<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - taiwan</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/taiwan</link><description>Newsvine - taiwan</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:57:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:07 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Strong earthquake kills one, injures 19 in Taiwan - Indian Express </title>
<description><![CDATA[A strong earthquake killed one person and injured 19 others in Taiwan  today as violent shock waves damaged buildings and triggered a blaze,  emergency officials said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen K Davion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen K Davion]]></source><link>http://stephenkdavion.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17483900-strong-earthquake-kills-one-injures-19-in-taiwan-indian-express</link><guid>http://stephenkdavion.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17483900-strong-earthquake-kills-one-injures-19-in-taiwan-indian-express</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>world-news</category><category>eartj-quake</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:57:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Half-lion, half-tiger cubs born in Taiwan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Liger triplets were born to Bengal tigress, Beauty, and an African lion, Simba. Only two of the cubs survived, becoming&nbsp;Taiwan's first ligers.
Ligers are a hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress and are the largest of all known cats. Napoleon Dynamite,&nbsp;a quirky&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Klein]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Colin Klein]]></source><link>http://colin-klein.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16727573-half-lion-half-tiger-cubs-born-in-taiwan</link><guid>http://colin-klein.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16727573-half-lion-half-tiger-cubs-born-in-taiwan</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>animals</category><category>science</category><category>biology</category><category>zoology</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:51:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=colin-klein63240138-1464-D851-00A0-A5410D986112.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=colin-klein63240138-1464-D851-00A0-A5410D986112.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Video: Chinese paratroopers storm island during mass exercise - Telegraph</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of China's seven military command groups held a joint military drill involving infantry, artillery and air forces to improve the ability of paratroops to land on and capture an island.
The exercise by the Nanjing Military Command is thought to be part of a show of strength b&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14470157-video-chinese-paratroopers-storm-island-during-mass-exercise-telegraph</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14470157-video-chinese-paratroopers-storm-island-during-mass-exercise-telegraph</guid><category>japan</category><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>islands</category><category>politics</category><category>military</category><category>dispute</category><category>world-news</category><category>commentid-politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:22:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc87099767-B2F6-2886-F34E-C1F11C1BCD50.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc87099767-B2F6-2886-F34E-C1F11C1BCD50.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Students say they are forced to work on new iPhone 5. By Li Qian. 2012-9-6</title>
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THOUSANDS of students in an east China city are being forced to work at a Foxconn plant after classes were suspended at the beginning of the new semester, it has been revealed.&nbsp;Students from Huai'an in Jiangsu Province were driven to a factory in the city run by Taiwan's F&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry H-189743]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Larry H-189743]]></source><link>http://larryh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13751660-students-say-they-are-forced-to-work-on-new-iphone-5-by-li-qian-2012-9-6</link><guid>http://larryh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13751660-students-say-they-are-forced-to-work-on-new-iphone-5-by-li-qian-2012-9-6</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>students</category><category>world-news</category><category>internship</category><category>jiangsu-province</category><category>iphone-5</category><category>huaian</category><category>iphone-5-factory</category><category>foxconn-plant</category><category>huaiyin-institute-of-technology</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Sep 2012 22:14:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tension Rises Over China's Disputed Sea Claims</title>
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It goes by several names: Nine Dashed Lines. The U-shaped Line. The Cow Tongue.
But whatever you call it, China&rsquo;s controversial territorial claim is at the heart of a simmering dispute among the nations that ring the South China Sea.
That dispute was on full display las&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[I'm Ringo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[I'm Ringo]]></source><link>http://solarianus.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13751032-tension-rises-over-chinas-disputed-sea-claims</link><guid>http://solarianus.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13751032-tension-rises-over-chinas-disputed-sea-claims</guid><category>malaysia</category><category>indonesia</category><category>taiwan</category><category>philippines</category><category>vietnam</category><category>world-news</category><category>south-china-sea</category><category>peoples-republic-of-china</category><category>republic-of-china</category><category>spratly-islands</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Sep 2012 20:54:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> China warns Japan over 'illegal' trip to islands</title>
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China has warned Japan to stop an "illegal" trip to disputed islands in the East China Sea as Japanese politicians prepared to set sail.
