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40多個民間團體今（22）日舉行「228‧0紀念行動」提出四大訴求，呼籲政府重視台灣人權現況，並持續追求轉型正義。圖／主辦單位提供（攝影劉千鈺）
「拒絕遺忘 堅持反抗」，今年是二二八73週年，40多個民間團體今（22）日舉行「228‧0紀念行動」，行經數個歷史場景，盼延續70多年來台灣人的反抗精神，為不公義發聲，並提出四大訴求，呼籲政府重視台灣人權現況，並持續追求轉型正義。

陳文成基金會、台灣共生青年協會等40多個團體今天舉行「228‧0拒絕遺忘 堅持反抗—228七十三周年紀念行動」，提出四大訴求：一、儘速通過國家人權委員會「職權行使法」；二、確保薦舉專業及多元代表的人權委員；三、盡速通過難民法，回應受迫害者之人道需求；四、加快加大轉型正義工程。

遊行隊伍今天下午2時28分出發，由當年緝煙血案事發地「天馬茶房」為起點，共有九大隊，途經專賣局台北分局、台灣廣播電台與二二八事件相關的地點，沿路以台語、客語誦讀受難者姓名，提醒台灣社會受難者的存在，遊行的終點為行政院，也就是當年的行政長官公署。

開場的手語行動，象徵受難者及其家屬「無法說出口的傷痛」，手語內容改編自白色恐怖受難者柏楊為綠島人權紀念碑所提的詩句：「在那個年代有多少母親，為他們囚禁在島上的孩子長夜哭泣。」

陳文成基金會楊黃美幸董事長表示，陳文成事件及林義雄案件等很多案件的檔案都尚未解密希望政府能夠盡快公開真相。此外，她也說明，當時發生二二八事件的原因，是因為中國與台灣價值觀相差極大，我們必須了解歷史，了解價值觀念與文化差異，如此不同的民族是不能共同生活的，我們不能忘記歷史，因為忘記歷史就是自取滅亡。

遊行隊伍下午2時28分出發，由當年緝煙血案事發地「天馬茶房」為起點。圖／主辦單位提供

平反運動代表李勝雄律師指出，公布真相是轉型正義的根基，現已有國史館、人博館、促轉會等政府單位在落實轉型正義，但這是不夠的，需要台灣社會共同努力，當年的加害者許多都還在世，呼籲這些加害者能夠坦誠、面對自己的錯誤，現身協助將真相還原並道歉，這是轉型正義很重要的事，也是歷史創傷癒合的開端。

高中生代表、親子共學團的陳詩璇提及，白色恐怖時期，國民黨政權計畫性的對台灣施行全面文化刨根，若台灣社會願意開始了解台灣歷史，許會發現我們所身處的地方，其實是個有著極高韌性的共同體。

台大學生會長凃峻清說，二二八事件後，「二二八」、「屠殺」、「叛亂」成了校園中的禁忌，無法被談論，更遑論被理解，黨國體制穩固的控制校園，如校園中大部分的教師是黨員，想要成為學校的管理階層，必須參與黨部運作，教官則是黨在校園裡的延伸，鞏固校園裡的黨國結構，並塑造威權與服從的文化，諸如此類細微的威權遺緒仍存在於校園，教育領域的轉型正義刻不容緩。

民眾將「長春花」瓣灑在地上，向受難者致意。圖／主辦單位提供

Formosa青年議會籌備處郭潤庭強調，二二八事件不僅剝奪了無數台灣人的性命，更剝奪了用台灣人的眼睛看歷史的權利、用台灣人的語言表達意見的權利，同時致使台灣社會恐懼談論政治、互不信任。

曾任共生音樂節總召的徐祥弼誦讀行動宣言，宣言提及，「見證恐怖之後，台灣人民將尋常的生命活成反抗的姿態，一遍又一遍地談論，談論那些傷痛與暴力，直到那些過去的禁忌不再被忌諱，直到那些被遺忘的重見天日」。

行動最後安排獻歌、祝禱、追悼三項儀式，並由鄒族白色恐怖受難者高一生之子高英傑演唱兩首歌曲，「天神之歌」代表對台灣的愛，「大家來吧」代表高一生把原住民的土地收回來的時候，所做的移民之歌；現場民眾將「長春花」瓣灑在地上，向受難者致意。

遊行終點為行政院，即當年的行政長官公署。圖／主辦單位提供

things: 轉型正義 人權 台語 客語

countries: 台灣 中國

title: 二二八73週年遊行 延續台灣人反抗精神 籲政府加快轉型正義


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2020-02-23 00:28:15

〔記者王捷／台南報導〕今年1月初，一群黑衣人帶著喪事常用的「庫錢」包圍殯儀館，自稱因無處可燒庫錢，在殯儀館外燒庫錢抗議，大批人潮聚集，警方相當緊張，在抗議結束後，將該案列入疑似組織犯罪案管理，並令轄區分局調查人際關係，據警方了解，衝突的背後，疑是低碳化減少的利益。

黑道、環保兩個看似不搭的議題，因庫錢盤根錯節。警方透露，年初黑衣人包圍殯儀館，是為了庫錢在哪裡燒？庫錢是給亡者使用的竹漿製造紙錢，南部喪禮習俗「圍庫錢」，是家屬牽著一條繩索，圍著燃燒的庫錢，並呼喊亡者的名字，請亡者來取，也避免其他鬼魂來拿取。

由於台南目前沒有公設的庫錢爐，喪家經殯葬業者轉介，向台南兩間燒庫錢業者借場地，過去兩間業者是將庫錢擺在地上，就地焚燒庫錢，不過其中一間業者在去年砸千萬設置環保庫錢爐，卻引起包圍殯儀館的衝突。

後來，警方深入調查，使用環保庫錢爐的業者，因擔心爐子燒出黑煙，多次向殯葬業者轉達，購買庫錢時，不要購賣有塑膠包裝、使用塑膠繩綑綁的庫錢，因喪家在燒錢時通常都會連同塑膠包裝一起燒，應改用紙箱包裝，且也要挑選沒有染劑芥黃的庫錢，在燃燒時才比較環保。

使用環保爐的業者，原本是一片好意，但因作法與過去不同且成本提高，環保爐業者疑似受到遭受庫錢商、殯葬業者聯合抵制，部分殯葬業接到喪家委託，刻意不帶喪家找環保爐業者燒錢，轉向傳統業者借場地，就地焚燒庫錢。

環保爐的業者不滿受到打擊，以台南向來自稱是低碳城市為由，向環保局檢舉傳統業者不環保，燃燒庫錢時造成空氣、土地汙染，環保局接受檢舉後，到現場對在場的殯葬業者開單，並派員採集土壤樣本，導致傳統、環保業者兩方關係劍拔弩張。

殯葬業者聚集到殯儀館前焚燒庫錢抗議的事件發生後，環保局改對就地燃燒庫錢的檢舉，以空氣汙染防制法，改對點火的行為人開罰，且警方也透過各種人際關係深入調查，試圖讓雙方的衝突降溫，但庫錢業者仍在互相檢舉，雙方的對立情勢讓警方大感憂心。

警方透露，殯葬業的成員背景複雜，衝突容易節外生枝，早在多年前，殯儀館提出設置電子輓聯時，也引起毛筆師、輓聯商與殯葬業者多方角力與抗議，至於這次燒庫錢的衝突，警方保持警覺，黑衣人抗議一案仍未解除管制，也呼籲各界要理性溝通。

title: 殯葬業「燒庫錢」之爭 環保派、傳統派鬧對立


title: 性騷年輕貌美女員工 健身中心負責人判賠

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高等法院認定沈男所為已構成性騷擾，判應賠女員工精神慰撫金9萬元、醫藥費2720元，全案確定。（資料照）

2020-02-23 00:08:53

〔記者楊國文／台北報導〕已婚的知名連鎖健身中心沈姓負責人，被控對年輕貌美女員工言行輕佻，竟當她的面說「妳今天也太性感了，害boss都差點流鼻血」、「我和老婆分房已停機4年」等性暗示的話，還主動表示要收他為「乾妹妹」以「進一步接觸」，讓她罹患憂鬱症，怒控沈男對她性騷擾，並請求給付她資遣費，沈否認性騷擾，辯稱是玩笑話；高等法院認定沈男所為已構成性騷擾，判應賠女員工精神慰撫金9萬元 、醫藥費2720元，全案確定。

20多歲的女員工主張，2015年受僱於健身中心，任職期間，沈男仗著和員工關係良好，竟對她說「妳明明就是漂亮，聰明，成熟，善良，能幹，腿很細」、「妳是一個除了漂亮、身材好，腿很細外又聰明」、「妳今今天也太性感了，害boss都差點流鼻血」、「我和老婆分房已停機4年」等具有性暗示的話騷擾她。

此外，沈男還對她表示要認她為乾妹妹，因事發突然，她不知如何拒絕而答應後，他接著又欲贈送體物及請她吃大餐以進一步接觸，她嚇一大跳，只好趕緊拒絕，沈男因此惱羞成怒，不斷在下班時間以LINE傳送訊息給她，例如請求她原諒、希望可以以乾哥哥身分來照顧她，將他視為色老頭豬八戒等，讓她不堪其擾而嚴重失眠及精神恐慌而就醫，後來離職，請求他賠償161萬元。

沈男指稱，平時與告訴人相處融洽，為鼓勵、增加其自信，而傳送「妳明明就是漂亮，聰明，成熟，善良，能幹，腿很細」、「妳是一個除了漂亮、身材好，腿很細外又聰明」等話給告訴人；另外，因告訴人在公司週年慶活動擔任主人甚為辛苦，穿著亦較暴露，為表達其感謝，才以「太性感」、「害boss都差點流鼻血」等玩笑話鼓勵，至於他提及「分房幾年」一事，僅為彼此關心和分享，絕非性騷擾。

但高等法院傳訊多位員工，查出告訴人確有反應遭沈男性騷擾一事而相當苦惱，而想離職，合議庭綜合認定，沈男主動對告訴人傳送或陳述「妳今天也太性感了，害boss都差點流鼻血」、「我和老婆分房已停機4年」、認她為乾妹妹等言語，均使告訴人主觀認知為性暗示，而有不舒服的感受，屬性騷擾行為，沈應負起損害賠償責任。


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2020-02-22 23:43:27

〔記者劉曉欣／彰化報導〕武漢肺炎國際疫情升溫，彰化最美的「邪教」晨跑團，決定用行動力來挺台灣醫護人員，當晨跑路線行經彰基、秀傳、漢銘醫院時，就齊聲高喊「台灣加油」、「防疫加油」，以晨跑支持防疫，力挺醫護！

說起「邪教」晨跑團的名稱由來，晨跑團成員蔡慈娟表示，晨跑對大家來說，有種不可思議的力量，沒有任何強迫，愛好者就自動自發早上起來參加跑步，這股莫名的力量被團員戲稱像是「中邪了」，所以才取名為「邪教」晨跑團。

晨跑團成員來自各行各業，其中，也有醫師與護理師，蔡慈娟說，她在SARS期間在急診室服務，因此對於這次醫護人員防疫特別感同身受，所以想到用晨跑來為醫護人員加油打氣，也獲得晨跑團員的認同，不只是喊口號，還會全體立正敬禮，代表最高的致敬。

「邪教」晨跑團在2年前成立，目前約有2、30人，最年輕的是26歲，最年長的是73歲，主要是為了健康而跑，晨跑時間為每星期一到五，清晨5點在彰化縣體育場或是南郭國小中興路全家便利店集合， 除了下雨就自行取消外，其它就算是寒流來襲也照常晨跑。

蔡慈娟說，晨跑路線主要以彰化市八卦山為主，晨跑路線主要有5條，星期一有星期一的固定路線，星期二有星期二的路線，晨跑活動也能變換風景，每條晨跑路線約為10公里，跑程約為1小時，團員都越跑越起勁，絕大多數也是馬拉松好手，歡迎更多人加入晨跑的行列，用運動讓身體更健康。

taiwan-subdivisions: 彰化 彰化縣

title: 武漢肺炎》最美的「邪教」晨跑團 高喊台灣防疫加油


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「以核養綠」公投領銜人黃士修在臉書社團「爆料公社」發文，批評蔡政府的公衛防疫措施，慘遭大批網友罵翻。（資料照）

2020-02-22 23:57:15

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕「以核養綠」公投領銜人黃士修今天在臉書社團「爆料公社」發文，批評蔡政府的公衛防疫措施。貼文一出，卻慘遭大批網友罵翻。

黃士修說，「如果是在馬英九時期，早就有部長級以上丟官了。但台灣維穩工作遠比防疫紮實，四處一片歌功頌德，對大有為政府的任何措施都不能批評，甚至不能不跟著讚美，否則就是親中賣台」。最後更說，「請恕我無法支持這種國家社會主義」。

貼文一出，慘遭網友灌爆，「你po的文肯定上新聞，記得別刪文，坐等看後戲」、「我都不敢想現在如果國民黨執政，現在台灣會是怎麼樣子」、「土條（指黃士修）居家隔離365天」、「口罩沒得炒，換炒這個！」、「給我向陳時中部長跟第一線防疫人員好好道歉」、「在馬英九時期？？要不要去重修歷史看發生了什麼」、「要是馬英九來，你早就全家都中了，而且還沒有口罩，因為都捐出去了，假中立」、「直接承認逢綠必反，還不會這麼難看」、「多用你肩膀以上的部位好嗎，那不是裝飾跟擺設」、「馬英九當台北市長在SARS期間讓和平醫院封院害死多少人，林重威醫師的爸爸至今還無法原諒馬英九，還敢嘴什麼」、「針對這次的疫情，我只想講一句話：好險我投對人了」。

