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Taiwanese robot may take your job

TAIWAN researchers have invented a robot that can act as a receptionist, tour guide, security guard and doctor's aide, the latest offering from the island seeking to make its name in the global robotics market. The 60-kilogram interactive robot ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Shanghai Daily,  17 Nov 2009

No blood, no bullet in Chen case

NO bullet holes or blood were found on Taiwan ex-leader Chen Shui-bian in a 2004 election eve shooting, raising new suspicion about the incident that preceded a razor-thin victory, investigators said yesterday. A dead man was named as the only ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Shanghai Daily,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chen Shui-bian,  Annette Lu

Coral erodes off Taiwan as divers take it home

Taiwan tourists are destroying a piece of exactly what they travel to see on an outlying mid-Pacific islet known — at least at one time — for its abundant coral reefs. A pair of Taiwan environmental groups that marshaled 56 people to check the coral ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Reuters Blogs,  9 Nov 2009

Tiny shrimp generate big prices

RARE tiny black and white shrimp raised in Taiwan are selling for as much as US$830 apiece to collectors in Japan, despite short life spans and problems breeding, officials at an exhibition said yesterday. The black King Kong shrimp, about 2,000 of ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Shanghai Daily,  6 Nov 2009

400 traditional puppets lost to fire

A REGION of Taiwan that prides itself on puppetry, an art that originated centuries ago in China's mainland, lost 400 to 500 of its best pieces to a fire, leaving just one major stash, county officials said yesterday. The fire, which is under ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Shanghai Daily,  4 Nov 2009

Direct marketing: New clout for ages-old tool of sales

DIRECT marketing is growing fast in Asia where personal relationships are highly valued and word-of-mouth is reassuring. From beer and garments to consumer goods and services, consumers like being wooed. Ralph Jennings goes door to door. For hundreds ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Shanghai Daily,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Unilever PLC,  Amway,  HSBC

Age-old direct marketing gets new clout in Asia

As major firms see growth potential in the region, many more are seeking a marketing strategy to suit it, giving new clout to the ages-old tool of bringing products directly to consumers. Taipei: For hundreds of diners in Taiwan, 22-year-old Sheena ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, livemint.com,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Unilever PLC,  Amway,  FedEx,  HSBC

Taiwan relaxes Chinese media rules

TAIPEI -- Taiwan has relaxed rules for Chinese media, long regarded as spy organizations for the Communist government, as relations warm between the two long-time political rivals, officials said on Wednesday. Effective immediately, Chinese media, ...

From RALPH JENNINGS AND BEN BLANCHARD, Hollywood Reporter,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Xinhua,  Mao Zedong,  Chiang Kai-shek,  Ma Ying-jeou,  Shane Lee

"I don't want to be compared! We are different!"

Ralph Jennings is a journalist and long time resident of China. He currently lives in Taipei. From mid-2000 to 2006, he had an advice column in the 21st Century weekly newspaper in which he answered letters from thousands of students and young ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Danwei,  28 Oct 2009

Taiwan seeks to participate in U.N. climate convention

Taiwan, hit by its worst typhoon in 50 years in August, has found a culprit for the disaster that killed about 770 people and begun using it to get precious attention overseas where the island is usually overlooked in favour of its giant political ...

From RALPH JENNINGS, Reuters Blogs,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: United Nations

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