On this 4th of July, much TV coverages in Taiwan were about the first direct flights across the narrow Strait that lies between Taiwan and China in sixty years. The hostile stance taken by China against Taiwan all these years made it necessary to close that kind of direct flights. There are over 1,000 and [...]
By this Forth of July, it would be about a year since last I posted. I had been miserable, mentally or spititaully, more than physically. The only exception was during the short visit with my family in New England states, USA. Physically speaking, it was mainly from the advancing age of being 79, counting both [...]
Today, August 16, is 30 Years anniversary of the publishing of “A Declaration Of Human Rights” by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. Last Sunday, August 12, there was a march of 50 thousand peopple in the southern port city Kaohsiung. The march was organized by the PCT. Rains brought by Typhoon Hutih let up four [...]
This last February 28th marked the 60th Memorial for the infamous “228 Incident” in Taiwan. More than 50,000 cream of the population were killed, systematiclly eliminated by the ruthless Chinese KMT Government which occupied Taiwan after the WWII under ther directive of General McArthur, the Supreme Commander in the Far-East. From the de-classified documents, it [...]
Taiwan Strait is one of the hottest danger spots in the world. There are over 600 missiles lined up against Taiwan on the opposite shores in China and the number is on the increase day by day. By so lined up, China aims to force the people of Taiwan into submission. On the eve of [...]
Today is the last day of my trip this time visiting my son in Nashua, New Hampshier. My driver’s license from New Jersy where I lived before going back to Taiwan has expired, and so I wanted to have a New Hampshier licence to replace the expired NJ USA licence. I learned that I need [...]
The US based magazine, Foreign Policy, in its recent issue has a “2006 Globalization Index” published. Accorging to the index, Taiwan ranked 35th in the survey of 62 countried based on 2004 data. Of the 4 major indicators used to determine the ranking, Taiwan ranked 12th, in terms of economic integration; 18th, in terms of [...]
While browsing news from Taiwan, I have come across a news reporting that a group of Taiwan musicians will perform in a Spain city of Seville on October 26, Thursday next week, at the World Music Expo. The group is organized by Taipei Arts International Association and sposored by Chunghua Telecom and the presentation will [...]
This year. 2006, is the 100th anniversary of baseball playing in Taiwan. After Japan annexted the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Okinawa) in 1879 AD, in that same breath, in 1895, Japan got the Manchu Dynasty China (Ch’ing Kuo), after a Sino-Japanese War, to cede Taiwan over to the imperial Japan in perprtuity. A Republic of Taiwan [...]
Taiwanese soldiers will be eating a lots of bananas. The Agricalture Council of the Cabinet(Executive Yuen) announced the other day that as a measure of propping up price of bananas, measures of increased purchase of the fruit will be in effect and it will be distributed to the militaly units and schools. The famers are [...]