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  • Against the backdrop of KMT's non-stopping sabotage (焦土政策), Taiwanese make great strides moving forward. Taiwan is competing with the rest of the world with her hands and legs tied by KMT, yet she has done so well under such adverse circumstances. All Taiwanese must be proud.

台灣窮人人口的比例世界最小

2008-03-19 Love 4 Taiwan


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台灣人越來越富裕，個人福利年年增加

2008-03-19 Love 4 Taiwan

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近年來台灣物價非常穩定 既無通貨膨脹 也無通貨緊縮

2008-03-19 Love 4 Taiwan

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台灣的失業率，與歐美六個主要先進國家比較，僅次於英國，成績甚優

2008-03-19 Love 4 Taiwan

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A decade ago, aboriginals dared not to admitted to their indigenous roots; now they are proud

2008-03-14 Reuters - USA

By Ralph Jennings

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A decade ago, Taiwan’s aboriginals seldom dared to wear native costumes in public or admitted to their indigenous roots on an island dominated by an ethnic Chinese majority.

But these days indigenous people such as Kolas Yotaka wear their heritage as a badge of honor. In Yotaka’s case, she dons native attire to read the news on government-run Taiwan Indigenous TV, which was launched in 2005.

“Viewers around the age of 70 will still say ‘don’t put that costume on’,” said Yotaka, 36. ”(But) Taiwan is coming around bit by bit.” ...

Taiwan Firms Pose Biggest Threat to Korean Chipmakers

2008-03-13 Korea Times - South Korea

While South Korean chip giants such as Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor have recently clashed over the issue of a “technology transfer’’ to overseas rivals, Taiwan-based computer chipmakers are forming a united front to inject massive amounts of cash into new next-generation plants. ...

Saxophones from Taiwan Aiming for the Pros

2008-02-25 NPR Music

Morning Edition, February 25, 2008 – Taiwan has etched out a reputation as high-tech hardware store to the world. Its economy has boomed as companies churn out components for famous global electronics brands. But this country of 23 million has quietly garnered a chunk of the world market in a very different product: saxophones.

Virginia music store owner Kevin Landes plays a saxophone that dates back to 19th-century Paris. French saxophones are still the gold standard today. But the horn Landes is cooking on next wasn’t made in France.

“You would never have thought of Taiwanese instruments trying to inch into the pro territory. But they are. And they are making some really nice horns.”

They’re making them at a gritty workshop in the town of Houli, in central Taiwan. Ten men and women huddle at their workbenches, silently adding hundreds of parts to perforated tubes of brass — the skeletons of alto saxophones.

Their progress is glacial. One worker dabs dots of glue to fingernail-sized pads of lambskin. Then he packs cushioning into round brass keys. Another worker attaches these keys to the tubes, positioning and then re-positioning them. A third worker thrusts a fluorescent light inside the brass tube, to scrutinize the handiwork. He depresses the keys and watches for telltale rays of light. If light escapes, the keys must be realigned.

While the work is slow and methodical, the owner of this company, Lien Cheng Saxophones, feels a sense of urgency. Chang Tsung Yao says, “Our quality is improving but if Taiwanese companies don’t move quick, they will be left behind.”

There are a dozen assembly lines — small, family operations like this one — throughout Houli. The town has a population of 50,000, but it produces about 40,000 saxophones a year.

Just how Houli became the world’s unsung center of saxophone making is largely an accident of history. The story dates back to just after World War II. It stars a larger-than-life character named Chang Lien-cheng. He was a farmer’s son who abandoned the family land to become a painter and jazz musician, says a spokeswoman for his company: “No one during that time was actually playing any kinds of Western instruments. But he was fascinated by this instrument called saxophone.”

