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[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:33 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Police believe they have captured a serial killer, dubbed China’s “Jack the Ripper” for the way he mutilated several of his 11 female victims, state-run media reported yesterday, nearly three decades after the first murder. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654174.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Chinese authorities apprehend alleged serial killer: report | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, BEIJING
Police believe they have captured a serial killer, dubbed China’s “Jack the Ripper” for the way he mutilated several of his 11 female victims, state-run media reported yesterday, nearly three decades after the first murder.
Gao Chengyong (高承勇), 52, was detained at a grocery store he runs with his wife in B... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654174 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c6db1772361dd9836a0c96f12f45bd8f80ace6fbf62f545e235c6da22b28c9f0.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:04 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Greece said yesterday that the EU was “sleepwalking toward a cliff” by sticking to austerity rules that created huge inequalities among members, and it expected a debt relief deal for itself to be honored by the end of this year so that its economy could recover. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654060.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P14-160829-322.jpg | en | null | EU ‘sleepwalking toward cliff’: Greek prime minister | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, ATHENS
Greece said yesterday that the EU was “sleepwalking toward a cliff” by sticking to austerity rules that created huge inequalities among members, and it expected a debt relief deal for itself to be honored by the end of this year so that its economy could recover.
Athens, facing a second bailout review e... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/29/2003654060 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e0d44e960479e2050220e106dfdeeee5b64d4267e1002b8907f1081736b46105.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:37 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Striking miners in Bolivia kidnapped and beat to death the country’s deputy interior minister after he traveled to the area to mediate a bitter conflict over mining laws, officials said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653972.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P07-160827-304.jpg | en | null | Striking miners kill Bolivian minister | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, LA PAZ, Bolivia
Striking miners in Bolivia kidnapped and beat to death the country’s deputy interior minister after he traveled to the area to mediate a bitter conflict over mining laws, officials said.
Bolivian Minister of Government Carlos Romero called it a “cowardly and brutal killing” and asked that the body o... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653972 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c18596da07578a69895ecfb3bc1974c2071133dd2949ae37d4aa9e359fd51622.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Shoddy, price-cutting renovations, in breach of local building regulations, could be partly to blame for the high death toll from this week’s devastating earthquake in central Italy, according to a prosecutor investigating the disaster. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654104.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P04-160829-307.jpg | en | null | Illegal repairs contributed to Italy quake toll: official | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, ROME
Shoddy, price-cutting renovations, in breach of local building regulations, could be partly to blame for the high death toll from this week’s devastating earthquake in central Italy, according to a prosecutor investigating the disaster.
As questions mount over the deaths of nearly 300 people, prosecutor Giuse... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/29/2003654104 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/dee94f0f6184c52264b9ef70b136c4a6cf0199224842310991fab7706e70d22f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:41 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said the ban on his country from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics was immoral and inhumane. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653885.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P16-160826-325.jpg | en | null | Putin denounces Russia’s ban from Rio Paralympics | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP and AFP, MOSCOW
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said the ban on his country from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics was immoral and inhumane.
Russia was suspended on Aug. 7 over what International Paralympic Committee president Philip Craven called a “medals over morals” culture with evidence of ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/26/2003653885 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/a2cf90233d304053b7e1a64fbc319cc2095d5bbf6acf2222aae77284b166c440.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:28 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The number of unemployed young people is set to swell by 500,000 worldwide this year to reach 71 million, marking the first hike in three years, the UN said on Wednesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653862.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Young jobless rate rising worldwide: ILO | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, GENEVA
The number of unemployed young people is set to swell by 500,000 worldwide this year to reach 71 million, marking the first hike in three years, the UN said on Wednesday.
In a new report, the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated that the global youth unemployment rate would reach 13.1 perc... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653862 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e90ab1bcb8fa6d43917737c3db0d3cc52f953ec6d53883dec6d6efb83cbc94a2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:48 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | In-form Alexandre Lacazette scored before coming off injured in the first half as Olympique Lyonnais collapsed to a 4-2 defeat away at promoted Dijon FCO in Ligue 1 on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654084.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P11-160829-321.jpg | en | null | Lacazette injured as Olympique Lyonnais suffer loss at Dijon | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, PARIS
In-form Alexandre Lacazette scored before coming off injured in the first half as Olympique Lyonnais collapsed to a 4-2 defeat away at promoted Dijon FCO in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Lacazette put the visitors 2-1 up on 37 minutes at the Stade Gaston-Gerard with his sixth goal already this season after Corentin T... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654084 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/273cb30de2ce5316ff3056c68e6aaddbd8b03cee45e86a109904eac0404fc80b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:00 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A judge in South Africa on Friday refused to grant prosecutors permission to appeal the six-year prison sentence she gave the double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, saying an appeal would not have a reasonable chance of success. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654017.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P10-160828-305.jpg | en | null | South African judge rejects prosecutors’ Pistorius appeal bid | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | NY Times News Service
A judge in South Africa on Friday refused to grant prosecutors permission to appeal the six-year prison sentence she gave the double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, saying an appeal would not have a reasonable chance of success.
Pistorius, who is serving the prison sentence for the murder of his... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/28/2003654017 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/9b90b748851d37a7be1b80faafe4eb9cbd7dafff1b215224bed5b001b52d884a.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:32 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | US dollar traders are playing catch-up with the US Federal Reserve. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654000.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | US dollar bulls awaken as Yellen hints at rate increase | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg and staff writer, with CNA
US dollar traders are playing catch-up with the US Federal Reserve.
The greenback snapped a two-week losing streak after US Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the case to raise interest rates is getting stronger, while Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer indicated an increase is possible nex... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003654000 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8fc8b73bfdd7476db7d9e6baaa802696a85aa74ffec698156bc591f60ac7973b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:58 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Minister of Health and Welfare Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延) has approved the Centers for Disease Control’s imposition of a NT$1 million (US$31,774) fine on the National Defense University over its expulsion of a student with HIV, the ministry announced yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654032.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Minister backs fine after expulsion of HIV student | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Lee I-chia and Chen Wei-han / Staff reporters
Minister of Health and Welfare Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延) has approved the Centers for Disease Control’s imposition of a NT$1 million (US$31,774) fine on the National Defense University over its expulsion of a student with HIV, the ministry announced yesterday.
On Aug. 15, the ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654032 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/70ef6255711423dd2c9ef98ba6a5d21cfb725f2b1ebb078f7e6936657faaacdc.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:53:38 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A van driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan yesterday, injuring three people, authorities said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654210.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/p01-160831-320.jpg | en | null | Suicide bomber hits Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, BISHKEK
A van driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan yesterday, injuring three people, authorities said.
“As a result of the explosion, only the suicide bomber terrorist died. Security guards were injured,” Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Jenish Razakov t... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/31/2003654210 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/dcdec3f0f2730a5c54cc33010c107d62c42479772792d0d3c29cb55640a5bd18.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:01 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Sports Administration officials yesterday pledged to publish Chinese Professional Baseball League financial reports and require the inclusion of players’ union officials at meetings planning next year’s World Baseball Classic, following union complaints. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654161.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Baseball subsidies to be reported | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Abraham Gerber / Staff reporter
Sports Administration officials yesterday pledged to publish Chinese Professional Baseball League financial reports and require the inclusion of players’ union officials at meetings planning next year’s World Baseball Classic, following union complaints.
Speaking at a news conference ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/30/2003654161 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/508d8938bdff726a684744911379c2a3016db8b427dcd616416634526d019e26.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:14 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Taipei Times: How did Yuh Tong Hotel (鈺通大飯店) fare in the first half of the year and do you expect the situation to improve or deteriorate? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654186.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | INTERVIEW: Yuh Tong determined to hang tough | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Taipei Times: How did Yuh Tong Hotel (鈺通大飯店) fare in the first half of the year and do you expect the situation to improve or deteriorate?
