvocate -Taiwan Todayall 35 news articles »

  • The Talented Mr. Pang - Wall Street Journal

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:35 am
    The Talented Mr. PangWall Street JournalThe still-unraveling scandal cost his investors, most from his native Taiwan, as much as $600 million, according to estimates from the receiver. and more »

  • Taiwan dollar, stocks fall on intervention risk - China Post

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm
    Kuala Lumpur NewsTaiwan dollar, stocks fall on intervention riskChina PostTAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's dollar dropped for a third day, its longest losing streak of the month, after the central bank said it will intervene if Taiwan:Up To NT$300 Bln Idle Foreign Funds Should GoWall Street JournalChina and Taiwan sign financial MOUIFR AsiaTaiwan hopes for religious exchanges with China: presidenteTaiwan NewsNew York Times -Alibaba News Channel -Monsters and Critics.comall 210 news articles »

  • Taiwan likely to issue about T$450 bln govt bonds in 2010 - Forbes

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    Taiwan likely to issue about T$450 bln govt bonds in 2010ForbesTAIPEI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan is set next month to finalise the amount of government bonds it plans to issue next year, with a budget likely below this and more »
 
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    China Post: Taiwan

  • ROAD PROJECT BEGINS

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:04 am
    (ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma ying-jeou yesterday presided over a ground-breaking ceremony to kick off construction of a 40-kilometer elevated freeway at a total cost of NT$88.257 billion, a project designed to widen the section between Wugu of Taipei County and Yangmei of Taoyuan County on the Sun Yat-sen National Expressway, according to the National Expressway Engineering Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC).
 
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  • Taiwan headline news

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Saturday are as follows: @The China Times: Taiwan researcher records his observations in first cross-strait Antarctic research project @The United Daily News: Former interior minister given light sentence in public construction case because he refused bribes @The Liberty Times: Elementary school in Taichung County reportedly forced students to write to President Ma to invite him to school's centennial celebrations @Central Daily News online: President Ma Ying-jeou stumps for KMT candidate in Yilan, supports resumption of…

  • Today in history

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) Today is Saturday, Nov. 21, or the fifth day of the tenth month of the Year of the Ox according to the lunar calendar. Following is a list of important events that have occurred on this date in the past: 1937: Kao Chih-hang, a Republic of China "814 Air Action" hero, is killed at Chouchiakou airport by a Japanese fighter plane bombing before his fighter plane takes off to strike head-on. 1947: The first National Assembly elections in the Republic of China are held. 1969: The United States and Japan issue a joint statement that the United States hands over Okinawa to…

  • Taiwan editorial abstracts

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) The following is a brief roundup of selected local newspaper editorials Friday: Liberty Times: President Ma Ying-jeou's move toward eventual unification of Taiwan and China has moved a step forward after Minister of Education Wu Ching-chi unveiled a plan to accredit Chinese diplomas. The plan, if adopted, will allow some 100,000 Taiwanese young people trained at Chinese universities to work in Taiwan and even to qualify to serve as civil servants and teachers. Those people, who have already been brainwashed by China, are sure to instil local people with their…

  • Today in history

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) Today is Friday, Nov. 20, or the fourth day of the 10th month of the Year of the Ox according to the lunar calendar. Following is a list of important events that have occurred on this date in the past: 1937: Kao Chih-hang, a Republic of China "814 Air Action" hero, is killed at Chouchiakou airport by a Japanese fighter plane bombing before his fighter plane takes off to strike head-on. 1947: The first National Assembly elections in the Republic of China are held. 1969: The United States and Japan issue a joint statement that the United States hands over Okinawa to Japan…

  • Taiwan headline news

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Friday are as follows: @The China Times: Premier rejects livelihood-improvement plans by ministries, saying they fail to address issues of ordinary people @The United Daily News: The Navy approves retirement of lieutenant commander in six hours, giving him NT$1.82 million lump sum, after he was accused of molesting girl @The Liberty Times: Many baseball players accuse Chang Chi-cha of throwing games @Central Daily News online: Lien Chan and Ma Ying-jeou parade Yunlin in motorcade to solicit votes for KMT candidates @Economic…
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    Topix: Taiwan News

  • Taiwan market: TWM offers new hourly charge scheme for 3.5G mobile access to Internet

    21 Nov 2009 | 10:02 am
    Harris Lin, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Monday 16 November 2009] Taiwan Mobile , a major mobile carrier in Taiwan, has offered a new rate scheme for its 3.5G Internet-access service.

