Word: taichung
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...some of the toughest gun-control laws in the world. Private ownership of firearms is largely outlawed; people convicted of illegally making, transporting or selling guns can face the death penalty. But several high-profile shootings?including a June 16 gun battle between police and suspected kidnappers in Taichung City that left two cops dead, and the March 19 assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian?have prompted a crackdown on illegal firearms. Over the past several months, more than 90 people suspected of illegal possession have been detained and more than 100 weapons seized. Lawmakers also plan to boost...
...TAICHUNG In Taiwan's third-largest city, the Chung Yo department store boasts 13 themed toilets, incorporating everything from pop-art and Baroque motifs to toilets designed to resemble a jungle or aquarium. Each toilet cost a cool $30,000 to install...
...tainted by accusations of corruption or who amassed "black-gold" fortunes through Mafia connections. Most important, it promoted a younger generation of stalwarts, especially three comers known by their collective nickname Ma-Li-Chiang, or "strong horsepower": Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou, Taoyuan county magistrate Chu Li-lun and Taichung mayor Jason Hu Chih-chiang. All are under 55, fluent in English and untouched by corruption scandals (unlike Lien, a multimillionaire whose family wealth critics have linked to his father's use of KMT connections...
...lowest point of my life. I often ask myself in the middle of the night why I have had such a hard life," he says. Lately he has been thinking about the days just after the accident, when he sat with his wife in the intensive care unit of Taichung Veterans General Hospital. In the hot, stuffy ward with its pale yellow curtains and beige walls, he was overwhelmed by his guilt at what had happened to her. If he had never gone into politics and had stayed a corporate lawyer, he and his wife could have avoided this tragedy...