還有網友說，黃士修稱武漢肺炎患者為「COVID-19患者」太繞口，直接說是「武漢肺炎患者」比較易讀，紛紛留言「只是想更正一下#武漢肺炎。我們沒必要隨著中國起舞，既然可以有非洲豬瘟，為什麼不能稱做『#武漢肺炎』」、「COVID-19是什麼番號？我只知道武漢肺炎謝謝」、「武漢肺炎、武漢肺炎、武漢肺炎、武漢肺炎、武漢肺炎，來跟我說十次！」

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references: 網友 臉書社團 爆料公社

events: 武漢肺炎 COVID-19 公投 豬瘟

title: 武漢肺炎》黃士修發文批蔡政府防疫措施 慘遭網友罵翻


countries: 法國 英國 加拿大

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慈善組織「方舟之家」創辦人范尼雲，被指控生前曾性虐待6名婦女，在進行精神指導時，煽動受害女性和他發生性關係。（美聯社）

2020-02-22 23:41:03

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕加拿大神學家范尼雲（Jean Vanier）生前在法國創辦「方舟之家」（L'Arche），致力協助當地智能障礙者，如今一份內部報告指控，范尼雲曾性虐6名婦女。

綜合外媒報導，方舟之家於1964年創立，如今遍布38個國家，有1萬多名會員。范尼雲生前曾被提名諾貝爾和平獎，獲得加拿大最高平民榮譽的「加拿大勳章」及有宗教界諾貝爾獎之稱的鄧普頓獎，去年逝世，享耆壽90歲。

報告稱，范尼雲在1970年至2005年間，和6名法國婦女有著「操縱和情緒虐待」的性關係，通常是在他給予精神指導時，煽動女性和他發生性，並要求對方保密。這些受害婦女均非殘疾人士，其中包括方舟之家的輔導員和修女，她們的證詞都極其相似。

此外，范尼雲還曾和他已逝的「精神父親」牧師菲力毗（Thomas Philippe）分享性伴侶及「神秘的」性行為。

這份內部報告是由方舟之家委託，由英國研究和預防性虐待問題的專家組織GCPS Consulting進行，調查時長一年，報告全文將在未來幾天公布。

title: 國際慈善組織「方舟之家」 創辦人被控曾性虐6婦女


title: 武漢肺炎》官方得意武漢醫院「床等人」 中國網友打臉嗆爆

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武漢計畫再建19座方艙醫院，目標在25日前，全市儲備的方艙醫院床位達到3萬張，引發中國網友恐慌。圖為中國湖北省武漢市的方艙醫院一角。（美聯社）

2020-02-23 00:29:58

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情延燒，武漢陸續建造火神山醫院、雷神山醫院，以及多間「方艙醫院」，用來收治輕症患者。雷神山醫院院長王行環21日表示，武漢出院人數超過新增確診人數，出現明顯的「床等人」，認為疫情有好轉的現象，但相關消息由中國官媒發布後，遭中國網友留言砲轟，「那為啥還要再蓋19間醫院」。

據《人民日報》報導，武漢20日新增患者319例，出院患者766例，出院人數超過新增確診人數。對此，武漢大學中南醫院院長、武漢雷神山醫院院長王行環教授表示，武漢出現明顯「床等人」現象。「出院患者把床位空出，入院的患者比出院患者少，那麼就意味著出現了床等人」。

王行環稱，雷神山醫院20日32個病區1500張床位全部開放，但至今還有幾百張床位還沒有收滿，這就是明顯的「床等人」。中南醫院、武漢市第七醫院的隔離病房也連續多日出現床位數量大於病患數量的情況。

對於中國官方宣稱武漢出現明顯的「床等人」現象，不少中國網友打臉抱轟，「那為啥還要再蓋19間醫院」、「不是還要再建19家醫院？很矛盾啊」、「一邊是床等人，一邊是武漢還要建19個方艙醫院。。我該信哪個？」、「床等人的話為什麼還要在建方艙醫院呢？」、「如果都出現床等人了為啥還要建19座方艙醫院」、「床等人，這種說法不恰當吧。你還想更多人被感染？」。

武漢市委常委、市政府常務副市長胡亞波21日表示，雖然每天新增的確診病例有在減少，但是床位需求仍然很大，目前武漢已有13座方艙醫院，床位共計13348張，已使用9313張。下一步準備再建19座方艙醫院，目標在25日前，全市儲備的方艙醫院床位達到3萬張。

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title: 武漢肺炎》疫情嚴峻時刻 北京香山現出遊車潮！中網友不敢置信

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武漢肺炎疫情自中國蔓延至全球，但中國境內近日因陸續復工及開放旅遊景點，今（22）日竟傳出有大批旅客湧入北京香山，人潮多到嚴重塞車，不少中國網友看了都驚呼，「我感覺我跟他們生活在2個世界」。（圖擷取自微博粉專「北京人不知道的北京事兒」）

2020-02-22 23:50:32

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情自中國蔓延至全球，但中國境內近日因陸續復工及開放旅遊景點，今（22）日竟傳出有大批旅客湧入北京香山，人潮多到嚴重塞車，不少中國網友看了都驚呼，「我感覺我跟他們生活在2個世界」。

據微博粉專「北京人不知道的北京事兒」的貼文，有網友投稿，今日前往北京香山遊玩的旅客眾多，已經從山腳下開始塞車，並附上影片。

該篇貼文一出，便引來大批中國網友關注，紛紛留言，「全面進入放鬆期？」、「我以為大家待在家」、「我感覺我跟他們生活在2個世界」，甚至有網友嘲諷，「這週爬香山，下週小湯山（醫院），月底八寶山（殯儀館）」，有網友則表示，「其實風景區人一直都很多，只是沒有人PO影片而已」，也有網友質疑這部影片的真實性。

面對質疑，該粉專版主則表示，這部影片是真的，除了表明自己是香山當地居民，更指出，「今天確實出門看了一眼，遊客甚至比影片裡還多！」，許多遊客不僅隨地吐痰，更不戴口罩，呼籲看到貼文的大家幫忙轉發，請大家不要出門、安份待在家。

也有其他住在香山的網友指出，「我保證這是真的，因為我也有拍」、「我發誓這是真的」。

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《自然》期刊報導，國際專家分析，武漢肺炎疫情「可能在3月下旬到5月下旬之間達到高峰」。示意圖。（法新社）

2020-02-23 00:22:25

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情持續延燒，中國國家主席習近平21日坦承，「疫情拐點尚未到來」；對此，《自然》（Nature）期刊報導，國際專家分析，「疫情可能在3月下旬到5月下旬之間達到高峰」。

綜合媒體報導，武漢肺炎疫情仍快速蔓延，僅管中國官方已更動統計方式降低數據，習近平21日仍在會上坦言，疫情發展拐點尚未到來，呼籲各單位不能放鬆。

根據世界科學權威期刊《自然》 報導，北海道大學流行病學家西浦博指出，中國近日開始全面復工，可能會產生新的傳播鏈，疫情大約會在3月底到5月底間達到高峰。

西浦博透過傳染病模型預測，中國現正面臨復工潮的情形下，大約會有5.5億至6.5億的人受到感染，約占總人口的40％，受感染者可能會有一半出現症狀。

香港大學醫學院長梁卓偉表示，西浦博的預估有其根據。科學家們大多認為，中國的防疫措施應該無法減少感染人數，疫情需通過減緩傳播來延長到達高峰的時間。

然而，有些研究人員也認為，在數據不完整的情況下，模型預估很難精準預測。

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title: 武漢肺炎》中國稱疫情未到拐點 國際專家：高峰在3到5月


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武漢肺炎蔓延全球，日本成為疫情最嚴重的國家之一，儘管奧委會表示沒有取消、推遲京奧的計畫，但是卻宣布，原本今日要開始的志工訓練，至少將延遲至5月才開始，等同將推遲2個月以上。（美聯社）

2020-02-23 00:03:57

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎蔓延全球，日本成為疫情最嚴重的國家之一，儘管奧委會表示沒有取消、推遲京奧的計畫，卻宣布，原本22日就要開始的志工訓練，至少將延遲至5月才開始，等同將推遲2個月以上。

綜合外媒報導，本次東京奧運會招募8萬名志工，目前已經有超過20萬人申請擔任志工，其中三分之一來到日本境外。奧委會宣布，為了防止新型冠狀肺炎擴散，至少會將志工培訓推遲到5月以後。

東奧委說，延遲志工培訓不會影響賽事的準備，此舉不代表會取消或延遲原定7月24日將舉辦的奧運活動，會依具體情況評估每個比賽項目，並要求所有參賽者採取預防措施。

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title: 武漢肺炎》東京奧運恐生變數 志工訓練延後2個月


title: 美國43歲辣媽魔鬼身材 與女兒合照搶盡風頭

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2020-02-23 00:01:23

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕美國加州一名43歲辣媽喬林（Joleen Diaz）因凍齡超高顏值和魔鬼身材在網路上爆紅。當喬林在社群媒體上分享與19歲女兒的甜蜜合照時，都被她的粉絲開玩笑表示，完全看不出她們是一對母女，女兒的風頭都被媽媽搶走了。

根據 《紐約郵報》 報導，43歲的喬林是一名小學老師，與女兒差24歲的她透過社群媒體分享比基尼辣照與女兒生活的日常，經常在網路上大曬甜蜜母女情的她們，時常被網友表示超級羨慕。但即使跟女兒情同姐妹，她表示「我沒有跟女兒去過夜店或是酒吧，我寧願待在家喝一杯熱茶，看一部好電影」。

而喬林也大方分享她維持完美身材以及凍齡的小訣竅，她透露從小就會偷偷擦媽媽的保養品，並且很少喝酒也充份休息，均衡飲食固定健身。其中她也特別強調，無論是晴天還是下雨都一定會擦防曬霜，因為紫外線才是造成她皮膚衰老的罪魁禍首。

這名超酷辣媽在13年前與丈夫分開，但她超自律的生活和獨自將女兒撫養成人，儘管喬林看上去非常年輕，但她盡其所能扮演好媽媽的角色，因此也讓網友對她十分敬佩，「我一直過著健康，積極的生活方式」喬林說道，「未來也會繼續努力當一個辣媽」。


title: 武漢肺炎》南韓增2例！護士兒中鏢 另1人曾接觸新天地教徒

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南韓1天就增加逾200例，稍早傳出光州、慶南再各增加1名確診，其中光州病例和爆發半數病例的新天地教會有關，目前南韓境內已累積437例確診。（路透）

2020-02-23 00:27:06

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕南韓境內武漢肺炎疫情失控，1天增加逾200例，稍早傳出光州、慶南再各增加1名確診，其中光州病例和爆發半數病例的新天地教會有關，目前南韓境內已累積437例確診。

根據《韓聯社》報導，光州1名30歲男子被證實感染武漢肺炎，曾和新天地教會成員有過接觸，是光州的第5例確診。該教會成員在日前確診後快速遭到隔離，被隔離的人也包含這例確診的30歲男子。

而慶南1名21歲的男子也確診，該男子的母親是在醫院工作的47歲護士，目前慶南有7例確診病例。

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title: 武漢肺炎》旅遊業怎麼辦？ 學者：可轉攻帛琉等無疫情地區

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學者認為，目的地的危險性，還是影響旅客出遊動機最大的關鍵因素，或許可開發帛琉（見圖）等沒有疫情或是疫情不嚴重的市場。（資料照）

2020-02-22 23:50:40

〔記者鄭瑋奇／台北報導〕武漢肺炎疫情持續衝擊旅遊業，業界幾乎沒有辦法因應，叫苦連天，甚至喊著要關門、倒閉。世新大學觀光系副教授陳家瑜表示，旅行社應能思考操作一些鄰近亞洲，但沒有疫情或是疫情不嚴重的市場，像是帛琉、紐西蘭等。高雄餐旅大學觀光研究所教授劉喜臨則表示，若從台灣觀光產業發展來看，台灣旅行業家數老實講有點過多，政府提出紓困方案之餘，應該也能思考協助它們退場。

陳家瑜說，日韓只有零星確診個案，尚未升級成二級警戒前，曾有業者推出不到5000元的韓國超低價團，結果就是報名大爆滿；但現在疫情快速升溫，能看到旅客紛紛退團，所以目的地的危險性，還是影響旅客出遊動機最大的關鍵因素，這是旅行業無法控制與因應。

雖然亞洲各國多受武漢肺炎影響，而台灣民眾出遊主要是以亞洲國家為主，不過，陳家瑜認為，旅行業或許可以思考去操作一些鄰近亞洲且沒有什麼疫情的國家，像是美國屬地的帛琉，它同時也是台灣旅客喜愛的海島型國家，可以多開發這類沒有疫情的地區，相信還是有很多旅客會危機入市。

劉喜臨則說，武漢肺炎對旅行業來說是個看不見得風險，若貿然出團有人因此確診，對業者還說可能更是得不償失，建議旅行業應趁此機會，暫緩一下腳步，重新檢討調整本身產品、通路、定價、行銷及經營管理制度與人力資源的應用。雖然現在這個時候對旅行業來說，有些人可能連生存都有問題，做檢討會有點辛苦，但他還是會建議業者這樣去做。

藉機盤整 該退場還是要退對於政府提出紓困方案，劉喜臨說，不論足不足夠，至少是政府對於產業的支持，假設業者沒有辦法去度過這樣的難關，該退場還是要退，政府可以訂出一套退場機制。而以產業經營角度，沒辦法有3個月至半年的備戰金，代表本身體質不健全，在財務、產品結構、人力資源上面，可能有問題存在。

