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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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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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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Focus Taiwan 2010/07/04 Taipei, July 4 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou visited a philanthropist vegetable vendor in eastern Taiwan’s Taitung County Sunday and credited her with helping to improve Taiwan’s international image. Ma saluted Chen Shu-chu at her vending stall in a traditional marketplace, saying her inclusion in Time Magazine’s 2010 list of the world’s...
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The China Post June 22, 2010 TWN, CNA TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chen Shu-chu, the vegetable vendor named by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2010, underwent surgery yesterday for varicose veins just hours after receiving a medal for her contributions to the country’s education. Chen had the procedure...
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