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Preparing to move abroad #7: Luggage requirements

Gone are the days of free luggage check-ins for most travelers. Over the last couple of years, many people have been shocked at the increasing...
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Update on tropical storm Parma

Both Taiwanese and Filipinos are prepared for the unpredictability of storms during typhoon season. The storm system Parma has been an excellent...
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Chinese Life and Culture: How do I use chopsticks?

Are you going out to eat at an Asian restaurant and your chopsticks skills are a bit lacking? Or are you headed out on a business trip to China and...
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21st Summer Deaflympics Taipei 2009 are underway

Like the 8th World Games, which was held in Taiwan earlier this summer, Taiwanese are again fortunate to host another multi-sporting event, the...
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Weekly Chinese Life and Culture: What is Ghost Month?

If you are visiting Asia during August or September, don’t be alarmed from the smoke billowing out of street-front barrels and don’t...
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Don't count Taiwan out of your travel plans: Typhoon Morakot left most tourist sites unscathed

Are you planning a trip through east Asia? Well, don't count Taiwan out of your plans over concerns of damage caused by Typhoon Morakot. Most...
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Typhoon Morakot reaches landfall in Taiwan: more torrential rain to come

Typhoon Morakot reached landfall early Saturday morning in Taiwan. After more than 36 hours of torrential rains and winds, the island braces for...
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Outside the World Games: What to see in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

The World Games offers a vast array of fascinating and reasonably priced sports venues to visit, but between sporting events don't get bored...
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Kaohsiung World Games 2009: A vacation you don't want to miss

Do you love a sport that hasn't been featured in the Olympic Games yet? Chances are that the second largest sports competition in the world might...
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