Headlines: Week in Review
l Sat. 12/29
Local: The government expects Taiwan’s GDP growth to reach 3 to 4 percent in 2013
政府預計二○一三年國內生產毛額成長率將達百分之三至四
The long-stalled bilateral trade talks with the U.S. will resume soon: minister
官員:停擺已久的台美雙邊貿易談判快將恢復
Int’l: Russia’s president signs a ban on U.S. adoptions of Russian children
俄國總統簽署禁令禁止美國人領養該國兒童
l Sun. 12/30
Local: Premier Sean Chen defends year-end bonuses at loss-making state-owned firms
行政院長陳冲為虧損國營機構發年終獎金一事辯護
Int’l: A woman whose gang rape sparked violent protests in India dies of her injuries
被輪姦後觸發暴力示威的印度婦人傷重不治
France’s Constitutional Court rejects a proposed 75-percent upper income
tax rate
法國憲法法庭駁回百分之七十五高收入稅率草案
l Mon. 12/31
Local: The Control Yuan considers impeaching the economic affairs minister
over bonuses at state-run firms
監察院考慮針對國營機構年終獎金問題彈劾經濟部長
Strong, level-13 winds halt nautical traffic between Taitung and Green
Island
十三級強風切斷台東綠島間交通
Int’l: Faulty brakes caused a plane crash in Russia in which five people died:
officials
飛機煞車失靈在俄國撞毀,五人喪生
l Tue. 1/1
Local: A fireworks show at Taipei 101 helps to usher in the New Year
台北一○一大樓煙火秀迎接二○一三年
The Defense Ministry formally begins its transition to an all-voluntary
Military
國防部正式開始轉型募兵志願役
Int’l: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hospitalized due to a blood clot
美國務卿希拉蕊因血塊問題住院
l Wed. 1/2
Local: Students protest against monopolization of the media at the national
flag-raising ceremony
學生在元旦升旗典禮上抗議媒體壟斷
Int’l: Tens of thousands of protesters call for Hong Kong’s chief executive to quit
數以萬計示威者敦促香港特別行政區特首梁振英下台
About 60 people are crushed to death in a stampede at a stadium in lvory
Coast
象牙海岸運動場騷動,約六十人遭踐踏喪生
l Thu. 1/3
Local: Bonuses at state-owned firms may be curbed if GDP growth remains low:
minister.
官員宣稱假如國內生產毛額持續不振,國營企業獎金可能削減
The number of sudden deaths rises as a cold front slams Taiwan
冷風襲台,暴斃人數急升
Int’l: Global markets climb after the U.S. Congress votes to avert the fiscal cliff
美國國會通過迴避財政懸崖協議,全球市場回升
Egypt’s president signs a contentious new constitution into law.
埃及總統簽屬批准具爭議性的新憲法
l Fri. 1/4
Local: President Ma Ying-jeou calls for a regular consultation mechanism
between Taiwan and France
馬英九總統主張台法之間建立常態諮商機制
Int’l: The death toll from Syria’s civil war tops 60,000: United Nations
聯合國:敘利亞內戰死亡人數已逾六萬人
A senior Taliban commander is killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan:
officials
美國無人駕駛飛機空襲巴基斯坦,一名資深塔利班指揮官喪命
資料來源:The China Post
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