  • US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:57 am
    Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would likely set back warming US ties with China.

  • Friday Night Lites

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:48 am
    On video: FAPA's Bob Yang on Al Jazeera presenting the pro-Taiwan side, and academic Bonnie Glaser of the CSIS think tank, which represents the center-right corporate Establishment view that wants sell Taiwan to China in the (vain) hope that China will turn up sweet (they will simply ask for more).

  • Taiwan should help cope with climate change: president

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm
    Taipei, Nov. 16 Taiwan should make a greater contribution to the worldwide effort to cope with climate change, President Ma Ying-jeou said Monday.

  • Taiwan going high-tech with China

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm
    Taiwana s government will decide by the end of the year whether high-tech investments with China will be relaxed.
 
 
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  • Taiwan: Science park expansion dispute

    vergilyeh
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:41 am
    Recently, the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has passed a bill in favor of Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) fourth stage expansion. The construction plan has drawn the attention of ecologists and caused heated discussion in the Taiwan blogosphere. Jeremy explains the problem of the construction plan in a blog post “They Don't Care About Us”: 中 科四期落腳彰化二林，其附近是有台灣米倉之稱的稻米重要產銷專區，濁水溪的水資源更是灌溉出全台數一數二的西螺與溪湖果菜市場，彰雲兩縣的沿海更是有產…

  • Taiwan: Movie used to mend Taiwan-Japan relations

    David Reid
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am
    “Hatta Yoichi” (八田與一) is a Japanese animated film about a Japanese engineer who was responsible for the development of irrigation systems in southern Taiwan. Sponge Bear comments on an article discussing how Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has used the release of the movie to improve relations between Taiwan and Japan.

  • Taiwan: Protest against American beef by eating cow dung

    Oiwan Lam
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm
    Roy Berman from Mutantfrong Travelogue blogs about a recent protest action in Taiwan against the importation of American beef. The student wanted to show that eating American beef is scarier than eating Taiwanese cow dung!

  • Taiwan: Introducing Best English Blogs

    Portnoy
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:43 am
    David on Formosa publishes a series of posts introducing some of the best Taiwan blogs in English(bridge bloggers).

  • Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

    Aparna Ray
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:31 pm
    The 2003, the Geneva Declaration of the Global Forum of Indigenous Peoples and the Information Society stated that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) should be used to support and encourage cultural diversity and to preserve and promote the language, distinct identities and traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples, nations and tribes in a manner which they determine best advances these goals. The evolution of the information and communication societies must be founded on the respect and promotion of the rights of Indigenous peoples, nations and tribes and our distinctive and…
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    The View from Taiwan

  • Friday Night Lites

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:35 am
    On video: FAPA's Bob Yang on Al Jazeera presenting the pro-Taiwan side, and academic Bonnie Glaser of the CSIS think tank, which represents the center-right corporate Establishment view that wants sell Taiwan to China in the (vain) hope that China will turn up sweet (they will simply ask for more). Note that while Dr. Yang's agenda is clearly identified by Riz Khan, Bonnie Glaser's is masked and she is portrayed as a disinterested centrist analyst -- a common pattern in the media. By locating Glaser as a centrist, Yang can then be pigeonholed as a non-centrist, though in fact both are equally…

  • Chiang's Gold: where is it?

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:37 pm
    There's a persistent myth among KMTers and resentful PRC trollbots alike that the KMT stabilized the economy of Taiwan with the gold looted from China's treasury (I discuss why it is nonsense here). WSJ featured a letter yesterday that sheds light on the gold issue: NOVEMBER 19, 2009Those Golden Days Flying Out of ChinaRegarding Melanie Kirkpatrick's review of "The Last Empress" by Hannah Pakula ("China's Mystery Lady," Bookshelf, Nov. 4): When Chiang Kai-shek decamped to Taiwan in 1949, he took the gold with him. Trans Ocean Airlines picked up the gold in Taiwan and transported it to Oakland…

