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Taiwanese rally in New York to keep Taiwan free

Taipei Times

Jason Chen and Melissa Daly, both of New Jersey, attend Saturday’s Keep Taiwan Free rally to show support for the island’s inclusion in the United Nations.
Photo: Chris Fuchs

Amid overcast skies and a steady rain that fell for much of the afternoon, more than 200 Taiwanese converged on Times Square Saturday to call for Taiwan’s inclusion in the UN, and to raise New Yorkers’ awareness of the island nation and its political struggles.

“If you want to love Taiwan, then you have to learn about Taiwan,” said Eric Tsai (蔡宗霖), 23, co-director of this year’s Keep Taiwan Free rally.

Parasites in business, politics feed on nation

Lee Min-yung 李敏勇

Social responsibility is a collective duty of the public as a whole, which has its roots in morality and ethics.

All civilized countries and societies emphasize social responsibility. This does not only apply to individuals, regardless of their professions, it also applies to enterprises of all kinds, and the degree of responsibility increases as they grow in size.

TEARS FOR CHEN

Taipei Times

Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times Volunteer Kuo Yi-ling cries as she talks about delivering food to former president Chen Shui-bian at the Taipei launch of two books about former president Chen Shui-bian. “Delivering Food to Prison” is a diary by volunteers who deliver meals to Chen, while “A Ray of Light Through the Dark” contains correspondence between volunteers and Chen.Sep 15, 2014

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HK pro-democracy ‘black cloth’ march draws thousands

Taipei Times

Supporters of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace movement march during a protest in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: EPA

Thousands of pro-democracy activists clad in black marched silently through Hong Kong yesterday, holding banners saying they felt betrayed and angry at Beijing’s refusal to allow fully democratic elections for the territory’s next chief executive in 2017.

The protesters, who carried enormous black cloth ribbons through the streets, also held up signs calling for further civil disobedience and cheering on students planning to boycott classes.