Taiwanese goats may have died from wind farm noise

Over 400 Taiwanese goats, whose pasture is right next to a recently erected wind farm, died a mysterious death, which may be due to exhaustion from the noise of the nearby farm. The goats have died since eight giant...

Taiwanese baby milk powder contains killer bacteria

One more incident of contaminated food, from the Taiwan.This time it is the dangerous bacteria   Enterobacter sakazakii which may cause meningitis, inflammation of the brain's protective membranes,...

Taiwanese actress Shu Qi at the 45th Golden Horse Awards

"Famed Taiwanese actress Shu Qi smiles as she arrives at the 45th Golden Horse Awards, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in Taichung, Taiwan. Fanny is a guest at this year's Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language...

Chinese official attacked by pro-independence activists in Taiwan

China and Taiwan split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing still considers the self-ruled island to be part of its territory awaiting reunification. Taiwan is very close to USA and american army...

Report: Skype service in China recording, censoring messages

"TOM-Skype, eBay's joint venture in China, is recording customer text chats and censoring them if they contain certain keywords related to topics the government deems objectionable, according to a report released...

IOC agrees to Internet blocking at the Games

Would any one of us go for this? I don't think so. "The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday what journalists arriving at the lavishly outfitted media center here had suspected: Contrary to previous assurances by Olympic and government officials, the Internet would be...

'Elephant legs' woman set for operation

"Wang Cheng, 24, cannot work or even wear trousers because of the grotesque and painful elephantiasis which has dogged her since the age of six and left her with legs weighing 50 kilos. "I cannot go out to work,"...

Taiwan complains of media controls at China talks

Both Chinese and Taiwanese media struck a hopeful note about the meeting today between China and Taiwan, which it considers a break-away province. Much of the discussion, however, centered on media controls. Many analysts consider it inevitable that Taiwan will have to become...

China and Taiwan reopen talks

"Chinese and Taiwanese officials agreed Thursday to set up permanent offices in each other's territories, in the first formal talks between the two sides in almost a decade"

Indonesian customs detain two Taiwanese for carrying drugs

"Tangerang (ANTARA News) - Customs and Excise officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten Province, have detained two Taiwanese for trying to smuggle in 4.782 kg of crystal methamphetamine...

Surabaya customs detain two Taiwanese for carrying drugs

"Customs and excise officers at Surabaya`s Juanda international airport on Sunday evening detained two Taiwanese nationals for trying to smuggle in 7.215 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth around Rp8.55...

GSM Association announces Asia Mobile Awards winners

""We are delighted with this year's Asian Mobile Awards - they recognise the sheer pace of progress that's been made right across the region's mobile communication market. Our congratulations to the winners and nominees and our thanks to everyone who participated," said Rob...

Meshcom Technologies, Taiwan firm partner on networking

""Meshcom's mesh software solution has been proven to provide high performance and stability, and strong security over wireless network. Most importantly, the unique feature of MeshDriver's interoperability enabled different networking devices to be connected seamlessly,"...

Ang Lee`s `Lust, Caution` leads Taiwan `Oscars` nominations

""Lust, Caution" is nominated for 12 awards, including the coveted best director and best film, for the 44th awards to be handed out in a ceremony scheduled for December 8, AFP reported citing the...

Taiwanese president asks China for help with U.N. bid

NEWS OF THE WEIRD: "Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has written to China's U.N. representative...to appeal the global body's recent decision not to make Taiwan a member, a presidential spokesman said Wednesday.  Taiwan was expelled from the U.N. in 1971, when it was...

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