Morakot: Taiwan Mudslide Buried Up to 400 in Shiao Lin Village

Typhoon Morakot brought unprecedented level of rainfall to the southern part of Taiwan, causing floods and mudslides. Shiao Lin Village (小林村) in Kaohsiung county was buried in mudslide. The latest official estimated 398 people might have died in the mudslide. Shiao Lin...

Classical Music Reduces Pregnancy Stress

Kaohsiung Medical University researchers in Taiwan have determined that pregnant women who listen to classical (or otherwise soothing) music are less likely to endure stress or experience depression throughout...

Powerful typhoon makes landfall in Taiwan

Within a week of tropical storm killing more than 19 people , a powerful typhoon Fung Wong  has landed in the east coast of  Taiwan today. The typhoon has forced normal life activity and schools,...

Serial sexual offenders on the loose across Taiwan, the Police Reports

"Police and a women's group are warning the public on up to five serial rapists who are on the loose in northern Taiwan and Kaohsiung city. Among the criminals, the most active has committed sixteen offenses since October of 1997 in Taipei City, Taipei County, Taoyuan County,...

Quake In Pacific, China Cut Off [websphere]

"Asia avoided the tsunamis that were feared after an earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday night, but the Internet was a casualty of the temblor, which ruptured telecommunications cables under the Pacific. Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Internet users were disconnected from...

Thousands Call for Taiwan Leader to Quit - Washington Post

" TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Thousands of people took to the streets across Taiwan on Saturday to demand President Chen Shui-bian's resignation over a corruption scandal that could land his wife in prison. Some 6,000 people marched in the southern city of Kaohsiung a day after...

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