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Vol.36- No.2
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Editorial: Time for Cross-Strait Decisions PDF Print E-mail

Following the Democratic Progressive Party's poor showing in last December's local-level elections, many knowledgeable commentators predicted that the party would need to move toward the political center by encouraging greater cross-Strait economic interchange - while equally persuasive pundits argued that the DPP would concentrate on shoring up its base among hard-core supporters suspicious of dealings with China.

 

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Commentary: Internationalization Starts in the Brain Cells PDF Print E-mail

BY RICHARD R. VUYLSTEKE

It's time for some straight talk about the human-resource dimension of Taiwan's economic development - and to direct that conversation primarily to young people and to those who teach and guide them. What should today's high school and college students know about succeeding in the "flat world" so perceptively revealed in Thomas L. Friedman's bestselling book? What should one reply to the commonly asked question, "How should I prepare for my career?" 

 

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Taiwan Briefs PDF Print E-mail

BY LUCIEN CROWDER

MACROECONOMICS
SOLID GROWTH PREDICTED

CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
CHEN MAKES TWO NEW YEAR'S SPEECHES

DOMESTIC NEWS
SHAKE-UP IN THE DPP AND THE CABINET
LEGISLATURE FREEZES EXECUTIVE FUNDS

INTERNATIONAL
CLOSER TIES DEVELOPING WITH MIDDLE EAST?

BUSINESS
TURMOIL AT UMC
U.S. BEEF RE-ALLOWED
CORNING OPENS PLANT IN TAICHUNG
ROCHE RELEASES STATEMENT ON TAMIFLU ISSUE
GE TAKES POSITION IN COSMOS BANK

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Issues: Making Headway Against Fake Drugs PDF Print E-mail

Three big raids in recent months show the extent of the counterfeiting problem - and offer hope that the authorities are giving the issue higher priority.

 

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COVER STORY: Balancing Labor Supply and Demand PDF Print E-mail

With the rapid aging of Taiwan's population, the number of working-age people will start declining sharply in 2016. The shortages will occur mainly at the extremes - senior managerial talent and low-level blue-collar jobs. Taiwan will need to do three things to make up for the shortfalls: educate people, train them, and import them.

BY LUCIEN CROWDER

 

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