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*Readout of the President’s Phone Call with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong* THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 24, 2015 Yesterday evening President Obama spoke with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien

Loong to express his and the First Lady’s condolences and the condolences of the American people on the death of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The President recognized founding Prime Minister Lee’s remarkable leadership and lasting

contributions, not just to Singapore’s development, but also to the region’s dynamism. The President also conveyed his appreciation for founding Prime Minister Lee’s wise counsel and strong support for U.S.Singapore relations. here."

Taiwanese politicians mourn death of Lee Kuan Yew Taipei, March 23 (CNA)

●Taiwan mourns the passing of 'staunch friend' Lee Kuan Yew ●President pays tribute to Lee Kuan Yew, recalls friendship with Taiwan ●Lee Kuan Yew's death means loss of close ROC friend: premier

Taiwanese politicians on Monday mourned the death of Lee Kuan Yew (‫ޕ‬٠ᤌ), the founding father of Singapore, praising his leadership and his role in international politics.

In a statement issued by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), KMT Chairman Eric Chu (‫مڹ‬଩) said his party is "deeply saddened" by the passing of Lee and expressed his condolences to Lee's family and the people of Singapore.

"Singapore became an economic miracle under his leadership, and has successfully played an important role in international politics," said Chu, who is also mayor of New Taipei.

Chu described Lee as a longtime friend of the KMT and said Lee's ideas and practices inspired him during visits he made to Singapore in 2009 and earlier this year.

Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman Cheng Yun-peng (ᔤሎᣛ) also quoted DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (ᓐ૎֮) as describing Lee as an "outstanding" politician of the modern era.

Tsai said Singapore became a vibrant economy under Lee's leadership and that his contributions will be remembered, Cheng said.

Former President Lee Teng-hui (‫࿆ޕ‬ᔕ) praised the former prime minister for leading the Singaporeans in their efforts to build an independent nation, calling him "a precious asset to Singapore."

Lee Kuan Yew at the launch of his book 'One Man's View of the World' in Singapore on Aug. 6, 2013. ness.

Lee died earlier in the day at a hospital in Singapore at the age of 91.

He ruled Singapore with an iron grip for three decades until 1990 and is credited with building Singapore into a global business and financial hub with a low level of corruption.

Under his leadership, Lee said, Singapore became head of the Four Asian Dragons, i.e., Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, all newly industrialized economies which achieved prosperity in the 1980s.

(By Sophia Yeh and Christie Chen) ENDITEM/J

Meanwhile, on his Facebook page, former Premier Frank Hsieh (᝔९‫ )ݪ‬praised Lee for designating English as one of Singapore's official languages, which he said laid the foundation for Singapore's international competitive

Related stories: ●Lee Kuan Yew remembered as facilitator in cross-strait relations

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Director General Jack J. C. Yang attends the Colorado Inauguration Ceremony of Governor John W. Hickenlooper and Lieutenant Governor Joseph A. Garcia

Governor Hickenlooper delivered his inaugural address at the ceremony on the west steps of the State Capitol immediately after he and Lieutenant Governor Garcia were sworn in for a second term. More than 600 attendees witnessed this solemn and pleasant ceremony.

Director General Jack J. C. Yang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Kansas City attended the Colorado Inauguration Dinner-"Colorado Up!" of Governor John W. Hickenlooper and Lieutenant Governor Joseph A. Garcia on Tuesday evening, January 13, 2015.

Director General Yang had a pleasant and informative visit with Governor Hickenlooper. Director General Yang told Governor Hickenlooper that TECO in Kansas City will be scheduled to relocate from Kansas City, Missouri, to Denver, Colorado in the first quarter of 2015. Director General Yang will look forward to working with Governor Hickenlooper to enhance the mutual partnership between Taiwan and Colorado.

Director General Jack J. C. Yang visits with Mayor Michael B. Hancock, City of Denver, Colorado Director General Jack J.C. Yang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Kansas City visited with Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Executive Director Derek Okubo of Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships, Sustainability Strategist Sonrisa Lucero and Analyst Abdul Sesay, City of Denver, Colorado on Thursday, January 15, 2015.

They exchanged views regarding the TECO in Kansas City’s scheduled relocation to Denver and the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between Taiwan and Colorado.

Director General Yang expressed that TECO in Kansas City is scheduled to transfer to the City of Denver, Colorado in the first quarter of 2015.

Director General Yang will look forward to enhancing the mutual partnership with Denver, Colorado in the upcoming days.