劉喜臨說，從台灣觀光產業、旅行業管理角度來看，他是認為現在應該可以做盤整。台灣旅行業家數老實講有點過多，政府可能可藉此思考，訂出退場機制，協助業者退場。台灣旅行業要永續經營、跟國際上競爭，旅行業大型化、品牌化、國際化是必須走的路，現在這個時候整體來檢討台灣觀光業，長遠來看未必是件壞事。

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title: 搶進鐵飯碗分秒必爭　台電徵才24日截止報名「起薪31K！」

taiwan-subdivisions: 花蓮 臺中 臺北 高雄

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▲台電公司今年預計招募新進僱員728人，報名期間將在下周一（24日）截止。（圖／台電提供）

記者林淑慧／台北報導

為改善國營事業人力結構，台電公司今年預計招募新進僱員728人，報名期間將在下周一（24日）截止，只須高中職畢業即可報考，最終錄取者可獲31K起薪。

台電表示，今年預定招考配電線路維護、機械運轉維護及綜合行政等19類別共728名僱用人員。其中，輸配變電等5類別考生將加考握力測試，將於5月31日在臺北、臺中、高雄及花蓮四地同時舉行初（筆）試。

台電說明，因應企業永續經營並充實現場技術人力，台電持續招考新進人員，繼去(2019)年8月招募826名新進僱用人員，今年再續招19類別共728名，其中配電線路維護類379名最多。

其次，為機械運轉維護類66名、變電設備維護類55名、綜合行政類46名、電機運轉維護類38名、輸電線路維護類25名、變電工程類19名、起重技術類16名、會計類15名、土木工程類11名、機械修護類11名、輸電土建工程類10名、輸電線路工程類8名、儀電運轉維護類6名、電機修護類6名、保健物理類6名、電銲技術類5名、車床類3名及重車駕駛及機械操作類3名。

今年新進僱用人員甄試也首度招考輸電土建工程類人員，未來錄取者將投入輸變電工程單位架空、電纜線路及變電所土建工程等相關工作，另一新增之車床類報考者則需具備銑床或車床技術士證。

另外，為強化工作現場電線裁剪、導線壓接等實務需要，台電也首度在複試時增加「握力測試」一項，報考配電線路維護、輸電線路維護、輸電線路工程、變電設備維護、變電工程等5種類別考生，需左、右手握力分別達到30公斤以上才算通過，台電提醒此5種類別的考生可及早準備。

台電表示，最終錄取人員須經1年內部訓練，正式僱用起薪31,487元。甄試簡章、相關資訊及工作性質說明影片可上台電甄試網站(recruit.taipower.com.tw)查詢，歡迎具高中職以上學歷考生報考。


title: 不剪怎麼型？修成這2種陰毛準沒錯

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今晚褪去衣服，準備大戰300回合時，不禁怨嘆在都市叢林裡，體毛「雜亂無章」仍時常可見，這不只削減了性致，甚至讓人有打退堂鼓的念頭出現。為什麼在現代社會裡，修陰毛那麼重要呢？事實上，修陰毛除了美觀，還可以保持個人的衛生。

陰毛的作用是什麼？ 小時候在總是對於長在性器官旁邊的毛髮充滿好奇，因為它到青春期才開始逐漸萌芽；主要是陰毛的生長跟我們體內激素的成長也有關係。隨著陰毛逐漸濃密，它的功用也愈趨顯著。陰毛不只可以幫我們阻擋念珠菌(Candida auris)的感染，還可以幫我們防止在性交時受到對方身上細菌的傳染，可以說是我們人體天然的防護牆。

為什麼有人選擇除毛？ 雖然陰毛對我們人體的好處有很多，但是對於逐漸長大的我們而言，美感的建立也因為生長環境的不同而有所差異。如同文章一開始所說，有人會因為陰毛的濃密而失去性致，因此，不管您今天選擇下面留著什麼樣的髮型，都有可能會影響著您的性吸引力，下列就要介紹2種常見的陰毛修剪類型：

光頭型：如同字面上的意思，這樣子的類型就是把陰毛剃光，這樣看起來或許看起來很光滑，感覺皮膚很好，然而，除毛後若沒收斂毛孔，或剃刀沒消毒乾淨，都可能衍生感染問題，因此在選擇光頭型的當下，您應該多留意皮膚保養，避免毛囊發炎的風險。 平頭型：這類就有點像是阿兵哥的髮型，看起來簡潔有力，又可以保有一點陰毛本身的功用。但是若您選擇這個陰毛髮型，那麼就要有下體時常有搔癢感的覺悟！因為會陰部的皮膚其實非常的細嫩，因此當陰毛重新生長時，會使您在走路時與褲子間的摩擦而造成搔癢感，這樣子不僅會讓您感到不舒適，更有可能因為褲子不乾淨而造成毛囊發炎。 Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

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墨角藻有哪些用途？墨角藻(Bladderwrack，又稱 Fucus Vesiculosus)是一種海藻，整個植株都可用來製藥，其口服可用於：

甲狀腺功能減退症(Underactive Thyroid，黏液水腫Myxedema) 甲狀腺腫大 碘缺乏(Iodine Deficiency) 肥胖 關節炎(Arthritis) 關節疼痛 動脈硬化 消化問題 胃灼熱(Heartburn) 淨化血液 便祕(Constipation) 支氣管炎(Bronchitis) 肺氣腫(Emphysema) 泌尿道疾病(Urinary Tract Disorders) 焦慮 改善免疫系統 增加精神 有些人會把墨角藻抹在肌膚上，以改善肌膚疾病、燒燙傷、老化和蟲咬。墨角藻還有其他的功能，請諮詢醫師或藥師以了解更多資訊。

墨角藻的功效原理 目前尚無足夠的研究，說明這種草藥補充劑是如何起功效的，因此請諮詢醫師或草藥醫師，以了解更多資訊。然而，有些研究證實墨角藻就像很多海草一樣，含有大量的碘，可用來預防和治療一些甲狀腺疾病。另外，墨角藻含有褐藻醣(Algin)，可當作瀉藥、改善腸道排出糞便。注意事項與使用禁忌若您有以下情形，請諮詢醫師、藥師或草藥醫師： 正值孕期或哺乳期：如果正在懷孕或哺乳，應該只服用醫師建議的藥物。 正在服用其他藥物：包括不須處方、坊間購買的成藥或指示藥物。 對任何含有墨角藻的物質過敏：或者對其他藥物、草藥過敏。 本身患有其他疾病：例如生理系統失調，或有其他任何健康狀況。 對某些物質過敏：例如特定食物、人工色素、防腐劑，或動物過敏。 相較於對藥品的規範，草藥的規範較不嚴格，尚須更多研究佐證其安全性。使用之前，請先確保服用益處大於風險，建議諮詢草藥醫師或醫師，以獲得更多資訊。 使用墨角藻安全嗎？ 懷孕或哺乳的婦女：懷孕或哺乳的婦女避免使用墨角藻。 要動手術的病患：手術前至少2周不可使用墨角藻。 使用墨角藻的潛在副作用可能會有以下副作用：

慢性善渴(Chronic Excessive Thirst) 尿量過多 高血糖 增加血液中的肌酸酐(Creatinine)，可能會傷肝 並不是所有人都會出現這些症狀，以上也可能未包含所有的副作用。若尚有疑慮，請諮詢醫師或草藥醫師。使用墨角藻的潛在交互作用墨角藻可能會和正在服用的藥物或是疾病，有交互作用，使用前請諮詢草藥醫師或醫師，並注意以下可能會和墨角藻產生交互作用的藥物： 甲狀腺亢進藥物：同時使用甲狀腺亢進藥物與墨角藻，可能會讓甲狀腺功能下降太多。這類的藥物包括：扁桃酸六次甲基四胺(Methenamine Mandelate，商品名：甲美樂糖衣錠Methimazole)、甲硫嘧唑（Methimazole，商品名：甲硫嗎唑錠Tapazole)、(Potassium Iodide，商品名：Thyro-Block)等。 降低血液凝固速度的藥物：同時使用降低血液凝固的藥物與墨角藻，可能會增加瘀青與流血的風險。這類的藥物包括：阿斯匹靈(Aspirin)、保栓通(Clopidogrel，商品名：保栓通Plavix)、待克菲那(Diclofenac，商品名：服他寧Voltaren、克他服寧Cataflam)、布洛芬(Ibuprofen，商品名：安舒疼Advil、莫痛寧Motrin)、萘普生(Naproxen，商品名：安寧普Anaprox、萘普辛Naprosyn)、達肝素鈉(Dalteparin，商品名：弗列明Fragmin)、依諾肝素鈉(Enoxaparin，商品名：洛扶若Lovenox)、肝素(Heparin)、華法林(Warfarin，商品名：可邁丁Coumadin)等。 若有以下情形，也請告訴醫師：

異常流血 不孕(Infertility) 對碘過敏 甲狀腺疾病，例如甲狀腺功能亢進症(Hyperthyroidism，甲狀腺荷爾蒙分泌過量)、甲狀腺功能低下症(Hypothyroidism，甲狀腺荷爾蒙分泌過少)。 建議用量以下資訊並非醫療診斷，使用前，請務必諮詢醫師或草藥醫師。 一般使用量是多少？ 搗碎的墨角藻：建議使用500毫升(ml)的水搭配16克(g)的墨角藻，1天可使用2盎司(約57克)、2~3次。 萃取液：建議餐前使用4~8毫升。 凝膠錠：建議每天使用3錠，之後增加到每天24錠。 軟浸膏劑：建議每天使用200~600毫升。 墨角藻的用量因人而異，會受年齡、健康狀況和其他疾病所影響。草藥補充劑也不一定安全，因此，請諮詢醫師或草藥醫師，以了解適合您的用量。 製成品的類型 可能為以下類型：

萃取液 凝膠錠 軟浸膏劑 錠劑 整個植株 Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

title: 墨角藻的功效是什麼？


title: 氣多氣少都不妙～簡單4招補氣剛剛好

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看過中醫的人都知道，氣是中醫經常提到的概念，好像身體哪裡出了毛病，都跟氣的多寡有關，今天Hello醫師將提供您4招補氣養神的方法，讓您不再缺氣，健康不漏氣！

氣是一種能量維持體內平衡 氣是人體固有且無形的一種生命能量，也是在我們活動的同時，維持體內機能平衡的重要能源，氣不管是過多或缺少，都可能造成身體不適或引發疾病，因此，如何維持氣的平衡，便是中醫的醫療重點。許多常見的醫療方式，如：針灸、中藥等，都是藉由改善氣的流向或是補氣，來達到治療的效果。

既然氣如此重要，那我們要如何判斷自己是否缺少氣呢？其實方法很簡單，從以下3點在日常生活裡的表現就能看出：

氣足：精神很好、有活力，幾乎不太感冒，食慾良好且排便通暢。 氣虛：精神萎靡、免疫力較差、心情不佳，沒什麼胃口而且容易貧血。 氣過剩：焦躁、不耐煩，氣過多也容易產生阻塞，造成人體不適，這時就可透過針灸來「清淤」。 4招養氣方法 前面提過，氣是一種生命能量，要補充這種生命能量的方式顯而易見，就是要活得像個人，改掉熬夜等不健康的生活方式。吃飯、睡覺和呼吸是人體基本需求，達成吃好、睡飽、呼吸好的生活模式，便能改善氣虛的情況。以下將介紹4招實用的養氣方法：

1. 吃好：多攝取天然和健康的食物，保持固定的進食時間，避免吃生、冷食，油炸物和速食更不用說了。可以多吃溫性食物如：雞肉、薑、全麥、香菇等食物。

2. 睡飽飽：如果您常常熬夜，氣當然不會站在您這邊，尤其睡眠基本佔了我們每天1/3的時間，更能顯現出它對人體的重要性。建議每天睡眠時間至少達7小時以上，才能儲備足夠精神以利白天使用。

3. 呼吸好：通常在有壓力或工作的時候，我們習慣的呼吸方式比較短促和虛弱，透過腹式呼吸法，可以改善呼吸的方式和效率。腹式呼吸法的進行請見以下3步驟：

用鼻子深深地吸一口氣。 在吸的同時，想像吸進去的氣是進到腹部裡，但不要刻意用力繃緊腹部肌肉，此時腹部會逐漸膨脹，您也可以將手放在腹部上，感受腹部是否有隆起。 然後用嘴巴緩緩地將氣吐出來。 4. 紓壓：適當的壓力可以增加工作效率，但過度的壓力不僅可能影響睡眠、吃飯時間，還影響了呼吸的方式，找到屬於自己排解壓力的方式，如運動、健身、唱歌和閱讀等方式，讓壓力不會在心裡築巢久待，保持好心情，也能讓自己更能堅持住良好的生活習慣，不會只有三分鐘熱度。

Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

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不管長牙沒，父母都要留意小孩的口腔健康，以確保他們將來能擁有甜美的笑容。以下是一些兒童口腔的照護須知，爸爸媽媽們有做到幾樣呢？

定期給牙醫檢查 每年都要帶小孩去給牙醫檢查，及早照護可以預防很多口腔問題，節省日後的荷包花費。

養成清潔的好習慣 從小就建立良好的口腔衛生習慣，小孩就會終生受益。即使小孩1顆牙都還沒長，也要用牙刷或軟布清潔他的牙齦，不過這個時期還不需要使用牙膏，用水就足夠了。

小孩長出牙齒後，每天都可以用兒童專用的牙刷和含氟牙膏，在睡前和起床後各刷1次。小孩的牙齒長齊後，也可以開始使用牙線幫他清潔牙齒。注意睡前刷完牙後，除了水，就不要再吃喝任何東西了。如果小孩會把嘴裡的液體吐掉，那牙醫也可能會建議他開始使用漱口水。

