The China Post August 31, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Control Yuan member said yesterday that he will apply to conduct an investigation into the alleged overpricing of flowers used in reconstruction projects in Taipei City and would not rule out the possibility of questioning Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin. Yeh Yao-peng made the remarks...
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The China Post August 31, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Canadian TV host Bob Blumer broke the Guinness World Record for eating 134 grains of rice in three minutes in Taipei yesterday, the seventh world record he has set in various food related challenges. Blumer, host of the Food Network’s “Glutton for Punishment,” set the...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/08/31 Taipei, Aug. 31 (CNA) Taiwan took five gold medals, five silvers and one bronze in the third World University Woodball Championship that concluded Monday in Kampala, Uganda, the Chinese Taipei Woodball Association said Tuesday. The four-day competition, organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) on the shores of Lake Victoria...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/08/31 Taipei, Aug. 31 (CNA) Some 4.8 million people in Taiwan — 25.1 percent of the population — are prone to anxiety and anger, according to a survey conducted by the Taiwan Suicide Prevention Center. Unemployed people were found to be the biggest group, accounting for 33 percent of the total, followed...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/08/31 Port-au-Prince, Aug 30 (CNA) Taiwan’s first lady Chow Mei-ching was a big hit among the children of a Haitian orphanage on Monday local time as she kicked off her first overseas humanitarian trip as the first lady. Immediately after she landed at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Chow and her daughter Lesley...
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