* NSC blames beef panic on poor communication Nov 6, 2009
A shop assistant shows off Canadian beef in a store in Kaohsiung City yesterday at a promotional event organized by the Canada Beef Export Federation Taiwan Office. PHOTO: CNA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Windshield Wipers guesthouse turns out to be shack Nov 6, 2009
Banciao district prosecutors yesterday denied media reports that the Windshield Wipers gang had set up a guest house in Kaohsiung for professional baseball players in exchange for throwing games. Prosecutors said they have investigated reports that the gang had set up a guesthouse especially for its members to host parties for Chinese Professional Baseball League players. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* City to mark 30th anniversary of the Kaohsiung Incident Nov 5, 2009
City to mark 30th anniversary of the Kaohsiung Incident ... The Kaohsiung City Government is planning a series of activities to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Kaohsiung Incident ... The Kaohsiung Incident, also known as the Formosa Incident, took place on Dec. 10, 1979, when a group of dissidents, mostly from Formosa Magazine (Rqx), held a demonstration in Kaohsiung commemorating Human Rights Day in an effort to promote and demand democracy in Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* MOTC under fire over lackluster seaport performance Nov 5, 2009
2 million), adding that Ma also said the service would raise Kaohsiung Ports cargo volume ... She then asked MOTC Deputy Minister Yeh Kuang-shih (J) why there had been a sharp decline in the amount of cargo transferred via Kaohsiung Port ... Yeh Kuang-shih said Kaohsiung Ports performance would have been worse were it not for cross-strait transportation services. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* DPP pans Ma over failed trade promises Nov 5, 2009
Kaohsiung International Airport also dropped to 54th place from 45th last year. Cargo flights have also been far below the anticipated numbers, the DPP said, adding that direct cargo flights to Guangzhou were scrapped after less than a month because of low demand. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Baseball teams to have MOJ monitors Nov 4, 2009
The Sports Affairs Council (SAC) said yesterday it accepted the Ministry of Justices proposal to assign prosecutor offices in Shilin (hL), Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung as contacts for professional baseball teams in a bid to prevent gangsters from influencing games. The Shilin office will work with the Brother Elephants management, while the Sinon Bulls, President Lions and LaNew Bears would be under the jurisdiction of the Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung offices respectively. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Ass-shake diplomacy and gender contempt Nov 4, 2009
During a political talk show on Oct. 19, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Central Standing Committee member and Tainan City Councilor Hsieh Lung-chieh (s) used the words ass-shake diplomacy to criticize Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () as a womans liaison with China and her trip to Beijing as ass-shaking. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Legislators assail minister on US beef Nov 3, 2009
DPP city council members in Kaohsiung and Hsinchu said they would lead a street demonstration if the government refuses to heed the publics calls. DPP Spokesman Tsai Chi-chang () quoted a press release from the Nebraska state government that stated a protocol had been signed and a public review in Taiwan is pending. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Kaohsiung to be featured on popular TV program Nov 3, 2009
Kaohsiung to be featured on popular TV program. MEGACITIES: In a bid to boost the citys international reputation, Kaohsiung signed a contract with National Geographic channel TV to star in a popular program STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Tuesday, Nov 03, 2009, Page 2 ... In an effort to raise the profile of Kaohsiung, the city government signed a contract with National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) yesterday to have the city featured in the channels Megacities documentary series. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Nov 2, 2009
Kaohsiung zoo to reopen. Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung City will fully reopen to the public on Saturday to mark the zoos 30th anniversary, the city government said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: A buried village mourns, and plans for the future Nov 2, 2009
It was a day with tears of joy and sorrow when villagers in Siaolin Village (pL) in Kaohsiung Countys Jiasian Township (P) held their annual Arit Festival on Saturday, nearly three months after their village was almost completely buried by mudslides ... A shaman said ancestral spirits were pleased by Saturdays Arit Festival and wanted villagers to dance around a pole that represents the army of ancestral spirits of Siaolin Village in Kaohsiung County ... I was ill at the time and was in... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Gay pride throngs Taipei streets Nov 1, 2009
Tung later expressed hope that this annual event could spread to Kaohsiung and Taichung next year. This story has been viewed 962 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Taiwanese face death with 'living funerals' Nov 1, 2009
