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...Ying-jeou set an ambitious goal to decrease emissions to half of 2000 levels by 2050, but critics say his goal of maintaining 2008 levels is a bit flimsy, and programs like bike sharing are more style than substance. "In Taiwan, the economy is still first," says Liu Chung-ming, a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at National Taiwan University. "The [Environmental Protection Administration] has done a lot of promotion, but when it comes to real emission reduction, it's a total failure." (See a graphic of the effects of climate change on the world...
...students and 60 teachers now walk to school, and as a side benefit, many have lost weight. The faculty lost a total of 220 pounds (100 kgs), and overweight students lost an average of 0.4 BMI in just three months. "Now I walk everywhere," says Shih Chen-ming, a school superintendant who lost 44 pounds (20 kgs) in six months. "I'm happier, more relaxed, and enjoy the extra time to think." And since most parents stopped giving their kids a ride, motorcycle traffic has been reduced to a fourth its prior rate...
...year-old Mexican tourist who became China's swine flu patient showed no signs of illness. "He denied having come into close contact with any suspicious case of swine flu within the previous week or having any H1N1 flu symptoms in his health claim form," said Chen Ming, deputy director of the information center at the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. "His temperature was normal when taken twice at the airport, and he also looked well." (See the top five swine...
...potential for confrontation is fueled by China's historical nostalgia. In the 15th century, the Chinese sent seven massive naval and commercial expeditions into the Indian Ocean to extend the prestige and power of the relatively new Ming dynasty. There had not been anything quite like it in history, and the Chinese were recognized as the masters of the ocean. But a change in emperors and national policy curtailed the expensive naval forays after 1433, and China turned inward. As if to declare that centuries-long period over, Beijing staged elaborate celebrations in 2005 to mark the 600-year anniversary...
...Indeed, apart from a few loyal supporters, most of Taiwan remains unconvinced of their former leader's innocence. Civil law expert Chuang Shui-ming says that circumstances surrounding the embezzlement charges make it difficult to believe that the funds in question were only donations. And since several people involved have already admitted to their role in the scandal, Chuang says, "It's hardly possible that the Chen family would be found innocent...