Huang Kuo-fang (黃國芳): Our occupancy rates stood above 60 percent during the January-to-May period, but dropped below 40 percent in June and July, as exchanges between Taiwan and Chi... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654186 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7e5399fbb4b5ea40aecd64cf4ce54f191962ccb5f230c405d9983c8d60aea9e5.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:53 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The Cabinet on Friday said that in a bid to stem the steep decline in the number of Chinese tourists, the Tourism Bureau is to lead a delegation to China to promote travel in Taiwan. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654034.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Cabinet moves to stem steep decline in Chinese visitors | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
The Cabinet on Friday said that in a bid to stem the steep decline in the number of Chinese tourists, the Tourism Bureau is to lead a delegation to China to promote travel in Taiwan.
The delegation is to organize promotional events in Beijing and Shanghai in conjunction with Taiwanese r... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654034 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/50b34d163fadac17e9f7543b3b896d49b86f1462750d38bd0ff800add3cd955d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:40 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The Taipei Universiade Organizing Committee might replace local hip-hop trio Jiu Yi Yi (玖壹壹) as the spokespersons for the sporting event, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said yesterday, after the group sparked backlashes at home and overseas over a music video that has been criticized as offensive toward several religions... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654013.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P01-160828-3.jpg | en | null | Universiade might replace group over video backlash | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Sean Lin / Staff reporter
The Taipei Universiade Organizing Committee might replace local hip-hop trio Jiu Yi Yi (玖壹壹) as the spokespersons for the sporting event, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said yesterday, after the group sparked backlashes at home and overseas over a music video that has been criticized as offen... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/28/2003654013 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/084982b1d3977220576b7604a0ebabbaced48272eaee7a670bd39abe25aa8e14.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:17 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Google executive David Drummond on Monday left the Uber board of directors as competition revs up between the companies over self-driving cars. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654197.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Google’s top lawyer resigns from Uber’s board amid rivalry over new vehicles | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, SAN FRANCISCO
Google executive David Drummond on Monday left the Uber board of directors as competition revs up between the companies over self-driving cars.
“I recently stepped down from Uber’s board given the overlap between the two companies,” Google chief legal officer Drummond said in a statement.
Drummond sa... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654197 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5479f93ccbf8cd7268796a1e7c291e3284b881df6ca75b180b6239272ee078a3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:15 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Taipei First Girls’ Senior High School’s Parent Teacher Association yesterday said that it would postpone a lawsuit against a woman who had criticized online the behavior of two of the school’s students, who were reportedly left upset over the incident. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653963.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Parents’ group to delay lawsuit on chicken criticism | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chien Li-chung, Liang Pei-chi and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
Taipei First Girls’ Senior High School’s Parent Teacher Association yesterday said that it would postpone a lawsuit against a woman who had criticized online the behavior of two of the school’s students, who were reportedly left upset ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/27/2003653963 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/2d37bce583a912930770bdad91a78910950bb0e41ec220f8832a894acd5ce063.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:58 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Executive Yuan yesterday said it plans to earmark NT$340 billion (US$10.7 billion) for a stimulus package to spur economic growth, with an emphasis on boosting government investment in state-owned businesses and projects. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653889.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Cabinet mulls NT$340bn stimulus plan | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Lee Hsin-fang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Executive Yuan yesterday said it plans to earmark NT$340 billion (US$10.7 billion) for a stimulus package to spur economic growth, with an emphasis on boosting government investment in state-owned businesses and projects.
The National Development C... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/26/2003653889 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/d9e81c133cfc92328eaed6b0c0cc94ae0740ebc7413d0949e05b77a44d786ee3.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Corey Seager hit his 23rd home run to set a season record for Los Angeles Dodgers shortstops, helping his team to a 3-2 win against the Chicago Cubs in Saturday’s clash of National League division leaders. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654086.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P12-160829-301.jpg | en | null | Dodgers edge Cubs 3-2 to expand lead | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, LOS ANGELES
Corey Seager hit his 23rd home run to set a season record for Los Angeles Dodgers shortstops, helping his team to a 3-2 win against the Chicago Cubs in Saturday’s clash of National League division leaders.
The Dodgers stretched their lead over San Francisco in the NL West to two games, while the Cubs’ i... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654086 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/707646cca67c6e07529e5300a86408f045a62f48211cbbf51f46f36c7b8578b6.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:02 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Jonas Van Genechten of Belgium sprinted to win seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday after Alberto Contador crashed near the finish line. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654021.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P10-160828-311.jpg | en | null | Belgian wins Vuelta stage as Contador crashes near finish | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, PUEBLA DE SANABRIA, Spain
Jonas Van Genechten of Belgium sprinted to win seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday after Alberto Contador crashed near the finish line.
Contador’s front wheel caught on another bike in a tight pack making a turn, sending him and other riders into the temporary barrier marking th... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/28/2003654021 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c37fe45207974ac3dffb00d3b5d1302dc92cc85e4a119fb38a308bc068c66d20.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:32 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank (台北富邦銀行) plans to issue up to NT$23 billion (US$726.2 million) in debentures to meet regulatory capital reserves and coverage requirements as well as pay for cash dividends, its parent company said yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653926.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taipei Fubon Bank plans bond issue to boost capital | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Ted Chen / Staff reporter
Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank (台北富邦銀行) plans to issue up to NT$23 billion (US$726.2 million) in debentures to meet regulatory capital reserves and coverage requirements as well as pay for cash dividends, its parent company said yesterday.
“Due to operating constraints, cash contribution from... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653926 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/fdb514d861c08e9e03c2eaafef07d7c2e758c8310fc0c611b19011c07e1a6a5a.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:50 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Tourist John Gleason crept through the grass, four small children close behind, inching toward a bull elk with antlers like small trees at the edge of a meadow in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654179.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/P07-160830-305.jpg | en | null | Wild tourists bedevil US national parks | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming
Tourist John Gleason crept through the grass, four small children close behind, inching toward a bull elk with antlers like small trees at the edge of a meadow in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
“They’re going to give me a heart attack,” said Gleason’s mother-in-law, Barbara H... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654179 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/989fc5c2ca1c76c27f7ed7a08b1415f3779394d098d1913bab61e611928e9b1a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:42 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Baidu Inc (百度) has quietly removed advertising for bitcoin and all other forms of virtual currency from its online service, two of China’s largest bitcoin exchanges said, signaling a growing wariness over the proliferation of online scammers. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653931.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Baidu bans ads for bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
Baidu Inc (百度) has quietly removed advertising for bitcoin and all other forms of virtual currency from its online service, two of China’s largest bitcoin exchanges said, signaling a growing wariness over the proliferation of online scammers.
The country’s most popular search engine froze cryptocurrency ads f... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653931 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/4b93d863f6b324e1398367992f49e6f0cb197db3b356475a358e0cd5647bbf57.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:35 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Farmer Abelardo Ayala took a tough decision on his estate in San Juan Tepezontes, a traditional coffee-producing region of El Salvador: to swap his coffee trees for cocoa as a warming climate hit his crop. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653994.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P15-160828-307.jpg | en | null | Hit by climate change, coffee growers get a taste for cocoa | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Nelson Renteria / Thomson Reuters Foundation, SAN SALVADOR
Farmer Abelardo Ayala took a tough decision on his estate in San Juan Tepezontes, a traditional coffee-producing region of El Salvador: to swap his coffee trees for cocoa as a warming climate hit his crop.
Ayala said his plantation — situated between 600m an... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003653994 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f5b2cad2a7b610278e62699fc534b2dd3fbe3699ba3f504f6ee3834398000441.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:52:13 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A team of high-school students won four gold medals at the International Earth Science Olympiad that ended yesterday in Japan’s Mie Prefecture, successfully defending the nation’s title as the contest’s top-ranking participant for the 10th consecutive year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654035.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P02-160828-1.jpg | en | null | Four make history at Olympiad | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Sean Lin / Staff reporter
A team of high-school students won four gold medals at the International Earth Science Olympiad that ended yesterday in Japan’s Mie Prefecture, successfully defending the nation’s title as the contest’s top-ranking participant for the 10th consecutive year.