Taiwan is No 1 in E-Government rating

2008-01-28 NationMaster

Media Statistics > E-Government rating (most recent) by country


Showing latest available data.
Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Taiwan: 72.5 
#2   Korea, South: 64 
#3   Canada: 61.1 
#4   United States: 60.1 
#5   Chile: 60 
#6   Australia: 58.3 
#7   China: 56.3 
#8   Switzerland: 55.4 
#9   United Kingdom: 54.8 
#10   Singapore: 53.5 
#11   Germany: 52.6 
#12   Fiji: 52 
#13   Japan: 52 
#14   Togo: 52 
#15   Zambia: 52 
#16   Bahrain: 52 
#17   Mexico: 52 
#18   Vanuatu: 52 
#19   Qatar: 52 
#20   Holy See (Vatican City): 52 
#21   Malaysia: 51.5 
#22   Hong Kong: 51.3 
#23   Israel: 50.9 
#24   France: 50.9 
#25   Yemen: 50 
#26   Iceland: 49.8 
#27   Sweden: 49.1 
#28   Finland: 48.8 
#29   Lithuania: 48.4 
#30   Italy: 48.3 
#31   Estonia: 48 
#32   Venezuela: 48 
#33   Maldives: 48 
#34   Belize: 48 
#35   Liechtenstein: 48 
#36   Botswana: 48 
#37   Colombia: 48 
#38   Cuba: 48 
#39   Ireland: 48 
#40   Norway: 47.7 
#41   Austria: 47.4 
#42   Saint Lucia: 47.3 
#43   Malta: 47.2 
#44   Uganda: 47.2 
#45   Denmark: 47 
#46   El Salvador: 47 
#47   Ecuador: 47 
#48   Senegal: 47 
#49   Latvia: 46.9 
#50   Jordan: 46.3 
#51   Swaziland: 46.2 
#52   Turkey: 46 
#53   Malawi: 45.3 
#54   Belgium: 45.3 
#55   Kyrgyzstan: 45.3 
#56   Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: 45.1 
#57   India: 45.1 
#58   Poland: 45.1 
#59   Lebanon: 45 
#60   Spain: 44.9 
#61   Czech Republic: 44.6 
#62   Luxembourg: 44.6 
#63   Mozambique: 44 
#64   Haiti: 44 
#65   Nepal: 44 
#66   Kenya: 44 
#67   Angola: 44 
#68   Sudan: 44 
#69   Grenada: 44 
#70   Netherlands: 44 
#71   Iran: 44 
#72   Thailand: 44 
#73   Tunisia: 44 
#74   Croatia: 43.4 
#75   Armenia: 43.3 
#76   Guyana: 42.7 
#77   Philippines: 42.4 
#78   Hungary: 42.3 
#79   New Zealand: 42.3 
#80   South Africa: 42 
#81   Romania: 42 
#82   Cape Verde: 42 
#83   Brazil: 41.8 
#84   Argentina: 41.8 
#85   Slovenia: 41.7 
#86   Greece: 41.5 
#87   Azerbaijan: 41.3 
#88   Bulgaria: 41.1 
#89   Egypt: 41 
#90   Morocco: 40.9 
#91   Indonesia: 40.8 
#92   Cambodia: 40.8 
#93   Costa Rica: 40.7 
#94   Mauritius: 40.6 
#95   Slovakia: 40.5 
#96   Liberia: 40 
#97   Tuvalu: 40 
#98   Moldova: 40 
#99   Tonga: 40 
#100   Djibouti: 40 
#101   Bahamas, The: 40 
#102   Paraguay: 40 
#103   Jamaica: 40 
#104   Syria: 40 
#105   Tajikistan: 40 
#106   Laos: 40 
#107   Micronesia, Federated States of: 40 
#108   Ethiopia: 40 
#109   Panama: 39.5 
#110   Seychelles: 39 
#111   Andorra: 39 
#112   Georgia: 38.7 
#113   Sri Lanka: 38.7 
#114   Cook Islands: 38.7 
#115   Guatemala: 38.7 
#116   Burkina Faso: 38.4 
#117   Saudi Arabia: 38 
#118   Barbados: 38 
#119   Vietnam: 38 
#120   Guinea: 37.3 
#121   Mauritania: 37.3 
#122   Pakistan: 37.3 
#123   Mongolia: 37.1 
#124   Russia: 36.8 
#125   Portugal: 36.4 
#126   Antigua and Barbuda: 36 
#127   Korea, North: 36 
#128   Kiribati: 36 
#129   Zimbabwe: 36 
#130   Lesotho: 36 
#131   Chad: 36 
#132   Rwanda: 36 
#133   Oman: 36 
#134   Palau: 36 
#135   Peru: 36 
#136   Honduras: 36 
#137   San Marino: 36 
#138   Kazakhstan: 36 
#139   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 36 
#140   Madagascar: 36 
#141   Samoa: 36 
#142   Eritrea: 36 
#143   Brunei: 35.5 
#144   Algeria: 35.2 
#145   Cameroon: 34.9 
#146   Burma: 34.9 
#147   Albania: 34 
#148   Mali: 34 
#149   Comoros: 34 
#150   Tanzania: 33.8 
#151   Iraq: 33.6 
#152   Belarus: 33.2 
#153   Niger: 32 
#154   Nigeria: 32 
#155   Ukraine: 32 
#156   Sierra Leone: 32 
#157   Bolivia: 32 
#158   Libya: 32 
#159   Gambia, The: 32 
#160   Uruguay: 32 
#161   Gabon: 32 
#162   Monaco: 32 
#163   Nicaragua: 32 
#164   Kuwait: 32 
#165   Afghanistan: 32 
#166   Somalia: 32 
#167   Central African Republic: 32 
#168   Suriname: 32 
#169   Ghana: 32 
#170   Niue: 30 
#171   Bangladesh: 29.3 
#172   Turkmenistan: 28 
#173   Bhutan: 28 
#174   Cote d'Ivoire: 28 
#175   Namibia: 28 
#176   Uzbekistan: 27.3 
#177   Benin: 26 
#178   East Timor: 24 
#179   Burundi: 24 
#180   Nauru: 24 
#181   Guinea-Bissau: 20 
#182   Dominica: 16 
Weighted average: 41.3  

