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Taiwan

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I Want To Retire To Taiwan From USA|

Location: Taipei, Taiwan Duration: Varies|

Taiwan's governing Chinese Nationalist Party suffers heavy losses in local elections, suggesting that Taiwan voters may be turning against party efforts to forge closer ties with China; defeat prompts Prime Minister Jiang Yi-huah to resign.|

Location: Taipei, Taiwan Duration: Varies|

KMT (Keep Money out of Taiwan) Party: This is by far the smallest of the parties that exist on the island. It advocates the reannexation of with Taiwan taking over as the leaders of China. This was the leading party until most of the members fled abroad with cash stuffed suitcases.|

Super Typhoon Usagi causes landslides in Philippines and flooding in Taiwan as it heads towards China's densely populated Pearl River Delta area; Chinese government issues red alert and more than 2,000 people are evacuated.|

In 2005, contacted Taiwan authorities in an attempt to apprehend drug smuggler / aide , notorious for his role in the church scandals which made worldwide news that year. Vavylis had been traveling on false identity documents obtained through the assistance of church leaders, including Fr. Jonah, who traveled to Greece to testify to his lack of criminal intent. Vavylis indicated that he had traveled to Italy via Thailand with the help of (unnamed) "Taiwanese friends."|

Editorial argues that massive demonstrations in Hong Kong are natural result of China reneging on the 'one country, two systems' promise it made when it took control of the territory from Britain in 1997; questions how far Pres Xi Jinping will go to quell the protests should they persist; argues that crackdown would threaten Hong Kong's viability as a hub of commerce and could further dissuade Taiwan from rejoining China.|

President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan voices support for protesters in Hong Kong and for greater democracy in mainland China; does not believe statement will endanger free-trade agreements he is working towards with Beijing.|

In 2005, INTERPOL contacted Taiwan authorities in an attempt to apprehend drug smuggler / aide , notorious for his role in the church scandals which made worldwide news that year. Vavylis had been traveling on false identity documents obtained through the assistance of church leaders, including Fr. Jonah, who traveled to Greece to testify to his lack of criminal intent. Vavylis indicated that he had traveled to Italy via Thailand with the help of (unnamed) "Taiwanese friends."|

Taiwan straddles the tropical and subtropical zones and has warm summers and mild winters. The climate is moderated by the warm waters of the Kuroshio (Japan Current). The summer is long, lasting from April until November (200 days or more). In cold months the mean monthly temperature is about 59 °F (about 15 °C). Beginning with April, the mean monthly temperature is above 68 °F (20 °C). The highest mean monthly temperature, 86 °F (30 °C), is reached from June to September. Lowland Taiwan is frost-free while the central mountains are covered with snow in winter.|

Both the Chinese government and the Chinese family have long believed in investing heavily in education, in the postwar period increasingly for girls as well as for boys. In the past, educational opportunities usually were open only to the elite. The Japanese during the early 20th century, when they ruled the island, began to extend primary education to ordinary Taiwanese in an effort to train loyal citizens and literate workers. Taiwan now has one of the best-educated populations in Asia, second only to that of Japan. The preferred educational route is through liberal arts, looking to a career in government, or through professional training at a prestigious university. As postwar economic development gathered momentum, however, both government and families have also recognized the value of commercial and technical education.|

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