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Taiwan

# taiwan - Friday 22 March, 2013

Woman divorces man because of his small penis

For some people size does matter.

# taiwan - Friday 22 February, 2013

From The Score Reaction

‘Never say never pays off eventually’ – Irvine savours double medal success

The cyclist also discussed yesterday’s news that the Giro d’Italia was coming to Ireland.

# taiwan - Thursday 21 February, 2013

# taiwan - Wednesday 16 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Taiwan

Taiwan confiscates 435 dog penises at illegal abattoir

Officials discovered a number of collars, indicating some of the dead animals could have previously been pets.

# taiwan - Sunday 16 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Sitdown Sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

# taiwan - Saturday 8 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Human Rights This post contains videos

Write for Rights: The story of Chiou Ho-Shun

Taiwanese man wrongfully on death row is one of 12 the human rights abuse cases that Amnesty International wants to highlight – and get help with – before 2012 is out.

# taiwan - Sunday 4 November, 2012

From The Score Prodigy This post contains videos

Chinese wonder-kid, 14, wins Masters berth

Guan Tianlang held on for a one-stroke win at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship today.

# taiwan - Saturday 29 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Oh... This post contains videos

VIDEO: What’s happening with protests in Spain? Taiwanese animation explains it all

It’s a slightly surreal take on what’s happening across Spain.

# taiwan - Sunday 19 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Asia

Protests across China after Japanese swimmers ‘invade’ disputed islands

Ten Japanese people – including five councillors – landed on the main island of an archipelago also claimed by China and Taiwan.

# taiwan - Monday 13 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Taiwan This post contains images

Taiwan holds first same-sex Buddhist wedding

You Ya-ting and Huang Mei-yu married in a historic ceremony at a monastery in Taoyuan on Saturday.

# taiwan - Saturday 26 May, 2012

# taiwan - Monday 26 March, 2012

What The... This post contains videos

Taiwanese animators let you watch Dick Cheney’s heart transplant

…except the Taiwanese version also involves a Frankenstein’s Monster, a zombie rabbit, and Darth Vader. Riiiight.

# taiwan - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

From The Score Super Lintendo

Linsanity: How a Knicks benchwarmer became a star in a New York minute

The former Harvard student has scored more points in his first four NBA games than Michael Jordan and Shaq.

# taiwan - Friday 3 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Macabre

Dead gamer in internet cafe ignored for hours by other customers

Chen Jung-yu died during a 23-hour gaming session at a cafe in Taiwan.

# taiwan - Friday 30 December, 2011

From The Score Virals This post contains videos

YouTube top ten: because 2011 was a very good year

If exposure to digital media and 24-hour news has all but erased your memory: don’t panic. We’ve gathered all the valuable stuff in one place.

# taiwan - Tuesday 20 December, 2011

From Business ETC Patent Wars

Apple scores first victory in patent disputes with ruling against HTC

The International Trade Commission has ruled that Taiwanese phone maker HTC has infringed on one Apple patent, a key win for the Californian tech giant.

# taiwan - Wednesday 16 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Peace Prize

Vladimir Putin wins peace prize in China

But the Chinese administration has distanced itself from the award.

# taiwan - Thursday 6 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Steve Jobs This post contains images

In pictures: Today’s tributes to Steve Jobs

Fans of the Apple co-founder have been making their emotions heard and felt in personal tributes around the world.

# taiwan - Monday 29 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Health

Taiwan hospital uses HIV-infected organs in five transplants

A hospital in Taiwan has admitted to transplanting HIV-infected organs from one donor into five different patients.

# taiwan - Wednesday 10 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

In today’s Fix: first jail sentences following UK riots, is a bailout on the way for Cyprus, the Lord Mayor in a poncho, and creating a beard out of thin air…

From TheJournal.ie China This post contains videos

China tests first aircraft carrier as Taiwan unveils an ‘aircraft carrier killer’

China’s new ship is a refurbished former Soviet carrier. Taiwan meanwhile has unveiled a missile today which it says can destroy aircraft carriers.

# taiwan - Monday 8 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie E-paper

Scientists unveil reusable electronic paper

Researchers in Taiwan envisage that the e-paper will replace paper signs and posters and save huge numbers of trees.

# taiwan - Wednesday 3 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Cyberterrorism

72 global organisations hit by world’s ‘biggest ever cyber-attacks’

The UN, US and Canadian governments are among six dozen high-profile targets of the largest ever hacking attack.

# taiwan - Tuesday 12 July, 2011

From Business ETC Patent War

Apple turns up the heat on HTC in the patent war

The iPad and iPod maker claims that smartphone and tablet maker HTC has copied aspects if its design.

# taiwan - Friday 24 June, 2011

“Too salty”: Jail time for blogger after negative restaurant review

Blogger’s review crossed the line, according to a Taiwanese judge.

# taiwan - Saturday 4 June, 2011

From TheJournal.ie China This post contains videos

China rounds up more critics on anniversary of Tiananmen protests

22 years on from the “counter-revolutionary riot” of Tiananmen Square, demonstrators are silenced once more.

# taiwan - Sunday 1 May, 2011

From Business ETC Apple

Investigation finds Apple’s Chinese workers treated ‘inhumanely’

Inquiry into factories which produce Apple’s iPhones and iPads suggests excessive overtime and reports of anti-suicide pledges.

# taiwan - Friday 8 April, 2011

Frequent shopping makes you live longer according to study

The study, conducted by researchers in Taiwan, found that regular shopping may even benefit men more than women.

# taiwan - Friday 11 March, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Japan Tsunami

What’s happened in the Pacific? A timeline of the day’s terrible events

A timeline of how today’s terrifying events have unfolded, beginning with the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck at 5.46am Irish time.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things you need to know by 9am: A massive tsunami hits Japan in the wake of the 7th largest earthquake ever recorded; the Pacific region is on high alert and the verdict’s in on the iPad2.

From TheJournal.ie Japan

Tsunami alerts issued for multiple counties in Pacific Rim

Tsunami warnings have been issued for multiple countries in the Pacific Rim. The Japanse Prime Minister confirmed that a nuclear power plant in the north has been closed down but declared the situation safe so far.

# taiwan - Tuesday 30 November, 2010

Double Irish This post contains videos

Exploding tiger, crippled economy, boozing Biffo: Taiwan’s take on Ireland’s bailout

NMA TV – a Taiwanese animation studio known for its tongue-in-cheek news reporting – goes all out on Ireland.

# taiwan - Saturday 25 September, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Trawler Captain

Japan refuses Chinese demands for apology over captain’s arrest

Trawler captain’s release not enough for China as diplomatic dispute intensifies.

# taiwan - Sunday 19 September, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Shootings

2 tourists shot outside New Delhi mosque

Preparations for Commonwealth Games thrown into disarray as two Taiwanese tourists shot at major tourist attraction.