Taiwan News

Taiwan News.

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  Puppy Love

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:06 PM ET

  where "private dog suites" are "replete with little beds, turn-down service and flat-screen TVs" all for the very human price of $115 a night.In Taiwan, they’ve managed to top that. Dog hotels there, Reuters reports, have pools, nature walks, beauty parlors and even places where pets ca Read More

  More like this in: New York, The New York Times, Reuters, Beauty, Pets, Swimming, SoHo
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  French Kisses

  By Courtney Rubin | Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:21 AM ET

  is like having an autumn leaf fall in your pocket," writes Yang Ya-ching on her blog, according to Taiwan's The Taipei Times. The 27-year-old Taiwanese woman should know: She's set herself the goal of kissing 100 strangers while she studies music in Paris.So far in two months (she starte Read More

  More like this in: Paris, Kissing, World, Life & Style, Europe, Culture
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  Taiwan's Deaflympics Nets Nearly 9,800 Volunteers

  By John Casey | Mon Sep 7, 2009 5:00 PM ET

  population is turning out to help. Wu writes that Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior statistics estimates that there "nearly 480,000 people in Taiwan who have registered as volunteers and engaged in a total of nearly 50 million hours of volunteer service." According to an article i Read More

  More like this in: Volunteerism, Summer, College, Australia, Asia, Olympics, Islands, Taipei, Evelyn Glennie
• Give Your Workout a Jolt

  By Courtney Rubin | Thu Sep 3, 2009 12:25 PM ET

  Café beats Gore-Tex fabrics in terms of UV protection, faster drying time, odor control and better pricing point," Wang Wei-kuo, general manager of Taiwan fitness fashion distributor Uranus International, told the Taipei Times. Singtex’s products also include sportswear made from recycle Read More

  More like this in: Starbucks, Nike, Fashion, Coffee, Fitness, World, Technology, Asia, Green Tech
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  Linkin Park Keeps on Giving

  By David Jenison | Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  people during this difficult time."Through the band's Music for Relief non-profit organization, Linkin Park directed the funds to World Vision Taiwan, which has already provided crucial assistance with evacuations, food distribution and relief kits. Back home in America, fans can contribut Read More

  More like this in: Linkin Park, Taipei, Entertainment, Music, Events
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  The Brief 8/11: Himalayan Life, Mad Cool Women, Roller Rescue

  By Caroline Walker | Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:05 AM ET

  species! Life, life and more life about in raw nature.A natural disaster may be far from good news, but the swift military rescue operation after Taiwan's typhoon certainly fits the bill.Twitter is taking Neighborhood Watch to a whole new level.Your amusement park worst nightmare... turne Read More

  More like this in: Twitter, Television, Military, Himalayas, Natural Disasters
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  Slip on Some Wearable Coffee in the Morning

  By Steve Tanner | Tue Jul 7, 2009 5:55 PM ET

  nothing else, it sounds like it would be even more scratchy than the burlap sack it came in -- but this is for real.After four years in development, Taiwanese high-tech textile company Singtex Industrial Co. Ltd. has patented a process for turning used coffee grounds into textile-grade yarn Read More

  More like this in: Starbucks, Technology, Coffee, Fast Company, Taipei, Business, Technology, Life & Style, Good Ideas, Cutting-edge, Green Tech, Fashion
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  The Peaceful Bombers

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:20 AM ET

  in the Paris Trade Show, Maison & Object. Their vision has led them to win several international design prizes from Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Exploring the connection between people and design through product design as well as non-commercial work is their driving force. "The Nonlif Read More

  More like this in: World Wildlife Fund, Vietnam, Interior Design, World, Social Responsibility, Asia, Activism
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  'Take Out' Delivers Perspective

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat May 2, 2009 4:00 AM ET

  as $2 an hour, far below the state's minimum wage of $7.15 per hour, and won a judgment of $4.6 million for their clients. Tsou, originally from Taiwan, and Baker, a New York native, said their initial intent was to find and film a New York story, but it soon became apparent that the narrativ Read More

  More like this in: New York, New York City, China, Canada, Movies, Police, Vietnam, Illegal Immigrants
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  Colleen Lindesay: Bring Your Own Chopsticks!

  By Colleen Lindesay | Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:00 AM ET

  covered the budding "bring your own chopsticks" movement in Asia. Much like San Francisco's ban on plastic grocery bags, the city of Taipei in Taiwan recently banned disposable chopsticks from convenience stores and supermarkets. If you frequently eat at restaurants tha Read More

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