Aloud thwap, thwap reverberates around the temple as my friend, held down by two old men in red wicker hats, undergoes what can only be described as one of the weirdest religious traditions in the world - a spiritual spanking by a Taoist priest to exorcise bad luck. It is 3pm on a sunny Tuesday in southern Taiwan and Donglong temple is filled with locals praying, chanting, lighting incense and setting off fireworks.
A NEATH teacher caught up in Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster has expressed his horror at the devastation. Richard O'Shea, who is originally from Cimla in Neath, said it felt "like the world was going to end" when the devastating earthquake hit the country on Friday. .I have been in Japan and Taiwan during major earthquakes. Over and above the initial panic, I was deeply impressed by the reaction of the people. In Taiwan, whole towns were wiped off the map and more 2,000 people perished, but there were no cases of looting or theft. In fact, the people showed consideration and kindness to other victims and even helped us, the volunteers. Such noble sentiments in the face of adversity are really inspiring and something I think we in the west are forgetting. Remember the social chao...
Criticising China just days before meetings its leaders, US President George Bush yesterday said the communist giant should emulate the self-governing island of Taiwan. Bush's speech, opening a four-country tour of Asia, amounted to a road map of the discussions he was to have on a potential bird flu outbreak, global trade, North Korea's nuclear ambitions and other issues at a gathering of Pacific Rim economies in South Korea.
...OPEN SECRET Taiwan has asked Apple to blur a map image of its new ear...
AFEW YEARS ago, nobody in Asia gave much thought to the Senkaku islands. They form a cluster of eight pimples in the East China Sea, mid-way between Taiwan and Japanese Okinawa, devoid of people, culture and -- by all accounts -- beauty. Yet suddenly, they have become the focus of a dispute between China and Japan which is growing so bitter that doomsters fear Beijing might even go to war over them.
... that shows the entire South China Sea and Taiwan within its borders. Parts of the sea are claimed b...
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...- AVIVA DENIES HALTING PLAN TO EXIT TAIWAN JV, SAYS TALKS IN PROGRESS. British insurance grou...
Aled thomas A HAZARDOUS waste site near Bishop's Cleeve has been listed as one of the world's hotspots for dangerous pollutants.
... as an 'acute health hazard,' and Anshun in Taiwan where residues from a former chemical factory has ...
AFEW YEARS ago, nobody in Asia gave much thought to the Senkaku islands. They form a cluster of eight pimples in the East China Sea, mid-way between Taiwan and Japanese Okinawa, devoid of people, culture and -- by all accounts -- beauty. Yet suddenly, they have become the focus of a dispute between China and Japan which is growing so bitter that doomsters fear Beijing might even go to war over them.
Bristol has a worldwide reputation for being the centre of wildlife filmmaking, and the Wildscreen Festival is now the place to meet, greet and be seen in the industry. To celebrate our 30th anniversary, we are opening up the festival to the public, with the launch of our first ever Wildscreen Fringe. This coming week we will be hosting lots of free events and screenings which are open to everybody. We hope the people of Bristol will join us in celebrating this city's role as the worldwide capital of wildlife filmmaking. The first ever Wildscreen Festival was launched in 1982 in order to honour the increasingly spectacular and popular wildlife productions being made around the world. Back then, some 50 films were screened from 19 countries and 200 delegates came to Bristol. This year mo...
... as China, India, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Taiwan with the aim of fostering more natural history fil...
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