Taiwan ranks 2nd in Asia in gender empowerment

2007-12-24 The China Post

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan ranks second in Asia and 19th in the world, according to the gender empowerment measure (GEM), officials from the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said yesterday.

DGBAS officials quoted the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report as showing that in 2005, Norway, Sweden and Finland had the world’s top three GEM indices, indicating that females in these countries have more opportunities to take part in formulating political and economic policies than their counterparts in the rest of the world.

In terms of GEM, Taiwan ranks high on the list in the 19th position, well ahead of Japan’s ranking of 55th and South Korea’s 65th. In Asia, only Singapore has a higher ranking than Taiwan, placing 16th in the world, DGBAS officials said.

Broadband internet now all across Taiwan (almost)

2007-12-24 Radio Taiwan International

Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) hailed a landmark for the country on Sunday. Broadband Internet access is now available in all but one of Taiwan’s townships and villages.

NCC Chairman Su Yeong-jin made the announcement after the inauguration of broadband service in five remote aboriginal communities in south-eastern Taiwan.

The project was launched in order to bridge the “digital divide” between urban and rural areas around the country. The only community in Taiwan still without high-speed Internet access is Haucha Village in southern Taiwan where work was held up by typhoon damage. The mountain village hopes to be online by February next year.

Taiwan ranks No. 7 in the world in the Digital Opportunity Index

2007-12-02 World Information Society Report 2007

Citing a government report issued earlier this year, Chen said that about 65.5 percent of Taiwanese, or 13 million people, use the Internet and that the percentage of Internet household access was 74.7 percent. Mobile phone penetration in the population was 103.2 percent, he said.