The Chinese foreign ministry said the proposed visit would undermine its "territorial sovereignty".
It is the latest move in an escalating &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert-1936780]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert-1936780]]></source><link>http://rdavis0981.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13349683-china-warns-japan-over-illegal-trip-to-islands</link><guid>http://rdavis0981.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13349683-china-warns-japan-over-illegal-trip-to-islands</guid><category>japan</category><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>world-news</category><category>diplomatic-relations</category><category>east-china-sea</category><category>disputed-islands</category><category>diaoyu-islands</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:39:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rdavis09818615CC51-D6B9-412E-77DE-25BAAD06426C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rdavis09818615CC51-D6B9-412E-77DE-25BAAD06426C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>World rich list shows emerging Asian Century </title>
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Asia is set to have the world's wealthiest residents, with city-state Singapore heading the rich list.
Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea will do well, too, according to by a new survey that predicts which countries will be home to the wealthiest citizens by 2050.
By one measu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[I'm Ringo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[I'm Ringo]]></source><link>http://solarianus.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13334852-world-rich-list-shows-emerging-asian-century</link><guid>http://solarianus.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13334852-world-rich-list-shows-emerging-asian-century</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>hong-kong</category><category>korea</category><category>singapore</category><category>united-states</category><category>world-news</category><category>income</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:47:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=solarianusD0234ECD-8089-A754-2F30-E0A9E780BD66.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=solarianusD0234ECD-8089-A754-2F30-E0A9E780BD66.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Taiwan teen dies after gaming for 40 hours</title>
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A TAIWAN teenager has collapsed and died at an internet cafe after playing Diablo 3, a popular online video game, for 40 consecutive hours, local media say.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12812292-taiwan-teen-dies-after-gaming-for-40-hours</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12812292-taiwan-teen-dies-after-gaming-for-40-hours</guid><category>technology</category><category>taiwan</category><category>video-games</category><category>diablo</category><category>diablo-3</category><category>diablo-iii</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:19:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ex Oz PM &amp; FM Kevin Rudd: The west isn't ready for the rise of China</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Australian PM and Foreign Minister, Chinese-speaking&nbsp; Kevin Rudd writes at length about the New China and its place in the World, noting that it has not invaded other countries for 2,000 years nor sought to colonize other countries when it had the world's best navy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gideon Polya]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gideon Polya]]></source><link>http://gpolya.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/15/12755050-ex-oz-pm-fm-kevin-rudd-the-west-isnt-ready-for-the-rise-of-china</link><guid>http://gpolya.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/15/12755050-ex-oz-pm-fm-kevin-rudd-the-west-isnt-ready-for-the-rise-of-china</guid><category>us</category><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>asia</category><category>pacific</category><category>labor</category><category>trade</category><category>america</category><category>australia</category><category>war</category><category>climate</category><category>obama</category><category>zionism</category><category>rudd</category><category>world-news</category><category>ghg</category><category>kevin-rudd</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:15:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gpolya1B1833F5-7AED-B43A-9A28-7237E297ED6E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gpolya1B1833F5-7AED-B43A-9A28-7237E297ED6E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pig farmer turns to animal rights </title>
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A hog farmer from New Taipei City&rsquo;s (新北市) Linkou District (林口) has transformed his farm into a real-life &ldquo;piggy paradise&rdquo; where pigs are not raised for meat, after he was struck by the woeful eyes of a piglet which was going to be slaughtered.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12716329-pig-farmer-turns-to-animal-rights</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12716329-pig-farmer-turns-to-animal-rights</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>odd-news</category><category>animal-rights</category><category>vegetarian</category><category>pig-farmer</category><category>eyes</category><category>slaughtered</category><category>rescues-pigs</category><category>piggy-paradise</category><category>piglet-farmer</category><category>pigs-not-raised-for-meat</category><category>linkou-district</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 07:36:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardB09B9145-1439-9DD6-D025-9D040760B4B5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="375" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardB09B9145-1439-9DD6-D025-9D040760B4B5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> export orders slump at Asian factories </title>
<description><![CDATA[
A factory slump in Asia's two biggest exporters China and Japan deepened in June as crumbling orders from abroad dragged activity to seven-month lows, heightening worries that the health of the global economy is deteriorating.&nbsp;