Director General Jack J.C. Yang with Mayor Hancock, Executive Director Okubo, Sustainability Strategist Lucero and Analyst Sesay

Director General Jack J.C. Yang gave a lecture to the businessman in Colorado

Director General Jack J.C. Yang with Executive Director Barbara Brohl, Deputy Executive Director Heather Copp,

Director General Jack J.C. Yang briefed the missions of TECO to Mr. Adam You and the business representatives from Colorado

Senior Director Mike Dixon

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Celebrating the Lunar New Year at Empress Seafood Restaurant OCA of Colorado hosted this years Lunar New coming in the Year of the Sheep with a Tradi- tions and beautiful traditional and contemporary Year at the Empress Seafood Restaurant, wel- tional Lion Dance, exciting kung fu demonstra- music.

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New technology to turn solar industry waste for steel production Taiwanese PC maker Taipei, March 26 (CNA) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU, ‫ګ‬ ‫פ‬Օᖂ) on Thursday announced that its innovative process that refines solar industry waste into raw materials for steel has been awarded with a patent.

NCKU said that the sludge waste created by the solar industry must be processed by the waste disposal companies specializing in either liquid or solid form.

While ethylene glycol can be extracted from the liquid portion and sold as fuel, solid waste materials often have no other disposal methods than being buried at landfills.

Chen Wei-sheng (ຫ೛ᆣ), an assistant professor at NCKU's Department of Resources Engineering who led the development effort said that the process involves the use of physical, chemical or diversified treatment methods to extract reusable silicon and carbonized silicon from waste sludge.

NCKU said that as conventional solid waste processing is extremely costly and technically complex, it has been abandoned by the majority of waste disposal and reprocessing companies.

Chen said that the new process can reduce the

impacts of the glut of sludge waste produced by Taiwan's booming solar power industry.

Chen noted that while the reclaimed materials may become the additives in producing ceramics, glass and other fire-resistant products, and mostly importantly, steel.

NCKU said that it has transferred the technology to a local waste disposal company, effectively "turning silicon sludge into gold."

(By Chang Juang-hsiang and Ted Chen)

HTC launches 'UH OH' protection for One M9 owners in U.S. Taipei, March 19 (CNA)

gram will be expanded to HTC's other markets.

The latest edition of the HTC flagship model was unveiled earlier this month and will not be available until late

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. (‫ݛ‬ ሒሽ) has unveiled a free phone replacement service that covers cracked screen and water damage for U.S. customers who purchase the company's flagship One M9 phone.

The HTC UH OH Protection provides consumers who damage their new HTC One M9

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with an untimely fall onto the pavement or into a toilet with a free phone replacement within 12 months of purchase, the company said in a statement Wednesday.

Consumers who choose not to take advantage of UH OH Protection within the first 12 months can alternatively receive US$100 towards the purchase of a future HTC One smartphone.

The UH OH Protection is automatically provided with HTC One M9, which will be going on sale soon in the United States. With a call to HTC Care team, a team member will make arrangements for a replacement phone to be delivered to the customer overnight, according to HTC. "With the HTC One M9, we didn't stop with creating an award-winning smartphone and amazing user experiences. We created an innovative

new program that ensures the best phone on the market stays that way," said Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC Americas.

"We want our customers to have the confidence to use their new HTC One and the peace of mind that HTC has your back if something unfortunate happens to it," Mackenzie said in the statement.

It is not immediately known whether the pro-

Based on a Google Insights survey conducted in March 2015 with individuals that had damaged their smartphone, 69 percent of respondents said the damage had occurred in the previous 12 months.

Some 47 percent of the respondents who had repaired their phones had spent US$100 or more, while 25 percent were currently using a damaged phone, the survey said.

(By Jeffrey Wu)

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Authentic Chinese Noodles that Transports you to the Middle Kingdom

by David Weissmann

I sat down with my noodles and took my first

a Pearl Meatball. All three were amazing, potsticker was perfectly fried and just a little c r u n c h y, the noodles just a hint spicy, and the beef so tender I could cut it with my chopsticks.

All for about $15

I remember the first time I went to Zoe MaMa. I had been back from my first trip to China for about a year and I was craving some good Chinese food. After my 3rd generic General Tso’s Chicken I was honestly a bit sad, AND my craving was still in full effect. I stumbled upon Zoe MaMa’s quite by accident, and almost walked right past the tiny restaurant if I hadn’t seen the bite. I was instantly transported to one of my sign saying ࡌ䩼䩼 and went in to explore. favorite noodle shops in Beijing. I could practiThe homey 24 seat interior with giant windows cally see the owner seemingly magically makand outside bar made for comfortable eating ing noodles out of a lump of dough. And since on the sunny spring day. I remember instantly that first bite Zoe MaMa has been one of my ordering the Zajiang mian and sitting down at first stops whenever I get back to Boulder. the table and attempting to read the Colorado Chinese News that adorns the tabletops, only Not much has changed at Zoe MaMa, The food understanding maybe 2 characters in 10, and is still amazing, it still transports me back to a before I could finish failing to read the first line noodle shop in China(this time in Hangzhou).