預防「奶瓶齲齒」 如果小孩習慣一邊喝牛奶或果汁，一邊喝到睡著，當果汁或牛奶所含的糖分附著在牙齒上數小時，琺琅質就會被侵蝕，導致所謂的「奶瓶齲齒」，會在門牙上出現白斑、坑洞或脫色。

每天不要讓小孩喝超過120毫升的果汁，並只在用餐時間提供食物和含糖飲料。如果小孩喜歡帶奶瓶上床，或喜歡整天拿著吸管杯到處走，那請確定裡面裝的只有水。

控制奶嘴的用量 用奶嘴來安撫哭鬧的小孩很有效，但如果讓正在長牙的小孩吸奶嘴的話，可能會弊多於利。因為吸奶嘴會影響牙齒生長，導致牙齒排列不整，甚至影響嘴形。

小孩拒刷牙？父母請堅持立場 不是每個小孩都喜歡刷牙，如果小孩拒絕刷牙，父母應該堅持立場，讓他們知道這件事情沒得選。此外，也不妨試試以下方法來哄小孩刷牙：

保持耐心，你可以在小孩2~3歲時開始教他們刷牙，但他們可能到6歲左右都還無主動完成這項任務，甚至要到10歲，才能學會使用牙線。建議父母可以在睡前和剛起床時，一邊示範，一邊陪他們刷牙。 別太晚刷牙，因為如果小孩累了，配合度肯定很低。 讓小孩自己選牙膏，5歲以上就可以開始這麼做。當然，小孩只能從你提供的選擇裡面挑。 讓口腔清潔變成家庭活動，看到大人們同時都在刷牙時，小孩應該也會很樂意加入。 Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

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title: [生活] 朱宗慶、陳錫煌  獲第39屆行政院文化獎

countries: 台灣 奧地利

taiwan-subdivisions: 中正 新興 布袋

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朱宗慶(右)、陳錫煌(左)獲第39屆行政院文化獎(照片來源：文化部／國家文化資產網)

 文化部22日公布第39屆行政院文化獎得主名單，由傑出藝文界人士朱宗慶及陳錫煌獲此殊榮。文化部長鄭麗君親自致電向兩位得獎人道賀，並表示兩位得獎人在表演藝術及傳統藝術領域有傑出表現及卓越貢獻，且主動向國際推廣台灣藝術文化，讓世人更認識台灣文化之美，促進藝文人才交流，對我國藝文推廣貢獻良多，令人感佩。

文化部指出，朱宗慶1982年獲奧地利國立維也納音樂院打擊樂演奏家文憑，為華人世界獲得該項文憑之第一人。返國後成立朱宗慶打擊樂團，曾於全球33個國家及地區，進行超過3,000場次的演出，讓世界看見台灣擊樂藝術實力，並常年舉辦國內巡演，讓更多人欣賞打擊樂之美。

朱宗慶曾任國立台北藝術大學音樂系教授、系主任，任教期間創辦該校音樂系擊樂組，擔任該校校長7年期間，積極培育藝文人才；亦曾擔任國立中正文化中心主任兼交響樂團團長，推動該中心行政法人化，成為台灣第一個行政法人機構，並擔任首任藝術總監，現為國家表演藝術中心董事長，對我國表演藝術及文化發展貢獻良多。

此外，朱宗慶於1993年創辦「TIPC台灣國際打擊樂節」，有助於我國與國際擊樂藝術之交流。其曾獲頒金曲獎、國家文藝獎、國際打擊樂藝術協會（PAS）頒贈的傑出貢獻獎暨終身教育成就獎、獲總統頒發二等景星勳章、獲選PAS名人堂（為華人世界第一人）、台北藝術大學名譽博士等。

另一位得獎人陳錫煌，1931年出生於今台北市大龍峒，父親為亦宛然班主李天祿，13歲踏上布袋戲之路，習藝不拘一家，除家學淵源外，曾歷練「新興閣」、「小西園」、「五洲園」、「玉泉閣」等南北戲班。1953年自組「新宛然掌中劇團」，也曾學習嘉禮戲（傀儡戲）「官、行、跪、坐、跌、摔、顛」提線技巧。

2001年起，陳錫煌與台原偶戲團合作，激盪出「馬可波羅」、「大稻埕的老鼠娶新娘」等作品。陳錫煌的偶戲到外國巡演大受好評，陳錫煌更積極跨界，讓掌中戲藝術與其他藝術媒介碰撞，產生新火花；同時積極推廣布袋戲傳統藝術，讓更多年輕人認識布袋戲。

2008年陳錫煌為挽救傳統布袋戲式微與失傳之危機，傳承精緻掌中戲技藝，成立「陳錫煌傳統掌中劇團」，宣揚布袋戲之美。2009年獲指定為「重要傳統藝術布袋戲類保存者」、2011年獲指定為「古典布袋戲偶衣飾盔帽道具製作技術保存者」；2012年更獲頒第2屆國家文化資產保存獎（保存傳承類），為目前唯一經本部同時認定為重要傳統表演藝術與重要文化資產保存技術保存者身份之人間國寶。


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2020秋冬系列隨之道來，由四大時裝週的首個城市—紐約為大家揭開序幕，然而在麼多品牌中，有哪些配件值得你關注呢？

Michael Kors

大尺寸手袋：

來到紐約時裝週的最後一天，可以發現超迷你尺寸的包型似乎已經不如前兩季來的盛行，反之大尺寸的手包設計再度強勢回歸！像是Michael Kors本季就以大容量的肩背托特包作為主推包款，樣式從簡約素面到毛絨絨的款式都有。然而若你認為這還不夠大的話，那麼另一款拼接皮革的手提行李包絕對能滿足你時常需要外出辦公或旅遊的需求。

肩背腰包：

不同於以往常見的馬鞍包，Michael Kors本季秀上出現了一款以交錯方式背帶的馬鞍包：橫跨腰間與單肩的設計不但賦予替衣裝造型帥氣的中性氛圍，可拆卸式的扣環更增添了包包的實用性，使背帶者能夠依照個人所需自行做造型上的調整。

Marc Jacobs

尖頭鞋：

倘若要從鬼才設計師Marc Jacobs本季的時裝秀中選出一個“最實穿”的重點配件的話，那麼模特兒們腳踩的各式樣尖頭鞋無疑是最佳選擇！不但能拉長視覺上的腿部比例，也能巧妙修飾腳型輪廓喔！

Coach

幾何包包：

以紐約這座城市為靈感發想，Coach創意總監Suart Vevers將過去、現在與未來透過元素的翻玩與結合，打造出各式樣表徵紐約新浪潮的設計。像是伸展台上多位模特兒手拿的幾何輪廓包包便是從大樓堆疊的視覺模樣衍生而成，搭載上手繪塗鴉的圖印，為包包增添叛逆又吸睛的創意巧思。

平底鞋：

然而為了展現出生活於紐約的瀟灑與自在氛圍，本季的鞋履設計均著重在平底鞋上，好比異材質拼接的運動球鞋，抑或者尖頭樂福鞋，使你無論是去辦公或是外出走踏，都能不被鞋履的高度與舒適度拘束。造型上不妨和繡上模特一樣穿上許久未見的泡泡襪，增添另一番慵懶韻味。

Tory Burch

刺繡長靴：

秋冬時許多女孩都會選擇穿上長靴，但在這麼多得長靴款式中，你有看過這一雙有著圖騰刺繡的皮革長靴嗎？Tory Burch本季就推出了一雙尖頭過膝綁帶靴，鞋頭設計不僅拉長了視覺上的身形比例，上頭精緻的刺繡是擷取自紐約藝術家Francesca DiMattio所設計的印花，不僅掃去了秋冬的沉悶，同時注入生氣勃勃的雅氣。造型上無論是與長褲搭配，甚至覆蓋於洋裝裙內，都相當具有浪漫女性魅力。

馬鞍包：

本季Tory Burch將Lee Radziwill Petite包上的鎖鏈元素運用到了全新的馬鞍包上頭啦！款式除了有全霧面皮革款，也有皮革拼接麂皮的，然而仔細看，包包上方處更特別以圓弧凹線處理，使揹戴者在斜背包包的角度更符合人體工學。

Longchamp

漆皮靴：

長靴無論在春夏或秋冬季，都是Longchamp不可或缺的主要配件。然而有別於以往常見的麂皮款，此回Longchamp以亮面漆皮作為本季靴子的主材質，並在鞋頭處裝點上了鎖鏈環墜飾，除了反應這季的背景靈感—自由思想開放的70年代外，更為鞋身佐上難以忽視的酷勁氛圍。

大尺寸手拿包：

誕生於1993年的Le Pliage系列包，又名為“水餃包”，不但擁有超大容量的收納空間，可折疊式收納的便利設計更成為它受歡迎的最大主因。然而繼去年推出超迷你尺寸的Le Pliage Nano款後，今年在秀上更可看見模特兒提著大、中、小尺寸的Le Pliage，而當中多款更以鋁金、漆皮、蛇紋等各式材質提升華麗質感，就算不揹在身上，挽在手臂間的模樣反而更顯率性不羈。

Rag & Bone

穿繩麂皮包：

若你對編織元素感到特別著迷，那麼這顆包或許可得你的芳心！在這回的2020秋冬系列中，Rag & Bone推出了一款穿繩設計肩背包，款式分為皮革 麂皮包身搭載上皮革穿繩與肩背帶，使包包在視覺與觸覺獲得雙重的層次感受，而包身兩端更有著與肩背帶接連的耳朵，使揹戴者可隨心拆卸，選擇肩背或手提，是一款滿載中性氣質的包款設計。

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title: 愛吃甜食小心膚質變差！女星都用「抗糖化保養」　忌口才能養出光滑肌

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是不是老是覺得明明保養品沒少擦，但肌膚總是暗沉、毛孔粗大甚至水腫難消呢？親愛的，臉爛其實都是糖惹的禍！日本超夯「抗糖化」保養法，保養前後加上這這一步3天找回彈嫩Baby肌！女生愛吃糖、愛保養，但複雜且精緻的生活習慣長期累積下來，不只帶來了肥胖更使膚況急速走下坡 ~ 保養肌膚不再只是表面功夫，想要延緩老化、擁有大S的細緻肌膚就先從抗糖開始。

抗糖化保養是什麼？

可能很多人還搞不懂抗糖化是什麼，其實就是減少身體與肌膚糖分的攝取量，而攝取過多的糖分不只會導致體脂增加、體態走樣，當糖分子和蛋白質與脂質相互結合，還會產生一種對肌膚不利的褐色物質，在這樣的糖化反應下，不僅肌膚容易色素沉澱、蠟黃甚至還會毛孔粗大、皮脂分泌增加導致長痘的風險，甚至還可能使肌膚提早老化呢！因此日本女孩近年就開了這套抗糖化保養，不僅僅只是減少甜食的攝取，在保養上也要回歸簡單、樸實，讓肌膚徹底歸零，找回最根本的健康平衡。

挽救臉爛飲食也有技巧

然而，在飲食方面，除了最基本的甜食、飲料等高糖分食品要避免，專家也建議，在三餐澱粉的攝取上也要有所節制，因為，有時在不知不覺間吃進的米飯、麵包量反而比吃糖果、巧克力產生的糖份更多！因此在實施抗糖化保養的過程中，不只第一步忌口要遵守，平時也可以多吃高纖維蔬菜替代澱粉，並搭配適量運動使新陳代謝加快運轉，排出多餘的糖份與廢物，除此之外，由於抗糖化過程中一開始肌膚會有些脆弱，這時防曬絕對不能省，才不會養肌不成反而膚色黑三階。

保養前後加上這一步

當然了，飲食控制是抗醣化的基本功，在保養上，由於在抗糖化階段，肌膚會處於一種重新運轉、調節自體代謝的狀態，雖然膚況轉好的效果快且顯著，但這時的肌膚也是最容易受傷的時候，在保養上，專家就建議，最好去除成分複雜且較滋潤的乳霜、保養品，並以清爽化妝水、簡單的精華做搭配，除此之外在敷面膜前也要徹底清潔、加強保濕，才能讓抗糖化保養更完整零漏洞，不過最重要的還是持之以恆，據說美容天后大S養肌的祕密就是靠這一招呢 ~

大S、張韶涵都用它塑身養顏

不過，就像上頭說的，抗糖保養法不只可以養顏美容，對於身材的維持與雕塑也很有效果，像是有著美容天后之稱的大S，又或者永遠娃娃臉的張韶涵，甚至邁入熟齡絲毫沒有歲月痕跡的不老女神舒淇都是抗糖保養法下的成功範例，她們不只是透過戒甜食來維持身材，還會克制澱粉與肉類的攝取來抑制痘痘、暗瘡的產生，難怪女星們過了35歲肌膚依舊雪白有彈性呢！

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A traditional Kinmen black-and-white checkered swaddle blanket, known as a huapei, is pictured in Kinmen on Thursday.Photo: CNA
Kinmen County has long been known for its kaoliang liquor, but to many locals, the ultimate symbol of home is a black-and-white checkered swaddle blanket, known as a huapei (花帔).

Although historians debate the origins of the 0.5m2 cotton and linen wrap, they agree that it dates back centuries, and contains a symbolic richness in its simple design.

Every huapei contains two lead discs, representing congeniality, that are held together by an embroidered red wan (卍) symbol to repel evil spirits. All four edges of the fabric are decorated with red labels for good luck, and the checkered design is drawn from Chinese astrology.

Traditionally, these blankets were handed down through generations and often given as part of the dowry during wedding celebrations.

For Kinmen natives living on Taiwan proper, the swaddle was a way to recognize someone from home, Kinmen County Chamber of Commerce Chairman Li Yu-cheng (李有忠) said.

More recently, the huapei has grown in popularity, appearing in the works of local artists and craftspeople and becoming a subject of interest to tourists in its own right.

