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For the opening of the 14th Crown Arts Festival, the Dongjienti Theater Co. presented "Sleeping Beau..

Taiwanese model Lin Chiling poses during a promotional event for South Korean mobile phone company L..

Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing, left, and Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu, right, jointly..

Xie Can-yu, a Taiwanese student in Germany made these eye-catching wall paintings that delighted pas..

Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin, left, and Taiwan supermodel Lin Chi-ling, right, launched the one-year co..

Actor Lin Chao-xu does a fire-eating trick during a press conference held on Nov. 4 at the National ..

New York Yankees Hideki Matsui holds up the MVP trophy during ceremonies after winning the Major Lea..


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Number of Chinese stowaways falls to 10-year low
Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) The number of Chinese stowaways detained in Taiwan has dropped to 45, the....Fullstory

Mental illnesses put on list of occupational disease
Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) has officially listed work-related....Fullstory

Taiwan shares close up 0.61 percent
Taiwan share prices closed up 0.61 percent yesterday as buying was triggered by a Wall Street surge overnight, dealers said. The weighted index rose 45.59 points....Fullstory

Senior Taiwan official frustrated by slow progress in MOU talks
The two sides of the Taiwan Strait should sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in financial supervision as early as possible for mutual....Fullstory

Mobile Internet
Defying conventional wisdom that China trails Taiwan in marketing savvy, Lee Kai-fu, founder of Innovation Works and former head of Google China, said yesterday that....Fullstory

BILINGUAL LEARNING

Taipei hosts Indonesian culture festival to honor migrant workers
台北主辦印尼文化節　向外勞致敬
The Taipei city government hosted an Indonesian culture festival at Daan Forest Park Sunday to honor migrant workers and new immigrants from Indonesia.

台北市政府二十五日在大安森林公園主辦印尼文化節，向來自印尼的外勞和新移民致敬。 ...Fullstory

EMA marks 20 years of greening Hollywood
環境媒體協會綠化好萊塢二十年
LOS ANGELES, California Norman Lear and his wife, Lyn, helped create the Environmental Media Association to encourage Hollywood to spread the word about going green.

諾曼李爾和妻子林恩，幫助開創環境媒體協會，鼓勵好萊塢廣泛宣傳綠色環保的訊息。 ...Fullstory

BUSINESS

What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent
Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the U.S. economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second....Fullstory

World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal
After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides....Fullstory

Scholars prescribe more jobs to pull out of economic slump
Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) A local economist suggested Saturday that one way of tackling the unemployment....Fullstory

China offers Africa more trade, investment
China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of....Fullstory

Cardiologist and Boston Sci exec Baim dies at 60
Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a....Fullstory

SPORTS

Gordon earns NASCAR pole at Texas, 1st of season
Jeff Gordon won his first NASCAR pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph (307.56 kph) for the Dickies 500 on Friday. It's....Fullstory

Life Is Sweet wins Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic
Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a....Fullstory

Joubert wins NHK Trophy
Brian Joubert of France has won the NHK Trophy with a strong performance in the men's free skate. Joubert, who was first after the short program,....Fullstory

Qadir wants youngsters be given proper chance
Former Pakistan chief cricket selector Abdul Qadir says the national team must nurture it's up-and-coming talent if it is to be a competitive force at....Fullstory

Mickelson takes lead over Woods, Watney at HSBC
American Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in....Fullstory

FEATURES

Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'
Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying....Fullstory

Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge
The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge. The patrol says 24-year-old Samuel....Fullstory

Actor Woods sues US hospital in brother's death
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother. Woods on Friday would not discuss the....Fullstory

Saturday, November 14
Today is Saturday, November 14, the 318th day of 2009. There are 47 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1533 - Spanish....Fullstory

NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust....Fullstory

HEALTH

Hornets owner Shinn says he has prostate cancer
New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn says he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but remains healthy and is optimistic that he will conquer the disease. "My....Fullstory

Second person fired for giving Flames vaccines
Alberta's health board says a second person has been fired for helping set up a private clinic for Calgary Flames players and their families to....Fullstory

In Europe, an orderly approach to swine flu shots
In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries....Fullstory

First Slovak dies of swine flu
An official says a swine flu victim has died in Slovakia, becoming the nation's first known fatality from the illness. Health Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Cizmarikova says....Fullstory

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