  • E-government Aargh

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:52 pm
    MyEgov of Taiwan is having a photo contest and they want you to register and vote. The link for the registration is here. There are some really lovely photos there, but the interface is clunkier than a Model A.Aargh.To promote it, they flipped me an image and an email advertising the contest. Brilliant e-government planning.... the email they sent contained only the image and no other information -- no link-- while the image itself... contains no link to the online contest they are promoting.Aargh._______________________[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its…

  • House Members Introduce Bill on Arms Sales to Taiwan

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:42 pm
    FAPA passed this around:SENIOR HOUSE MEMBERS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION RE. ARMS SALES FOR TAIWAN - Resolution Seeks to Reinvigorate Congressional Oversight on Defense Consultation(Washington) – In an attempt to pressure the Obama administration to expedite a decision on F-16C/Ds sale and notify Congress of the remainder of the defense services and articles for Taiwan that were approved by the Bush administration, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), along with Taiwan caucus co-chairs, Reps. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Phil Gingrey (R-GA)…

  • Listen for the Giant Sucking Sound: Financial MOU inked

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
    Lots of news and commentary on Taiwan-China relations in the wake of the MOU negotiations. We'll start with the eTaiwan News editorial:In an address at a seminar on "60 Years Across the Taiwan Strait" held in Taipei last week, former CCP Central Party School vice president Zheng Bijian highlighted Beijing's position that there was an "objective need" for a "cross-strait peaceful development framework" to permit "the gradual resolution of the remnant historical issues and the new problems in future cross-strait development."Zheng grabbed headlines with his declarations that "mainstream public…
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  • World moving towards abolition of the death penalty: Hood

    David Reid
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pm
    “There is a new dynamic at work. The worldwide movement to abolish the death penalty is now irresistible,” said Roger Hood in a public talk last night in Taipei. Hood is a Professor Emeritus of criminology at Oxford University and a former consultant to the United Nations on the death penalty. Hood laid out clear evidence for his thesis that the world was moving towards abolition and that the pace of this movement has increased over the past twenty years. He said the change is occurring across the globe in different political systems and different cultures. He cited…

  • Some great Taiwan blogs: Part 3

    David Reid
    15 Nov 2009 | 3:56 am
    I have already written about great Taiwan blogs part one and part two. After finishing those posts I realised there were still a few blogs I had inadvertently omitted. I’ll make amends with a third installment. Patrick Cowsill blogs on life in Taiwan with some interesting history and culture related posts. Brian Webb features photography captured on film. Wandering Taiwan is a great travel blog with a focus on Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. Conductor’s Notebook is Alton’s notes with a focus on music and the arts. Steven Crook collects his writings which appear in various…

  • Some great Taiwan blogs: Part 2

    David Reid
    12 Nov 2009 | 10:20 pm
    Following yesterday’s post on some great Taiwan blogs, here are some more great Taiwan blogs in the categories of travel, photography, politics and tech. Travel Hiking Taiwan and Pashan are two blogs dedicated to hiking in Taiwan’s high mountains. Both feature great photos and commentary. A Hungry Girl is the definitive blog of food in Taipei. From gourmet restaurants to cheap street snacks she has it covered. The Daily Bubble Tea has great photography and interesting travel stories. Todd also posts links every Thursday. My Several Worlds features interviews, photos and travel…

  • Some great Taiwan blogs: Part 1

    David Reid
    12 Nov 2009 | 1:46 am
    The Taiwan Best Blog Awards are now on and calling for registrations. I thought it would be a good time to link to and highlight some of the diverse and interesting Taiwan related blogs. Not all of these blogs are registered in the blog directory at Taiwanderful, but I hope some of those that aren’t can register and be considered for the awards. Taiwanderful has also created a Twitter list of Taiwan bloggers. Any Taiwan bloggers using Twitter can send an @reply to Taiwanderful to be added. Andre maintains Bloggers in Taiwan which features a different Taiwan blog each week and has an…

  • Referendum march starts in Taipei

    David Reid
    7 Nov 2009 | 11:05 pm
    A march around Taiwan calling for a referendum on any Taiwan-China agreement and amendments to the Referendum Law began in Taipei this morning. Several hundred people wearing “doli” (bamboo hats) set out from Longshan Temple to begin a seven week long walk around Taiwan. The walk has the slogan “The people are the masters” (人民做主) emphasizing the right of the people to make decisions on issues of national importance via a referendum. A translation of the movement’s demands is available here. The Nuke-4 Referendum Initiative Association…
 