The team’s four members all claim... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654035 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/1519373eca8b6ca116e7418fe16096648b7831c70e625c9b77ccfd08cdf1832b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:44 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said that his bloody anti-drug campaign that has left nearly 1,800 people dead does not amount to genocide, but added that he is ready to go to jail to defend his men from lawsuits. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654173.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/P06-160830-313.jpg | en | null | Deaths from Philippines’ war on drugs not genocide: President Rodrigo Duterte | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, MANILA
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said that his bloody anti-drug campaign that has left nearly 1,800 people dead does not amount to genocide, but added that he is ready to go to jail to defend his men from lawsuits.
Duterte drew a line between the widespread killings sparked by his anti-drug war... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654173 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8f564ae87af2b1ecfa308d793afa247aee4d96bae4c4aff96ddb1a02fcf50ba2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:38 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The surf costume competition, which sees surfers donning superhero outfits, French maid corsets and what not while they try to catch waves, is back tomorrow for the third year in a row at Waiao Beach (外澳) in Yilan County (宜蘭). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffeat%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653877.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/p14-160826-sea.jpg | en | null | Highlight: Surf Costume Competition Charity Event | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Dana Ter / Staff reporter
The surf costume competition, which sees surfers donning superhero outfits, French maid corsets and what not while they try to catch waves, is back tomorrow for the third year in a row at Waiao Beach (外澳) in Yilan County (宜蘭).
The NT$500 registration fee paid by competitors will be donated ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/08/26/2003653877 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/57e5059a284ad1313b7f958216ab207d408c668270e096447ab5038768af46a1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:22 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) yesterday said that Nan Shan Life Insurance Co must contribute to its agents’ National Health Insurance premiums, after more than 100 members of the firm’s labor union protested outside the Executive Yuan. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653902.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/p04-160826-aa1.jpg | en | null | Nan Shan ordered to pay life insurance premiums | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Abraham Gerber / Staff reporter
The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) yesterday said that Nan Shan Life Insurance Co must contribute to its agents’ National Health Insurance premiums, after more than 100 members of the firm’s labor union protested outside the Executive Yuan.
Following a meeting between... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/26/2003653902 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/02a91fd0e08b21b5ef66ff9e831530c325257bb18c277f650e3934142694147d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:48 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile and declared it “the greatest success,” which puts the country in the “front rank” of nuclear military powers, official media reported yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653909.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Kim Jong-un declares missile launch ‘success’ | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, SEOUL
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile and declared it “the greatest success,” which puts the country in the “front rank” of nuclear military powers, official media reported yesterday.
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/26/2003653909 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/1edd0058325d5ff91aca27663cee2f6abaa7b4302b955f9215018b6be205b92f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:20 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and even switched their crops from pineapples to pumpkins, which the pachyderms do not relish much. Nothing worked, so the villagers decided on Plan Bee. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653906.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P05-160826-307.jpg | en | null | Thai farmers turn to bees to stop elephants | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, PANA, Thailand
To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and even switched their crops from pineapples to pumpkins, which the pachyderms do not relish much. Nothing worked, so the villagers decided on Plan Bee.
In a pilot scheme run... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/26/2003653906 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/9e6527d1d953bad54aebc9121ef71d11514c205323ac53cf22ff2c693461e7ce.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:13 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | US rail operator Amtrak on Friday awarded a US$2 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom SA to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003653988.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P16-160828-312.jpg | en | null | Amtrak awards Alstom US$2bn fast-trains deal | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, WILMINGTON, Delaware
US rail operator Amtrak on Friday awarded a US$2 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom SA to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston.
The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains is to boost Amtrak’s speed and capacity along its most heavily us... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003653988 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7c318b852fa627b1c178e8d0163250e3a3df2a5397091760c715d7a18dad178e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:13 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Three opinion polls released yesterday by the Taiwan Thinktank and the Chinese-language Apple Daily and China Times newspapers saw President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) approval ratings drop below 50 percent ahead of her 100th day in office today, while her disapproval ratings rose. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653948.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P01-160827-3.jpg | en | null | Polls show drop in President Tsai’s approval ratings | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Three opinion polls released yesterday by the Taiwan Thinktank and the Chinese-language Apple Daily and China Times newspapers saw President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) approval ratings drop below 50 percent ahead of her 100th day in office today, while her disapproval ratings rose.
According ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/27/2003653948 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/4c5db84af10affd5273916b3c1ed13b9779281be9234f78902c27dd1ac14f30b.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:53:24 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Executive Yuan yesterday formed a supervisory task force to facilitate an investigation into a breach of US money laundering rules by Mega International Commercial Bank’s (兆豐銀行) New York branch. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654207.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P01-160831-4.jpg | en | null | Cabinet task force to probe Mega Bank | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
The Executive Yuan yesterday formed a supervisory task force to facilitate an investigation into a breach of US money laundering rules by Mega International Commercial Bank’s (兆豐銀行) New York branch.
The task force, consisting of legal and finance experts — including lawyer Chen Chuan-yu... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/31/2003654207 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/d8ec5b60ce5a4c26abb8018722aa59f7a5fa735aace6dd7b4593c34915c494ab.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:46 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The Council of Aboriginal Affairs’ plans for delineating traditional Aboriginal lands represent a step back from the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act (原住民族基本法), an Aboriginal rights campaigner said yesterday, calling for the delineation authority to be returned to individual Aboriginal communities. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654033.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Council of Aboriginal Affairs’ plans for delineating lands a step back: advocate | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Abraham Gerber / Staff Reporter
The Council of Aboriginal Affairs’ plans for delineating traditional Aboriginal lands represent a step back from the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act (原住民族基本法), an Aboriginal rights campaigner said yesterday, calling for the delineation authority to be returned to individual Aboriginal co... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654033 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/bf5251c4d51727317cbd50f3b88d1188dd77965e75dba9f90e83d002fd0969e1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:44 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A senior executive at South Korea’s Lotte Group was found dead yesterday, a suspected suicide, hours before he was to be questioned by prosecutors conducting a criminal probe into the family-run conglomerate. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653930.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P10-160827-306.jpg | en | null | Lotte Group vice chairman found dead | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, SEOUL
A senior executive at South Korea’s Lotte Group was found dead yesterday, a suspected suicide, hours before he was to be questioned by prosecutors conducting a criminal probe into the family-run conglomerate.
Lotte Group, in a text message to reporters, said it confirmed the death of vice chairman Lee In... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653930 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c4e6c21f4e98f1c8db9fa94557c6a1ab3a68e6a9060f5a3b55c2eb6cfa352101.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:43 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and other Taipei officials should decline to attend next year’s Taipei-Shanghai Forum, which is to be hosted by Shanghai, given what transpired at this year’s meeting in Taipei. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653867.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | EDITORIAL: Time to end the forum farce | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and other Taipei officials should decline to attend next year’s Taipei-Shanghai Forum, which is to be hosted by Shanghai, given what transpired at this year’s meeting in Taipei.
The actual conference on Tuesday was so embarrassing for Taipei that it could only be described as a debacle.
The... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/26/2003653867 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8b69f02fb854f508373cdb4d1f7014d2785032b3cf29dcb118beea2ab1cb1726.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:10 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Three top officials of Kenya’s Olympic committee have been arrested in Nairobi as investigators dig into a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio Games, police sources said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654018.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Three Kenyan Olympic officials arrested | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, NAIROBI
Three top officials of Kenya’s Olympic committee have been arrested in Nairobi as investigators dig into a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio Games, police sources said.
