Room for Debate recently published two forums on the burdens of student loans, and heard from a lot of former students, parents, professors and others who shared personal horror stories, blunt advice and critical observations about higher education.

US talks "disappoint" Chinese official

Washington sources said Beijing¡¦s argument that Taiwan didn¡¦t need to arm itself was met with skepticism because of the missiles aimed at Taiwan

Among Many Peoples, Little Genomic Variety

There is a simplicity and all-inclusiveness to the number three -- the triangle, the Holy Trinity, three peas in a pod.

China Appears to Block Google Sites

Google Web sites including its English search engine became inaccessible in China late Wednesday

15 Year Old Invents Algae-Powered Energy System

Thanks to 15 year old Texan Javier Ferna'ndez-Han, we feel a little more hopeful about the next generation¡¦s ability to adapt to a world of limited resources.

Travelers to China risk 'random' quarantine

Although the proportion of arriving Americans being quarantined remains low, the random nature of the selection process increases the uncertainty surrounding travel to China," the alert said.

Sniper-blogger grills Taiwan reporters

Flip-flopper Ma Ying-jeou Changes Tongue on his Cross-Strait Promise

Harvard Study Finds Weaker Copyright Protection Has Benefited Society

The data indicates that file sharing has not discouraged creativity, as the evidence shows significant increases in cultural production.

The transition from analog to digital

Some stations will continue with a so-called "analog nightlight" service until July 11--providing information about the DTV transition and notifying unprepared TV viewers of emergencies, such as hurricanes. Cable companies are not required to switch their privately-owned systems from analog service to digital service. In fact, if your cable company offers any analog service, it is required to provide you with your local broadcast stations in analog so that you can watch them on an analog TV without a cable set-top box.

Taiwan market: Vizio to launch LED-backlit TV in 4Q09

The 55-inch LED TV is scheduled to be released in the US market in July for US$1999.99, according to Vizio.

D-Day's solemn 65th anniversary

Recalling the "unimaginable hell" of D-Day suffering, President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to the against-all-odds Allied landings that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France and turned the tide of history.
"The sheer improbability of this victory is part of what makes D-Day so memorable," Obama said.

China's New Rebels

Yet censorship and the lack of democratic freedoms remain unchanged, and students seem disinclined to take their grievances to the streets.
The Tank Man

E-Book Display Tech Firm E Ink Bought By Taiwanese Company

E Ink and PVI currently support nearly 20 e-book manufacturers worldwide, the companies said. In 2005, PVI acquired the e-paper business of Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG).

Iraq-born teen cracks maths puzzle

A 16-year-old Iraqi immigrant living in Sweden has cracked a maths puzzle that has stumped experts for more than 300 years, Swedish media reported on Thursday.

Obama: Efforts to undermine Sotomayor will fail

"I am certain that she is the right choice," the president said in his weekly radio and Internet address in which he scolded critics who he said were trying to distort her record and past statements. Those include her 2001 comment that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge.

Fending Off Attacks in Cyberspace

President Barack Obama announced on Friday his plan to appoint a new cybersecurity official to coordinate federal efforts to defend vital government and private computer systems from the onslaught of cyberattacks by computer hackers.

DPP Taiwan to propose Tiananmen motion

The opposition DPP will propose a motion today calling on China to bring justice to the victims of the Tiananmen Incident as Chinese democracy activist Wang Dan saw plans for a meeting with President Ma Ying-jeou come to nothing.

Taiwanese march against president

DPP Chairman Tsai Ing-wen led marching protesters to the president's office in Taipei. The demonstration came ahead of the first anniversary on Wednesday of the president's coming to power. "The protests will give the government a message that we're going too fast, doing too much with China, and we need to put a break on it," said Shane Lee, a political science professor at Chang Jung University in Taiwan. Are you (KMTers) done yet?

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