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October 19th, 2007

Taiwan: 2007 Taiwan Pride Parade

Leonard Chien · 14:30, October 19th, 2007 · East Asia

lingua → zht · zhs · pt · jp

On October 13th, the fifth Taiwan Pride Parade took place in the eastern district of Taipei. Close to fifteen thousand people joined in this activity. The theme this year is "Rainbow Power." Participants are divided into seven groups, wearing and holding seven different colors to form a huge rainbow on ... 1 comment · read »

September 4th, 2007

East Asia

The world's largest casino, $2.4 billion Venetian Macau Resort, opened on August 28th. Along with numerous development projects, Macao is just like a huge construction site now. Some people are worried that natural and cultural beauty will be sacrificed for the sake of urban development. Manfaiw laments(zh): “In the future, the prospect of Macau will be limited by casinos' neon lights, … Macau has become a place for working, but not for living. Our home is not home anymore.”

August 22nd, 2007

Taiwan: The Gentrification of Shih-Da night market

Leonard Chien · 10:00 · Taiwan (ROC)

Shih-Da night market is one of the most famous night markets in Taipei. ("Shih-Da"(師大) is the abbreviation of National Taiwan Normal University(國立台灣師範大學) in Chinese. The night market is right next to the university.) Its own exotic character is quite different from other night markets. This is because, for decades, many ... 1 comment · read »

August 11th, 2007

Taiwan: What's Next After Wikimania 2007?

Leonard Chien · 06:48 · East Asia

Wikimania 2007 at Taipei ended on August 5th. To members promoting Mediawiki in Taiwan, this international conference is a wonderful opportunity for exchanging ideas. Among organizers and contributors, we can find five IT-related research institutes in Taiwan... 2 comments · read »