Focus Taiwan 2011/01/31 Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) A Taiwan student who has won a cross-strait interpreting contest said Monday one way to increase one’s English proficiency is to read English novels and memorize good sentences that touch his or her heart. This is how Kuo Tien-chun, winner of the 2010 cross-strait interpreting contest, has...
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Focus Taiwan 2011/01/31 Taichung, Jan. 31 (CNA) Tangerines grown in Taichung have gained increased popularity overseas recently, especially in Singapore, as exports to the southeastern Asian country have more than doubled this winter season, an agriculture official said Monday. A total of 414 metric tons of tangerines from Taichung have been exported to the...
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Focus Taiwan 2011/01/31 Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) China’s top negotiator will lead a delegation to visit Taiwan next month to review the investment environment here, an official said Monday. Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, said his counterpart, Chen Yunlin, president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, also was...
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Channel News Asia 31 January 2011 By Victoria Jen TAIPEI : Rabbit souvenirs are flying off the shelves in Taiwan. Some end up in personal collections, while others as presents to family and friends. But there is one gift people in Taiwan are being asked not to buy for the Year of the Rabbit...
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The China Post January 31, 2011 CPC Taiwan and Formosa Petrochemical both adjusted their gas prices downward NT$0.2 yesterday effective midnight last night and one o’clock in the morning today. The updated per liter prices for CPC and Formosa Petrochemical were: NT$30.8 for 92 unleaded; NT$31.5 for 95 unleaded; NT$33.0 and NT33.1, respectively, for...
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