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Flight with Australians and New Zealand passengers from hantavirus cruise ship arrives in Perth
By Casey Ho, ABC Six people who were on board a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have landed in Australia. The five Australians and one New Zealander arrived on a repatriation flight that had left the Netherlands late Thursday, where the passengers had been waiting after disembarking the MV Hondius. The plane landed at RAAF Base Pearce, about 40 kilometres north-east of Perth.
Taiwan literature faces different publishing climates in Europe
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) －As Taiwan literature is expanding across the world, industry stakeholders have found the publishing market between countries in Europe extremely diversified despite their geographic proximity. In a seminar hosted by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) last Friday (July 22), scholars and literary professionals exchanged ideas and experiences on the promotion of Taiwan literature across different cultures and publishing markets.
Exhibition highlights Taiwan literature's international reach
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) on Friday (July 22) exhibited recent projects in publishing Taiwanese literary works internationally, with thirteen books launched in five languages and two book series. Both book series were born out of partnerships with international publishing houses.
Twenty students shortlisted for final of Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka Poetry Recitation Competition
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A record number of applications were filed to take part in the Chiang Wei-shui Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka Poetry Recitation Competition, seeing 40 semi-finalists present evidence of Taiwan's language diversity at Taichung's Lin Family Garden Saturday (July 23). This year saw the first time that Hakka poetry was added to the program in addition to Hokkien.
Taiwanese poem selected for Irish translation competition
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — One of Ireland's most prestigious universities partnered with Taiwan's de facto embassy to launch a translation competition that calls for English renderings of a poem written in Taiwanese. On Tuesday (July 12), Trinity College Dublin’s Centre for Literary & Cultural Translation announced the 2022 Poetry Translation Competition. Translations must be submitted by Oct. 1.
Museum's prehistoric exhibition hall reopens after two-month hiatus
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After two months of renovation, the National Taiwan Museum (NTM) reopened its Land Bank Exhibition Hall on Tuesday (July 12) with an updated paleontology exhibit. On top of its hallmark dinosaur fossils, the exhibit now includes more diverse and interactive features such as trilobite 3D animation and augmented reality (AR) applications.
2022 Taipei Fringe Festival stages a 'spicy' comeback
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2022 Taipei Fringe Festival (TFF) is making a comeback this August after its cancellation last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organized by the Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC). The festival has been a platform for performing artists in Taiwan to showcase their creativity in vibrant local spaces since 2018.
Teacher placement exam criticized for prioritizing English over subject knowledge
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The National Federation of Teachers Union (NFTU) has criticized the current teacher placement mechanism as prioritizing English over subject knowledge at the expense of the quality of education. In a press release calling for an overhaul to the country's "Bilingual 2030" policy, NFTU President Hou Chun-liang (侯俊良) pointed out a myriad of shortcomings observed from this year's teacher placement exams that have been modified to comply with bilingual requirements.
Taiwan’s college professors face layoffs as universities continue to shut down
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As many universities in Taiwan are being closed due to low enrollment, college professors find themselves facing unemployment. According toUDN, the Ministry of Education (MOE), 252 college professors have been dismissed due to the closure of six universities, including Yung Ta Institute of Technology & Commerce (永達技術學院) and Toko University (稻江管理學院).
New Generation UV-A Filters: Understanding Their Photodynamics on a Human Skin Mimic
Biological systems rely on solar radiation from the Sun to provide light, warmth, and energy to sustain life.(1) However, excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun at the Earth’s surface (UV-B, 280–315 nm; UV-A, 315–400 nm) causes adverse effects such as tanning (which occurs as a response to photodamage to the skin), sunburn, DNA mutations, and photoaging in humans.(2−4) The naturally occurring UV-absorbing pigment in human skin, melanin, often provides insufficient...
The Face of Fitness — caliber
I type the word “fitness” in YouTube’s search engine, and immediately an array of tanned, toned bodies fill my screen. Laying in my bed, blanket pulled to my neck, I scroll through thumbnails of colorful leggings and abs. The titles of the videos range from “My Daily Fitness Routine: How I Keep 45 lbs Off!” to “What I Eat In A Day for Weight Loss.” Nearly all the suggested videos reference weight loss in their titles.
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