Monday, December 29, 2008

Taiwan Retrospective: Top News Stories of 2008

Taiwan's CNA has its annual list of top Taiwan news stories of the year. Here's the list, and it's a mostly depressing one.

Number one: the arrest and indictment of former president Chen Shui-bian, of course.

Other highlights (or "lowlights"?) include poisoned milk from China and this little gem of financial news:
Since the May 20 inauguration of the KMT administration, Taiwan's stock index plunged from more than 9,200 points to far below the 10-year average of 6,560 and even continued its downward spiral toward a low of 4,000 points before rebounding to hover around 4,300 points.

Gee, what was that Ma said about boosting Taiwan's economy if he got elected?

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