David Tseng, who suffers from a genetic muscular disease, speaking at his "memorial service" in an auditorium of a medical school in the southern Taiwan city of Kaohsiung ... Tseng, a native of south Taiwan's Kaohsiung city, bade farewell to his family and a group of about 100 doctors and students last month at a local medical school which will receive his body when the day comes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* European Higher Education Fair to begin on Nov. 7 Nov 1, 2009
In conjunction with the fair, the EHEF Organizing Committee will also co-organize the first Taiwan-Europe Higher Education Conference with the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education, with the support of the EU Centre Taiwan and National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung City. The conference X which will include a half-day mini fair on Nov. 9 at Kaohsiungs Ambassador Hotel and one full day information session and matchmaking process on Nov. 10 at National Sun... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* NATMA to continue promoting the nation Oct 30, 2009
I humbly ask you to join me in this journey at the 25th annual meeting in Kaohsiung on Nov. 7. Typhoon Morakots floods and mudslides killed more than 700 people. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Wu lauds TTL for sponsoring Asian Games in China Oct 30, 2009
The Democratic Progressive Party lashed out at TTL for sponsoring the Games with NT$400 million, after it gave only NT$400,000 to the Deaflympics in Taipei and nothing to the World Games in Kaohsiung. This story has been viewed 420 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* MOTC plans harbor bureau to oversee port operations Oct 29, 2009
The ministrys Aviation and Navigation Department currently supervises the operations of the nations international commercial seaports, including Keelung Port, Taichung Port, Kaohsiung Port and Hualien Port ... Kaohsiung Port, the nations largest, fell out of the top 10 global ranking in terms of container cargo handled last year ... The lackluster performance of Kaohsiung Port was the focus of the question-and-answer session at the legislative meeting yesterday, which was scheduled to... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Intrigue at the Generalissimos pied-a-terre Oct 29, 2009
The tallest statue is 7m high and was donated by the Kaohsiung City Government. All of the statues are at least 170cm tall, as it was standard practice to make all full-body statues of Chiang Kai-shek, who was 169. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Chinese firm to send 10,000 employees to visit Taiwan Oct 29, 2009
They will embark on a six-day tour and check out tourist attractions in Taipei City, Taichung City, as well as Taipei, Changhua and Nantou counties, but will skip Kaohsiung. Company president Jason Li (D) denied that there were political considerations in the way it arranged the tour. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* No reason to fear US beef: AIT chief Oct 28, 2009
Unveiling the campaigns logo at Taipei City Hall yesterday morning, Hau said Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (Jj) and Kaohsiung County Commissioner Yang Chiu-hsing () had expressed interest in their cause and possibly joining the boycott ... Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () also urged the government to rethink its decision to relax US beef import regulations. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* US beef deal angers lawmakers Oct 27, 2009
The Kaohsiung City Government also issued a statement saying the deal should be renegotiated. Chen Shun-sheng (), a neurology professor at Chang Gung University, criticized Wu Den-yih and the DOH yesterday for giving the public incorrect information about brains, eyes, spinal cords and skulls from cattle less than 30 months old. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Banciao prosecutors launch game-fixing investigation into the Brother Elephants Oct 27, 2009
Meanwhile, investigators went to Kaohsiung yesterday to arrest a suspected gang member that may be involved in game-fixing. Hung said the six players were scheduled to talk to investigators tomorrow. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Driftwood may become dirt or gold Oct 25, 2009
If the Taiwan Power Co pays US$100 for each tonne of coal it buys, then the waste driftwood left by Morakot should be able to provide -Kaohsiung, Tainan, Pingtung and Taitung counties with roughly NT$1 billion (US$30 ... Third, the wood would be given to incinerators that have been short of trash to burn because of improved recycling, including those at Ganshan and Renwu in Kaohsiung County, Yongkang in Tainan County, Kanding in Pingtung County and those in Taitung County, to burn and keep their... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Greens unite, protect and besiege Oct 25, 2009
This time around, they dont dare hold the meeting in Taipei, Kaohsiung or Tainan. Instead, they have chosen a place under pan-blue rule X Taichung. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Government defends visa rejection Oct 22, 2009
Chinese tourists have boycotted Kaohsiung over the screening of a documentary featuring Kadeer as part of the Kaohsiung Film Festival. Executive Yuan Spokesman Su Jun-pin (T) also said Kadeer's criticism was unacceptable. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Taiwanese tapestry Oct 21, 2009
Born 52 years ago in Kaohsiung County, Lee Ming-tse (h) grew up reading martial arts comics (ZL), which heavily influenced his visual language. A selection of Lees work completed over the past two years is currently on display at Main Trend Gallery (jeY). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
China's Troubled Coming-Out at Book Fair Oct 21, 2009
Beijing also criticized the inclusion of the Kadeer documentary The 10 Conditions of Love at a September film festival in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. MORE. (Time.com)
