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'New' Curriculum Ideas for Taiwan
Dear Taipei Times, I am a lecturer at National Taiwan University (NTU), but I also have had the opportunity to teach toddlers,…
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Taiwan Researchers Wage War on Male Hormones?
“A team of Taiwanese doctors have found a way to repress male hormones in what could lead to the prevention of liver…
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Hong Kong envoy takin' care of business
Know Your Trade Rep By Trista di Genova Perry Fung joined the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in Taiwan in 1989. He…
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Taiwan men are constantly asking me out
Dear MeiGui; Taiwan people are great! I am a newbie here hailing from the US heartland, and although I speak no Chinese…
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What Can We Do For Earth Day… and Every Day?
In my grandparents’ generation, this was a popular proverb that urged us all to be resourceful, not wasteful: “MAKE IT DO, WEAR…
Arts
ADOGA: Rocking Taiwan
‘Adoga’ may be a mysterious word to people residing in the Wild West. The current number one result when you Google the word…
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Deep Purple to Rock Taipei
Tickets are selling fast for the Deep Purple concert May 8, 2010 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. For…
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Tip-toeing around the Centenary of the Republic of China
The centenary of the Republic of China logo was unveiled today, without fanfare, but just the correct level of decorum not to…
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'Formosa Betrayed' debuts in U.S. this weekend
Formosa Betrayed Official Website This weekend, February 26-28, a new movie about Taiwan will be coming to theaters. Formosa Betrayed is the…
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Foreigners Get It Going On For Chinese New Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan – There are a number of foreigners in Taiwan who suffer from “hipititis” – they’re terminally cool. When asked about…
Culture
The Tale of Snake Anthony, of Xin Beitou
There is an eccentric man in Xin Beitou selling pocket-sized novels of an overtly sexual nature outside of one of the Seven-Elevens…
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Me Birthday Fiesta on The Loof
For me birthday, I wanted Mexican food. Knowing all my other foreign friends here are commiserating, nay, jonesing for The Real Thang,…