redorbit.com 3 April 2010 Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world and the government said on Friday that it might start paying people to have children. The interior ministry said that it is considering a proposal for $160 a month for all children under the age of three.  This would...
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The China Post March 28, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Drugs for the treatment of cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes were the top-selling medicines in Taiwan last year, according to a report by IMS Health, a U.S-based pharmaceutical data management company. IMS Health statistics on drug sales in Taiwan last year show that among...
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NTD News 2010-03-22 Taipei turns hazy on Sunday as a sandstorm from China covers the island, leaving landmarks barely visible. Pedestrians cover their noses and mouths as they walk through the streets. According to information released by Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration, the hourly concentration of Particulate Matter reached levels higher than 1000 micrograms per...
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The phenomenon is predicted to clear up gradually today, says CWB Taiwan News 2010-03-22 The worst-ever dust storms from China forced air quality in Northern Taiwan sharply down yesterday, the Environmental Protection Administration said. A total of 24 observation stations across the island recorded more than 1,000 micrograms of dust per cubic meter and...
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Taiwan News 2010-03-16 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Control Yuan issued a correction against the Department of Health Tuesday over the lack of measures accompanying last year’s opening of bone-in beef imports from the United States. The October announcement of the signing of a joint protocol sparked off a nationwide outcry over fears concerning...
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