In Kinmen’s Jinsha Township (金沙), military veteran Lin Chiang-hsi (林相吉) used the blanket’s design as an inspiration for redecorating his grandmother’s neighborhood grocery store, turning it into a popular photography destination.

Li worked with the county’s Cultural Affairs Bureau to create a line of huapei-themed products, including picnic blankets, vacuum flasks and neckties.

They said they hope to introduce this valuable piece of Kinmen cultural heritage to a wider audience.

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title: Iconic Kinmen swaddles grow in popularity


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Virus Outbreak: Source of 24th case investigated

PERPLEXING:The bewildering thing about the 24th patient is that the structure of the virus she was infected with resembles the virus from the outbreak’s beginning
Medical authorities are increasingly perplexed by the nation’s 24th COVID-19 patient — a woman in her 60s from northern Taiwan with no recent history of travel abroad and an unknown source of infection.

The woman’s case, which was confirmed on Wednesday, might go back to the early days of the outbreak.

According to a timeline provided by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), on Jan. 6, the woman came in contact with her daughter’s classmate, who had returned from Hangzhou, China.

However, doctors who treated the woman believe that this encounter was too early to have been the infection source.

The woman on Jan. 22 became ill and after visiting two clinics over the course of a week, she was on Jan. 30 admitted to a hospital.

She on Feb. 10 had respiratory failure and was transferred to the hospital’s intensive care unit. She was on Monday moved to a negative-pressure isolation room before testing positive for the virus on Wednesday.

On Friday, her granddaughter, who had on Feb. 12 visited her in the hospital, was confirmed as Taiwan’s 25th COVID-19 patient, while the woman’s daughter was confirmed to be the 26th patient.

Researchers are using an international virus genome database to track the virus’ mutations based on time and location, a healthcare worker involved in the government’s COVID-19 testing efforts said.

The bewildering thing about the 24th patient is that the structure of the virus she was infected with resembles that of the virus from the outbreak’s beginning, as opposed to that seen more recently in locales such as Japan or South Korea, the source said.

From a virological standpoint, this suggests that the virus was present in her body for an extended period, the source said.

The number of trips to the doctor before being diagnosed and the potentially large number of people she came in contact with makes finding the infection source a “real nightmare,” said Hwang Kao-pin (黃高彬), director of China Medical University Hospital’s Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division in Taipei.

The case shows that Taiwan has reached a point where travel history cannot be the only criterion for judging risk of infection, said Shih Shin-ru (施信如), director of Chang Gung University’s Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections.

The CECC, recognizing this, has not only expanded the screening protocol, but gone back and tested those with unexplained respiratory infections — which is how they found the 24th patient, she said.

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title: World champs pressured: could they take on men?

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Emma Kulberg of Sweden, left, and Carli Lloyd of the US battle for position as they chase down a loose ball at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 7 last year.Photo: AFP
Carli Lloyd was pushed over and over on differences between women and men.

“Do you think the women’s national team could beat the German men’s team?” US Soccer Federation (USSF) lawyer Noah Finkel asked during a Dec. 20 deposition.

“I’m not sure,” the two-time FIFA Player of the Year replied.

Finkel inquired about a 2015 e-mail interview Lloyd conducted through her agent’s assistant with the Web site Sportskeeda.

“You wrote men are faster and stronger, right?” Finkel probed.

“Yeah, if you take those away, yeah, it would be a contest,” Lloyd said.

Again and again, members of the champion US women’s team were pushed to detail distinctions between their sport, which they dominate, and the men’s game, where the Americans struggle.

Lawyers for the USSF are trying to show it is OK to pay the women differently than the men because the competition is different.

The sides made excerpts of depositions public in court filings on Thursday night.

“The tone during depositions is reflective of the kind of condescension that many USSF officials employ when talking to the players about pay and workplace conditions, including the plainly disrespectful and sexist attitudes from USSF and their representatives during CBA negotiations when they refused to offer anything close to equal pay,” said Molly Levinson, spokeswoman for the players.

The women sued last year, alleging the USSF violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 in reaching what they say is an inferior collective bargaining agreement with the women than the deal struck with the American men.

They are seeking more than US$66 million in damages.

The federation maintains that the women have many benefits the men lack, including guaranteed salaries, health insurance, paid childcare assistance, pregnancy and parental leave, severance pay and access to a retirement plan.

Men get paid by the game and tournament, most earning the majority of their income from their club.

Reigning FIFA Player of the Year Megan Rapinoe was questioned about her response in an interview she gave to Pod Save America in which she said: “Our pay structure is different. We play different games. We’re different rankings in the world. Like, it’s just apples to oranges.”

The USSF said that from fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2019, the women’s national team had gross revenue of US$101.3 million for 238 games, an average of US$425,446, and the men grossed US$185.7 million for 191 matches, an average of US$972,147.

The women had a US$27.6 million net loss over 11 years and the men lost US$3.13 million.

“The international soccer environment in which the MNT players compete is far more competitive by many measures than that in which plaintiffs compete,” the USSF said in one of its papers filed with the court.

“The MNT [US Men’s National Team] players have lower odds of succeeding in the face of such greater competition. In short, MNT players must achieve more and/or better results against tougher competition in order to qualify for, and succeed in, tournament competition,” it said.

Barring a settlement, the trial is scheduled to start May 5 in US district court in Los Angeles. The women’s five-year labor deal runs through 2021, while the men play under the terms of a contract that expired on Dec. 31 last year.

During her deposition on Jan. 15, former US coach Jill Ellis testified she was told the men got chartered flights at times and the women did not.

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Virus and protests causing expatriate families to flee Hong Kong

After a decade-and-a-half in Hong Kong, New Zealand native Ian Jacob is calling it quits. The owner of a construction-materials company, Jacob and his wife were worried last year about the political unrest, especially after schools were temporarily suspended.

“We watched as the situation got worse and worse,” he said.

With classes suspended again amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the prospect of more home schooling for their 10-year-old daughter pushed them to take refuge in Auckland, New Zealand.

They plan to move back there for good once the school year ends in Hong Kong, Jacob said.

“It’s just becoming an unstable environment to raise a child in,” he said.

The debate about leaving Hong Kong — which began for many expatriates during the unrest of last summer and fall — has taken on a greater urgency with the spread of COVID-19, which has claimed many lives globally and caused companies in the financial hub to require employees to work from home.

Critics accuse Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s (林鄭月娥) government of mishandling the latest crisis compared with Singapore, which has kept schools open.

An exodus by expatriates such as Jacob could further damage an economy already reeling from the unrest and COVID-19, with visitor numbers plunging and unemployment rising.

Hong Kongers who come from elsewhere play outsized roles in finance, law and other service industries that make the territory a global business capital.

About 690,000 foreigners and non-Hong Kong Chinese live in the territory, accounting for about 9.5 percent of the population, according to the 2016 census. Half were from the Philippines and Indonesia, the main sources of domestic helpers, while about 35,000 were from the UK and 14,800 from the US.

The territory’s population at the end of last year fell 0.1 percent from a count in the middle of the year, the first decline in almost two decades, data released on Tuesday by the government showed.

There was a net outflow of Hong Kongers — excluding one-way permit holders from China — of 29,200 last year, compared with a net inflow of 23,000 in the 12-month period ending in the middle of last year.

Although there are no statistics on the number considering permanent moves, there is growing anecdotal evidence of a shift in sentiment among expatriates. Relocation companies are seeing a spike in inquiries about overseas moves, with growing predictions that the political stalemate is likely to lead to more instability.

As the territory combats the COVID-19 outbreak, the political situation “could well worsen in the days and weeks ahead,” risk consultancy Steve Vickers and Associates said in a Feb. 11 report.

There were at least 69 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong as of yesterday, fewer than in Japan or Singapore, and two deaths.

That is enough to create widespread fear. Many employees are working from home and restaurants are struggling. Panic buying has emptied supermarkets, with bare shelves where toilet paper and hand sanitizer used to be.

Links International Relocation had a 45 percent increase in inquiries about moves in the second week of this month, compared with a year earlier, Hong Kong-based managing director Patrick O’Donnell said.

The government’s announcement on Feb. 13 that schools would remain closed until the middle of next month — at least — is likely to prompt more families to relocate, he said.

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The Taichung Police Department on Tuesday said it would recall traffic safety posters found to contain the image of a Chinese police officer. The department said it would reprimand those responsible for the mistake and form an oversight committee for public announcement materials, but the real issue is that posters are a lazy and ineffective way to address road safety.

The department said it spent NT$5,300 on 5,000 posters — not an exorbitant sum — but why waste money on materials the public is likely to ignore, and that could end up harming the city’s image? Even if each poster had a positive effect on the driving habits of passersby, this would not have a significant impact on road safety in a city populated by millions.

Last week, the Kaohsiung Police Department was similarly criticized for distributing 18,000 road safety pamphlets over the Lunar New Year holiday that showed China’s national flag. A pamphlet, which the public is likely to discard without reading, is arguably even less effective than a poster.

These departments should take a cue from the Taipei Department of Transportation, which worked with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to set up a road safety park for children and developed a road safety curriculum for elementary schools.

A road safety curriculum is especially important. Many countries have younger students learn about road safety in the classroom. Since 1986, the New South Wales Centre for Road Safety in Australia has provided materials and training on road safety for school children. The lower grades learn about pedestrian and passenger safety, while the upper grades learn about driver safety. The Brussels-based European Transport Safety Council provides all levels of EU schools with road safety education in compliance with the UN Convention on Road Traffic. While not all European countries provide the same content, most address road safety rules, traffic signs and pedestrian safety, as well as driving safety for the upper grades. Most school districts in the US and Canada provide road safety education in elementary schools, while many high schools in both countries offer optional driver education courses.

A study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the US National Library of Medicine found that the families of kindergarteners and elementary-school students who underwent a 10-week road safety course practiced safer driving, such as always wearing a seat belt in vehicles.

However, road safety programs in elementary schools are not a magic bullet. In rural areas of Taiwan, in particular, up to 40 percent of those involved in fatal traffic accidents are elderly motorists, ministry statistics from October last year showed.

Many fatal accidents involve dangerous habits, such as driving while texting or driving under the influence.

Although children who learn about road safety at school might influence some adults to adopt good driving habits, other adults might not change, or might not be around children with this type of education.

Driver safety campaigns on a large scale — such as public announcements on television and radio, and greater police presence on busy roadways — might help, but this must be accompanied by stricter enforcement. Drivers who think that there are no consequences for unsafe driving are less likely to change bad habits.

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title: EDITORIAL: Road safety needs more than posters


title: KMT expecting fewer voters at chair by-election

people: 吳敦義 郝龍斌 江啟臣

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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman candidates Hau Lung-bin, left, and Johnny Chiang, shake hands after a policy presentation event in Taipei on Feb. 12.Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) expects 100,000 fewer voters for its chairmanship by-election on March 7 than in 2017, a party source said.

Today is the deadline for party members to pay their dues, allowing them eligibility to vote in the election, and the source said that the party expects only 310,000 members would be eligible to vote.

About 190,000 eligible voters are exempt from paying party dues, either because they became a senior member after 40 years or are from a middle or low-income household and at least 65 years old, the source said.

That figure excludes more than 10,000 people who became lifetime members after paying a one-time NT$10,000 fee, the source added.

Party members from the KMT’s influential Huang Fu-hsing chapter account for about 80,000 — more than 20 percent — of the eligible voters, the source said.

The chapter is known for its ability to mobilize members during elections, and anticipates a 60 to 70 percent turnout among its members, the source said, adding that this, coupled with concerns that fear over COVID-19 might affect overall turnout, could make the chapter a determining factor in the by-election.

The number of party members who have paid their dues has increased markedly in Changhua and Pingtung counties, as well as in Kaohsiung and New Taipei City, sources said.

In Changhua, about 7,000 members paid their dues, which could have been a result of mobilization by local factions backing the two candidates: former KMT vice chairman Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) and KMT Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣), they said.

Another source said that the spike in Changhua members paying dues was not surprising, as it has more KMT executives and members than other regions.

As of yesterday, party dues owed were mostly paid individually or by households of two or three members rather than in a lump sum by dozens of members, the source said.

Even if Chiang’s and Hau’s supporters had mobilized factions to secure voting rights, that would not have been surprising, the source added.

The KMT said that it would start compiling a roster of eligible voters from tomorrow to Wednesday before publishing it for public viewing, and eligible voters would receive a notice informing them of the by-election.

The by-election is to fill the vacancy left by former KMT chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義), who stepped down last month after the party’s losses in the Jan. 11 presidential and legislative elections.

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Oil fell on Friday as the COVID-19 outbreak accelerated beyond China, intensifying concerns about the infection’s economic fallout.

Futures fell 0.9 percent in New York.

China revised how it calculates infection totals for the third time this month, raising questions about data reliability and confirming the virus’ growing reach.

Meanwhile, a key IHS Markit gauge of factories and service providers in the US dropped for the first time in seven years, sparking sell-offs in government bonds and equities.

“The market is seeing a broad risk-off move,” Cornerstone Macro global energy economist Jan Stuart said. “Just when the outbreak was beginning to turn, the new cases are making investors wonder if we have more to worry about. There was no move in the structure however, the backwardation in Brent held. Oil followed the move down as investors took money off the table.”

Oil has fallen more than 12 percent this year as the outbreak in China crippled industrial activity and transportation at a time when energy supplies already were abundant.

The WHO said if countries do not respond strongly now, the spread outside China might become a wider threat.

Still, crude posted a second consecutive weekly gain, supported by supply disruptions in Venezuela and Libya.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery fell US$0.50 to settle at US$53.38 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, ending the week 2.6 percent higher.

