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S. Korean teachers union seeks to remove native English instructors from elementary schools

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Descendant of 1860s British consul visits Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung

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World-class Millennium Gaea Resort prepares to open in Hualien, Taiwan

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Taiwan News Weekly Roundup - January 18

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Colonialism 2.0: Rail contract with China threatens Kenya's sovereignty, assets

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Taiwan owns four greatest strengths for startups: KPMG

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9 Taiwanese artists enter Illustrator's Exhibition competition at 2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair

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State-of-the-art animal laboratory opens in Taipei

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Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes for privacy protection

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Upcoming Events in Taipei, January 18 - 27

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Food Safety & Health

Taiwan tightens border inspections against African swine fever
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Dream Cruises announces new itineraries for Taiwan in March and July
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New Ferry connecting Penghu with western Taiwan to begin in April
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Taiwan promotes tilapia farming in Myanmar
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Human Rights Watch: China at most repressive since Tian’anmen massacre
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Germany's Mercedes-Benz plans assembly plant in Egypt
1. The Latest: Canada pushes for release of jailed citizens
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5. Money talks: UFC reaches ESPN with first fight of $1.5B deal
Politics

Human Rights Watch: China at most repressive since Tian’anmen massacre
1. US not ruling out possibility of sending aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait
2. Taiwan condemns Beijing's 'out of control actions'
3. Video shows awesome power of Taiwan's Thunderbolt-2000 missiles
4. Taiwan holds war drill to thwart Chinese invasion
5. Taiwan to investigate Hong Kong newspaper over ‘fake news’
Business

Taiwan owns four greatest strengths for startups: KPMG
1. State-of-the-art animal laboratory opens in Taipei
2. Taiwan promotes tilapia farming in Myanmar
3. Taiwan’s AUO included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index two years in a row
4. Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corp. sets new records for annual revenue, EPS
5. Taiwan President asks Japanese legislator for help with CPTPP
Society

8-year-old girl dies after folding table collapses on her in SW Taiwan
1. 4-meter python cut in half by train in southern Taiwan
2. Taiwan Chunghwa Post attempts to appease angry employees demanded to work first day of Lunar New Year
3. 9-year-old boy beaten by stepfather over sheep milk in western Taiwan
4. Snow a no-show: Yushan set to break record for latest snow in 66 years
5. 2 Vietnamese tourists admit to working in sex trade in NE. Taiwan
Culture

Descendant of 1860s British consul visits Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung
1. 9 Taiwanese artists enter Illustrator's Exhibition competition at 2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair
2. Taipei Lantern Festival 2019 to go glitzy at Ximending
3. Taipei Dangdai premieres at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
4. Taiwan's MOE funds 1st Mandarin course at Philippines Polytechnic University
5. China cries foul after Taiwan's NPM lends ancient calligraphy to Japanese museum
Editorial

DPP learns a hard lesson from the Taiwanese voters
1. The audacity of Xi Jinping and the coming collapse of China
2. Editorial: Taiwan National Women’s League chooses path of self-destruction
3. Editorial: Taiwan can further intensify its links with Duterte’s Philippines
4. Editorial: Trump and Xi should stay away from imperial overreach
5. Editorial: Taiwan Premier William Lai off to a fast and forthright start
Opinion

Wu Feng supports death penalty in wake of child abuse cases in Taiwan
1. Statement by the Editor
2. Response from William Stanton to former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
3. Response from former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Dec. 11 opinion piece
4. Xi's Taiwan speech, its intended audience, and how it played into the DPP’s hands
5. Public pressure encourages Taiwan president Tsai to resist China and improve polls
Travel & Cuisine

World-class Millennium Gaea Resort prepares to open in Hualien, Taiwan
1. Dream Cruises announces new itineraries for Taiwan in March and July
2. New Ferry connecting Penghu with western Taiwan to begin in April
3. Taiwan's EVA Air announces new meals, amenity kits, sleepwear
4. Take a deep breath in Taiwan’s Hualien and get a chance of winning flight tickets
5. Asia-Pacific ecotourism delegation to convene in Alishan of central Taiwan
New Immigrants

Exhibition in central Taiwan to feature a week-long program by Vietnamese performers
1. Taipei ranked 1st in InterNations Expat City Ranking
2. Taiwan extends relaxed punishment for foreigners who overstay visa
3. Pop singer opens Malaysian restaurant and launches debut album
4. Japan to increase foreign workers over next five years, Taiwan labor force may be affected
5. Only 0.008% of foreigners in Taiwan granted dual citizenship over 2 years
Sports & Entertainment

Kaohsiung's 'We Are South' art and music fest returns to southern Taiwan
1. Lucky winner takes home NT$223 million Power Lottery jackpot in New Taipei
2. Taiwan's Hsieh cruises into 3rd round of Australia Open without losing a set
3. Battle Pro Taiwan street dance competition to take place in Hsinchu City on Jan 27
4. Upcoming Events in Taipei, January 18 - 27
5. Taiwan's Chang Chia-che wins Ho Chi Minh City Marathon
Environment

A surprise discovery: Rich fauna spotted in badlands area in Taiwan’s Tainan
1. Breathtaking full circle rainbow described as ‘portal to another universe’
2. 16 stations flash red air pollution alerts in western Taiwan
3. Taipei Zoo welcomes four black-faced spoonbills as new immigrants from Japan
4. 2018 was 5th hottest year in Taiwan's history
5. Rare leopard cat dies after being struck by car in western Taiwan
Food Safety & Health

Taiwan tightens border inspections against African swine fever
1. Taiwan investigates 4 following online rumors about African swine fever
2. Costco Taiwan apologizes for selling spicy hotpot one year past expiration date
3. 2 new strains of super antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in patients in China
4. Investigation begun after foreigner charged NT$400 for bag of fruit at Taipei night market
5. China designs facial recognition for pigs
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Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Taiwan Plaza spotted in Honduras
1. Photo of the Day: Taiwan cherry tree in bloom at Wuling Farm area
2. Photo of the Day: First sunrise of 2019 over E. Taiwan captured from air
3. Photo of the Day: Chinese textbook warns drinking cold water can be deadly
4. Photo of the Day: Giant Taiwan red cypress discovered in Taitung
5. Photo of the Day: Hand-painted movie posters in southern Taiwan
2018 SmartCitySummit

Taipei City comes to life as a 'Smart City'
1. Governors, experts gather in Taipei to talk about how to build a Smart City
2. 2018 Smart City Summit & Expo highlights solutions for building smart city from around the world
3. Universal Smart City Congress discusses smart futures in Taiwan
4. Taipei seeks to establish a global organization of Smart Cities
5. Connecting cars and IoT at Taipei Smart City Summit

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