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  • Class Dismissed!

    thenhbushman
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:37 am
    Photos by MJ Klein I’ve been attending Chinese classes at NCTU in Hsinchu.  Recently some of my classmates asked me if I would mind taking them to a place for some good Thai food.  They picked the right person to ask!  A group (which shall remain anonymous in order to protect their academic career) went with me in my car, another in a taxi following, and 2 other friends met us there.  It was an evening to remember! This was the scene at (what used to be called) “The Blue Sky” (more on this in another article).  Against the wall from L to R is Michael Cannon and…

  • Road Work, Part VI

    thenhbushman
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm
    Photos by MJ Klein By the looks of things, this will probably be the last article on the recent makeover in our neighborhood.  If anything else happens I’ll write another article about it and amend it to the series for your convenience. The way these cars are parked illustrates how much easier it is to park your car for lunch at our local food outlets.  Notice the road has been patched and all traces of the transformers that were in the road have now been cleared.  This was done over the weekend but rain in our area prevented me from going out and getting photos. We also got…

  • This Week in Food, 0946

    thenhbushman
    15 Nov 2009 | 2:17 am
    Photos by MJ Klein It’s hard to believe that November is already 1/2 gone – but it is!  This week was nearly all home style food and very little take-out.  So let’s get right into it. First up, more steak!  Costco had a special on their ribeye steaks this week so we got a freezer full!  Here are 2 of them on the new gas grill.  If you would like to see what they looked like all nice and cooked, please continue reading! This is about 1/2 done.  I had just flipped them over. These are the finished steaks.  The white material you see in the bottom of the pan is course…

  • Road Work, Part V

    thenhbushman
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm
    Photos by MJ Klein When Hui-chen and I got back from Kaohsiung on Monday afternoon, I noticed a new set of transformers on the new pad.  The old transformers were still there, so the decision was made to replace them. By Tuesday, the old transformers were gone. But, …. Now I don’t get this – but the lines have already been painted on the road!  The area where the transformers were has been skipped! So, either they have to send out the paving and painting crew once more, or the plan is to leave it just how you see it now.  It remains to be seen but I think at least they…

  • Kaohsiung KRT Station Nomenclature – FAIL!

    thenhbushman
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am
    Photos by MJ Klein This weekend, Hui-chen and I were in Kaohsiung for a few days.  I had the opportunity to ride the new KRT system and I noticed something that had escaped me before.  I didn’t cover this in our 2 articles about the KRT during it’s testing period, either.  I was surprised that I missed something as fundamental as this issue. I’m going to present 3 photos taken previously.  I would like you to click on them and take a look at the large sizes for each one. This is a photo of one of the maps in a station.  Typical of station maps, it has numbered…
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    Bloggers In Taiwan

  • Featured Blog - "Taiwan Teacher"

    andre
    14 Nov 2009 | 7:28 pm
    Taiwan Teacher"2+ YEARS IN THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN TEACHING ENGLISH IN TAIWAN"by Christina

  • Featured Blog - "Wasabi Kneesocks"

    andre
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:30 pm
    Wasabi Kneesocks"Recently-married Lisa and Chris leave their friends and family, pack up everything, and move west... really west. So west they hit the East."by Lisa & Chris Webb

  • Featured Blog - "Taiwaneers"

    andre
    30 Oct 2009 | 4:37 am
    Taiwaneers"A couple of kids from Michigan living the high life in Taiwan"by Michael & Emily Jefferies

  • Featured Blog - "Rice Society"

    andre
    23 Oct 2009 | 4:51 am
    Rice Society"fashion. clothes. DIY. design. art. people. Taiwan. Rice Society!"by Jenna Pearce

  • Featured Blog - "Taiwan-Born American"

    andre
    17 Oct 2009 | 2:12 am
    Taiwan-Born American"a twentysomething hua qiao returns to taiwan for uncertain adventures in identity formation, Mandarin literacy and TEFL teaching"by Laura
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  • Bob Yang vs. Bonnie Glaser on Riz Khan

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:48 am
    Obama's cross-strait conundrumFormosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) president Dr. Bob Yang (advocating for an independent Taiwan) and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Freeman Chair in China Studies senior fellow and US government consultant Bonnie Glaser (read Michael Turton's eloquent description of her position) sat down with Al Jazeera's Riz Khan on November 17, 2009 to discuss recent events affecting the Taiwan-US-China relationship.Here's the show in two parts. Watch it in a larger viewer by clicking the titles below each video.13:01 YouTube video: "Riz Khan…

  • DPP Chairwoman Tsai more popular than President Ma?