* Kaohsiung amateur astronomer discovers asteroid Oct 21, 2009
Kaohsiung amateur astronomer discovers asteroid. RECOGNITION: Tsai Yuan-sheng named the asteroid, which is about the size of Kaohsiung airport, after his beloved hometown ... Amateur astronomer Tsai Yuan-sheng explains to reporters in Kaohsiung on Monday how he discovered an asteroid that he named Kaohsiung, after his home town. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Taiwan recalls days of dance Oct 20, 2009
The 85-minute documentary features Taiwan's defunct E Sha Song and Dance Group, as it reprises popular numbers from its repertoire with 17 students from the Kaohsiung Chung-Hwa School of Arts in the southern part of the island. The group's name comes from its two founding instructors. (Asia Times Online)
* Kaohsiung officials hope to cash in on star power Oct 20, 2009
Kaohsiung officials hope to cash in on star power ... The Kaohsiung City Government hopes to cash in on the star power of a TV series to promote its tourism industry after the show dominated the 2009 Golden Bell Awards ... Kaohsiung has encouraged local filmmakers to produce TV programs, movies and commercials in the city as part of its efforts to enhance its profile and attract more tourists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Protester throws bottle of white paint at president Oct 19, 2009
WHITE TERROR: President Ma Ying-jeou's security detail whisked away the assailant, who was among a group of protesters at a night market in Kaohsiung By Ko Shu-ling STAFF REPORTER Monday, Oct 19, 2009, Page 1. President Ma Ying-jeou (^E) was touring a night market in Kaohsiung late on Saturday night when he was confronted by about a dozen angry protesters ... Chinese tourists began cutting Kaohsiung from their travel itineraries after the Dalai Lama visited southern Taiwan early last month... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Tsai promises that DPP will build a better country Oct 19, 2009
When it comes to comparing local governments under the leadership of the DPP and the KMT, Tsai said DPP members had achieved much when heading local governments X such as the Dongshan River Water Park and the International Folklore and Folk Game Festival in Yilan, the Bali Left Bank Park and the Fishermens Wharf in Taipei County, the project to turn Love River (Re) in Kaohsiung into a popular tourist attraction and the success of the World Games in July. When we look at the cities and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* FEATURE : Long road home: helping out after Morakot Oct 19, 2009
Stationed in Kaohsiung, Pan flew on rescue helicopters over his hometown of Namasiya Township (L), Kaohsiung County, but he was unable to get there because of his assignment to other disaster areas ... Sergeant Tsao Pei-chi (KN) was one of the soldiers sent to the Aboriginal community of Sinkai (s}) in Liouguei Township (t), Kaohsiung County, to help recover bodies buried under mudslides. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Chinese envoy not scheduled to meet Ma: SEF chairman Oct 18, 2009
Some forces in Kaohsiung joined hands with Tibetan and Xinjiang independence forces to create trouble and hurt Chinas core interests ... Meanwhile, Ma visited Kaohsiung City yesterday to boost tourism after China prevented Chinese tourists from visiting the city to protest its screening of a documentary about exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer ... Ma, accompanied by Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (), visited the Liouhe Night Market last night to taste traditional Taiwanese snacks and later... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* MAC head turns on China over tourism Oct 16, 2009
A Beijing officials claim that Chinese tourists were avoiding Kaohsiung because certain people in the city were aligning themselves with Tibetan and Uighur separatist forces demonstrated ignorance and hurt the feelings of Taiwans people, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan (D) said yesterday. Lai was referring to comments that Chinas Taiwan Affairs Office Spokeswoman Fan Liqing (SRC) made on Wednesday in response to media inquiries about the falling number... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Oct 16, 2009
Mando-pop singer David Tao (NN) is in Kaohsiung tonight to kick off a mini-tour in support of his latest album, 69 David Tao (69) ... Tomorrow at 7:30pm (Kaohsiung), Sunday 2:30pm (Taichung), Wednesday 7:30pm (Taipei) ... Kaohsiung Cultural Centers Chih-teh Hall (w), 67 Wufu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City, (@67); Taichung Chungshan Hall (xs), 98 Syueshih Rd, Taichung City (xh98); National Concert Hall, Taipei City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwans interests come first: Wu Oct 15, 2009
Liu dismissed speculation that Kaohsiung or other places in southern Taiwan had been blacklisted as possible summit venues because of recent events that displeased China, such as the Dalai Lamas visit to Taiwan and the screening of a documentary about Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer in Kaohsiung. Since southern Taiwan was hit hard by Typhoon Morakot in August, Taichung was considered a more suitable location for the talks, Liu said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Humans are main cause of disasters Oct 14, 2009
Many mountain villages were washed away by landslides in the worst-hit areas in Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties. Was the tremendous rainfall the only cause of those landslides. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* EDITORIAL: Punishing the bad Taiwanese Oct 13, 2009
