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Q&A: He gives away half his profits to the needy

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Houston Chronicle Aug. 13, 2010 By DAVID KAPLAN Simon Lee’s office supply company is growing rapidly. His EIS Office Solutions will take in about $6 million in revenue this year. The company has grown with an unusual business model: Lee gives half his profits to the needy. A native of Taiwan, he moved with...
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Big lotto winner cashes in jackpot after 55-day wait

The China Post July 21, 2010 TAIPEI — The winner of NT$480 million in a lottery drawing has finally claimed the jackpot after agonizing over the decision for 55 days because she feared she would meet the same sorry fate as lotto winners she read about in foreign countries. The NT$480-million jackpot in the...
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Boy performs in guard-changing ceremony

Boy performs in guard-changing ceremony

The China Post July 16, 2010 A 3-year-old boy was seen performing alongside the Honor Guards at Martyr’s Shrine in Taipei City yesterday at the changing of the guard ceremony with his mini rifle made especially for him by the Ministry of National Defense (MND). The boy, known as Ryan, dressed in army green,...
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Taiwan seeks to save indigenous languages

BBC 14 July 2010 By Cindy Sui BBC News, Saisiyat tribal area Taipei secondary school student Lai Wei-li swayed awkwardly while trying to make music with a Saisiyat tribal instrument of dangling bamboo tubes strapped to her back. Group dancing with the musical instruments on their backs The group plays Saisiyat tribal instruments strapped...
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Taiwan man invites 10, 000 people for free meal

Times Live Jul 10, 2010 A mysterious Taiwan man invited 10, 000 people to eat a free vegetarian meal, says a restaurant owner. Current Font Size: Hsu Min-long, of the Lotus Heart Vegetarian Restaurant in Chungho, near Taipei, claimed a young man arrived on a motorbike last week with a bag of money. “He...
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