Novel follows family after 228 Massacre
LOS ANGELES — Everyone in the United States has heard of 9/11. Taiwan’s equivalent is 2-2-8, standing for 2/28/47, when a nationwide massacre occurred under Chinese Kuomintang rule. After forty[…]
Category: Taiwanese
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Public Health in Taiwan: Transition and Reform
By CHIU WEN-TA Taiwan Minister of Health CHICAGO — On May 20, 2013, Minister of Health Chiu Wen-ta of the Republic of China (Taiwan) led a delegation to participate in[…]
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Taiwanese father and son arrested on weapons charges
CHICAGO (May 6, 2013) — A resident of Taiwan whom the U.S. government has linked to the supply of weapons machinery to North Korea, and his son, who resides in[…]
Executions continue in Taiwan despite assurances
MINNEAPOLIS (April 19, 2013) — After Taiwan’s President Ma and other Taiwanese government officials assured The Advocates for Human Rights, a Minneapolis-based non-profit organization, in meetings this week that Taiwan[…]
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Ang Lee wins Best Director
Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee accepts the Oscar in the Achievement in Directing category for “Life of Pi” during the live ABC Telecast Sunday of the 85th Academy Awards from the[…]
U.S. forfeits $2.1 million in property purchased with alleged bribes in Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Nov. 14, 2012) — The Department of Justice has forfeited a Manhattan condominium and a Virginia residence – with a combined value of approximately $ 2.1 million – purchased with[…]
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Taiwan Acts to Mitigate Climate Change
By Stephen Shu-hung Shen Mitigating climate change has a direct bearing on humankind’s survival and therefore poses a pressing challenge that the global community must face together. Consequently, despite Taiwan’s[…]
Towards Universal Coverage—Taiwan’s Experience
By Chiu Wen-ta The World Health Organization (WHO) attaches great importance to the establishment of health care systems. Its 2010 World Health Report focused on universal health care, and the[…]
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Overseas Voters Key to Taiwanese Presidential Election
By Summer Chiang New America Media SAN FRANCISCO (Jan. 13, 2012) — With just a day to go before Taiwanese vote for their country’s next leader on Jan. 14, polls[…]
Combating Global Warming: Make Taiwan Part of the Solution
By Stephen Shu-hung Shen CHICAGO — Global warming is a danger to sustainable development and the survival of Homo sapiens and other species on Planet Earth. Countries the world over[…]
