Archive for April, 2010

Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA): first look

April 6, 2010
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Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA): first look

The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in the talks at the moment between Taiwan and China is all the rage in the mainstream media. Judging by the contextual evidence from some of the articles I’ve read relating to this issue, I’m NOT getting the “warm and fuzzy” feeling about this one. I will have to...
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Evergreen Marine Corp.

April 4, 2010
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Evergreen Marine Corp.

Evergreen Marine Corporation is a containerized-freight shipping company that originated in Taiwan. Although I’ve not seen them in any Super Bowl commercials, I often see their very green shipping containers at the local ports and on backs of 18-wheelers roaming the interstate roadways. My dad speaks fondly of the company and often recites the...
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Growing code

April 4, 2010
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Growing code

Blogging on RealTaiwan.com has slowed a tad because I’ve been coding day and night trying to piece together a map interface that will distinguish our site from those of our competitors. Speaking of codes, As a first generation Taiwanese transplant, I used to have a real problem with properly distinguishing my pronunciation between words...
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All about passion

April 2, 2010
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All about passion

Ideally, this website will someday embody the varied spirit and passion from its members. From this culmination the world will evidence in tangible form an essence of Taiwan; it may not be comprehensive, but it will be very real. Thanks for stopping by. We will continue on this topic tomorrow. In the mean time,...
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