【精英翻譯】的部落格

Police, protesters exchange charges of violence in Executive Yuan incident (2014/03/27)

Clashes between police and protesters at the Executive Yuan early Monday morning have led the two sides to blame each other for the confrontation. Supporters of the protesters have accused the police of using excessive force while the government has defended the police, saying it was the students who resisted police efforts to evict them from the government compound. 

Students from Premier Jiang’s old department call on him to step down (2014/03/27)

Premier Jiang Yi-huah used to teach political science at National Taiwan University, but his former department has turned on him for his handling of protests against a controversial trade-in-services pact with China. Some 760 NTU political science students and graduates have signed a petition asking Jiang to step down. A protest was also held on Thursday to further vent their displeasure. 

Student leader at the center of Executive Yuan siege holds outdoor lecture (2014/03/27)

Dennis Wei, a student detained but later released by police for his involvement in the siege of the Executive Yuan, gave a lecture attracting 300 students Wednesday night. The event at National Chiao Tung University was scheduled to take place indoors but had to be moved outdoors to accommodate the crowd. 

Central bank governor, Perng Fai-nan, maintains interest rates, supports trade pact` (2014/03/27)

Today, Taiwan’s central bank announced it would leave interest rates unchanged at a meeting of directors and supervisors. Central bank governor, Perng Fai-nan also voiced his support for the cross-strait trade-in-services pact which he said would help Taiwan remain competitive.

Ballplayers Support FTV (2014/03/27)

Taiwanese ballplayers Chiang Chih-hsien and Lin Che-hsuan will once again start the baseball season in the US minor leagues. The two have worked hard and their morale is quite high as they continue to chase their dreams. Unfortunately, they don’t have a lot of experience in front of the camera, as you will soon see as we watch them try to film a successful take.

兩台將站台 

我國好手蔣智賢與林哲瑄，開季都是從小聯盟出發，多年來他們在美國職棒打拚，鬥志相當高昂，雖然見過很多大場面，但兩人為民視站台錄影時，全都緊張到NG。

Roadblock to Talks (2014/03/26)

The glimmer of hope provided by a possible meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and the students occupying the Legislature has been dashed. The two sides had voiced support for a meeting without any preconditions, but then the students began to put forward preconditions. 

Students send legislators ‘promise declarations’ in hope of ending standoff (2014/03/26)

Pan green lawmakers have proved willing to sign “promise declarations” distributed by student protesters, but KMT members have yet to oblige. The declarations include a provision that the cross-strait trade-in-services pact will not be reviewed by the Legislature until a legal framework for monitoring all agreements signed with China is in place. 

Head of National Policy Agency defends violent crackdown on students to angry lawmakers (2014/03/26)

The violent expulsion of students who occupied the Executive Yuan on Sunday night raised tension in the standoff over the trade-in-services pact. Today the head of the National Police Agency defended the handling of the bloody crackdown. 

Former DPP premier disputes claim of similarities to 2004 crackdown (2014/03/26)

National police chief Wang Cho-chiun compared his handling of student protesters at the Executive Yuan to a crackdown on pan blue demonstrators protesting against DPP President Chen Shui-bian in 2004. Wang’s comments were refuted by then-Premier Yu Shyi-kun, who said many of the demonstrators in 2004 were wielding weapons but the students at the Executive Yuan were unarmed. 

Former VP Lien Chan’s daughter signs petition calling for premier to resign (2014/03/26)

Among those calling for Premier Jiang Yi-huah to resign is the youngest daughter of former Vice President Lien Chan. Ariel Lien signed a petition circulated among National Taiwan University students calling for Jiang to step down over his orders to forcefully remove students from the Executive Yuan. On Facebook, the younger Lien also posted a quote from Jiang in which he called demonstrations a necessary part of democracy. 

Labor representatives voice support for cross-strait trade-in-services pact (2014/03/26)

Another protest today saw labor leaders countering the student demands. They believe the cross-strait trade-in-services agreement is necessary for Taiwan to compete with other countries on exports and want lawmakers to return to work so they can pass it. 

Roster moves point to Wang Wei-chung making the Brewers 25-man roster (2014/03/26)

The Milwaukee Brewers are expected to soon make Wang Wei-chung the first player ever to jump directly from rookie ball to the major leagues. Following a series of moves on Tuesday, Milwaukee cut its team to 25 healthy players, and Wang was still in the mix.

Half a million Vibo customers lose telecom service following power outage (2014/03/26)

Customers of Vibo Telecom are upset following the company’s largest service interruption in five years. For about four hours on Wednesday, more than half a million of the telecom’s customers in northern Taiwan and Yilan were left without service. 

Attempt to Broker Deal Fails (2014/03/25)

In attempt to solve the dispute over the cross-strait trade-in-services pact, Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng held negotiations again today with ruling and opposition lawmakers. They failed to comprise on how to review the pact. 

Industry leader says trade-in-services pact needed to open Taiwan’s economy (2014/03/25)

Drowned out in the protests over the cross-strait trade-in-services pact are the voices of industry representatives, many of whom support the more open trade that the pact would bring. Among them is an industrial representative who said the benefits of an open economy outweigh the damage the pact would cause to its losers. 

Court rules not enough evidence to detain alleged student ringleader (2014/03/25)

The student protester named by police as the ringleader of Sunday evening’s storming of the Executive Yuan was released early this morning. The Taipei District Court ruled there was not sufficient evidence to detain Dennis Wei for allegedly inciting the occupation of the government’s chief decision-making body. 

Over NT$6 million raised to take out ads opposed to cross-strait trade-in-services pact (2014/03/25)

Front-page advertisements explaining students’ reasons for opposing the cross-strait trade-in-services pact were seen in the Apple Daily and Liberty Times today. Funding for the ads and a future one to appear in the New York Times international edition was crowdsourced a day earlier within a period of just three hours. 

Families devastated after Malaysian Airlines announces everyone aboard missing aircraft is dead (2014/03/25)

Malaysian Airline officials held a press conference this afternoon announcing there were “no survivors” aboard Flight MH370. A day earlier the Malaysian prime minister said analysis of satellite data showed that the missing airliner had gone down into the Indian Ocean. 

National Palace Museum to display ‘Jadeite Cabbage with Insects’ in Tokyo (2014/03/25)

The National Palace Museum will lend two of its most popular items, a piece of jadeite resembling white cabbage and a piece of banded jasper resembling pork for exhibitions in Japan. 

Council of Agriculture restricts pork sales, purchases to stabilize rising prices (2014/03/25)

The Council of Agriculture is taking several steps to cool rising pork prices. After forcing local supermarkets operated by regional farmers’ association to offer discounts on two types of pork, it is now limiting purchases by major frozen meat sellers to prevent hoarding and speculation.