PMI reports on major exporters South Korea a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vested Veteran]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vested Veteran]]></source><link>http://vested-veteran.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12517213-export-orders-slump-at-asian-factories</link><guid>http://vested-veteran.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12517213-export-orders-slump-at-asian-factories</guid><category>business</category><category>japan</category><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>india</category><category>world</category><category>manufacturing</category><category>so-korea</category><category>export-slump</category><category>hard-goods-orders</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2012 06:38:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vested-veteran1E4F7013-5493-1580-F022-A2628EABFB9B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vested-veteran1E4F7013-5493-1580-F022-A2628EABFB9B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="15" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Taiwan probes 'stealth' boat's missing computer </title>
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The Ministry of National Defense yesterday said it was looking into how a top-secret computer from a &ldquo;stealth&rdquo; warship went missing, amid concerns it might have fallen into Chinese hands.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12274308-taiwan-probes-stealth-boats-missing-computer</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12274308-taiwan-probes-stealth-boats-missing-computer</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>military</category><category>chinese</category><category>ships</category><category>world-news</category><category>warship</category><category>ministry-of-national-defense</category><category>stealth-computer-missing</category><category>missle-testing</category><category>top-secret-computer</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:49:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardAF29F0DF-E4A3-EAAC-187A-272BADA54A89.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="375" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardAF29F0DF-E4A3-EAAC-187A-272BADA54A89.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Not time to fix U.S. beef issue through executive order: premier - Taiwan </title>
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Taipei, June 16 (CNA) There is currently no need for discussion over whether an executive order is necessary to allow imports of U.S. beef  containing the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine, Premier Sean Chen  said Saturday.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/16/12258100-not-time-to-fix-us-beef-issue-through-executive-order-premier-taiwan</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/16/12258100-not-time-to-fix-us-beef-issue-through-executive-order-premier-taiwan</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>trade</category><category>government</category><category>us-news</category><category>imports</category><category>beef</category><category>drug-ractopamine</category><category>u-s-beef</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:15:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US troops can use Clark, Subic bases -Philippines</title>
<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines - American troops, warships and aircraft can once again use their former naval and air facilities in Subic, Zambales and in Clark Field in Pampanga as long as they have prior clearance from the Philippine government, a senior defense official said.&nbsp; " The&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vested Veteran]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vested Veteran]]></source><link>http://vested-veteran.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12099388-us-troops-can-use-clark-subic-bases-philippines</link><guid>http://vested-veteran.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12099388-us-troops-can-use-clark-subic-bases-philippines</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>asia</category><category>navy</category><category>bases</category><category>u-s</category><category>world-news</category><category>phillipines</category><category>manila</category><category>subic</category><category>zambales</category><category>military-china</category><category>war-clark-field</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:10:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vested-veteranDB06F2EF-7F06-270B-8F0F-8C4AC7F53F3F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vested-veteranDB06F2EF-7F06-270B-8F0F-8C4AC7F53F3F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>MND asks for explanation from US on Chinese parts </title>
<description><![CDATA[Taiwan is asking the US to explain why bogus electronic parts, many from China, have found their way into its military equipment, a defense official said yesterday, after a US Senate report found the problem to be widespread
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/29/11931283-mnd-asks-for-explanation-from-us-on-chinese-parts</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/29/11931283-mnd-asks-for-explanation-from-us-on-chinese-parts</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>trade</category><category>exports</category><category>us-news</category><category>mnd</category><category>military-parts</category><category>military-equipment</category><category>chinese-bogus-electronic-parts</category><category>international-arms-shipments</category><category>us-senate-reports</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 08:40:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardDCAE38B0-63B0-40FE-BBAA-D775AE12AB26.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="46" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardDCAE38B0-63B0-40FE-BBAA-D775AE12AB26.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="14" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>British Man Arrested In Thailand With Suitcase Full Of Fetuses To Be Used In Religious Rituals</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A British citizen has been arrested in Bangkok after six foetuses were found stuffed into travel bags.