Francis Paul, secretary-general of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), was arrested on Friday, one of the polic... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/28/2003654018 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/58fb080dbeb4d8d8fcb52da6cf9486ca6a641134f6ae6d23ac48727fc85f44a3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:47 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | STOCK MARKET | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653929.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taiwan Business Quick Take | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with agencies
STOCK MARKET
TWSE announces changes
Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp (TWSE, 台灣證券交易所) has asked listed firms to disclose sensitive information earlier than was previously required to give investors quicker access to it and help them make more informed investment decisions. Because block trading sta... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653929 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/a83590620af2f9a85bb6113a2aaeb7b52d3eb9c09e1355635e468384b71b30f2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:23 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Contemporary | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffeat%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653875.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/p14-160826-ChangLee.jpg | en | null | Events and entertainment listings | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Noah Buchan / Staff reporter
Contemporary
Hong Kong’s math rock band tfvsjs will play tomorrow from its recently released album, zoi, tomorrow at the The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue for indie rock artists. On Sunday it is the Anidoujin Music Fest with Japanese heavy metal singer Eizo Sakamoto, the former frontman f... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/08/26/2003653875 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5e8f57745d5e390ca17acd7cb192a88f7532c7057f44e70837286324dc01680c.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:48 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has reshuffled top provincial-level Chinese Communist Party posts as he seeks to place his men in key positions ahead of a five-yearly congress next year, and more new appointments are likely soon. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654170.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Xi consolidates provincial power | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, BEIJING
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has reshuffled top provincial-level Chinese Communist Party posts as he seeks to place his men in key positions ahead of a five-yearly congress next year, and more new appointments are likely soon.
The party congress, expected to be held next autumn, will see Xi furth... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654170 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/69b83f2785015341d841230264bfc4a7467bd532d77282695d508ce5602a043b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:55 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A: My dog has no energy. He doesn’t want to go for walks and he’s off his food. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654047.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | EVERYDAY ENGLISH | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | A: My dog has no energy. He doesn’t want to go for walks and he’s off his food.
B: What breed is he?
A: He’s a Husky.
B: Oooh. Huskies aren’t meant for this climate. I bet he’s really suffering in this heat. Best only walk him in early mornings and late evenings.
A：我的狗精神欠佳，既不想到外面遛遛，也沒什麼食慾。
B：是哪種狗？
A：哈士奇。
B：喔，哈士奇不適合這種天氣... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/29/2003654047 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/3b31f959a1011e6abb7a84059c4e0dbc99d0c14da5bdd4fe8f7b8492d641bb61.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:52:48 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Pedicab driver Reyjin dives into a neighbor’s house for a quick methamphetamine fix, fearful of taking a bullet to the head in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs but unable to quit. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654108.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P04-160829-315.jpg | en | null | Filipino ‘shabu’ addict risks being shot for a fix | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, MANILA
Pedicab driver Reyjin dives into a neighbor’s house for a quick methamphetamine fix, fearful of taking a bullet to the head in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs but unable to quit.
More than 2,000 people have died violent deaths since Duterte took office two months ago and immediate... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/29/2003654108 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/6a94a065a38bf4579fe42f992c3dba0f25fd066039d6d63bbad80eeacc18603e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:59 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Olympic champion Ruth Jebet broke the women’s 3,000m steeplechase world record by six seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Saturday, while Kendra Harrison won the 100m hurdles without beating her own record. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654077.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Jebet snaps 3,000m steeplechase world record | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, PARIS
Olympic champion Ruth Jebet broke the women’s 3,000m steeplechase world record by six seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Saturday, while Kendra Harrison won the 100m hurdles without beating her own record.
The 19-year-old Jebet, born in Kenya and running for Bahrain, clocked 8 minutes, 52.78 se... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654077 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8b483ff58e9c3f7f54045491029a89adf38bd6d1ec001a58f3ec61acb93fa272.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:43 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Taiwanese culture and cuisine are to be showcased at the 17th Taiwanfest in Toronto, at the Harbourfront Center on Lake Ontario, from today to Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653903.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taiwanfest Canada to present culture, cuisine for 17th year | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwanese culture and cuisine are to be showcased at the 17th Taiwanfest in Toronto, at the Harbourfront Center on Lake Ontario, from today to Sunday.
Musicians, entertainers, performers, films and Taiwanese food are to feature at the event, which will also take place in Vancouver from Sep... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/26/2003653903 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/29eb53cf015df57986d6681b6e63f7f4062d4561682c42c1d5c7be8be0603eea.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:53 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Philippines’ police chief condoned killing drug traffickers and burning their homes, but later attributed the comments to anger. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653949.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P01-160827-317.jpg | en | null | Kill drug lords: Philippine police chief | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, MANILA
The Philippines’ police chief condoned killing drug traffickers and burning their homes, but later attributed the comments to anger.
“Why don’t you give them a visit, pour gasoline on their homes and set these on fire to register your anger?” Ronald dela Rosa said in a speech aired on television yesterday.
... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/27/2003653949 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c91b16f89b52fe813863700768fb9dbe75b9d4276132bd0208b9cfdda44a4f12.json |
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DENMARK
Growth forecasts cut
The government yesterday cut its growth forecasts for this year and next as Scandinavia’s smallest economy struggles to cope with international headwinds exacerbated by Britain’s decision to leave the EU. GDP will expand 0.9 percent this year, compared with a May forecast for 1.1 ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/31/2003654199 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/57504b2fd6aff4710a6f3dad52b1f6e2ea09297901c666afbe8e7a79dde6b013.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:36 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Heineken NV’s expansion of its production in Vietnam by taking over a brewery from rival Carlsberg A/S highlights growing interest by global beer brands to quench the thirst of about 70 million locals in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654129.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Foreign firms eye Vietnam’s beer market | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
Heineken NV’s expansion of its production in Vietnam by taking over a brewery from rival Carlsberg A/S highlights growing interest by global beer brands to quench the thirst of about 70 million locals in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
With a thriving street-side cafe and bar culture, young popu... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654129 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/71677cf0d2e626dc606b2b9ec9114cccc52712dc04f90d89fcf31b817b688982.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:25 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday said it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment against a senior Turkish envoy after it was determined that he does not have diplomatic immunity. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653893.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Taipei to probe sex allegations against Turkish envoy | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday said it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment against a senior Turkish envoy after it was determined that he does not have diplomatic immunity.
Halil Ibrahim Dokuyucu, deputy head of the Turkish Trade Office in Taipei, on July 3 alleg... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/26/2003653893 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f3581d6404a488f54362e0e02b484ce4946fe207d97dc15d5ee0b30d2e6d943c.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:33 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | INTERNET | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654002.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | World Business Quick Take | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Agencies
INTERNET
UK to monitor WhatsApp
Britain’s data privacy regulator on Friday said it will monitor how popular messaging service WhatsApp shares data with parent Facebook Inc under a new privacy policy. The Information Commission’s Office said while some users might be concerned by the lack of control provided by... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003654002 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/752dc0d08b12dc57eda10eafdc265a839bc134ff97dce6e59d4bf3d76be16b01.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:49 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | With a new US president and Congress taking office just six months from now, the time has come to rethink the government’s programs aimed at helping the nation’s poor. The current election season has reflected widespread concern about the issue of inequality. Reducing poverty, rather than penalizing earned success, is ... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654008.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | US must aim to reduce poverty, not penalize earned success | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Martin Feldstein
With a new US president and Congress taking office just six months from now, the time has come to rethink the government’s programs aimed at helping the nation’s poor. The current election season has reflected widespread concern about the issue of inequality. Reducing poverty, rather than penalizing... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/28/2003654008 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/82ec808bb0d8c775df6da69ac40e590399a3eca52becf419238b5450f4c0e674.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:37 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Sub-Saharan Africa loses about US$95 billion a year due to gender inequality, jeopardizing the continent’s efforts for economic growth, according to a UN report launched on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654130.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Gender bias costing sub-Saharan Africa billions | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, NAIROBI
Sub-Saharan Africa loses about US$95 billion a year due to gender inequality, jeopardizing the continent’s efforts for economic growth, according to a UN report launched on Sunday.
