Headlines: Week in Review
l Sat. 8/11
Local: Taekwondo athlete Tseng Li-cheng wins a bronze medal at the Olympics
跆拳道選手曾櫟騁在奧運勇奪銅牌
Five family members die in a house fire in Zhongli
一家五口在中壢住宅大火中喪生
Int’l: Japanese lawmakers vote to double the nation’s sales tax
日本議員表決將消費稅提高一倍
l Sun. 8/12
Local: The Democratic Progressive Party revives its China affairs department
民進黨恢復中國事務部
Int’l: Mitt Romney chooses Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate
羅姆尼挑選萊恩作為副手搭檔
The U.S. predicts that the drought affecting its farm belt will drive up global food prices
美國預測,衝擊農業地帶的乾旱將導致全球量價飆漲
l Mon. 8/13
Local: Lawmakers plan to inspect the improved military defenses on Taiping Island
立委計畫視察太平島增加的軍事防禦
Chu Mu-yen is removed from an International Olympic Committee
election over charges he gave out lollipops to voters
朱木炎被指控發送棒棒糖,在國際奧委會委員提名中被判失格
Int’l: At least 10 people are killed after a reservoir collapses in eastern China
中國東部潰壩造成至少十人喪生
l Tue. 8/14
Local: The Ministry of National Defense denies asking the U.S. for F-16C/D jet fighters
國防部否認向美國採購F-16C/D型戰機
Int’l: The London Olympics comes to an end with a glorious closing ceremony
倫敦奧運在輝煌的閉幕儀式中落幕
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi dismisses two of the nation’s top
generals
埃及總統穆希將該國兩名最高將領解職
l Wed. 8/15
Local: Tsai Ing-wen is cleared o wrongdoing in the Yu Chang case
蔡英文在宇昌案中查無不法
The President Office says that Taiwan will not budge on its sovereignty
of the Tiaoyu islands
總統辦公室表示,台灣對釣魚台的主權不會讓步
Int’l: Firefighters battle a number od wildfires raging throughout the Western U.S.
消防隊員試圖撲滅美西各地的數起野火
l Thu. 8/16
Local: Wei-Yin Chen leads the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox
陳偉殷帶領金鷹以七比一擊敗紅襪
Taiwan supplies food to a Hong Kong vessel on its way to the disputed Tiaoyu Islands
台灣為前往主權爭議釣魚台的香港船隻提供食物
Int’l: Japanese police arrest 14 pro-China activists for landing on a disputed
island in the East China Sea
日本警方逮捕十四名踏上東海爭議島嶼的親中國份子
l Fri. 8/17
Local: President Ma Ying-jeou reiterates his East China Sea peace initiative
馬英九總統重申東海和平倡議
Int’l: Nine people are killed as militants attack one of Pakistan’s largest air bases
武裝份子攻擊巴基斯坦最大空軍基地之一,九人喪生
Ecuador decides to grant Wikileaks founder Julian Assange political asylum
厄瓜多決定給予維基解密創辦人亞桑傑政治庇護
資料來源:The China Post
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