Hok Kuen Chow, 28, a Briton born in Hong Kong of Taiwanese parents, was held in the city&rsquo;s Yaowarat area after police received a tip-off.
He is suspected of trying to &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11771007-british-man-arrested-in-thailand-with-suitcase-full-of-fetuses-to-be-used-in-religious-rituals</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11771007-british-man-arrested-in-thailand-with-suitcase-full-of-fetuses-to-be-used-in-religious-rituals</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>gold</category><category>thailand</category><category>black-magic</category><category>world-news</category><category>fetus</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:04:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-226E2FB5B-84CD-3589-8EF8-0820D935D6ED.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="84" width="87" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-226E2FB5B-84CD-3589-8EF8-0820D935D6ED.jpg&amp;width=120" width="87" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>China TV 'claims' Philippines as Chinese territory. </title>
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An anchor[woman, He Jia] on China's state-run television network has accidentally declared the Philippines a part of China, in an embarrassing gaffe as tensions between the two nations run high.He Jia, anchor for China Central Television's (CCTV) nationally televised news broad&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry H-189743]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Larry H-189743]]></source><link>http://larryh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11628493-china-tv-claims-philippines-as-chinese-territory</link><guid>http://larryh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11628493-china-tv-claims-philippines-as-chinese-territory</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>philippines</category><category>politics</category><category>gaffe</category><category>beijing</category><category>south-china-sea</category><category>cctv</category><category>tibet</category><category>xinjiang</category><category>escalation</category><category>china-central-television</category><category>scarborough-shoal</category><category>benigno-aquino</category><category>south-china-seas</category><category>fu-ying</category><category>anchor-woman</category><category>he-jia</category><category>huangyan-islands</category><category>maritime-standoff</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:15:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pass the Books. Hold the Oil: Education is a better economic driver than a country's natural resources.</title>
<description><![CDATA[
EVERY so often someone asks me: &ldquo;What&rsquo;s your favorite country, other than your own?&rdquo;
I&rsquo;ve always had the same answer: Taiwan.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/11/10641522-pass-the-books-hold-the-oil-education-is-a-better-economic-driver-than-a-countrys-natural-resources</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/11/10641522-pass-the-books-hold-the-oil-education-is-a-better-economic-driver-than-a-countrys-natural-resources</guid><category>energy</category><category>taiwan</category><category>gold</category><category>education</category><category>intelligence</category><category>qatar</category><category>diamonds</category><category>oecd</category><category>pisa</category><category>instinct</category><category>talent</category><category>dutch-disease</category><category>china-destruction</category><category>andreas-schleicher</category><category>financial-reserves</category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:13:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah45455F0E-5D25-EC84-D983-73BECACFA149.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="75" width="75" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah45455F0E-5D25-EC84-D983-73BECACFA149.jpg&amp;width=120" width="75" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Taiwan's Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it</title>
<description><![CDATA[The stars are aligning for Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to narrowly win re-election at the island's January 14 election, but he'll only get by with a little help from his wife, according to a well-known Taiwan fortune teller.