Deeply rooted structural obstacles such as unequal distribution of resources and political power, combined with social institut... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654130 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b23ca1da38fce530eca2ce11854105cf173876ac7319631a8a28c0b3d1e92f44.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:37 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | For all the talk about measures to boost the nation’s economy, the government appears to have acknowledged that achieving a substantial increase in domestic investment is the key to improving employment, wages and corporate profits. The Executive Yuan on Thursday announced plans to spend NT$340 billion (US$10.7 billion... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654062.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | EDITORIAL: A stimulus package with a plan | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | For all the talk about measures to boost the nation’s economy, the government appears to have acknowledged that achieving a substantial increase in domestic investment is the key to improving employment, wages and corporate profits. The Executive Yuan on Thursday announced plans to spend NT$340 billion (US$10.7 billion... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/29/2003654062 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/be9ec462836e224f8b714882b96fbb0ac67bd7e6079e3b9d5dc033a7a66b2404.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:53:02 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will ink their landmark peace deal officially late next month, authorities said on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654111.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Colombia, FARC to ink peace deal late next month | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, HAVANA
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will ink their landmark peace deal officially late next month, authorities said on Saturday.
“The solemn date of the signing will be between Sept. 20 and Sept. 26, depending on the schedules and the dignitaries who will be in att... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/29/2003654111 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/59b24ac56aa887e512b6220efb840b688b119369b55fec170c4806cd7d5d9ddb.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:53:05 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A man suspected of stabbing two nuns to death in their rural Mississippi home confessed to the killings on Saturday, police said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654110.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Man confesses to killing two nuns, police say | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | NY Times News Service
A man suspected of stabbing two nuns to death in their rural Mississippi home confessed to the killings on Saturday, police said.
Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with the deaths of Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Mer... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/29/2003654110 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/ea7cdfdd9a729eca2341726b0abd40c85cfbd8b94dbe2421b11327fb580ad341.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:50:52 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Some prominent investors are worried about China’s debt. George Soros sees an “eerie resemblance” between conditions in China now and those in the US leading up to the financial crisis in 2008. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654054.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | China’s growing debt poses risks | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
Some prominent investors are worried about China’s debt. George Soros sees an “eerie resemblance” between conditions in China now and those in the US leading up to the financial crisis in 2008.
“It’s similarly fueled by credit growth and an eventually unsustainable extension of credit,” Soros told the Asia So... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/29/2003654054 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/22a88e948eba968cca31539b8fd0b67903b1eef9a8153e3b8f052d26f05eadcb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:16 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | UNITED STATES | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653978.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | World News Quick Take | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Agencies
UNITED STATES
Lummi totem tour begins
A Pacific Northwest tribe has begun a 4,800km road trip with a 6.7m-tall totem pole in tow. The Lummi Nation embarked on its fourth “totem journey” since 2012 to galvanize opposition to coal and crude oil projects it says could imperil native lands. The US Army Corps of En... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/27/2003653978 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/dd69c85ee18283a8a41c8d08c2e73d1392eaf9691923059d141f97886c14823d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | AUSTRALIA | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654045.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | World News Quick Take | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Agencies
AUSTRALIA
Teen completes global flight
A teenager yesterday made history by becoming the youngest person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world in a single-engine aircraft. Lachlan Smart, from Queensland, touched down at Sunshine Coast Airport, from where he took off on July 24. At 18 years, 7 months... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/28/2003654045 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/dfba9da294d4f370a816c3d4c1f0b41b6a2972a5d10f9c681030622e5b479a66.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:57 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | On its many voyages through space, the starship Enterprise has endured bridge-shaking blasts from enemy ships and infiltration by scheming aliens. Now it is being invaded by tourists. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653915.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P07-160826-315.jpg | en | null | Fan-made ‘Star Trek’ sets become NY tourist attraction | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, TICONDEROGA, New York
On its many voyages through space, the starship Enterprise has endured bridge-shaking blasts from enemy ships and infiltration by scheming aliens. Now it is being invaded by tourists.
Sets mimicking those of the 1960s TV series Star Trek — including Captain Kirk’s bridge, sick bay and engine r... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/26/2003653915 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/64228c86cf4d418c0528088c6c52c98aeddd9c71d19cc9aa45af358b11190752.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:27 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Two Taiwanese tennis stars faced each other at the WTA Connecticut Open yesterday, with Chuang Chia-jung defeating Hsieh Su-wei and gaining a measure of revenge for her untimely exit from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653953.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P16-160827-1.jpg | en | null | Taiwan’s female tennis stars face off in US match | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Two Taiwanese tennis stars faced each other at the WTA Connecticut Open yesterday, with Chuang Chia-jung defeating Hsieh Su-wei and gaining a measure of revenge for her untimely exit from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
In their women’s doubles quarter-final at the Connecticut Tennis Cen... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/27/2003653953 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c9121c262376c8612d0f1d597e5c7397ca945ca43d9d8b24da48c161b3788703.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:53:14 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Bolivian authorities accused the president of a mining federation and two of his top officials of the killing of deputy interior minister Rodolfo Illanes amid a bitter strike, officials said on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654109.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Mining leader accused in Bolivia killing | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, LA PAZ, Bolivia
Bolivian authorities accused the president of a mining federation and two of his top officials of the killing of deputy interior minister Rodolfo Illanes amid a bitter strike, officials said on Saturday.
Illanes was kidnapped and beaten to death by striking mine workers on Thursday after going to th... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/29/2003654109 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/1d60d60e369eff10c664d9dc73d55093513dcb3ad1dbf25ad0f49ad727e1ef8c.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:52:08 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Bangladeshi police yesterday stormed a militant hideout outside of Dhaka, shooting dead three Muslim extremists, including the suspected mastermind of an attack on a cafe that killed 22 mostly foreign hostages last month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654040.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Bangladesh police raid kills extremists | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, DHAKA
Bangladeshi police yesterday stormed a militant hideout outside of Dhaka, shooting dead three Muslim extremists, including the suspected mastermind of an attack on a cafe that killed 22 mostly foreign hostages last month.
“We can see three dead bodies here,” senior police officer Sanwar Hossain told reporter... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/28/2003654040 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/fa95869f5e35a82703b0842becff99964746d9f7360fe24123defbf2c329c018.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:44 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Colombia’s Nairo Quintana regained the Vuelta a Espana leader’s red jersey with a stunning ascent to win Monday’s 10th stage. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654214.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P16-160831-318.jpg | en | null | Quintana storms back into Vuelta lead with victory | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain
Colombia’s Nairo Quintana regained the Vuelta a Espana leader’s red jersey with a stunning ascent to win Monday’s 10th stage.
Chris Froome battled back after being dropped early in the 12.2km special category climb to the end of the 188.7km ride from Lugones to Lagos de Covadonga to finis... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/31/2003654214 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/49c5f49d3e4ae82c1ed104372eb7cfd8dd012155e3cd54dc4b6aae09bc4a9fee.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:27 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Belgian Gianni Meersman won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, his second victory after triumphing on stage two, both wins coming on flat terrain. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653887.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/26/thumbs/P16-160826-323.jpg | en | null | Meersman grabs his second win at Vuelta a Espana | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, LUGO, Spain
Belgian Gianni Meersman won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, his second victory after triumphing on stage two, both wins coming on flat terrain.
Meersman won the sprint finish in the 171.3km stage from Viveiro to Lugo in a time of 4 hours, 16 minutes and 42 seconds, while Colombian Darwi... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/26/2003653887 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/90fe4593f5135bfc992c8fe5a5eca33d85705ee39f5b05549d9547698de33670.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:48 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Volkswagen AG (VW) has reached a tentative deal with its US dealers to compensate them for losses they said they suffered as a result of the company’s emissions cheating scandal, attorneys for the carmaker and dealers told a federal judge on Thursday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653933.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | VW, dealers reach tentative deal in cheating scandal | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, SAN FRANCISCO
Volkswagen AG (VW) has reached a tentative deal with its US dealers to compensate them for losses they said they suffered as a result of the company’s emissions cheating scandal, attorneys for the carmaker and dealers told a federal judge on Thursday.
