Girlfriend allegedly cuts off, flushes man’s penis
Girlfriend allegedly cuts off, flushes man’s penisFIT OF ANGER: The suspect said she flushed the severed penis down the toilet to prevent reattachment surgery, while a doctor said the victim would need counselingBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterA woman in central Taiwan on Tuesday allegedly cut off her boyfriend’s penis and flushed it down the toilet, police said. Police yesterday questioned the Vietnamese woman, surnamed Phung (馮), and said she is facing charges of aggravated assault. Photo: Tang Shih-ming, Taipei TimesThe couple’s neighbors told reporters that Huang and Phung had been living together for 10 months. The remaining part is insufficient to engage in sexual intercourse, therefore the best way is to implant an artificial penis,” Chou said. Huang had been married three times previously and has three daughters from those marriages, his neighbors told reporters.
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March 31, 2021 15:56 UTC
Wisdom approves reduced payout
Wisdom approves reduced payoutBy Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporterWisdom Marine Lines Co’s (慧洋海運) board of directors has approved a proposal to distribute a cash dividend of NT$1 per share this year, down from NT$1.5 a year earlier, as the dry bulk shipping company’s net profit plunged 95 percent annually to NT$111.41 million (US$3.9 million) last year. Earnings per share were NT$0.15 last year, the company said on Tuesday. The cash dividend suggested a yield of 3.03 percent based on the company’s closing share price of NT$32.95 on Tuesday. Wisdom Marine Lines Co chairman James Lan speaks to reporters after an investors’ conference in Taipei on Tuesday. Lan said that he is optimistic about the company’s operations in the next few months, as it is nearly the traditional peak season for bulk shipping.
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March 31, 2021 15:56 UTC
Dietitians call for higher nutritionist-student ratio
Dietitians call for higher nutritionist-student ratioBy Chien Hui-ju and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerA nonpartisan group of legislators and dietitians yesterday called for the swift passage of a comprehensive school lunch bill, as only 538 nutritionists serve the nation’s 1.8 million schoolchildren, the equivalent of one for every 3,345 students. Local governments are left to create their own school lunch policy, Taiwan Dietitian Association president Chin Huei-min (金惠民) said. A student of Chiayi County Minhe Elementary School eats his lunch at the school in Chiayi County yesterday. Without enough experts, the nutritionist-student ratio would continue to decline, Chin added. Every day, 1.8 million school lunches are distributed nationwide, but there are only 538 school nutritionists, DPP Legislator Chang Liao Wan-chien (張廖萬堅) said, citing K-12 Education Administration data.
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March 31, 2021 15:56 UTC
Quanta laptop shipments reach record 59.8m units
Quanta laptop shipments reach record 59.8m unitsBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterQuanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦) yesterday said it shipped 59.8 million laptops last year, a 70.37 percent increase year-on-year and the highest in the company’s history, thanks to work-from-home and distance learning demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Net profit in the fourth quarter of last year surged 91.11 percent year-on-year to NT$8.63 billion (US$302.6 million), or earnings per share of NT$2.24. The Quanta Computer Inc logo is pictured outside the company’ headquarters in New Taipei City’s Linkou District on March 30 last year. Quanta said its board of directors has proposed paying a cash dividend of NT$5.2 per share. That translates into a dividend yield of 5.25 percent, based on Quanta’s closing price of NT$99 yesterday.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
All military aircraft, except F-5 jets, to resume operations
All military aircraft, except F-5 jets, to resume operationsStaff writer, with CNAAll military aircraft, except F-5 jets, would resume operations before Thursday, after being grounded in the wake of a fatal crash last week, air force Chief of Staff Huang Chih-wei (黃志偉) said yesterday. Yesterday and today, the air force’s combat, surveillance and transport aircraft would be resuming flights, including F-16s, Mirage 2000-5s, Indigenous Defense Fighter jets, C-130H Hercules aircraft and P-3C Orions, Huang said at a press event in Taipei. Air force Chief of Staff Huang Chih-wei speaks at a news conference held by the Ministry of National Defense yesterday. Photo: Tu Chu-min, Taipei TimesF-5 jets would remain grounded until Tuesday or Wednesday next week, pending safety checks, and pilot training and psychological counseling, Huang said. A search and rescue team of 300 people has found some personal gear and aircraft debris, Huang added.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Group touts Chinese program for Indians
Group touts Chinese program for IndiansBy Wu Po-hsuan and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerA group of universities has announced a plan to enroll 3,000 Indians in Chinese-language courses over the next three years, pending approval by the Ministry of Education. The Taiwan University of Education network of schools, which Wu now leads, is taking charge of the program, which is to be joined by a number of private schools, Wu said on Sunday. Former minister of education Wu Ching-ji speaks at a news conference in Taipei on Dec. 4, 2019. This year, the centers plan to publish a textbook that would incorporate Chinese-language education with cultural information, Wang said. The program was created to offer an alternative to China’s Confucius Institutes to schools wishing to offer Chinese-language courses.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Fuji apples seized for high fungicide levels
Fuji apples seized for high fungicide levelsStaff writer, with CNAAuthorities have seized more than 20 tonnes of Fuji apples imported from the US by Costco Taiwan because they were found to contain excessive levels of fungicide, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday. The popular apple variety was one of 14 products included in the FDA’s weekly report on import shipments confiscated for food safety breaches. The shipment of 20,580kg of Fuji apples was seized after testing showed that it contained residues of the fungicide pyrimethanil at a concentration of 8.7 parts per million (ppm), slightly above the maximum permitted limit of 7.0ppm. An undated photograph released by the Food and Drug Administration shows a Fuji apple. The seized products were either returned to their country of origin or destroyed, the FDA said.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Commercial property transactions hit record