Brent for April settlement declined US$0.81 to settle at US$58.50 on the ICE Futures Europe exchange putting its premium over WTI at US$5.12. The global benchmark rose 2.1 percent for the week.

OPEC and its allies are to meet next month as originally scheduled after efforts by Saudi Arabia to hold an emergency meeting failed to materialize amid resistance from Russia.

Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy and Industry Khalid al-Falih dismissed a Dow Jones report on Friday that Riyadh was considering a break from its four-year oil production alliance with Russia.

Russia has remained noncommittal to an OPEC proposal for additional production cuts.

“Saudi Arabia needs the production cuts more than Russia,” Rabobank NV commodities strategist Ryan Fitzmaurice said. “Russia will eventually come to the table in March and participate but Saudi Arabia will likely shoulder most of burden to get them to come on board.”

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title: Oil stumbles on fears of outbreak beyond China


title: Nearly 3,000 same-sex couples married last year: MOI

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A total of 2,939 same-sex couples, mostly female, last year married in Taiwan after it became the first nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, data released yesterday by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) showed.

The majority of same-sex marriages — registered between May 24, when the legislation took effect, and the end of the year — were held in New Taipei City, Taipei and Kaohsiung, the data showed.

New Taipei City registered the most same-sex marriages, 614, followed by Taipei with 484 registrations and Kaohsiung with 396, the data showed.

Nationwide, 2,011 marriages were between female couples, while 928 marriages were between men.

Heterosexual marriages totaled 131,585, with Taiwanese couples accounting for 113,308, or 84.24 percent.

Transnational marriages in which one spouse was Taiwanese totaled 21,216, or 15.77 percent, with 9,007, or 42.45 percent, of the foreign spouses from Southeast Asia, mostly Vietnam.

The second-largest group of foreign spouses was from China, accounting for 6,698, or 31.57 percent, followed by other nations and areas at 3,880 (18.29 percent), while 1,631 spouses (7.69 percent) were from Hong Kong and Macau, the data showed.

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Medical personnel in hazmat suits wheel a confirmed coronavirus patient into a hospital in Chuncheon, South Korea, yesterday.Photo: Reuters / Yonhap
Fears mounted yesterday over the growing spread of COVID-19 outside of China, as the WHO warned of a shrinking window to stem the spread of the deadly disease.

The warning came as the first European died from COVID-19, which has now reached more than 25 countries and caused more than a dozen deaths outside of China.

A 78-year old Italian man died after testing positive for the virus, while the death toll reached five in Iran and a number of new cases were reported in the Middle East.

Italy has locked down 10 towns and asked more than 50,000 people to stay home — a move with echoes of China’s lockdown of entire cities in central Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak where millions remain under quarantine.

Authorities reported a second death in South Korea, as well as a surge of nearly 150 new infections, with many cases linked to a hospital and a religious sect.

The disease has claimed 2,345 lives in China and infected more than 76,000 people.

In China, the number of new cases outside of Hubei has been generally declining, although new outbreaks have emerged in several prisons and hospitals.

Chinese authorities yesterday reported nearly 400 new cases nationwide, less than half the previous day and just 31 outside of Hubei.

However, concerns have risen about the reliability of the official data, after Hubei officials changed methods of counting cases and amended their figures.

Meanwhile, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the “window of opportunity” to contain the international spread of the outbreak was “narrowing.”

If nations do not quickly mobilize to fight the reach of the virus, “this outbreak could go in any direction. It could even be messy,” he said.

A WHO-led team of experts were to visit Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, where the local government yesterday said that a 70-year-old man was infected, but did not exhibit symptoms until 27 days later, meaning the virus’ incubation period could be much longer than the presumed 14 days.

A longer incubation period could complicate efforts to contain spread of the epidemic.

The man, identified only by his surname, Jiang, on Jan. 24 drove to Shennongjia, in northwestern Hubei, from eastern Ezhou, where he had close contact with his sister, who had been infected, the provincial government said on its Web site.

Jiang had a fever on Thursday and tested positive for coronavirus a day later, it said.

Cases of the deadly virus were reported in a range of countries in the Middle East, including the first cases in Israel and Lebanon.

Iran said that five people there had died and 28 been infected.

Iraq and Kuwait were on high alert for a potential outbreak after banning travel to and from the Islamic Republic, although they have not confirmed any cases domestically.

Nearly 350 people have been infected in South Korea, including two deaths, making it the hardest-hit country outside of China.

The US advised citizens to avoid traveling by cruise liner in Asia, because it said that the vessels acted as amplifiers of the virus.

The latest group of passengers yesterday disembarked from the virus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.

Several Australians and an Israeli, who were evacuated earlier this week after being cleared in Japan, tested positive for the disease on landing in their home countries — fueling questions about Tokyo’s policy of allowing former passengers to return home.

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title: Virus Outbreak: Fears grow with more global cases


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Soldiers sanitize cargo from a China Airlines charter plane that returned Taiwanese from the Diamond Princess cruise ship on Friday at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.Photo: EPA-EFE
The disease prevention measures for Taiwanese returning from the Diamond Princess cruise ship are being successfully implemented, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said yesterday.

A China Airlines charter plane returning 19 Taiwanese from the quarantined Diamond Princess via Tokyo Haneda Airport landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 9:48pm on Friday.

The cruise ship has been under quarantine at Japan’s Yokohama Harbor since Feb. 4 after it emerged on Feb. 2 that a passenger from Hong Kong, who was onboard for an earlier part of the itinerary, was later diagnosed with COVID-19.

As of Friday, 634 of the ship’s 3,700 passengers and crew were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. The Central Epidemic Command Center has designated the ship an epidemic area.

Of the 24 Taiwanese onboard — 22 passengers and two crew members — five have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are receiving treatment in Japanese hospitals.

The remaining 19 received approval to disembark — five left on Wednesday, nine on Thursday and five on Friday.

Prevention measures were taken during the flight and on their arrival in Taiwan, when they were taken to hospitals in ambulances, said Chen, who heads the center.

The center sent a doctor, surnamed Su (蘇), to Japan to ensure that proper protective measures were taken before the 19 people boarded the charter flight, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Ho Chi-kung (何啟功) said.

Before midnight on Friday, the 19 people were in individual wards and had been given the first of two COVID-19 tests, Hospital and Social Welfare Organizations Administration Commission Director Wang Pi-Sheng (王必勝) said.

The results for the first test were all negative, Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said, adding that the second test was to be conducted at 11:30pm yesterday.

Those with negative results in both tests are to undergo a 14-day quarantine at a government quarantine center.

Additional reporting by CNA

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title: Virus Outbreak: Ship evacuee measures succeed: minister


title: Xi, not media, owes world apology

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In China, more than 76,000 people have contracted COVID-19 and more than 2,200 have died. The virus continues to spread across the globe, frightening and surprising governments with the speed and extent of its reach.

On Feb. 5, Vancouver’s the Province, in red and black bolded letters, used the headline “2nd China Virus Case in BC” to describe British Columbia’s second reported case of COVID-19, causing dissatisfaction with Chinese Consulate-General in Vancouver Tong Xiaoling (佟曉玲).

She issued an official statement, and in a Canadian Broadcasting Corp interview, said the use of the term “China virus” to describe COVID-19 was racially biased and discriminatory, unprofessional and deserving censure, and she demanded an apology.

The Vancouver Sun and the Province’s chief editor, Harold Munro, responded by explaining that the headline did not seek to describe the disease, but rather its place of origin, and does not carry any hint of discrimination. This humble man, perhaps understanding the political climate of the day, expressed regret that the headline caused dissatisfaction among Chinese-Canadians.

The “China virus” headline carries no discriminatory attitude. Traditionally, the world press uses terms to describe a disease’s place of origin, and to distinguish one from another, such as “Japanese pneumonia,” “Spanish flu,” “German measles” and “African swine fever.” None of these carry any discriminatory slant, and no country has demanded an apology over their use.

Compared with more academic or official terms, such as the WHO’s COVID-19, associating a disease with its place of origin makes it easier to remember, as well as more understandable and identifiable.

Ever since China’s dictatorship began suppressing any dissenting opinion to control the direction of public sentiment, it has demanded uniformity to the party line in any kind of documentary work, as well as all print media, and forbidden deviation from that line, at the risk of losing one’s livelihood.

Tong is probably used to the ways of the Chinese government, and thus would demand that the Province parrot the party line, and forbid anyone from naming the disease’s place of origin — this is simply an absurd position.

To elevate “China virus” to the level of a discriminatory act is making a mountain out of a molehill. In the lingo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), this is called “raising opinions to the level of a larger issue.”

There is a significant difference between taking preventative measures against the virus and racial discrimination, and they cannot or should not be painted with the same brush.

For instance, a person traveling from an area affected by the virus being subjected to a 14-day quarantine is a preventative measure and not racial discrimination. Choosing not to participate in Chinese community events is also a way to prevent catching the virus, and not racial profiling.

To consider anything, no matter how insignificant, a discriminatory act, is one of China’s weapons of choice, which attempts to play up nationalistic fervor with overseas Chinese, cut off any critical comments, and obfuscate the CCP’s many crimes. People should be careful not to fall prey to these tactics.

As early as December last year, eight physicians revealed the existence of the coronavirus; they are now being referred to as “whistle-blowers.” One of the doctors was Wuhan Central Hospital’s Li Wenliang (李文亮). He used the microblogging site Sina Weibo to reveal that the hospital had admitted seven patients, all from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, who exhibited SARS-like symptoms. He did this as a warning to other healthcare workers to take appropriate precautionary measures.

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title: Yen repairs some damage as rally in US dollar relents

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The yen regained its footing on Friday as traders swooped back into the Japanese currency after its worst four-day run in more than two years.

The yen had lost 2 percent against the US dollar in the previous two days alone as worries about the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on Asia’s major economies spread.

An early burst in London pushed it up as much as 0.5 percent to ￥111.48, though it had edged back slightly to ￥111.90 by the time the first New York trades trickled in. It ended the day at ￥111.55, down 1.6 percent for the week against the greenback.

“Traditionally, the support for the yen comes from two sources, general risk-off sentiment and a move to safe-haven bonds,” Saxo Bank A/S head of foreign-exchange strategy John Hardy said.

“The question is whether recent dollar/yen spike higher could be a one-off move triggered by order flows and algorithm trading or whether it is something else. This is a very interesting test of whether we are seeing regime change,” Hardy said.

On the other side of this week’s moves has been a huge charge from the US dollar, which has had its strongest start to a year since 2015.

It was down 0.2 percent against the major currencies by noon, but only after the closely tracked US dollar index touched a three-year peak overnight. It ended the day with a 0.5 decline at 99.34, up 0.2 percent for the week.

In Taipei, the New Taiwan dollar fell against the US dollar, losing NT$0.149 to close at NT$30.403. For the week, it was up 1.2 percent against the greenback.

The euro has been shoved down to a near three-year low, the Australian dollar traded at an 11-year low of US$0.66 overnight and the Chinese yuan was sitting at a two-month low of 7.0286 per dollar.

The tourism-exposed Thai baht dropped 5.5 percent this week, the Hong Kong dollar slipped down its controlled band, while the South Korean won and Singaporean dollar shed more than 4 percent.

The Mexican peso has been ripped down 2.5 percent after holding up relatively well for emerging markets traders recently.

“New [coronavirus] cases in [South] Korea and in Japan, [have] obviously given some people a little bit of cold feet regarding Japan and the yen as a safe haven,” HSBC Holdings PLC global head of foreign exchange David Bloom said.

The euro saw a modest rise to US$1.0817 after IHS Markit’s eurozone composite flash purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.6 this month, beating all forecasters polled by Reuters.

The fastest rise in British factory output in 10 months also helped sterling end an otherwise tough week on a high as it climbed 0.4 percent against the US dollar and 0.25 percent against the euro to US$1.2930 and ￡0.835 per euro respectively.

Additional reporting by CNA and staff writer

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Men’s invisible work-family conflict

Men feel bad for sacrificing family life for their careers, but stay silent, a study has found
People tend to think of work-family conflict as something that only women experience and assume that it pushes women to quit their jobs.

However, new research shows that men feel it just as much as women do and that it also undercuts their commitment to their employer.

An article published this week in Harvard Business Review looks at why both men and women feel work-family conflict, but why men’s feelings on this remain largely invisible.

The authors, Robin Ely of Harvard Business School and Irene Padavic at Florida State University, studied a global consulting firm for 18 months.

In interviews with the research team, which also included Erin Reid of McMaster University, the men expressed profound sadness and guilt over not being there for their children and their partners.

It is not the only study to reveal that men feel work-family conflict — but it is remarkable for the portrait it paints of silent male suffering, and the way in which male silence and female openness conspire to maintain the status quo.

One working dad painted a bleak portrait of his son playing alone with a toy train, while a nanny looked coldly on. Another seemed sad that his young daughter always asked for his wife at bedtime — never for him.

Yet while these men felt work-family conflict deeply, they also tended to suppress those feelings — minimizing their own feelings or displacing them onto women.

One described falling “chemically, deeply” in love with his newborn daughter and said that it helped him “understand” why some women would not want to go back to work after having kids.

His takeaway was not that he was entitled to his own mixed feelings, but that women must have a hard time balancing work and family.

Others distanced themselves from their fears using humor, or by emphasizing that however bad they had felt before, they felt better now — now that they are not on a six-month assignment in a foreign country, now that only one of their kids cries when they leave for work, now that the seven-year-old can “almost” make his own breakfast (Pop Tarts).

By contrast, the women were more frank about the work-family conflicts they felt. They did not hide from them, or project them onto someone else.