In response, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu () is said to have begun looking into alternative sources of tourists by focusing on Japanese and Europeans, among others. Whether this new gambit by China and its tourism proxies succeed in hurting the south economically remains to be seen and will be contingent on Chen and others being able to mitigate the effects. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'An apple a day' must for married couples Oct 12, 2009
Lee Ta-pin, 77, and Sung Chin-yu, 74, revealed their secret for maintaining a happy marriage while celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, the Merit Times reported. A photograph printed with the story showed Lee, wearing a dark suit and tie, and Sung, wearing a wedding gown, renewing their wedding vows while each held a red apple. (India Times, India)
* Hotels in southern Taiwan working hard to fill rooms Oct 12, 2009
Su Hui-yun (z), a marketing executive at Hua Yuan Hotel () in Kaohsiung City, said yesterday that its occupancy rate had been about 50 percent recently ... People who who send the hotel a plurk X short message X or blog via Plurk will have a chance to win a free three-day trip to Kaohsiung, Su said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Groups say water official is lying Oct 12, 2009
The torrential rain brought by the typhoon in early August left villages in mountainous Kaohsiung County buried or seriously damaged by mudslides. Siaolin Village (pL) in Jiasian Township (P), Kaohsiung County, was almost completely buried, killing around 500 residents ... Although many environmental groups said a tunnel being dug through several mountain ranges to divert water from the Laonong River (y@) in Kaohsiung County to the Zengwun Reservoir (w) in Tainan County triggered... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Shining Shoda shuts out Elephants to set record Oct 12, 2009
The La New Bears won their third straight of the week by downing the Uni-President Lions 3-1 at the Kaohsiung County Baseball Stadium on Saturday evening. Rakers was magnificent in probably his last start of the year by tossing seven innings of one-run ball to win his team-best 13th game of the year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Chinese tourists stay away from southern Taiwan in thousands Oct 11, 2009
At the time, the company said the groups only had only three days to tour Taiwan, so it would be impractical to include Kaohsiung Harbor in the itinerary. Southern Taiwan is known to be a stronghold of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Elephants, Lions weak ahead of playoffs Oct 11, 2009
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* Falun Gong chief not invited: DPP Oct 10, 2009
DPP local government heads invited the Dalai Lama in late August to comfort victims of Typhoon Morakot and last month a pro-independence group invited exiled Uighur rights activist Rebiya Kadeer in conjunction with the screening of a documentary about her life at the Kaohsiung Film Festival. While the DPP and civic groups contended the invitations were not political, critics saw them as attempts to create politically awkward situations for the president, who has pushed to improve ties with... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CPC and Formosa announce price hikes Oct 10, 2009
However, the two companies said they would continue to offer preferential prices at gas stations in about 20 townships in Nantou, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Taitung counties that were severely affected by Typhoon Morakot. The discounts for these areas are NT$2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Fu files for Hualien County race Oct 10, 2009
However, no elections will be held in Taipei County, Taichung County, Taichung City, Tainan City, Tainan County and Kaohsiung County because they will either be directly upgraded to the status of a special municipality or be mutually integrated into a special municipality next year. Elections for the leaders of the new special municipalities will be held simultaneously with those for the heads of the two existing special municipalities X Taipei and Kaohsiung X late next year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Taiwan, China to collaborate in Antarctic research Oct 9, 2009
Some 2,000 Taiwanese visited the ship when it was anchored at Taiwan's southern port of Kaohsiung. Since kickstarting economic reforms three decades ago, China has made scientific projects a priority, establishing three research bases in Antarctica since 1985. (India Times, India)
* MND confirms report of missile transport mishap Oct 7, 2009
What you read in the newspaper was not quite accurate, Yu said, referring to a report in yesterdays Chinese-language Apple Daily that said the IDF pilot mistook the Air Force Academys runway in Gangshan, Kaohsiung County, for Tainan Air Force Base and began his approach after finishing a training flight. The report said both air base towers discovered the pilots error and helped him navigate the plane back to his base in Tainan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* INTERVIEW: Film director fights for freedom of expression Oct 6, 2009
Film director and Kaohsiung Film Festival president Cheng Wen-tang talks to the Chinese-language Liberty Times, the Taipei Times sister paper, on Sept. 25 ... Although the Kaohsiung Film Festival is a small event that cannot be compared to Cannes, the emotion is similar ... I can understand the massive pressure on the [Kaohsiung] city government, but it cannot abandon such fundamental values and beliefs under pressure. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ship traffic for Oct. 6, 2009 Oct 6, 2009