    16 Nov 2009 | 6:36 am
    Taiwan News is first out of the gate with this news:A summary:Satisfied with Tsai's performance - 35%Satisfied with Ma's performance - 33%Dissatisfied with Tsai's performance - 34%Dissatisfied with Ma's performance - 31%By Region:Kaohsiung and Pingtung - 18% Satisfied with Ma and 44% dissatisfiedCentral and Eastern Taiwan - Ma more popular (no figures given) North - Tsai and Ma running equal (no figures given)Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan - 40% Satisfied with Tsai(The opposition leader rated ahead of Ma with independent voters, and received even a positive rating from 29 percent of…

  • China or Bust Economic Model - Why its rationale is misleading

    16 Nov 2009 | 3:50 am
    Here's the money quote from today's Taipei Times:Business consultant Chien Yao-tang (簡耀堂) said the government may have overestimated the importance of the Chinese market.“If you remember, in 2000 when Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp [SMIC] was founded in China, many people despaired, saying if the government didn’t lift the ban on wafer manufacturers moving to China, Taiwanese manufacturers would not be able to get a share of the Chinese market and would be left behind in the global market,”“Ten years have passed, the Chinese IC market has been growing, but SMIC…

  • Fifth open letter on the erosion of justice in Taiwan

    12 Nov 2009 | 9:23 am
    The list of signatories grows by almost 20%Writer Jerome F. Keating, Ph.D. and thirty other scholars and writers from the US, Canada, Asia, Europe and Australia have penned a fifth open letter about the serious problems occurring under the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou.The letter reminds us that "a decrease of tension across the Taiwan Strait would indeed be welcome, but [...] that this should not be done at the expense of the hard-won democracy" and that "Taiwan should be more fully accepted by the international community as a full and equal partner." Read the full letter at the…

  • NCC controversy again

    10 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm
    The NCC has a proposal to relax restrictions on the government, political parties and the military from holding shares in media companies.  The rationale? :The NCC said that while it was important for the three to stay out of the media, the rules had generated problems in some of the NCC’s rulings because some media corporations are publicly traded, meaning the government can purchase shares on the stock market.KMT black sheep and family outcast Legislator Lo Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) pointed out the obvious negative ramifications of this change for Taiwan's democracy but another KMT…
 
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  • Weekly Links – November 19, 2009

    Todd Alperovitz
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am
    Michael Turton with some inspiring thoughts on biking.  He also posts links on Mondays. Looking to get a tattoo?  Carrie recommends Needle No. 8 Tattoo Studio. Wandering Taiwan wanders through Danshui. Craig and Darren with photos from a photowalk along Dihua Street. Shu Flies goes to one of the coolest places in Taipei:  Taiwan Storyland. Rachel visits Puli. Patrick Cowsill gets a credit card. Jim does some sightseeing in Taichung. Stu hikes to Tapung Fort. Mutant Frog covers the recent American beef protests.  One protester has gone so far to say that eating Taiwanese cow dung is safer…

  • Daily Photo – The Leaning Tower of Mingjian

    Todd Alperovitz
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am
    Mingjian’s tilting electric tower. An extensive post was written about this 921 Earthquake memorial by MJ Klein last year.

  • Petřín

    Todd Alperovitz
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:29 am
    Petrin Hill lies in the center of Prague and is covered almost entirely with parks.  The summit can be reached by a twenty to thirty minute walk or by a ride along the funicular railway from Ujezd Street in Lesser Town [Malá Strana]. At the bottom of the hill are the ghostly bronze statues of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism by Czech sculptor Olbram Zoubek and architects Jan Kerel and Zdenek Hoelzel.  The statues appear to disintegrate the further up one goes.  One of the statues was damaged during two bomb blasts in 2003. I’ve read that the park is beautifully landscaped,…

  • Daily Photo – Night

    Todd Alperovitz
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:33 am
    I’ve finally finished uploading the pictures from Prague. I’ll be making a short travel post of another one of the city’s attractions tomorrow or Wednesday.

