Headlines: Week in Review
l Sat. 5/19
Local: The stock market drops below 7,200 points due to heavy selling
賣壓湧現,台股跌破七千兩百點
Free trade talks with New Zealand will begin “ in the near future”: MOFA
外交部表示,近日內將和紐西蘭展開自由貿易談判
Int’l: The U.S. eases its economic sanctions against Myanmar
美國放寬對緬甸經濟制裁
l Sun. 5/20
Local: President Ma Ying-jeou admits to governmental failures as thousands protest in Taipei
數萬人上街示威,馬總統承認政府有疏失
Int’l: Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng boards a flight to the U.S.
失明中國大陸異議人士陳光誠搭機赴美
A bomb explodes in front of an Italian school, killing one and injuring seven
義大利學校門外炸彈爆炸,一死七傷
l Mon. 5/21
Local: President Ma Ying-jeou is sworn in for a second term in office
馬英九總統宣誓就職展開第二任期
One person dies in Tainan following floods in the south of the country
南部淹水,台南一人喪生
Int’l: World leaders vow support for Greece at the G-8 summit
世界八大工業化國家高峰會矢言支持希臘
l Tue. 5/22
Local: Former President Chen Shui-bian is indicted for misappropriating state documents
前總統陳水扁被控私藏國家文件
Int’l: A Yemeni soldier kills 98 of his fellow troops in a suicide bomb attack
葉門士兵進行自殺式炸彈攻擊,九十六名同袍喪生
Yahoo agrees to sell half its stake in Alibaba for US$7.1 billion
雅虎同意以七十一億美元代價出售阿里巴巴半數股權
l Wed. 5/23
Local: Taiwan’s average salary sees its third-largest fall ever in the first three months of 2012
二0一二年首季度台灣平均工資下挫,跌幅為歷來第三大
Fines against drivers who idle cars on the side of the street will come into effect on June 1
路旁停車怠速司機六月一日起將開始稽查處分
Int’l: Germany dismisses French calls for eurozone nations to issue common bonds
法主張歐元區國家發行共同債券,德國反對
l Thu. 5/24
Local: Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou forecasts tough economic times ahead globally
鴻海董座郭台銘預測全球經濟不景氣將來臨
The Ministry of Justice announces it will no longer parole repeat sex offenders
司法部宣佈性侵累犯不再假釋
Int’l: Egyptians vote in the country’s first free presidential election
埃及首度舉行總統自由選舉投票
l Fri. 5/25
Local: The U.S. expresses support for President Ma Ying-jeou’s cross-strait policy
美國表示支持馬總統兩岸政策
Int’l: Police in Myanmar move to break up spreading protests over power cuts
限電示威日熾,緬甸警察驅散示威者
Hewlett Packard plans to lay off roughly 27,000 workers as the firm’s profits sink by 31 percent
惠普電腦利潤下挫百分之卅一,計畫裁員兩萬七千人
資料來源:The China Post
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