The value of the settlement with the roughly 650 d... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653933 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b02c3d25736675a9714b67af29ca01c2ffdd952e12cc052bbc192782e11c220e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:07 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Chinese government on Wednesday imposed limits on lending by peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms to individuals and companies in an effort to curb risks in one part of the loosely regulated shadow-banking sector. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653858.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Beijing imposes limits for borrowing from P2P sites | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Bloomberg
The Chinese government on Wednesday imposed limits on lending by peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms to individuals and companies in an effort to curb risks in one part of the loosely regulated shadow-banking sector.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission said an individual can borrow as much as 1 million yuan (US$... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653858 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/26d55a97a7045670c8efe69fae4271a720c379115b931bf33ed11fb3c8c94338.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:10 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | China is to crack down on social and entertainment news that promotes improper values and “Western lifestyles,” the country’s broadcasting regulator said, the latest effort at censorship in an already strictly regulated media environment. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654239.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | China to curb news that favors ‘Western lifestyles’ | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, BEIJING
China is to crack down on social and entertainment news that promotes improper values and “Western lifestyles,” the country’s broadcasting regulator said, the latest effort at censorship in an already strictly regulated media environment.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has embarked on an unpreceden... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/31/2003654239 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/dcc13fe62c1255edf96b99473f11fc8955bd0886304a9a2c835625c5bd7f90b4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:22 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | To say that the eurozone has not been performing well since the 2008 crisis is an understatement. Its member countries have done more poorly than the EU countries outside the eurozone, and much more poorly than the US, which was the epicenter of the crisis. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653872.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Reform or divorce: examining the eurozone’s performance | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Joseph Stiglitz
To say that the eurozone has not been performing well since the 2008 crisis is an understatement. Its member countries have done more poorly than the EU countries outside the eurozone, and much more poorly than the US, which was the epicenter of the crisis.
The worst-performing eurozone countries are... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/26/2003653872 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/2258bf1a328cee6c8d437c6a5c9a25451f6b9b1f9356f91767e3b88c0fcd8023.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:38 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Six scientists have completed a year-long Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654177.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | US scientists exit Hawaii dome after simulated Mars trip | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, HILO, Hawaii
Six scientists have completed a year-long Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation.
For the past year, the group in the dome on a Mauna Loa mountain could go outside only while wearing spacesuits.
On Sunday the simulation ended and the scientists emerged.
French crew memb... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654177 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/3de757749b577a5cd29d7821d9b429ae5099b5bf5c6b80e9deb56847a9aaa853.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:35 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Engineers responded to motorists’ concerns over cracks in the Hsuehshan Tunnel, with one saying that the tunnel is safe, but measures should be taken to prevent a possible collapse. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654036.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Tunnel safe, but needs attention, engineer says | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Chien Hui-ju and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Engineers responded to motorists’ concerns over cracks in the Hsuehshan Tunnel, with one saying that the tunnel is safe, but measures should be taken to prevent a possible collapse.
Some motorists said they saw cracks as long as 2m in the tunn... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654036 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5e8c9b00020f23659faa41cbd3e2fefa1ca27ce9402c6dc71607d54cee48dbce.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:47 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Cosmos Hotel & Resorts Group (天成飯店集團) has opened a new hotel in Chaiyi, unfazed by the soft economic environment and a drastic fall in the number of Chinese tourists. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653855.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Betting on strategy, Cosmos Hotel group opens Chiayi hotel | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter, in Chaiyi
Cosmos Hotel & Resorts Group (天成飯店集團) has opened a new hotel in Chaiyi, unfazed by the soft economic environment and a drastic fall in the number of Chinese tourists.
The Sun Dialogue Hotel on Daya Rd, adjacent to Lantan Reservoir (蘭潭水庫), aims to attract family travelers who m... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653855 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/989ef71d90ff7d01da2465f1dc3d7ecf578dc45b4e6d43005b96331a17a14946.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:16 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Foreign e-commerce operators might soon have to pay business taxes for their sales in Taiwan after participants at government-sponsored meetings all lent support to draft regulations to oversee the industry, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653856.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Tax eyed for foreign e-commerce firms | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
Foreign e-commerce operators might soon have to pay business taxes for their sales in Taiwan after participants at government-sponsored meetings all lent support to draft regulations to oversee the industry, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.
The ministry is to draw up a bill by the... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/26/2003653856 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/9d08a4327b54deff6fe832e0edab47d0c742d6ac63e0f6d187b37cd233968568.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:31 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Novak Djokovic on Monday night double-faulted, then shook his right arm and grimaced. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654212.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P16-160831-313.jpg | en | null | Djokovic manages to win despite pain | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, NEW YORK
Novak Djokovic on Monday night double-faulted, then shook his right arm and grimaced.
Seconds later, a weak serve produced a wince from the US Open’s defending champion, followed by a missed forehand that gave away a set — the first set dropped by Djokovic in the first round of any Grand Slam tournament si... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/31/2003654212 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/a388df0f9f9299800457660650d3e9044de70b8d77651204e2045b5baba85165.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:31 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The two most powerful Palestinian political movements in Gaza — Hamas and Fatah — are slugging it out in a social media war that is pitting video against video and hashtag against hashtag ahead of municipal elections in the Palestinian territories slated for October. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654066.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/p07-160829-7A.jpg | en | null | Gaza becomes social media war zone ahead of Palestinian elections | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Peter Beaumont / The Guardian, Gaza City
The two most powerful Palestinian political movements in Gaza — Hamas and Fatah — are slugging it out in a social media war that is pitting video against video and hashtag against hashtag ahead of municipal elections in the Palestinian territories slated for October.
The wide... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/29/2003654066 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/a0bd89683314b01aee5e17c52b1db7629a5a10e7781f8b82a0ec459c069a5208.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:50 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The majority of healthcare practitioners said that they have been treated rudely by patients or patients’ relatives, a survey conducted by 1111 Job Bank revealed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654037.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Healthcare workers face ill-treatment by patients | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The majority of healthcare practitioners said that they have been treated rudely by patients or patients’ relatives, a survey conducted by 1111 Job Bank revealed.
According to the survey, which collected valid questionnaires from 611 healthcare practitioners between Aug. 10 and Wednesday,... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654037 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5f53dc4a8cb03a638e165e05893c25301ad606902c788f711dac15af6069b10c.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:44 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska declared it mission accomplished after clinching a 6-1, 7-6(1) victory over Elina Svitolina in the final of the Connecticut Open in New Haven on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654083.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P11-160829-326.jpg | en | null | Radwanska ready for US Open after Connecticut win | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska declared it mission accomplished after clinching a 6-1, 7-6(1) victory over Elina Svitolina in the final of the Connecticut Open in New Haven on Saturday.