This time I ordered the Sichuan Braised Beef my name was being called.

Noodles, a Potsticker, a Vegan dumpling, and

So, if you want authentic, amazing Chinese d i s h e s that won’t break the bank go check out Zoe MaMa in Boulder or Denver.

Let me just start by saying that I’m excited to be able to explore Colorado cuisine with the Colorado Chinese news. I hope that I can help all of you discover your new favorite restaurant in this beautiful place we call home.

Now, since this is my first article I decided to go to one of my personal favorites, Zoe Ma Ma. Since it opened in 2010 this has been my, and apparently many other Boulderites go-to place for Chinese Noodles. They have just opened their new location by Union Station so now all of you Denverites can enjoy too, LUCKY YOU!

Sabatino Chen’s recent news Asian Pacific Business Journal Publisher Wendy Chao visits Sabatino Chen, former CU Boulder student and current player for the Yulon Dinos in Taiwan’s Super Basketball League, Professor Shieh, who will be coming to CU Boulder this summer to teach a short class, and his family in Taiwan.

David Weissmann is a Colorado native who graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2010 with a focus on Chinese language and History.

He returned from living in Hangzhou, China in February where he taught English as a Second Language. In addition to writing for Colorado Chinese News, he also has started a business exporting local craft beer to China.

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Getac sees Windows 10 release to fuel rugged PC replacement Taipei, March 25 (CNA) Getac was founded in 1989 as a joint venture between U.S.- based GE Aerospace and MiTAC Inc., the thirdlargest computing group in Taiwan, to supply defense electronic products.

Taiwan's Getac Technology Corp. (壀ഗઝ‫)ݾ‬, the world's second-largest rugged computer maker, said Wednesday that the release of Windows 10 operating system later this year will fuel replacement in the rugged PC market.

In the second quarter of 2014, Getac overtook Dell Inc. as the world's second-largest rugged computer provider with roughly 16 percent of the global market, which is dominated by Japan's Panasonic Corp. with a nearly 60 percent market share.

Getac Chairman James Hwang (႓ࣔዧ) said that although Microsoft Corp. plans to enable free upgrades for Windows 10 on older computers, people will still need new rugged PC designs that can optimize the "Cortana" voice-recognition virtual assistant of Windows 10.

Rugged computers are specifically designed to operate reliably in harsh usage environments and conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures and wet or dusty conditions. vironments, including military and defense, law enforcement and industrial manufacturing.

Hwang said he believes that the Cortana feature will drive a replacement for rugged PCs and tab- "I'm pretty optimistic about Windows 10 in the lets because it allows users to complete work long term," Hwang told reporters on the sidelines more easily without hand controls in extreme en- of the Taiwan Internet Trend Seminar in Taipei.

Rugged computers accounted for roughly 40 percent of the company's revenues last year, compared with about 60 percent from its component module business such as computer casings.

(By Jeffrey Wu)

Taiwan plans to import workers from Myanmar Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan is planning on bringing in migrant workers from Myanmar to resolve labor shortages in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors, the director general of the country's Workforce Development Agency said Monday.

are considering whether or not to invest in that emerging economy.

"By bringing in workers from Myanmar, we can

The government is also evaluating the feasibility of hiring workers from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, he said.

In the initial stage of the program, about 100 to 200 Myanmar nationals will be brought to Taiwan to work on a trial basis, Liu Chug-chun (Ꮵ ࠋၫ) said while answering reporters' questions at the Legislative Yuan.

The experimental program could be implemented at the end of April or early May at the earliest, he said.

If the plan is fully carried out, it will be the first time ever that Taiwan hires workers from overseas for agriculture purposes, Liu said.

Most of the migrant workers in Taiwan at present come from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, and they are mostly employed in manufacturing or as domestic helpers and caregivers.

Liu said people in Myanmar share similar religious beliefs and lifestyles with people in Taiwan, making them a good fit in the local economy.

At the same time, many Taiwanese businesses

both resolve our manpower shortage and give Taiwanese businesses wanting to invest there a head start (on what to expect)," Liu said.

(By Chang Ming-hsuan and Elizabeth Hsu)

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