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The Gossiping Gourmet: A taste of Taiwan in O.C.
China has a great variety of regional cuisines yet, locally, we only see a few of these represented, mainly Cantonese, Szechuan and Beijing, or a combination thereof. We went in search of something different, and found Chef Chen, an attractive, small...
Tags: Seafood, Foods and Beverages, Restaurants, Marco Polo, Pancakes
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: Human Interest, Benjamin Netanyahu, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, National Government
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Asia: What are the top 101 restaurants?
It was a big job, but somebody had to do it, said editors at the Daily Meal. So they set out to recognize Asia’s top 101 restaurants. The list, which took six months to compile, includes restaurants in 25 cities. China topped the charts with 28...
Tags: Michelin Group, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tokyo (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan), Asia
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'AGT' phenom Jackie Evancho to perform with BSO
In 2010, a blond-haired girl with a sweet smile stood before the "America's Got Talent" studio audience and millions of TV viewers. The 10-year-old proceeded to sing about asking her daddy to grant her request. So far, so normal. But if the words...
Tags: Jackie Evancho, Arts and Culture, Folklore and Mythology, Music, The Company You Keep (movie)
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Taiwan says Filipino apology in fisherman's death not enough
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines' coast guard has spiraled into a series of sanctions and sparked a rare anger-fest threatening the normally solid Pacific Rim alliance. The dispute has not eased despite...
Tags: Christianity, Lifestyle and Leisure, Religion and Belief, Philippines, Taipei (Taiwan)
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In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...
Tags: Vietnam, United Nations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Malaysia, Maritime (music group)
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Feds: Father, son conspired to export banned machinery to North Korea
Tagged by U.S. authorities in 2009 for his role in a North Korean weapons procurement channel, Taiwanese businessman Hsien Tai Tsai "Alex" Tsai was banned from doing business in the United States. But in a federal criminal complaint unsealed Monday in a...
Tags: Extradition, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, North Korea, Criminals
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China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines
BEIJING -- Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Malaysia, Beijing (China), Philippines, China
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China dismisses U.S. accusations of cyber-spying
BEIJING -- China on Tuesday dismissed as groundless the Pentagon's latest and most direct accusation yet that Beijing is engaging in cyber-spying on the U.S. government and businesses to acquire information to strengthen its military capabilities and...
Tags: Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Networking and Internet, Beijing (China), China
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It's A Gray Area: Government is not the road out of poverty
The road to success for communities struggling with poverty is generally not hard to find, or even to travel. All it requires is a firm reliance upon yourself instead of government. To drive that point home, candidly ask yourself what government has...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Orange County Superior Court, Religion and Belief, Social Issues, Judges
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Burleigh Manor Middle student state winner in Google logo design contest
Someday, Burleigh Manor seventh-grader Lauren Shen might go to Google and see what the Internet search engine is displaying to millions of users throughout the country: her artwork. Lauren, 12, is the state's winner in a Google-sponsored national contest...Tags: Larry Page, Museum of Natural History, Teaching and Learning, Taipei (Taiwan), Sergey Brin
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A novel about an outsider
"The Woman Upstairs" by Claire Messud, Knopf, 264 pages, $25.95. Nora Eldridge, an elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Mass., is a reliable neighbor who has always lived on the fringe of other people's lives. She wanted to become an artist. A new...Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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