Ralph Jennings

Position: Correspondent
General news reporter in Taipei

Articles

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Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal November 25, 04:17pm EST 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

Gritty blast from Taiwan's gravelly past

"When you watch the Wu Den-yih saga, it's really ridiculous," said Shane Lee, political scientist at Chang Jung University in Taiwan. "It's people's desire (to change), but people feel so helpless."  Full Article 

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Coral erodes off Taiwan as divers take it home

Taiwan tourists are destroying a piece of exactly what they travel to see on an outlying mid-Pacific islet known -- at least at one time -- for its abundant coral reefs.  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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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