Rare black coral discovered off the coast of Green Island (2014/02/18)
A diving instructor from Taitung recently discovered a rare type of black coral off the coast of Green Island. Lin Ming-sheng was just over a hundred meters below the surface when he obtained footage of this astonishing find.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:54
Rare black coral discovered off the coast of Green Island 綠島黑珊瑚
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:53
Yunlin Agriculture Expo welcomes 600,000th visitor 農博60萬人
Yunlin Agriculture Expo welcomes 600,000th visitor (2014/02/18)
Over a period of less than two months more than 600,000 visits have been made to the Yunlin Agriculture Expo. The event is proving to be a big success in promoting environmentally friendly lifestyles.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:48
《中英對照讀新聞》Saudi woman named first editor-in-chief in kingdom 沙烏地女子被任命為王國的首位總編輯
◎魏國金
For the first time in Saudi Arabia, a woman has been named editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper published in the kingdom.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:47
《中英對照讀新聞》Insect drone has science flapping into future 昆蟲無人機讓科學飛向未來
◎詹立群
Dutch scientists have developed the world’s smallest autonomous flapping drone, a dragonfly-like beast with 3-D vision that could revolutionise our experience of everything from pop concerts to farming.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:46
《中英對照讀新聞》Why is there a Korean guy on Russia’s Olympic Speedskating Team? 俄羅斯奧運競速滑冰隊為什麼會有名韓國人?
◎管淑平
Twelve years ago, South Korea’s Ahn Hyun-soo crashed into Apolo Ohno a few feet from the finish line in the men’s short track 1000m at the Olympics.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:45
《中英對照讀新聞》Saved from war, Bosnian trove of books finds new home 波士尼亞珍貴書籍逃過戰火找到新家
◎俞智敏
When Bosnia’s National Library went up in flames in 1992 in a bombardment during the Bosnian Serb siege of Sarajevo, Mustafa Jahic knew he had to act to save his own institution’s priceless collection.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:45
《中英對照讀新聞》Singapore to scrutinise popular adultery website 新加坡要審查知名外遇網站
◎陳伃軒
Singapore said on Friday it would consider growing public complaints against infidelity website AshleyMadison.com when deciding whether to allow the platform to operate.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:44
《中英對照讀新聞》Man searches for a wife using sign on his BMW and Hummer 男子在BMW與悍馬車上掛牌子徵婚
◎張沛元
Alexander Gorbunov, a 38-year-old, single man from Hollywood, Florida is looking for a wife. But he decided to take a less traditional approach to finding his true love and placed handwritten signs on the back of his two cars, a BMW and Hummer, hoping to attract Ms. Right. The signs read: "Looking for a Wife," and include his phone number.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:43
《中英對照讀新聞》Taking pictures to remember may help you forget 用照相紀念可能幫你忘記
◎國際新聞中心
Taking a picture to help you remember something might end up having the opposite effect, according to research published in the United States.
- Mar 05 Wed 2014 18:41
《中英對照讀新聞》Vet recommends medical marijuana for pets in pain 獸醫師建議給痛苦中的寵物藥用大麻
◎魏國金
Until she introduced "magic cheese" to her sick and aging bulldog, Laura Bugni-Daniel watched him suffer for two years. He’d spend his days lying down or throwing up.