Commercial property transactions hit recordBy Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterCommercial property transactions in the nation in the first quarter totaled NT$41.4 billion (US$1.45 billion), the highest ever for the period, supported by healthy demand and excessive liquidity, Colliers International Taiwan (高力國際) said yesterday. The volume suggested a twofold increase from a year earlier, with life insurance companies contributing 36.59 percent, or NT$15.15 billion, Colliers Taiwan managing director Andrew Liu (劉學龍) said. Colliers International Taiwan managing director Andrew Liu poses at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Taipei ranked No. Hsinchu County and Taoyuan, popular destinations for reshoring companies to carry out supply chain realignment, ranked second and third, Collier Taiwan said.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
A contribution remembered
Tunnel built for Chiang Kai-shek opens to publicTHE GREAT ESCAPE: Equipped with explosion-proof lighting, sound-dampened walls and an 84-step spiral staircase, the 67m-long passage opens to a garden An underground tunnel in the east wing of the Grand Hotel in Taipei that once served as an emergency exit for former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) was yesterday opened to the public for the first time since it was built 50 years ago. A passage in the west wing of the hotel has been open since September 2019, drawing more than 50,000 visitors within three months of its opening. Last year, about 170,000 visited the west tunnel, the hotel said. As tours of the west tunnel were warmly received, the hotel began renovating the east passage more than a year ago toBy Shelley Shan
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Chiang ‘looking forward’ to better US ties
Chiang, KMT Secretary-General Lee Chien-lung (李乾龍) and other members of the party were visiting the Cihu Mausoleum in Taoyuan to pay their respects ahead of the 46th anniversary of Chiang Kai-shek’s (蔣介石) death on Monday next week. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang speaks at a question-and-answer session at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Chu, who was KMT chairman from January 2015 to January 2016, has not said he plans to run, but is seen as a likely contender. Johnny Chiang on Feb. 20 announced that he would seek re-election. Asked about the poll yesterday, Johnny Chiang said that many polls are being conducted and would likely continue to be until the end of the election.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
First flu death reported
First flu death reportedTYPE A INFLUENZA: A man in his 80s who had a history of diabetes and hypertension, and had not received the influenza vaccine, became the first fatality this flu seasonBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported the nation’s first case of death from influenza this flu season and one new imported case of COVID-19. Epidemic Intelligence Center Director Guo Hung-wei reports at a news conference in Taipei yesterday the first death this flu season — a Taiwanese man in his 80s who died of serious flu complications on Saturday. It was the first flu death and the second serious flu complication this season, he added. While the number of serious flu complications and flu deaths have been significantly lower than in previous years, it does not mean that local communities are safe from circulating flu viruses, so people, especially those with underlying health conditions, should still take preventive measures against the disease, he added. Eligibility for government-funded flu vaccines has since Jan. 30 been expanded to include everyone older than six months, so people with a higher risk of serious complications from flu infection are advised to get vaccinated, he said.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Many children, teens believe obesity myths: group
Many children, teens believe obesity myths: groupBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterAlthough obesity has been declining among children and adolescents, many of them hold misconceptions about eating, such as a 15-year-old girl who swallowed cotton to suppress her appetite, the Taiwan Pediatric Association said. However, clinical observation has shown that many children and adolescents hold misconceptions about obesity and have adopted unhealthy ways of losing weight, he said. Members of the Taiwan Pediatric Association hold placards at a news conference in Taipei yesterday, calling on parents to pay greater attention to overweight and underweight children ahead of Children’s Day on Sunday. The teenager was diagnosed with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia, as well as fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis, Yeung added. The Health Promotion Administration has published Evidence-Based Guidelines on Children Obesity Prevention and Management (兒童肥胖防治實證指引), and offers a BMI assessment calculator for children and adolescents on its Web site so that parents and children can better understand what a healthy body weight is, he said.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Sharing strings
A visitor to the Chi Mei Museum in February last year admires its collection of outstanding violins. The Infinite String Quartet play instruments from the Chi Mei collection during a performance at Chi Mei Museum in October last year. Violins are displayed at the Chi Mei Museum in Tainan during its Beethoven Festival in July last year. The approximately 400 loan applications that Chi Mei receives each year are reviewed by a special committee, Chung says. Visitors to Tainan’s Chi Mei Museum walk last April along its central plaza.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Top Indian envoy vows to enhance ties, speaks of ‘close friendship’ with Taiwan
Top Indian envoy vows to enhance ties, speaks of ‘close friendship’ with TaiwanStaff writer, with CNAIndia’s top envoy in Taiwan on Monday pledged to bolster Taiwan-India ties by enhancing bilateral cooperation in the fields of education, investment and healthcare. “Today’s event signifies the close friendship between the people of India and Taiwan, and their growing connections in various spheres,” India-Taipei Association Director-General Gourangalal Das said at a belated Republic Day celebration. The event, which was supposed to be held in January, was postponed due to a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in Taoyuan. India-Taipei Association Director-General Gourangalal Das speaks at a party held in Taipei on Monday to celebrate India’s Jan. 26 Republic Day. “Despite the difficulties and trials last year, the connections between India and Taiwan in education, investment, healthcare and technical cooperation were further enhanced,” he said.
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March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
The Liberty Times Editorial: Recognizing Taiwan to stop China
An onlooker, the US, anticipates that the boulder — China — knows that it is not in its best interest to come rolling down the hill. Kishi has also said that China is continuing to strengthen its military capabilities, changing the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait in its favor. During a US Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on March 2, former White House national security adviser H.R. Biden’s new national security team “needs to put Taiwan first among all its priorities,” Goldstein added. However, in 1999, Lee proposed a “special state-to-state relationship” between Taiwan and China.
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March 29, 2021 16:07 UTC