CHARITY
Golf players sought
The European Chamber of Commerce Taipei (ECCT) and International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) are looking for players to participate in the 2009 ECCT/IRCT International Charity Cup on April 30. The annual tournament will be held at the Miramar Golf and Country Club. The cost is NT$24,000 for a team of four. The cost covers green fees, caddies, prizes and an awards dinner at the American Club. Players of all levels are welcome. The fee for attending the dinner without competing in the tournament is NT$1,000. More information is available on the ECCT’s Web site at ecct.com.tw or by phone at (02) 2836-8134, or call Ms Elaine Liu at the ECCT on (02) 2740-0236 ext 17. Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Community Services Center.
SOCIETY
Taipei school to hold gala
Taipei European School (TES) welcomes members of the international community to attend its Black and White Gala Evening on Saturday. The annual dinner will feature live music by a jazz band from the high school, an auction and a silent auction of items including works by artists Yang Tze-yun, Patrick Lee and British sculptor Martyn Barratt. Gala goers can also take part in a raffle. The champagne reception begins at 6:30pm and the bar opens at 8:30pm. For more information, e-mail Lyndall Taylor at lyndall.mtaylor @ gmail.com. The fee is NT$2,500 per person and NT$25,000 for a table for 10.
LECTURES
Cultural center arranges lecture on Freud
The German Cultural Center and the Lung Ying-tai Foundation are inviting the public to a lecture on Saturday with Jane McAdam Freud, great granddaughter of psychiatrist Sigmund Freud. She will discuss Freudian psychoanalysis and art. The event will be held at Zhongshan Hall near Ximending. The lecture will be in English, with interpreters available for Chinese speakers. More information is available at www.civictaipei.org or by phone at (02) 3322-4907.
The first global hotel Keys Selection by the Michelin Guide includes four hotels in Taiwan, Michelin announced yesterday. All four received the “Michelin One Key,” indicating guests are to experience a “very special stay” at any of the locations as the establishments are “a true gem with personality. Service always goes the extra mile, and the hotel provides much more than others in its price range.” Of the four hotels, three are located in Taipei and one in Taichung. In Taipei, the One Key accolades were awarded to the Capella Taipei, Kimpton Da An Taipei and Mandarin Oriental Taipei. Capella Taipei was described by
EVA Airways today confirmed the death of a flight attendant on Saturday upon their return to Taiwan and said an internal investigation has been launched, as criticism mounted over a social media post accusing the airline of failing to offer sufficient employee protections. According to the post, the flight attendant complained of feeling sick on board a flight, but was unable to take sick leave or access medical care. The crew member allegedly did not receive assistance from the chief purser, who failed to heed their requests for medical attention or call an ambulance once the flight landed, the post said. As sick
The Taichung District Court yesterday confirmed its final ruling that the marriage between teenage heir Lai (賴) and a man surnamed Hsia (夏) was legally invalid, preventing Hsia from inheriting Lai’s NT$500 million (US$16.37 million) estate. The court confirmed that Hsia chose not to appeal the civil judgement after the court handed down its ruling in June, making the decision final. In the June ruling, the court said that Lai, 18, and Hsia, 26, showed “no mutual admiration before the marriage” and that their interactions were “distant and unfamiliar.” The judge concluded that the couple lacked the “true intention of
INDUSTRY: Beijing’s latest export measures go beyond targeting the US and would likely affect any country that uses Chinese rare earths or related tech, an academic said Taiwanese industries could face significant disruption from China’s newly tightened export controls on rare earth elements, as much of Taiwan’s supply indirectly depends on Chinese materials processed in Japan, a local expert said yesterday. Kristy Hsu (徐遵慈), director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, said that China’s latest export measures go far beyond targeting the US and would likely affect any country that uses Chinese rare earths or related technologies. With Japan and Southeast Asian countries among those expected to be hit, Taiwan could feel the impact through its reliance on Japanese-made semi-finished products and
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