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Peacefest 2010: It Flows Like a River / 2010和平音樂祭：如河般流動
Press Release: Peacefest 2010 Nestled in an idyllic valley between lush green mountains – peace runs like the river through it –…
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The healing hot springs of Chingchuan
I am floating in the steaming hot springs of the aboriginal mountain village of Chingchuan (清泉), an hour’s ride from the foothills…
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N.Korea releases jailed American teacher
Associated Press A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes’ face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for…
Politics
Chomsky’s Appeal: Speaking Scientifically to the Power of Truth
It is often said that Noam Chomsky, emeritus professor of MIT’s Institute of Linguistics and Philosophy, ‘speaks truth to power’, meaning he…
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Far East POW Day: Free film at Taipei Spot Sat. Aug. 14
Press Release: Taiwan POW Society Dear Friends, Sunday August 15th – will be the 65th anniversary of VJ Day – the day…
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Will Tiao on 'Formosa Betrayed': ‘I can defend my movie to the T”
Wild East senior correspondent At a speaking engagement jointly sponsored by Prof. Jerome Keating’s Breakfast Club and the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club…
Culture
First Days in Taipei: Paranoia and Preconceptions
The Wild East Here I am in a far away, foreign land. Here I am, or at least part of me. Here…
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The sun also sets on Radio Banciao
Trista di Genova Rooftop Correspondent For scores – maybe hundreds of visitors over the past years –- these graffiti–riddled walls have been…
Politics
Professor Chomsky coming to Taiwan: Exclusive mini-interview!
Wild East news desk Taipei – MIT Professor Noam Chomsky, celebrated linguist, philosopher and cognitive scientist, is visiting Taiwan next month to…
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Struggling to earn, foreign workers face abuse in Taiwan
Editor’s note: This DPA feature article was picked up and published by NONE of the local newspapers, so we are publishing this…
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Taiwan 'English' newspapers struggling to stay afloat
The Wild East Op-ed On an island sporting a tiny foreign community of 500,000, all three English-speaking newspapers here – Taiwan News,…
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Dear MeiGui: My co-worker's hurting my chances
Dear MeiGui; I think my co-worker is falling in love with me, and I don’t know how to let her down gently.…