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Web addiction linked to depression in teens Oct 6, 2009
The researchers from Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, in Taiwan, followed the youngsters for two years and found that and hostility were linked to Internet addiction in children in general. In girls--but not boys--depression and social phobia also predicted problems. (CNN -- Tech)
* Beijing may demand payback: experts Oct 6, 2009
Liu Bih-rong (Ba), a political science professor at Soochow University, said that Beijing has made several concessions over the past year, including not opposing former vice president Lien Chan's (s) attendance at the APEC as Ma's envoy, Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer and Ma attending the Kaohsiung World Games in his capacity as the head of state, as well as refraining from luring Taiwan's diplomatic allies in Southern and Central America. But Taiwan... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* China to continue donations: premier Oct 6, 2009
During a question-and-answer session with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Pan Men-an (sw), Wu said China was expected to donate the rest to one or two major reconstruction projects such as rebuilding the Shuangyuan Bridge between Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties that collapsed during the typhoon. Wu said yesterday he believed China would fulfill its promise, but he also said that there was nothing he could do if China did not donate the rest of the money. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Thousands flee as rains pound Yilan Oct 6, 2009
The evacuations, some of them forced, took place in Yilan, Hualien, Nantou, Pingtung, Kaohsiung and Taitung counties as fears mounted that downpours could cause mountainsides to collapse ... Meanwhile, the captain and two crew members of a Panama-registered cargo ship named Eufonia, which sank off Taiwans Penghu island chain on Sunday afternoon, were rescued yesterday by marine search and rescue personnel from Taiwan and China, but 11 other crew members remained missing, the Kaohsiung Harbor... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Taiwan takes early actions against approaching typhoon Oct 5, 2009
More than 1,200 villagers from four counties including Nantou, Chiayi, Kaohsiung and Pingtung have been evacuated as of 1 p.m. on Sunday, in case of mudslides triggered by Parma. These people were sheltered in safer places, local authorities said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Taiwan evacuates more than 6,000 as typhoon lingers Oct 5, 2009
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* CWB issues land warning for Parma Oct 5, 2009
Soldiers help evacuate nuns from Miaotung Temple in Baolai Village in Kaohsiung County as Typhoon Parma moves closer to Taiwan yesterday ... Meanwhile, the Kaohsiung County Government said it had evacuated more than 700 people from potentially hazardous areas including Liouguei (t), Taoyuan (), Maolin (ZL), Jiasian (P) and Namasiya townships. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Typhoon Parma hits northeast Luzon, but misses Manila Oct 4, 2009
Taiwan issued a storm warning and began moving people out of villages in the southern county of Kaohsiung, local official Lin Chun-chieh said. Flash floods from the last typhoon to hit the Kaohsiung area killed about 700 people in August ... Taiwan issued a storm warning and began moving people out of villages in the southern county of Kaohsiung, local official Lin Chun-chieh said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Latest typhoon kills four on northern edge of the Philippines Oct 4, 2009
Parma was heading northwest toward Taiwan, which declared a storm warning yesterday and began evacuating villages in southern Kaohsiung County, where 700 people were killed in a typhoon in August. The typhoon could bring torrential rain and trigger flash flooding, so government agencies should be prepared, said Eric Chu, the vice prime minister. (Boston Globe)
* Life expectancy in Taiwan increases to 78.57 years Oct 4, 2009
87 years last year, followed by Kaohsiung City residents with an average life expectancy of 78. 21 years, the MOI statistics showed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
2nd storm pummels northern Philippines Oct 4, 2009
In Taiwan, officials started evacuating villages in the southern county of Kaohsiung, where a typhoon in August triggered flash flooding that killed about 700, said local official Lin Chun-chieh. Bloomberg News Service contributed to this report. (Honolulu Advertiser)
* Central, local leaders taking typhoon seriously Oct 4, 2009
Premier Wu Den-yih (dq) inspected Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties yesterday, while Vice Premier Eric Chu () was assigned to inspect measures in the Taipei, Keelung and Yilan areas ... Local governments should all gear themselves up to minimize damage, Wu said as he inspected Kaohsiung City Governments emergency operation center. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Military prepares as Parma approaches Oct 4, 2009
A full moon shines through a gap in the clouds over brightly lit downtown Kaohsiung and the Love River yesterday evening. People in Kaohsiung were able to enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival barbecues as there was little wind or rain despite the approach of two typhoons ... With Typhoon Parma forecast to bring heavy rains, creating the danger of mudslides, military personnel and police began evacuating villagers in high-risk regions in Kaohsiung County yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