  • Weekly Links – November 12, 2009

    Todd Alperovitz
    12 Nov 2009 | 6:24 am
    David introduces some great Taiwan blogs. Darren gets the Daily Someone back up to date:  Part I and Part II. Shu Flies takes a look at plus-size clothing stores in Taipei. Neil Wade goes river tracing in Hualian. The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato on his experiences with Chinese tourists in Taiwan. Letters from Taiwan with three examples of illogical legal cases. The Battle of Fisherman’s Wharf looks at how Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands were ceded to Japan. Hear in Taiwan with the story of the Hsinchih Trio. Wild at Heart covers the expansion of science parks. EVENTS: Taiwan Band…
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    andre in taiwan

  • ethan turns 3!

    andre
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:18 am
    today is my newphew ethan's 3rd birthday but we celebrated early and gathered at our house yesterday..... happy birthday kiddo!!!

  • olivia dancing & singing to abc bubbles dvd

    andre
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:09 am
    olivia dancing and singing to abc bubbles song teaching about "walk, run, crawl, climb & jump".

  • olivia's halloween flower costume

    andre
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:20 am
    ready to go trick-or-treating!

  • leofoo village theme park

    andre
    22 Oct 2009 | 12:35 am
    photos from family outing at the leofoo village theme park earlier this month.....

  • side trip to yunlin county

    andre
    14 Oct 2009 | 1:26 am
    on our recent 3-day vacation to kenting, on the way back to taipei we took a side trip to yunlin county to visit karen's grandpa for a couple hours.....grandpa's house.when in doubt, shoot flowers in macro. can't go wrong.olivia drinking a bottle of grape juice and enjoying the countryside.speaking of grapes, here's some growing on grandpa's property.hicountry life.grandpa's neighbour who has all sorts of animals in their yard."hey, what are you looking at??!!"we just dropped in on grandpa without notice, needless to say he was extremely surprised to see us and of course very very happy as…
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    FILI'S WORLD

  • Between Cultures – Social Network Map HK, China, Taiwan & Israel

    Fili
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:41 am
    Social network maps do a great job of giving you information you usually don’t come across which summarizes big stories into easily interpretable graphs. Having being part of Facebook for quite some time now, I think it’s been long enough for me to find and connect to the majority of those who I know or know me who are frequently using this social website. I usually don’t like the Facebook applications, but about a month or two ago I came across Touch Graph, which – quite simply – shows you a social network of the people you’re connected to and how they’re connected among each…

  • Tai O Village – The Boat People

    Fili
    16 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pm
    The inhabitants of Hong Kong’s western Lantau island little Tai O Village could be separated into two, of perhaps three, general groups of people – the boat people, with those living on houses constructed on the river and fishermen living on boats, and the land people. A foreigner visiting the place might not be sensitive to the historical aspects of this of this social separation, but even so – the differences in living standards are quite startling. The boat people, mainly living on a series of wood structures constructed on the river and basing their income on fishing expeditions,…

  • Tai O Village – a taste of a different Hong Kong

    Fili
    14 Nov 2009 | 8:02 pm
    Tai O Village, located at the western side of Hong Kong’s Lantau Island is a quiet little fishing town that contrasts all that’s stereotypical Hong Kong. Very simple life, some parts almost poverty stricken, mainly based on fishing, Tai O Village puts you back into perspective. Not too far away from the gigantic wholesale malls of Tung Chung and the multi billion state of the art international Hong Kong airport, is a taste of what was there before the city turned into a financial monster. Green ambassadors organized a tour for the HKUST students the other week. A two hours ride in each…

  • Revisiting Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple

    Fili
    7 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am
    One of the busiest temples in Hong Kong and a well known tourist attraction is the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple.   Though I’ve visited the Wong Tai Sin temple a few times before, it’s always interesting for me to be reminded of what my life at Tainan used to feel like …     with a special Hong Kong flavor…   For more information (and a bit from the blogosphere): Discover Hong Kong website Wong Tai Sin Temper Hong Kong Trip: Wong Tai Sin Temple © - visit Fili's World for more great content. Related posts:Touring Hong Kong – Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai…