Radwanska accepted a wild card into the event because she wanted to tune up for the US Open, and the 27-year-old Pole will hea... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654083 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/7b226591c00d8bb1241480bb6d5b753dd741c026efe7afaf3eadbfcb2044e194.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:54 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Yesterday was the 100th day since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was inaugurated on May 20. In Western countries that is generally used as an opportunity to look back as well as to look forward. While in her meeting with the media in Taipei on Aug. 20, Tsai herself cautioned against hasty conclusions and counseled people... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654005.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Tsai’s first 100 days: so far so good | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Gerrit van der Wees
Yesterday was the 100th day since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was inaugurated on May 20. In Western countries that is generally used as an opportunity to look back as well as to look forward. While in her meeting with the media in Taipei on Aug. 20, Tsai herself cautioned against hasty conclusio... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/28/2003654005 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/9d244ad9f7c4f95e352cb4976aa8a55944286d7b6d68eeb4b54e181c6c2c043d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:00 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has summoned former Mega Financial Holding Co (兆豐金控) chairman Mckinney Tsai (蔡友才) for questioning on Sunday, amid allegations that Mega International Commercial Bank’s (兆豐銀行) New York branch might have been involved in money laundering. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653925.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P12-160827-320.jpg | en | null | FSC to question former Mega Financial chairman | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Ted Chen / Staff reporter
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has summoned former Mega Financial Holding Co (兆豐金控) chairman Mckinney Tsai (蔡友才) for questioning on Sunday, amid allegations that Mega International Commercial Bank’s (兆豐銀行) New York branch might have been involved in money laundering.
FSC Chairma... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/27/2003653925 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e1e7cb1c5e2c613be4a5ee24fe7dfec6ff8b376fd8b15668ec87995f3b2b57f5.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:51 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | LUXURY GOODS | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654134.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | World Business Quick Take | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Agencies
LUXURY GOODS
Prada shares rise
Prada SpA shares yesterday rose as much as 15 percent in Hong Kong after chairman Carlo Mazzi forecast that the Italian luxury-goods maker will return to growth in sales and earnings next year, helped by cost-cutting and online expansion in Asia. This year “is a turning point and... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654134 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/49f47aa0a22809423196aecdb1358f77c18313311fcb8642ae5537e284e900f7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:11 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Minister of Justice Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) said that the ministry’s Special Investigation Division (SID) — set up by former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to investigate major corruption and economic crimes — will be abolished. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653938.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | SID’s dissolution is long overdue | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Wu Ching-chin 吳景欽
Minister of Justice Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) said that the ministry’s Special Investigation Division (SID) — set up by former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to investigate major corruption and economic crimes — will be abolished.
Prosecutor-General Yen Ta-ho (顏大和) has questioned whether the District Pros... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/27/2003653938 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/f73be24ae4f194632921107e4fa4dac634b6fc17256c316ed2724826abee0e92.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:52 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Italy yesterday prepared for an emotional day of mourning with flags across the country to fly at half-mast in honor of the 284 victims of a devastating earthquake. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654041.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P05-160828-314.jpg | en | null | Italy mourns 284 killed in quake as search continues | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, AMATRICE, Italy
Italy yesterday prepared for an emotional day of mourning with flags across the country to fly at half-mast in honor of the 284 victims of a devastating earthquake.
Grieving families on Friday began burying their dead as rescue workers combing the rubble said they had found no new survivors in the ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/28/2003654041 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/4ff1ccc9d033e7c1d5752f15970e474833197a32fd2241f200c7336d80ae6472.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:52:00 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Taiwanese sports officials and fans were dismayed by the news that the Japan Table Tennis Association allegedly issued an order to prohibit Olympic bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara from marrying her Taiwanese boyfriend, Chiang Hung-chieh (江宏傑), who is also an Olympic table tennis player. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654038.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/p03-160828-chiang.jpg | en | null | Table tennis star told not to marry boyfriend: report | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwanese sports officials and fans were dismayed by the news that the Japan Table Tennis Association allegedly issued an order to prohibit Olympic bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara from marrying her Taiwanese boyfriend, Chiang Hung-chieh (江宏傑), who is also an Olympic table tennis player.
Fukuha... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654038 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/71c5d8e9df99c94e290a8da31ae2ea554b913e87e21c0827e4814a078cebab39.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:11 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Ligue 1 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654154.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | SOCCER SHORTS | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Agencies
Ligue 1
PSG’s perfect start ends
Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat under new coach Unai Emery on Sunday, going down 3-1 to a rampant AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II. Joao Moutinho put Monaco ahead before a Fabinho penalty doubled their lead just before halftime. Edinson Cavani ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/30/2003654154 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/ed4af6a3fc8d09e2d09008ce05a5b8083d2513e72d9f153e44d65be73641e40a.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:25 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Gene Wilder, who delighted audiences with his comic turns in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Mel Brooks classics, including Blazing Saddles and The Producers, died on Monday at age 83. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654245.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P07-160831-304.jpg | en | null | ‘Willy Wonka’ star Gene Wilder passes away at 83 | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, LOS ANGELES
Gene Wilder, who delighted audiences with his comic turns in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Mel Brooks classics, including Blazing Saddles and The Producers, died on Monday at age 83.
The actor died of complications from Alzheimer’s, holding hands with family members and taking his last breath... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/31/2003654245 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/2a4ecd185e1665b2b0101ffe3688164a965952b564d98bba6605bc92689aecda.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:15 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A: Funny how I’m fine with cicadas flying in the house, but I can’t stand cockroaches. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F2003653851.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | EVERYDAY ENGLISH | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | A: Funny how I’m fine with cicadas flying in the house, but I can’t stand cockroaches.
B: Cicadas are cool, but they don’t half make a racket.
A: Roaches seem to have a sixth sense. They stop in their tracks the second you spot them.
B: Just keep your house clean. They’re just on the lookout for food.
A：很奇怪，如果蟬在屋子裡亂飛，我... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/26/2003653851 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5f3ba5783b91f5efaffa674c13c369a908a410827f4cd0ce0c101f83826d5568.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:21 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, police said on Thursday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653951.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/27/thumbs/P16-160827-308.jpg | en | null | Lochte charged over Rio robbery claim | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO and LOS ANGELES
Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, police said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old gold medalist risks a jail sentence, Brazilian media quoted a police official as saying, although... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/27/2003653951 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5bd1d789f5de93dd49371aa883a9edb496124d39947b96de39c0205be25fdced.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:33 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | It is easy to suspect that the Web makes us stupid. I could fill the rest of this newspaper with anecdotes of British leftists using Facebook to reinforce each other’s belief that British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership is a triumph; of cybernats turning to Twitter to bury the nagging feeling that an enorm... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654140.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | We should revolt against the partisan stupidity of the Internet | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Nick Cohen / The Observer
It is easy to suspect that the Web makes us stupid. I could fill the rest of this newspaper with anecdotes of British leftists using Facebook to reinforce each other’s belief that British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership is a triumph; of cybernats turning to Twitter to bury the ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/30/2003654140 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/80b43c52231cd64827f9bba4d907eb88d608a2b6294cd86734c0193dbfb9bddd.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:50 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about US$70 million worth of the virtual currency. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Feditorials%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654205.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Cybertheft threat to cryptocurrency exchanges rising | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters, NEW YORK
When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about US$70 million worth of the virtual currency.
The cybertheft — the second largest by an exchange since hackers took about US$350 million in bit... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2016/08/31/2003654205 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/0510fee3120abc7f6bb1a5b8f43703a9f8480f245e5eda5537f79e2943b72e49.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:52:06 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Washington and Moscow have made key steps toward agreeing to a new ceasefire in Syria, but a final deal has not been reached, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said after talks on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654014.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | US, Russia move closer to new Syria truce agreement after marathon talks | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, GENEVA, Switzerland
Washington and Moscow have made key steps toward agreeing to a new ceasefire in Syria, but a final deal has not been reached, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said after talks on Friday.
Kerry and Lavrov made the comments after the marathon ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/28/2003654014 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c2ffb0f80e6dbee2c5bec6da932c76ebae988dca60c17f8258399142bacb1176.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:52 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Taiwan’s consumer confidence index fell this month, reflecting public concerns over the economy, National Central University said yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654120.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Consumer index on confidence down this month | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan’s consumer confidence index fell this month, reflecting public concerns over the economy, National Central University said yesterday.
