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| Coral Lee/photos by Jimmy Lin/tr. by Jonathan Barnard |
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| In 2007, during ASEAN's 40th year, the leaders of its 10 member states signed the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint. Hand in hand, they announced to the world that in 2015 ASEAN... |
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Fabricating a New Future:Taiwanese Textile Investment in ASEAN |
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| Coral Lee/photos by Jimmy Lin/tr. by Phil Newell |
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| It's not news that much of Taiwan's textile industry has relocated to mainland China and Southeast Asia. But in the past it was mainly a case of ready-made garment manufacturers (who imported material... |
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From a School to a Botanical Garden:
Shuanglian Elementary |
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| Sam Ju/photos by Chuang Kung-ju/tr. by Scott Gregory |
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| Shuanglian's teachers tore out part of the school's parking lot, insisting on turning the space into an ecological pool. They believe that it is part of their duty as teachers to provide the children ... |
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Buskers Redefining City Life |
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| Chen Hsin-yi/photos by Hsueh Chi-kuang/tr. by Scott Williams |
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| Have you noticed the changes in Taiwan's "street arts" in the last few years? The stereotype of the busker as a hustler or disadvantaged person struggling to eke out a living has been exploded. Instea... |
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Prime View and E-Book Readers:
A New Page in Reading History |
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| Yang Ling-yuan/photos courtesy of Prime View International/tr. by Phil Newell |
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| In November of 2007, the US online bookstore Amazon.com came out with a new device for reading electronic books called Kindle. Already a sensation before it reached the market, the whole supply sold o... |
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