KAOHSIUNG MAN BUSTED FOR TURNING AIRSOFT GUNS INTO REAL GUNS
Guns are a big no-no in Taiwan. Possession of illegal firearms generally results in a minimum five-year-term.
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Month: October 2016
HOW SICK IS CHEN SHUI-BIAN?
Images of seemingly healthy ex-president Chen spark new controversy
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A CHAT WITH A TAXI DRIVER ABOUT UBER
An article in which we speak to a KHH taxi driver about his industry’s struggle with Uber
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT FOREIGN LABORERS
Last week a man was filmed on camera calling a Subway worker, “filthier than a wai lao” — or foreign laborer. He wasn’t talking about an English teacher.
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CHINESE STUDENTS IN TAIWAN FINALLY GET HEALTH INSURANCE … BUT THERE’S A TWIST
Red Brick Daily CNA reports that in a meeting on Monday, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other participants agreed that the legislative caucus of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party will move to revise the National Health Insurance Act along the following principles: Based on basic human rights, the treatment of Chinese students should be in line with that of foreign and overseas Chinese students … by including them into the National Health Insurance system. Due to limited government resources, foreign, overseas Chinese and Chinese students should pay the full amount of health insurance premiums themselves. Governmental agencies should allocate...
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