The women were also more likely to take action to try to resolve the conflict, like swapping a client-facing role for one with more-predictable hours. As a result, though, the women gave up power in the firm — and saw their progress stall.

Women made up 37 percent of junior associates, but only 10 percent of partners; and women who made it to partner took two years longer to get there than men did.

While senior leaders assumed it was women who struggled with the firm’s 24-7 culture, men and women reported equally that the relentless pace was crushing — and unnecessary.

Consultants spoke of working through the night to make 100-slide presentations they were all too aware the client could not use, had not asked for and probably would not even read, but no one at the firm seemed to think it was possible to stop producing them.

If it sounds a little like a cult, that is because it kind of is — in which work is a kind of religion and devotees show their faith not by shaving their heads or wearing hair shirts, but by working all the time.

Men made it clear that working this way took a toll on their commitment to the firm.

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Virus Outbreak: Doctors offer tips on health, reducing COVID-19 stress

A poster with tips proposed by the Jianan Psychiatric Center on how to reduce virus-related stress is pictured on Friday.Photo copied by Wu Chun-feng, Taipei Times
As the number of COVID-19 cases increases worldwide, doctors are offering people tips on monitoring their health and reducing virus-related stress.

People should keep in mind five key words: safety, peace, capability, connection and hope, said psychiatrist Chang Keng-chia (張耿嘉) of the Tainan-based Jianan Psychiatric Center, which is under the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

“Safety” refers to people monitoring their health status and taking proper precautions at all times, including wearing a mask and washing their hands frequently to protect themselves and others, Chang said on Friday.

“Peace” refers to people taking measures to calm themselves, such as taking deep breaths to unwind and getting sufficient rest, he said.

“Capability” refers to people doing things that boost their sense of self-efficacy — such as reading, writing and exercising — to eliminate negative thoughts, he said.

“Connection” refers to people keeping in touch with the outside world via communication devices, including getting updates about COVID-19 developments, Chang said.

“Hope” refers to people practicing optimism and not letting themselves get caught up in negative reporting, he said.

People should trust the government’s disease-prevention efforts, he added.

The five words were proposed in 2007 by the Taiwan Association of Clinical Psychology, Chang said, adding that several psychologists specializing in international disasters believed that following an optimistic lifestyle could sooth people and boost their immune systems.

Fear over COVID-19 has worsened the anxiety and insomnia of people with anxiety disorders or depression, and people under home quarantine have been calling psychology clinics, saying that claustrophobia-like symptoms are becoming worse, Chang added.

Insecurities and complaints about infection and quarantine are normal, but people should seek medical assistance if symptoms last for too long, he said.

Disease prevention not only puts technology and medicine to the test, but also humanity, Jianan Psychiatric Center dean Wu Wen-cheng (吳文正) said.

“Getting the right information and keeping a regular lifestyle that incorporates frequent hand-washing and moderate exercise can help us maintain a good mood at a difficult time like this,” Wu added.

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title: Desert locusts pose little threat

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A desert locust feeds on a plantation on the outskirts of Dusamareb in Galmudug, Somalia, on Dec. 22 last year.Photo: Reuters
Desert locusts that have ravaged crops across East Africa and parts of the Middle East are unlikely to affect Taiwan, where the climate is unsuitable for their survival, the Council of Agriculture said yesterday.

Heavy rain and humid weather in East Africa last year created favorable conditions for the insects to reproduce, allowing them to feed on land along the Red Sea and invade Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Pakistan and India, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization on Friday said that swarms in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia remain alarming, while in Southwest Asia, the situation is relatively calm with some operations under way to control a few residual summer-bred swarms in India.

Desert locusts rely on air currents for migration, former bureau director-general Feng Hai-tung (馮海東) said on Tuesday.

Although records have shown that they could cross the Atlantic Ocean, whether they would cause damage to an area depended on local weather and ecosystems, Feng said.

The pests eat almost everything green, but Taiwan’s climate is too cool, he said, adding that the insects are often found in regions near the equator or a desert.

There are locust species in Asia, but they have not caused any significant damage over the past thousand years, Feng said.

When locusts from the Philippines migrated to Taiwan a few decades ago, they were controlled through advanced agricultural management methods and insecticides, he added.

Experts at a bureau meeting on Friday said that the possibility of desert locusts entering Taiwan was extremely low, given there is no record of their existence in the nation and because its weather would not suit their survival.

The bureau said it would monitor the locust situation and patrol fields, while readying insecticides and control measures should the pests arrive.

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Virus Outbreak: Travel alerts raised for Japan, S Korea

CASE CLOSED:The Central Epidemic Command Center has ended an investigation into more than 250 people who came in contact with Taiwan’s first COVID-19 death
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, center, hosts a news conference at the Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday.Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times
The Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday raised the travel advisories for Japan and South Korea to a level 2 “alert” — “practice enhanced precautions” — after rapidly rising numbers of locally transmitted COVID-19 infections were reported.

Japan has 110 confirmed cases spread over 14 prefectures, while South Korea has 346 confirmed cases, the center said, adding that more than 70 percent of cases in both countries are suspected of being locally transmitted with an unknown source of infection, and clusters of healthcare-associated infections have been reported.

As the two countries are popular destinations among Taiwanese, the center has decided to elevate the travel advisories, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said, adding that additional border controls might be imposed if the epidemic situations deteriorate.

Travel to Japan or South Korea in the previous 30 days would also be flagged in the National Health Insurance (NHI) information of returning Taiwanese, said Chen, who heads the center.

Separately yesterday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) said in a statement that Taiwan’s disease situation does not fulfill the definitions for community spread, adding that the ministry has fully explained the nation’s situation to the US.

Ou’s remarks came after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this week listed Taiwan as one of many “destinations with apparent community spread” of COVID-19, prompting a request from the ministry on Thursday for the CDC to correct Taiwan’s status.

The US replied that it understands the nation’s concern and hopes that Taiwan will provide more information to facilitate its evaluation, Ou said yesterday.

As of press time last night, no new confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported in Taiwan yesterday.

An investigation into people who came into contact with the nation’s 24th case — a woman in her 60s living in northern Taiwan who has not traveled abroad in two years — is still in progress, Chen said.

The center was originally worried about healthcare-associated infections, because the woman was not sent to an isolation ward when she was first diagnosed with pneumonia, but COVID-19 tests on 134 healthcare practitioners who had close contact with her were all negative, he said.

The center expanded the investigation to include 465 people who had close contact with the woman. Among the 181 people who have been tested, her granddaughter and daughter were on Friday confirmed as the nation’s 25th and 26th cases.

Regarding a contact investigation for the nation’s 19th confirmed case, a 61-year-old man who was the nation’s first COVID-19 fatality, Chen said that 256 people have been tested for the coronavirus.

Four people — the man’s relatives and the nation’s 20th to 23rd cases — tested positive, while all others had negative results, he said.

The center considers the cluster of cases related to the fatality “case closed,” he added.

Meanwhile, the National Health Insurance Administration announced that the age limit to buy masks for children with an NHI card has been increased from 12 to 13 years.

Starting yesterday, children’s masks can be purchased at pharmacies for children born in 2007 and later, it said.

Additional reporting by Lin Chia-nan

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Afghanistan celebrates partial truce

TENUOUS PEACE?The break in fighting could show that the Taliban can control its forces, but one insurgent said that he was only ordered not to attack major cities
People dance in celebration of the first day of a temporary truce between the Taliban, the US and Afghan security forces in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province yesterday.Photo: AFP
A week-long, partial truce yesterday went into effect across Afghanistan, with jubilant civilians celebrating in the streets to mark a potentially historic turning point in the war, even as isolated attacks threatened to undermine the process.

The Taliban, US and Afghan forces have all agreed to a so-called “reduction in violence,” which, if it holds, would be only the second lull in fighting since 2001.

“It is the first morning that I go out without the fear of being killed by a bomb or suicide bomber. I hope it continues forever,” Kabul taxi driver Habib Ullah said, while in other parts of the country people danced in the streets.

However, in northern Balkh Province, Taliban fighters attacked a district headquarters near the provincial capital of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing two Afghan soldiers, a local official told reporters.

The attack came after midnight, when the partial truce had already kicked in. There were also reports of a separate incident in central Uruzgan Province.

General Scott Miller, who leads US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said that Western forces would continually monitor the “reduction in violence.”

“The objective here is that we reduce violence for Afghanistan and that it doesn’t spike,” Miller told reporters, adding that he was confident of the Taliban’s overall commitment to the process.

The partial truce is expected to set the conditions for Washington and the insurgents to sign a deal that could, ultimately, pull US troops out after more than 18 years and launch war-weary Afghanistan into an uncertain future.

A successful week would show that the Taliban can control its forces and demonstrate good faith ahead of any deal, which both the US and the insurgents have said could be done on Saturday next week in Doha.

It also gives a much-needed respite to civilians, who have long borne the brunt of the bloody war.

The UN’s Afghanistan mission yesterday said that more than 10,000 people had been killed or wounded in the war last year alone.

In southern Kandahar, considered the Taliban heartland, and eastern Nangarhar Province, dozens of Afghans were seen dancing the attan — a traditional Pashtun dance — in the streets in celebration overnight.

Residents in Nangarhar’s capital, Jalalabad, also celebrated by holding an impromptu bicycle race.

Details of how exactly the reduction in violence will work have remained scant.

The US has said that there is an “understanding” for a “significant and nationwide reduction in violence across Afghanistan,” while Afghan security forces are to remain “on active defense status” during the week.

“The Taliban must demonstrate their commitment to a meaningful reduction in violence,” US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Twitter. “Should the Taliban reject the path of peace, we remain prepared to defend ourselves and our Afghan partners.”

In Kandahar, one insurgent told reporters that he had received orders to stand down — but another said that he had only been ordered to refrain from attacking major cities and highways.

Any truce comes fraught with danger, and analysts have said that the attempt to stem Afghanistan’s bloodshed is laced with complications and could fail at any time.

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title: Groups mark 73rd anniversary of the 228 Incident in march through Taipei

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Civic groups march in Taipei yesterday to mark the 73rd anniversary of the 228 Incident.Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
To commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the 228 Incident on Friday, dozens of civic groups yesterday marched through the streets of Taipei, passing landmarks associated with the Incident as participants read out the names of victims.

The procession passed in front of the Executive Yuan, which is housed in what was the Taiwan Governor’s Office during the Japanese colonial era, as well as the Tianma Tea House (天馬茶房), outside of which a female cigarette vendor was beaten by a Tobacco Monopoly Bureau officer, setting off events that led to the massacre.

The 228 Incident refers to an uprising that began on Feb. 27, 1947, and was violently suppressed by the then-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government starting the next day. Estimates of the number of deaths vary between 10,000 and 30,000 or more. It marked the beginning of the White Terror era.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Lee Jung-chang (李榮章) yesterday said that his father, lawyer Lee Jui-han (李瑞漢), was last seen 73 years ago when he was dragged away by military police and that to this day, the truth has not been revealed and his father’s body has not been found.

Nylon Cheng Liberty Foundation executive Cheng Ching-hua (鄭清華) compared the nation’s post-World War II history to documenting a healing process that began after the trauma from the Incident.

However, the Taiwanese public has not given the trauma — which has affected not only victims of the Incident, but many others — enough attention, he said.

Chen Wen-chen Memorial Foundation head Maysing Yang (楊黃美幸) said that 73 years after the massacre, many questions remain unanswered.

The 228 Memorial Foundation said that turnout for a central commemoration ceremony on Friday at Taipei’s 228 Memorial Park (二二八紀念公園) is expected to be lower than in previous years due to fears over COVID-19, adding that it hopes to limit participants to about 160 to prevent the possible spread of the disease.

Masks, disinfectant alcohol and forehead thermometers would be available at the event, while the relatives of victims would also wear masks, foundation CEO Yang Chen-long (楊振隆) said.

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) are scheduled to make an appearance, he added.

Also on Friday, Foundation chairman Hsueh Hua-yuan (薛化元) is to publish a 600,000-word report titled “A Report on the Truth About the 228 Incident and Transitional Justice,” while the Gongsheng Music Festival is to be held on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Igarashi rides wave of Olympic opportunity

Kanoa Igarashi surfs in Heat 1 of Round 1 of the Freshwater Pro in Lemoore, California, on Sept. 19 last year.Photo: EPA-EFE
With a backstory ripped from a Hollywood script, crossover charisma and surfing skill that would impress Duke Kahanamoku, Kanoa Igarashi is riding a wave of opportunity that could carry him to Olympic gold and the sport to new heights.

A year ago, Igarashi was a talented wave rider competing in a niche sport carving out a decent living on the World Surf League (WSL), but a mostly anonymous figure who most people outside the sport would not recognize if he washed up on their front lawn.

With surfing set to make its Olympic debut, that is about to change.

Today, the Japanese-American surfer is nicely positioned to become the face of a sport crying out for a new look.

Long before the public has caught onto to the next big thing, sponsors and marketers have seen the future and are already shaping and selling it.

Last year with surfing’s Olympic introduction picking up buzz, Igarashi’s income hit US$2 million, according to Bloomberg.

This year, with new sponsors like Visa lining up at his door looking to catch the Igarashi wave, those earnings are sure to skyrocket should he win Olympic gold for Japan.

“There are a lot of us who don’t really know what to expect yet with the Olympics and how it is all going to pan, but my main sponsors definitely see the value in the Olympics,” Igarashi said. “For surfing is a young sport, a hip sport, a social sport and I think Japan hasn’t realised that yet.”

Duke Kahanamoku is widely regarded as the father of surfing, even though he won five Olympic medals in swimming including gold at the 1912 and 1920 Games, while American Kelly Slater is seen as its greatest champion with 11 world titles.

However, in between there has been no transcendent figure, and the sport is hungry for its next one.

