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Blogging competition opens next month

All English bloggers in Taiwan are encouraged to compete in the first-ever Taiwan Blog Award sponsored by Taiwanderful, an English community Web site that aims to promote Taiwan and its culture. Only Taiwan-based blogs registered at the Taiwanderful blog directory are eligible to participate. Interested bloggers must register with Taiwanderful by next Tuesday. Awards will be given out in several categories, including Best Education, Best General, Best “Other,” Best Personal, Best Photography, Best Politics, Best Religion, Best Travel and Best Video-Podcast blog. The awards will be based on voting by visitors to the Taiwanderful Web site next month. Visitors can cast one vote per blog but can vote for as many of the blogs as they like. The results will be announced on Nov. 1. For more information, visit:

www.taiwanderful.net/blog/taiwan-best-blog-awards-2008.





Taichung offers job guide for immigrants

The Taichung City Government has published a manual for new immigrants, primarily foreign spouses, to help them seek employment. The Versatile Manual for New Residents to Find Jobs is printed in five languages — Chinese with the zhuyin phonetic system, English, Bahasa, Thai and Vietnamese, Chen Yu-yi (陳裕益), deputy director of the city’s Bureau of Labor Affairs, said last Wednesday. The manual features three protagonists from different countries in various situations to help explain the government’s laws, regulations and services. The 15-chapter manual also includes information on the legal working rights of foreign spouses and how to deal with labor-management disputes. Five thousand copies of e-book discs in Chinese with the zhuyin phonetic system will be available through Taichung’s new immigrant centers and district offices or by calling (04) 2228-9111, ext 3309, or (04) 2229-1731.





Community Services Center hosts annual fundraising dinner

The Community Services Center (CSC) is welcoming everyone to join its annual charity auction dinner, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 17, in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei. Up for auction are a wide variety of items, including an exclusive dinner for 20 guests at the Grand Hyatt Residence, fine antiques, artwork and Persian rugs, exotic vacation packages, golf clubs and more. There will be a champagne reception followed by a sumptuous five-course dinner. Tickets are available for NT$3,000 per person or NT$30,000 for a table of 10. All proceeds from the event will be used to help the CSC provide vital services to the expatriate community in Taiwan. For more information, contact Robyn or Grace at the CSC: (02) 2836-8134.

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