  • Hong Kong Wetland Park

    Fili
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:36 am
    The Hong Kong Wetland Park is a bizarre combination of nature and museum concrete in a way that only Hong Kong can pull off successfully. Located at Tin Shui Wan, close to the HK Shenzhen border, far away from where most of the tourists visit in HK, and about an hour and a half (!) from where I live in HK, is a large wetland designated by the Hong Kong government to serve as a tourism meets education nature park. To get there, I had to take a bus to Choi Hong, take the MTR, exchange at Prince Edwards MTR station, then again at Mei Fu MTR station, alight at Tin Shui Wai and change to the…
 
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  • Obi-H1N1 Kenobi

    Mark Forman
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:43 am
    Firesky my oh my-nuff said. Under the Pomelo-Pomelo is a fruit that is popular in the autumn in Taiwan. It is like a jumbo grapefruit but not as juicy. I just liked the serenity of this image and the color palette. Hi Officer-keep us safe, keep us sound, keep us away from where H1Ni1 can be found... Crowding-so nice to be alone, here I feel so at home, I'm invisible, I'm  empowered... Music: One of my favorites by David Bowie(that is a long list)-Sound and Vision

  • I need a transport Scotty!

    Mark Forman
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:08 pm
    Face Washing-Wu Dang Dao say's: The form of tiger In Chinese traditional culture, the tiger was the symbol of power and unruliness. In the five elements, the tiger belongs to soil. Practicing the regimen often can cultivate the spleen and stomach, strengthen the bones and muscles. 1.Starting position 2. Guarding the breath into the pubic region 3. The tiger washing the hands and face 4. The tiger crouching down to listen to the wind 5. The tiger attacking at the prey 6. The tiger standing there still to look around 7. The tiger swallowing the prey 8. The tiger turning back the head…

  • New views and an interview

    Mark Forman
    15 Nov 2009 | 11:48 pm
    Flickroom Interview with Ashu Mittal 1)How long has Flickroom been in the making? Flickroom has been in active development for almost an year now. Flickroom’s first public beta was released on July 05, 2009 and there have been 6 updates released thus far.  The team has continuously been trying to improve the user experience by adding the most important features of Flickr as well as providing some innovative value-added functionality. 2)What is your involvement? Being a heavy Flickr user, I was always looking for ways to improve the Flickr experience as it currently is on the website.

  • Marketing Strategies 101

    Mark Forman
    12 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm
    Undie Wares-get your exercise at the park then shop til you drop with breakfast,meat and veggies for dinner and of course the best and cheapest in lingerie! practicality and convenience with a vengeance! Feeling those peppers-how can you not. Nothing better than fruit and vegetables that are beautiful as well as nutritious and delicious. Face Washing-wax on, wax off...oops wrong train of thought. I think this might actually be a TaiJi thing. I see many morning exercisers doing this?? Oh honey!-Boy how to fill in the suggested blank thought here, let me count the ways. OK let me…

  • Wall Tattoo by 4 CRU

    Mark Forman
    9 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm
    Vivid-A world where smile man wears his hat while the octopus worries about good deals on shoes... Tribal-Looks like the Mayans made it to Taiwan via some spray cans. Gangsta-that from some nasty kind of insect bite? Bear-hanging tight with the mummy Dabu-that buck-toothed bunny-hatted baby gonna giggle until doomsday comes. Cissy Strut-The Meters
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  • Harvest Time

    carrie
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm
    Photo by GoTeamJosh. Harvest Time is a post from: Taiwan Photographers Share and Enjoy:

  • Ponyo

    carrie
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:55 pm
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  • Music for the People

    carrie
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:53 pm
    Photo by Girl on a Wire. Music for the People is a post from: Taiwan Photographers Share and Enjoy:

  • Worshipping Guang Kong

    carrie
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm
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  • Where Their Savior Sits

    carrie
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:56 pm
    Photo by BrandKnewMe. Where Their Savior Sits is a post from: Taiwan Photographers Share and Enjoy:
 
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