The index stood at 79.56 this month, down 0.62 points from last month, according to a survey conducted by the university’s Center for Taiwan Economic Develo... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/30/2003654120 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/6d02d130746dd8cd2782e1226b13cb5a98e2cc25fcd21315f0cc080b08cdc2a9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:22 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | “Look at me, stay with us,” the paramedics shout as a barely conscious motorcyclist is bundled into a volunteer ambulance in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, where rampant drink driving brings nightly carnage to the roads. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654169.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/30/thumbs/P05-160830-309.jpg | en | null | FEATURE: Volunteers save lives as Laos road tolls mount | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, VIENTIANE
“Look at me, stay with us,” the paramedics shout as a barely conscious motorcyclist is bundled into a volunteer ambulance in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, where rampant drink driving brings nightly carnage to the roads.
It is a grim scene familiar the world over, but in Laos, an impoverished and author... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654169 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/ca151113a2cec223a565b843ab0b1b38c21c0cdf96256a8ff4c2530fde0ef9a7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:28 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | FORMULA ONE | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2F2003653956.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | SPORTS BRIEFS | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Agencies
FORMULA ONE
Rosberg fastest in practice
Nico Rosberg yesterday posted the fastest time in the first practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix. In unusually hot morning conditions on the Spa track, Rosberg was 0.73 seconds faster than second-placed Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkone... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/27/2003653956 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/0fa9353e7f0509d2430222de1f4a8ff312ab6dee39e5c0f8a789731e19eadea8.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:50 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A determined Argentina overcame injuries to several key players before leaving it late to claw their way to a second ever victory over South Africa in their Rugby Championship clash in Salta on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fsport%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654078.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/29/thumbs/P10-160829-330.jpg | en | null | Injury-stricken Argentina claw past South Africa | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters
A determined Argentina overcame injuries to several key players before leaving it late to claw their way to a second ever victory over South Africa in their Rugby Championship clash in Salta on Saturday.
Replacement flyhalf Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias kicked the winning penalty with two minutes remaining as the ... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2016/08/29/2003654078 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/5fddbf9ce8614e899a6845b0f0bec786917a6f4deb162a6b5ba2ee8849493381.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:54:21 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Chinese practice | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Flang%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654181.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/p15-160831-a1.jpg | en | null | USING IDIOMS | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Chinese practice
鶴立雞群 (he4 li4 ji1 qun2)
竹林七賢是歷史上的名士，他們常一起出現在中國藝術中。七人中有多位都是研究老莊玄學的人。晉朝官方推崇儒家思想，竹林七賢因不願意認同而受到壓迫。七賢中有一位嵇康，他是作家、詩人、音樂家及道家哲學家。
前宋朝的筆記小說《世說新語》「容止篇」中提到，某人對王戎描述他第一次見到嵇康之子嵇紹的感覺：「昨於稠人中始見嵇紹，昂昂然若野鶴之在雞群。」亦即：「我昨天第一次在人群中看見嵇紹。他昂然站立的樣子，就好像一頭野鶴佇立在雞群中一樣。」
成語「鶴立雞群」直譯成白話文就是「一頭鶴站立在雞群中」的意思，引伸為一個人在群體中出類拔萃的意思。
英文也有兩句類似的句子。第一個是... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2016/08/31/2003654181 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/c8f75675eaaef8700157587d476a2e382f8eba27b0e839304d27e7660298d15b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:51:49 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | North Korea yesterday threatened to fire at lighting equipment used by “provocative” US and South Korean troops at a truce village inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654015.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | N Korea threatens to shoot out lights over ‘provocations’ | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AP, SEOUL and PYONGYANG
North Korea yesterday threatened to fire at lighting equipment used by “provocative” US and South Korean troops at a truce village inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas.
The North’s Korean People’s Army (KPA) accused US and South Korean soldiers of “deliberate provocations” b... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/28/2003654015 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/fa3a00462cc0e623e5a890521cae293a08c493678b0a16b2bf160e02749c6f3f.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:53:25 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Afghan special forces have rescued a kidnapped Australian aid worker, officials said yesterday, four months after she was taken at gunpoint in the country’s volatile east. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654172.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Afghan soldiers rescue Australian aid worker | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, KABUL
Afghan special forces have rescued a kidnapped Australian aid worker, officials said yesterday, four months after she was taken at gunpoint in the country’s volatile east.
Katherine Jane Wilson, said to be aged about 60, is “safe and well”, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop said, without d... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/30/2003654172 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/377cc3833acbc85559744001cf1d6cd173311a148f54c6e5803575d2a28a7199.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:38 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Oil prices edged higher on Friday, but the market remained weak as OPEC’s key producers cast doubt on the possibility of cutting output. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2F2003654001.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/28/thumbs/P14-160828-322.jpg | en | null | Oil prices up, despite uncertainty over supply | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, NEW YORK
Oil prices edged higher on Friday, but the market remained weak as OPEC’s key producers cast doubt on the possibility of cutting output.
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh on Friday said his country wanted its pre-sanctions share of the crude market, in comments that suggested Tehran might not b... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/28/2003654001 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/89bfda93b46c56e2e6661841214015100e960f71a7ed80242e3e2aa7d2a20736.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:10 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Chinese powerhouse Didi Chuxing’s (滴滴出行) acquisition of Uber Technologies Inc’s China operations marked the biggest move yet toward consolidation in an industry that many investors and Silicon Valley pundits view as a winner-takes-all game. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fbiz%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2003654055.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Economists see ride-hailing as ripe for competition | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | Reuters, SAN FRANCISCO
Chinese powerhouse Didi Chuxing’s (滴滴出行) acquisition of Uber Technologies Inc’s China operations marked the biggest move yet toward consolidation in an industry that many investors and Silicon Valley pundits view as a winner-takes-all game.
On the day the Didi deal was announced earlier this mont... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/08/29/2003654055 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/e0d9a96446059949aa12b68dacf5e7d6c6d3fbe5c78976737b3b9b04e794ec37.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:53:55 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The National Health Insurance (NHI) Administration yesterday urged the public to be cautious about telephone scams, after it received more than 14,000 calls over the past three-and-a-half months from members of the public asking about suspicious calls they had received. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ftaiwan%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654232.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | NHI Administration calls on public to beware scams | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Administration yesterday urged the public to be cautious about telephone scams, after it received more than 14,000 calls over the past three-and-a-half months from members of the public asking about suspicious calls they had received.
According to the a... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/31/2003654232 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/6b4e0a6d8530d239b7f9a0bbf7b7471bdde2517924f42d2f7121072414b40e6f.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:53:36 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Former national policy adviser Wu Li-pei (吳澧培) yesterday questioned President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) appointment of Premier Lin Chuan (林全) and Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (李大維), panning the former for incompetence and the latter for adherence to the so-called “1992 consensus.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2F2003654209.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2016/08/31/thumbs/P01-160831-3.jpg | en | null | Wu Li-pei queries Tsai’s Cabinet picks | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | By Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter
Former national policy adviser Wu Li-pei (吳澧培) yesterday questioned President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) appointment of Premier Lin Chuan (林全) and Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (李大維), panning the former for incompetence and the latter for adherence to the so-called “1992 consensus.”
W... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/31/2003654209 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/b6ce807208560e03cbf74325c1ddfa7ba2baa0d0695b368688a105723aa21ae4.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:52:47 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Singapore yesterday sent teams armed with protective suits, fogging machines and insecticide to wage war on mosquitoes after the discovery of dozens of Zika infections sparked alarm in the city-state. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Ffront%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F2003654147.json | http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/logo.gif | en | null | Singapore deploys teams amid dozens of Zika infections | null | null | www.taipeitimes.com | AFP, SINGAPORE
Singapore yesterday sent teams armed with protective suits, fogging machines and insecticide to wage war on mosquitoes after the discovery of dozens of Zika infections sparked alarm in the city-state.
Inspectors from the Singaporean National Environment Agency checking for mosquito breeding sites visited... | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/30/2003654147 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.taipeitimes.com/8c5ad0ba93e37965ac3f2b2e92a6acdf0d285fd91aae5161ff74d88a60058b5a.json |
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