Mon, Jun 26, 2017
Thousands rally over mining extension
Thousands of protesters yesterday marched from the Executive Yuan to the Presidential Office Building in Taipei to back demands that the government terminate a controversial extension of Asia Cement Corp’s (亞泥) mining rights in Hualien County’s Sincheng Township (新城). Members of ...FULL STORY
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday rejected a demand by major Arab states to remove Turkish...FULL STORY
New traffic fines, measures to take effect this summer
Several measures, including penalties for failure to signal when switching lanes and new postage prices,...FULL STORYBritish lawmakers hit by cyberattack
Britain’s parliament was on Saturday hit by a “sustained and determined” cyberattack designed to identify...FULL STORY
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KMT disruption on pension bills likely
Pension reform proposals are in the final stage of legislative review, but...FULL STORY
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- Ko adds principle for Shanghai-Taipei forum
- Tsai thanks Muslims in post to mark Eid al-Fitr
- National Chengchi University to hold off on anthem decision until September
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- Taipei unveils pay.taipei system
- Sangpuy takes top award
- Interior ministry proposes e-Gate fee for foreigners
- Drummer graduates with honors from special ed school
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- Tsai recommits to transitional justice
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- Rumors Chou Hsi-wei to be KMT secretary-general
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- Taipei mayor visits Taoyuan Summer Universiade venues
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UBS optimistic about local stockmarket
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An investigation into questionable loans extended by SinoPac Financial Holdings Co’s banking...FULL STORY
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Chan Hao-ching eyeing second title
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Al-Assad travels farther in Syria for Eid prayers
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- The Philippines: Eight-hour Eid truce held in Marawi
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- Police use pepper spray to break up clashes at protest
- Mayors oppose Trump’s orders
- Davis ‘pretty sure’ of good deal
- Al-Sisi cedes islands to Saudi Arabia
- Two divisive Argentine ex-leaders to run again
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- Indian mob stabs Muslim teen to death in beef row
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The Sad Fate of Taiwan’s Beautiful Wild Hot Springs
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Chinese practice 錦上添花 (jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1) adding flowers to brocade 蛋糕是早在新石器時代即已出現的甜點。糖霜（icing）的英文亦可寫作frosting，是覆蓋在蛋糕表面的一層糖，讓蛋糕更增甜味。換句話說，糖霜不是必需品，但有它更好，會讓味覺經驗更加美好。 糖霜早在數百年前便已開始使用。目前所知糖霜配方第一次出版是在一七六九年伊麗莎白‧拉菲德所著的《有經驗的英國女管家》一書。但是，在一九五○年代才開始把「icing on the cake」用來表示在已有的事物上再加上討喜的東西、表示額外的好處，或指無足輕重的改善。 「Icing on...FULL STORY
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