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Son's six-legged chicken project worries Taiwanese minister

Taipei - Taiwan's young are too sheltered, bemoans a member of Taiwanese government. One has to look no further than his son, who seems to think chickens have six legs, he says. Speaking at a seminar on education, former...

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Hong Kong university offers rich scholarship to lure Taiwan's students

Following the lead of the University of Hong Kong, another Hong Kong university is offering attractive scholarships to lure elite Taiwanese senior high school students to China's special administrative zone. At a presentation...

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Microsoft To Set Up Cloud Research Centre In Taiwan

Microsoft Corp. and Taiwan's economics ministry said they plan to set up a research centre on the island by next year, in the software company's first Asian foray into the budding cloud computing industry. Cloud computing --...

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The 100 Best Films of the Decade

100 The Devil Wears Prada (David Frankel, 2006) Meryl Streep begins her own populist career reinvention (soon to be followed by Mamma Mia!) by playing a tyrannical and thinly disguised version of Vogue editor Anna Wintour in...

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Taiwan court to scrap 'unfair' law on prostitutes (AFP)

AFP/File – Local prostitutes are seen waiting for customers at a brothel in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. Taiwan's … TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan's constitutional court said it would scrap an "unfair" law that means prostitutes can be...

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Mobile Phones Service Transforms Somalian Courtship!

REUTERS, MOGADISHU - Somali courtship was different in Hassan Aden’s day. When he was a teenager, you gave the girl’s parents 11 camels and an AK-47 assault rifle as bride price and then waited respectfully. Now, the...

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Taiwan universities told to recruit foreigners to stay afloat

Taipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday urged Taiwan universities to recruit foreign students to boost the island's international competitiveness and keep themselves in business. Because of Taiwan's low birthrate,...

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TMIC pact with Elpida Memory stays

The pact allows TIMC to use the permanently patented IP of Elpida Memory without additional charges after having bought a 10 per cent stake in the memory-chip firm. TAIPEI: John Hsuan, who has been selected to set up Taiwan...

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Taipei hosts Indonesian culture festival to honor migrant workers|台北主辦印尼文化節 向外勞致敬

The Taipei city government hosted an Indonesian culture festival at Daan Forest Park Sunday to honor migrant workers and new immig...

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Price of patience? Rare Taiwan shrimp sells for $830

TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Rare tiny black and white shrimp raised in Taiwan are selling for as much as $830 a piece to collectors in Japan, despite short life spans and problems breeding, officials at an exhibition said on Friday.

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