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Price of patience? Rare Taiwan shrimp sells for $830
TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Rare tiny black and white shrimp raised in Taiwan are selling for as much as $830 a piece to collectors in Japan, despite short life spans and problems breeding, officials at an exhibition said on Friday. Full Article
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Buddhist charity turns bottles into blankets for disaster victims
A plastic bottle thrown into a Taipei recycling bin could be reincarnated as a blanket to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, thanks to a unique project by the world's largest Buddhist charity. Full Article
Taiwan set to strike baseball 'mafia' as fans sulk
"Some fans might even start watching amateur baseball," said Yu Jun-wei, author and assistant professor at a Taiwan sports university. "This case could have a huge impact on the whole professional league." Full Article | Comments [4]
Taiwan seeks to participate in U.N. climate convention
Worried that a deadly typhoon in August may be a sign of global warming, Taiwan wants to join the U.N. Climate Convention in time for a big conference in December in Copenhagen. But it faces opposition from China, which claims sovereignty over the island. Full Article | Comments [1]