Chan Wei-chung, who has been divining destinies for &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10054809-taiwans-ma-to-win-election-the-stars-have-foreseen-it</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10054809-taiwans-ma-to-win-election-the-stars-have-foreseen-it</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>odd-news</category><category>astrology</category><category>taiwan-election</category><category>stars-predict-that-taiwan-president-will-win-election</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:56:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Charges of US bias as Taiwan election nears</title>
<description><![CDATA[
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Washington has been lavishing attention on Taiwan, stepping up official visits and saying it will likely allow visa-free travel to the U.S.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/01/9880700-charges-of-us-bias-as-taiwan-election-nears</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/01/9880700-charges-of-us-bias-as-taiwan-election-nears</guid><category>us</category><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>elections</category><category>foreign</category><category>economy</category><category>asia</category><category>presidential</category><category>bias</category><category>policy</category><category>visa</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Jan 2012 01:46:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Student's class on blood type leads to parents' divorce </title>
<description><![CDATA[An article in the Chinese--language United Daily News yesterday said a student had asked his father why, given that his blood type was B, both his parents were type A."This kind of situation doesn't exist; or is my teacher wrong?" the student asked.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/01/9866557-students-class-on-blood-type-leads-to-parents-divorce</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/01/9866557-students-class-on-blood-type-leads-to-parents-divorce</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>divorce</category><category>chinese</category><category>school</category><category>odd-news</category><category>teachers</category><category>united-daily-news</category><category>blood-types</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Jan 2012 09:07:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>North Korea's unstable stability - Opinion - Al Jazeera English</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The year 2012 was always going to be a momentous, tinged with fear, for the Korean peninsula with changes of authoritarian leadership in train in North Korea and China and presidential elections in South Korea and the United States.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[saver1980]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[saver1980]]></source><link>http://younglove.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/24/9678772-north-koreas-unstable-stability-opinion-al-jazeera-english</link><guid>http://younglove.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/24/9678772-north-koreas-unstable-stability-opinion-al-jazeera-english</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>south</category><category>north</category><category>national</category><category>united</category><category>korea</category><category>grand</category><category>kim</category><category>states</category><category>party</category><category>world-news</category><category>jong-il</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:30:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Student leaves $172,000 violin on US bus</title>
<description><![CDATA[
US police are asking for the public's help in recovering a rare violin worth $170,288 that was left on board a Boston-to-Philadelphia bus by a groggy music student from Taiwan.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/23/9660817-student-leaves-172000-violin-on-us-bus</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/23/9660817-student-leaves-172000-violin-on-us-bus</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>bus</category><category>boston</category><category>philadelphia</category><category>us-news</category><category>violin</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>170</category><category>music-student</category><category>288-violin</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:37:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizard7881F7E9-C836-2A5A-8561-AFC26B6BA54F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="75" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizard7881F7E9-C836-2A5A-8561-AFC26B6BA54F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Your Daily Newt: &quot;I Don't Do Foreign Policy&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Newt Gingrich created a minor international incident in July of 1995 when, in an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, he declared that the United States should recognize Taiwanese independence and seek to "undermine" the stability of the Chinese government.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bonos_rama]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bonos_rama]]></source><link>http://bonosrama.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/13/9415484-your-daily-newt-i-dont-do-foreign-policy</link><guid>http://bonosrama.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/13/9415484-your-daily-newt-i-dont-do-foreign-policy</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>gop</category><category>gingrich</category><category>kissinger</category><category>republican</category><category>foreign-policy</category><category>conservative</category><category>face-the-nation</category><category>newt</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:09:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Taiwan dog poo lottery proves a 'big success'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Officials in New Taipei City say that more than 4,000 people have collected 14,500 bags of excrement. For each bag they turned in, they were given a lottery ticket. 
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/11/9372770-taiwan-dog-poo-lottery-proves-a-big-success</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/11/9372770-taiwan-dog-poo-lottery-proves-a-big-success</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>lottery</category><category>odd-news</category><category>dog-poo</category><category>excrement</category><category>new-taipei-city</category><category>lucky-dog-poo</category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:47:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizard07B6447E-7D8B-A2BD-9478-E565EDB2D37A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizard07B6447E-7D8B-A2BD-9478-E565EDB2D37A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>