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Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:50:00 +0800 zh-TW http://www.chinapost.com.tw/rss/images/china_post.gif http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330857/Lantern-Festival.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The long-anticipated 2012 Taiwan Lantern Festival kicked off yesterday for a 14-day run in Lukang Township in the central county of Changhua after President Ma Ying-jeou lit up the main theme lantern at around 7:00 p.m., with at least 600,000 visitors swarming the town to enjoy various performances and colorful, brilliant lanterns. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330857/Lantern-Festival.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330858/Govt-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday voiced expectations for the newly sworn-in Cabinet members, asking them to provide the public with a sense of security and comfort and to issue the happiness index of the public yearly. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330858/Govt-to.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330841/Chen-aims.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Premier Sean Chen said yesterday he hoped to create a sustainable economy through which “prosperity is shared by all” in a stable environment. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330841/Chen-aims.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330842/MND-denies.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday denied local media report that the military is asking the United States for a NT$50 billion price cut on the F-16A/B jets retrofit package it approved last year, from NT$160 billion to NT$110 billion, a request which has reportedly resulted in stalemate between the two sides regarding the deal. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330842/MND-denies.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330843/All-eyes.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Among the new Cabinet appointees, Chen Yi-chen (陳以真), who recently lost her legislative bid as the Kuomintang (KMT) “assassin” in Chiayi, is getting the biggest share of the spotlight as the next National Youth Commission (NYC) minister. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330843/All-eyes.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/yunlin/2012/02/07/330844/Authorities-in.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Yunlin police captured two electric cable thieves after shooting out the tires of their vehicle yesterday, collecting over 60 kilograms of cables and various kinds of illicit drugs from the thieves' possession. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/yunlin/2012/02/07/330844/Authorities-in.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330845/Makiyos-Japanese.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Local singer and actress Makiyo's Japanese friend Takateru Tomoyori is facing charges from the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, with Makiyo called in as a witness last night. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330845/Makiyos-Japanese.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330847/Cold-front.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) yesterday issued warnings for another cold front that will arrive in Taiwan today. Northern Taiwan, Kinmen, and Matsu should be prepared for temperatures droppoing to 10 degrees Celsius, the CWB said. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330847/Cold-front.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330848/Lin-Join-sane.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Lin Join-sane (林中森) became the secretary-general of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) yesterday, vowing to complete the missions set forth by the party and party chairman. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330848/Lin-Join-sane.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2012/02/07/330849/Spider-weaves.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Taichung resident was surprised to find that a small spider had set up home in her ear and had even spun a web there, the doctor who helped her get rid of the arachnid said yesterday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2012/02/07/330849/Spider-weaves.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330851/NCKU-makes.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Huang Hao-Jen of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, innovated the technology of molecular detection of genetic markers developed in heat-tolerant cauliflower for assisting the selection of breeding to ensure the year-round supply. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330851/NCKU-makes.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330830/Govt-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ractopamine is one of few types among the 22 known leanness-promoting feed additives that may be considered for approval in Taiwan but the government will not set preconditions for lifting the ban on U.S. beef containing the chemical, new Premier Sean Chen said yesterday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330830/Govt-to.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/arts-&-leisure/2012/02/07/330832/69-of.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nearly 69 percent of office workers who play mobile games said they do so only if they can obtain the applications for free, according to survey released Sunday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/arts-&-leisure/2012/02/07/330832/69-of.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330833/KMTs-Liao.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Outgoing Kuomintang (KMT) Secretary-General Liao Liao-yi (廖了以) yesterday played down reports that he will take over as the new head of Taiwan's Association of East Asian Relations, after he stepped down from his post earlier in the morning. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330833/KMTs-Liao.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330834/New-minister.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - New Minister of Education Chiang Wei-ling (蔣偉寧) said that the 12-year compulsory education system will surely be taken into practice, and should be done successfully. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330834/New-minister.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330835/Reforms-hope.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - To shed the public image of the Executive Fair Trade Commission (FTC, 公平交易委員會) as an all bark and no bite agency, the commission is taking drastic reforms after 20 years. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330835/Reforms-hope.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330836/Tsai-not.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Outgoing Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen is not currently strategizing for a 2016 presidential campaign, said Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman Luo Chih-cheng (羅致政) yesterday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330836/Tsai-not.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330837/No-dates.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang declined to comment yesterday on media reports that the newly sworn in administration will make a decision this week on rationalizing the prices of the country's key public utilities. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330837/No-dates.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2012/02/07/330838/Police-punish.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Taipei police officer has been punished for allowing some tourists to handle his firearm earlier in the week, a senior police officer said Monday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2012/02/07/330838/Police-punish.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/kaohsiung/2012/02/07/330839/Heavier-fines.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Kaohsiung City Government sent a newly drafted bill to the city council yesterday for approval, increasing the fine for people who feed a protected species of monkey. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/kaohsiung/2012/02/07/330839/Heavier-fines.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330840/Ma-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that whether or not he will give a state of the nation report to the Legislative Yuan depends on the Constitution, noting that it clearly states the duties of the president and that he should be in the second line when facing the Legislature. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/07/330840/Ma-to.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:25:00 +0800