Now 48 years old and still competing, Slater is now the sport’s elder statesman, leaving the position of surfing poster boy he once filled up for grabs.

It is a role Igarashi seems ideally suited for and one he is willing to take on.

Underscoring his crossover potential, you are just as likely to spot Igarashi in a GQ magazine photograph spread as on surfing Web sites in ads for surf wear apparel company Quiksilver.

“It’s truly fun and interesting for me but, you know, what I want to do is shape the image of surfing in Japan to be more youthful and to bring a younger crowd,” Igarashi said.

Igarashi began surfing with his father when he was just three on the breaks outside of their Huntington Beach, California home. He qualified for the WSL Championship Tour in 2015.

Igarashi finished last season sixth in the world rankings and won his maiden Championship Tour event in May in Bali, beating Slater in the semifinals.

“I know I’m capable of doing it,” Igarashi said of his gold medal chances in Tokyo. “I know I have everything it takes to become a gold medalist.”

While the Olympics only recently appeared on their radar, Kaona’s father Tsutomu (Tommy) and mother Misa have for decades planned and waited for their son to step into the spotlight.

Tsutomu and Misa left Japan and settled in Huntington Beach with the goal of grooming their unborn son for surfing greatness.

“My dad is so humble he never really mentioned it to me, but what I have pieced together from my dad’s friends and grandparents and my mom, he was super talented but never had competitive drive to go overseas and compete,” said Igarashi, pride clear in his voice. “My dad felt like it was a waste of talent and he felt bad.”

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Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine reacts after scoring a century at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday.Photo: AFP
Zimbabwean skipper Craig Ervine yesterday scored a dogged century as Zimbabwe shared the honors with Bangladesh on the opening day of a one-off Test in Dhaka.

Ervine hit 107 off 227 balls — his third century in Tests — as the visitors reached 228-6 at stumps after opting to bat first in what is the 100th international match between two teams.

Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan bowled Ervine, who struck 13 fours, shortly before the stumps, before finishing with 4-68, the best return for the home side on the opening day.

Nayeem helped Bangladesh restore balance in the contest with two wickets each in the final two sessions after Zimbabwe made a cautious start.

Pace bowler Abu Jayed struck early to remove opener Kevin Kasuza for two as Nayeem took a catch at gully after the first run from the bat in Zimbabwe’s innings came in the seventh over.

However, the other opener, Prince Masvaure — who made 64 off 152 balls with nine fours — shared a 111-run with Ervine for the second wicket to put Zimbabwe in control.

Nayeem removed Masvaure with a sharp return catch shortly after the batsman was dropped by Najmul Hossain at slip on 59 runs.

Brendan Taylor, who scored a century in both innings in his previous Test in Mirpur in 2018, soon followed Masvaure as Nayeem bowled him for 10.

The experienced right-hander attempted a reverse sweep, but could only connect the ball with his gloves before it smashed onto his stumps.

Ervine and Sikandar Raza added 40 runs for the fourth wicket, before Nayeem removed Raza in the final session of the day.

Jayed trapped Timcyen Maruma leg before for seven for his second wicket after the batsman was reprieved by a TV umpire on one off Taijul Islam.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Regis Chakabva was batting on nine alongside Donald Tiripano, not out at zero, when stumps were drawn at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Bangladesh have lost their past six Test matches — five of them by an innings or more — but they have also beaten Zimbabwe five times in their last six encounters.

INDIA VS NEW ZELAND

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India yesterday had to put in some lengthy overtime to work their way back into the first cricket Test against New Zealand after their paltry innings of 165 on the second day.

When stumps were finally drawn early because of bad light and after a marathon final session, New Zealand was 216-5, with an overall lead of 51.

B.J. Watling was 14 not out and Colin de Grandhomme 4.

New Zealand had been in a much stronger position near the start of the session when Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor shared a 93-run partnership which steered them past India’s total with only two wickets down.

Ishant Sharma led India’s fightback as they captured the wickets of Williamson, Taylor and Henry Nicholls in the 32 overs bowled after tea to bring the match much closer to parity.

Williamson made 89 and Taylor 44 in his 100th Test, but the commanding position their partnership had given New Zealand was slightly frittered away before light intervened with 11 overs still to be bowled.

Ball had mainly dominated bat from the moment New Zealand won the toss and bowled, and the period in which Taylor and Williamson were together was the only time in the match when the batsmen seemed in control.

Williamson posted his 32nd half-century in Tests, but fell short of a century and Taylor seemed on course for his 34th half-century before he also came up short of that milestone.

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title: Ervine’s century keeps Zim on par with Bangladesh


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Hundreds of Taiwanese remain trapped in Wuhan, China, since the city was locked down in late January in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

After a lot of hard work, 247 of them on Feb. 3 returned to Taiwan on a charter flight and were released on Tuesday after a 14-day quarantine, with the exception of one, who tested positive for the virus on arrival.

Making plans and preparing quarantine facilities large enough to accommodate hundreds of people is no easy task, but the government quickly set up quarantine centers in northern, central and southern Taiwan, and notified local government leaders.

Bringing Taiwanese home should have been a joyous event, but it turned into a political one due to a certain loose-lipped mayor, who revealed the location of a quarantine station, causing panic and a backlash from residents and university students in the area.

Taiwan is an island nation, and because of the remote mountain areas in the Central Mountain Range, almost everyone lives on the crowded coastal plains, leaving hardly any area uninhabited.

Setting up quarantine facilities for infectious diseases requires a lot of space and proper disease prevention equipment. The Australian government, for instance, placed its evacuees in a quarantine station on Christmas Island, where detention facilities for refugees and asylum-seekers are located. The decision was criticized for being racially discriminatory due to the island’s notorious history and many evacuees being Chinese-Australians.

The US and Germany, on the other hand, kept their evacuees in quarantine at military bases. No matter how far away a military base is located from local communities, there will always be a community nearby, and not even Christmas Island was deserted.

There are several rational and compassionate reasons why residents and students living near the quarantine stations should overcome their fear of the coronavirus, accept the temporary quarantine period and get through this difficult time together with the evacuees.

First, according to the government’s operating procedures, people brought back from Wuhan were screened for the disease before boarding, and no confirmed or suspected case was allowed on the flight. People at the quarantine stations are not sick and there is no need to jump to conclusions.

Second, since the longest virus incubation period is 14 days, the government set that as the quarantine period. TV footage also shows disease prevention personnel wearing full protective gear carefully examining and recording every passenger’s physical condition upon the flight’s arrival.

The government has taken all the precautions in its power, and the quarantine facilities, which have gradually gained media exposure, have been carefully and stringently arranged, with one room for each person, and going out or receiving visits is strictly prohibited. The public should rest assured.

Third, only a few hundred people have returned from Wuhan, and there will be a 14-day period between future repatriation flights. Moreover, the government has wisely located the quarantine stations across the nation, in northern, central and southern Taiwan. There is no need to panic.

Finally, during this period, disease prevention personnel have been working around the clock without complaint to protect the public from the virus. In addition to expressing gratitude, we should try our best to help healthcare professionals by doing whatever we can. We all need to work together and help bring the nation through this difficult time.

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Ahead of 2020 election, a ‘Blue Wave’ is rising in US cities

Since the US presidential election in 2016, political engagement has increased the most in large urban areas and the least in rural areas
As Republican US President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November, Americans’ interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by the Democratic Party than in conservative rural areas controlled by the Republican Party, an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos national opinion polls found.

If the trend lasts until the US presidential election on Nov. 3, it would be a reversal from the 2016 US presidential election when rural turnout outpaced voting in urban areas, helping Trump narrowly win the White House.

The finding, based on responses from more than 88,000 US adults who took the online poll from August to December 2015 or from August to December last year, suggests that the “Blue Wave,” a swell of anti-Trump activism that followed his entry into the White House in 2017, is still rolling across the country’s largest population centers.

Even as Trump commands rock-solid support among Republicans, voters’ interest in going to the polls appears to be growing faster among those who disapprove of Trump than among those who approve of him, experts who reviewed the data said.

The advantage in urban political engagement extends deep into the most competitive battleground states that Trump won by razor-thin margins four years ago, the data showed.

In large urban areas of the upper Midwest, a region that includes swing states Michigan and Wisconsin, for example, the number of people who said they were “certain” to vote in this year’s presidential election rose by 10 percentage points to 67 percent from survey responses in 2015.

In smaller upper Midwest communities, the number of people similarly dedicated to voting rose by only about 1 percentage point to 60 percent in that same four-year period.

Overall, the number of “certain” voters rose by 7 percentage points nationally from 2015 to last year. It increased by more than that in the largest metropolitan areas, rising by 9 percentage points in communities with 1 million to 5 million people and 8 percentage points in metropolitan areas with at least 5 million people.

Smaller and rural communities lagged behind. The number of “certain” voters rose by 5 percentage points in sparsely populated, Republican-dominated “non-metropolitan” areas.

Last year, the rise in urban political engagement helped Democrats win political victories, including governor’s races in conservative-leaning Kentucky and Louisiana.

It might have also contributed to elevated voting levels in some of the more heavily populated communities and college towns in Iowa and New Hampshire, which held their presidential nominating contests earlier this month.

“Democrats are very angry,” said University of Michigan political scientist Nicholas Valentino, who reviewed some of the poll findings for Reuters. “Many see this administration as an existential threat to the constitutional order. They’re standing ready to participate to try to change the course of this country.”

To be sure, a lot can happen this year to change the public’s interest in voting.

“Republicans are fired up as well” after the Democratic-led US House of Representatives tried to remove Trump through impeachment, said Bryon Allen, chief research officer at WPA Intelligence, a conservative political consulting firm that works with dozens of Republican congressional candidates.

In the New Hampshire Republican primary on Nov. 11, 151,011 people showed up to support Trump even though he had no significant competition, a turnout that easily surpassed the number who participated in previous primaries when former US presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton sought re-election.

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Virus Outbreak: Researcher says COVID-19 likely synthetic

ESCAPED?Given China’s poor track record with lab safety management, the virus is likely to have escaped from a facility, public health researcher Fang Chi-tai said
The ultrastructural morphology of COVID-19 is pictured in an illustration released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 29.Photo: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via Reuters
Humans likely synthesized COVID-19, although more studies are needed to be certain, National Taiwan University (NTU) public health researcher Fang Chi-tai (方啟泰) said yesterday.

Fang made the statement during a disease-prevention education seminar held at NTU by the Taiwan Public Health Association.

The association invited several public health study professors and researchers to give presentations, which were broadcast live via Facebook.

During his presentation, Fang addressed numerous hypotheses that have been raised by foreign researchers, including the possibility that the virus was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

He has heard of many US and Europe-based researchers who are asserting that the virus was inextricably linked to the institute, Fang said, adding that this assertion was highly possible as the facility’s biosafety level 4 laboratory houses samples of SARS, Ebola and other deadly viruses.

Given China’s poor track record with lab safety management and overall lab culture, it is highly likely that a virus escaped from the facility, he said.

Analyses of COVID-19 have shown that is has a 96 percent genetic similarity with an RaTG13 bat virus at the institute, he said.

While viruses need to be at least 99 percent similar to call them “the same,” it is the differences in particular that have led researchers to speculate that COVID-19 was manufactured by modifying RaTG13, he said.

A French research team that examined the gene sequence of COVID-19 has discovered that it has four more amino acids than other coronaviruses, he said, adding that this makes its transmission easier.

The findings have led some in the research community to speculate about whether China’s scientists intended to develop a virus more difficult to contain than SARS, he said.

If that was their intent, they appeared to have succeeded, Fang added.

Mutations of viruses that occur naturally only result in small, singular changes, he said, adding that one would not normally see a naturally mutated virus suddenly take on four amino acids.

While such a large mutation is not impossible, it is highly unlikely, he said.

However, only an internal administrative review at the institute could rule out whether the virus was manufactured there, he said.

Such an investigation would require access to lab records, which is unlikely to happen in the short term, he added.

Determining the source of the coronavirus has important implications for epidemiology, Fang said, adding that if the virus does not occur in nature, then it is likely to be entirely stamped out.

This is quite different from forms of influenza, which cannot be easily eradicated, because they are part of the ecosystem, Fang added.

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European shares fell on Friday as investors remained wary of the economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the bloc, despite data showing a faster-than-expected pickup in business activity this month.

The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.5 percent and ended slightly lower for the week as China reported an uptick in new cases.

The index had scaled record highs earlier in the week as data signaled a slight slowdown in the outbreak, lending weight to forecasts that the crisis might blow over by April.

The outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people and upended industrial activity in China, causing disruptions for several European manufacturers that supply and source products from one of the EU’s largest trading partners.

On Friday, IHS Markit’s eurozone flash composite purchasing manufacturers’ index (PMI) showed business activity expanding at a better-than-expected pace, although expansion remained slow.

Investors would now look to the final reading due early next month.

“The news [about the virus] has not been too positive, but nothing has indicated that we are falling into a catastrophic scenario yet as far as markets are concerned,” said Hubert de Barochez, markets economist at Capital Economics Ltd in London. “The PMIs are encouraging that we’re not heading into recession at least, but we still see consistently slow growth.”

German stocks recovered slightly from initial losses after preliminary IHS data showed that the country’s business activity was slightly better than expected this month.

Commodity-linked EU sub-indices, such as basic resources and oil and gas stocks, were among the worst performing sectors, shedding about 1 percent each.

Among individual movers, British luxury brand Burberry Group PLC fell 3 percent after Jefferies Group LLC cut the stock’s price target, saying that it was one of the most exposed brands to the outbreak.

Swiss construction chemicals maker Sika AG dropped 2.5 percent after it posted a weaker-than-expected annual operating profit.

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