The Executive Yuan, or Cabinet, has recently decided to lift the ban on mainland students coming over to attend school in Taiwan. Taiwan Issues |
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Accidental drowning is a problem all across the world. According to online encyclopedia Wikipedia, drowning is among the leading causes of death for children under 14 years old globally, and in the United States is second only to motor vehicle related deaths. Taiwan Issues |
After 20 people perished in the wake of Typhoon Kalmaegi, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) has come under heavy criticism. Taiwan Issues |
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Had Washington given former President Chen Shui-bian a similar public "ultimatum" that President Ma Ying-jeou's government received last week, Taiwan would not have stalled procurement of U.S. weaponry for so long. Taiwan Issues |
Some private universities here may admit students who score a zero in the joint entrance exam because this year, for the first time, the admissions rate would be as high as 98 percent, or 85,270 openings for about 88,000 applicants. Taiwan Issues |
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Able-bodied young men in Taiwan are conscripted for military service and discharge orders are very important papers to prove they have successfully discharged their Constitutional duties. Taiwan Issues |
Yen Ching-piao is a Member of the Legislative Yuan. The legislator of the Nonpartisan Solidarity Alliance, however, is better known nationwide as the boss of a Matsu temple at Tachia, which asserts a disputed claim that it is the first of its kind in Taiwan. Taiwan Issues |
Monday, July 21, 2008
It seems that these days, convicts and criminal defendants in Taiwan are just as smart and innovative as their counterparts in the business world. Taiwan Issues |
Sunday, July 20, 2008
We all want to have a harmonious Olympics and we all want to do our best to enhance harmony in the spirit of the Olympic movement -- peace, friendship and progress. World Issues |
Can you imagine how a US$42 billion (NT$1.3 trillion) party would look like? World Issues |



