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Hard to beat China's cat-and-rat computer games
Democracy and free expression are thriving in China – in cyberspace. While Big Brother asserted himself in 2009, this did not prevent…
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The Wild East in 3D
Following a link from the comment section of One Taiwanese would Kiss all of Paris to One Inch Punch I was mesmerized…
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Stefan's Incredible Xmas 'Nog
This is a recipe for the real, authentic-tastin’ EGGNOGGUE!!! Thanks Stefan, in Bangkok, Thailand. 2 bottles whole milk-960cc each 12 eggs 1/2…
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'The Wild East' wins again, thanks to you!
Thank You Dear Readers, mille grazie, xie-xie nin… and Happy Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year and so on! Thanks to all our…
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What a Taiwanese taxi driver thinks of foreigners
Name: Huang Zhen-yuan Job: Taxi driver Age: 48 Where do the foreigners in Taiwan come from? They come from everywhere. I consider…
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Taiwan's true asset is its people, says Saudi ambassador
Mr. Talal Abdulsalam began working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983, and studied at the Institute of Diplomatic Office for…
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Them bones! A Taiwan-French connection
According to a recent article in the New York Times, a finger bone from the body of the late Li Tien-lu, the…
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When Love is in the Air… in China
The remnants of a typhoon piddled on Qingdao last night, whetting the thirsts of the flowers, trees and citizens, tantalizingly dewy but…
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One Taiwanese Would Kiss All of Paris
A kiss just a kiss. Or is it? A Taiwanese woman named Ya-ching Yang has become famous around the world for a…
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'OH, IF ONLY I COULD TEACH'
EXPATCHAT Compiled by Trista di Genova, published in The China Post 12/28/08 Another huge hurdle here in Taiwan: teaching qualifications. Everything’s cool…
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'Woodstock' takes Taipei… 40 years on
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Despite how the U.S. was transformed by the 1969 Woodstock musical festival in upstate New York, Taiwanese filmgoers are…
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Taiwan's Betel Nut Culture Deeply Engrained
Annual production value has fallen sharply in the past decade, but the fruit of the betel palm still ranks as the second…