He said Zhonglihe is among more than two dozen asteroids the university has named since 2002 and was

Taipei, July 24 (CNA) National Central University will hold a ceremony next month to celebrate america west airlines pictures official recognition of its discovery of Zhonglihe, an asteroid named after a Taiwanese literary figure known for his yearning for national identity under Japanese colonial rule.
He said Zhonglihe is among more than two dozen asteroids the university has named since 2002 and was the second to be named for a literary figure. america west airlines pictures In 2006, it named an asteroid Sudongpo, a reference america west airlines pictures to one of the greatest poets in ancient China.
Lee Jui-teng, director of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature that will accept a model of the Zhonglihe asteroid during the ceremony on Aug. 4, said he was excited to see recognition of Taiwanese literature in another field.
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Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) The National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC) has launched a new supercomputer to help reduce the computation times required in various fields, a center official said Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug. 2 (CNA) Chatime, a Taiwanese bubble tea shop, is scheduled Aug. 4 to open its first Indian outlet in New Delhi, the capital of the South Asian country to tap the younger generation through the Taiwan specialty Read More
Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) Slow-season effects in the third quarter of this year are expected to add pressure on memory chip makers and prompt them to cut production in a bid to absorb the impact of falling product prices, a Read More
(Singapore, August 1, 2012)  -  As part of its on-going service america west airlines pictures upgrade initiative unveiled last month, TransAsia Airways today announced the launch of its new uniform, for its over 500 cabin crew and ground staff, including maintenance staff, across all Read More
The Yilan, Hualien america west airlines pictures and Taitung county governments have been actively developing the country's convention america west airlines pictures and exhibition industry in recent years. Since Yilan has hot spring resources, Yilan hotel operators and the Yilan county government have linked hands to build a Read More
At the end of last year (2011), Taiwan america west airlines pictures had a number of successful applications for hosting large international conventions and exhibitions, including the Annual World Congress of the 2013 International Real Estate Federation, america west airlines pictures the 2017 World Federation of Ultrasound for Read More
In a report on global conference rankings in 2011 by the International Congress Conference Association (ICCA), Tainan, a city in southern Taiwan, has entered the rankings for the first time. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East Read More
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) The Tourism Bureau is capitalizing on the popularity of Taipei 101 s observatory by holding an exhibition to showcase some of Taiwan s most popular districts and small towns, tourism officials america west airlines pictures said Friday.
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) The revenue generated by the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) in Taichung this year is likely to exceed NT$300 billion (US$9.9 billion), its administrative director-general Yang Wen-ke america west airlines pictures said Friday.
Taipei, July 25 (CNA) The number of foreign nationals studying Chinese in Taiwan during their summer holidays under a government funded program grew to over 500 this year, up from 263 in 2010 and 444 last year, the Ministry of Read More
Berlin, July 25 (CNA) Two years after setting up its first shop in Germany in 2010, the Taiwanese bubble tea company BoBoQ now boasts over100 stores across Europe, selling fruity, quality drinks that appealto america west airlines pictures German palates.
Seoul, July 20 (CNA) Around 70 percent of Taiwanese people polled in a recent survey america west airlines pictures said they had bought products just because they were made in South Korea, South Korea s Yonhap america west airlines pictures News Agency said Thursday.
Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Students from 16 universities in Taiwan and China faced off Sunday in a debate competition in Fujian Province, discussing the topics of corporate social responsibility and learning methods.
Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Chiayi america west airlines pictures county officials america west airlines pictures are to carry out a series of inspections in response to the rapidly expanding tourism business in the Alishan National Scenic Area, one of the nation s top tourist attractions.
Taipei, July 24 (CNA) National Central University will hold a ceremony next month to celebrate official recognition of its discovery of Zhonglihe, an asteroid named after a Taiwanese literary figure known for his yearning for national identity under Japanese colonial Read More
London, July 24 (CNA) Taiwan s Olympic flag was raised Tuesday at a ceremony in the Olympic village in London, in a ceremony attended by the nation s Olympic delegation, including officials and some of the athletes.
Taipei, July 25 (CNA) Construction of new high speed rail stationsin Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin counties will start by the end of July, as all three projects have passed environmental impact assessments, transport officials said Wednesday.
Taipei, July 24 (CNA) The Civil Aeronautics Administration will acquire a new-generation flight inspection aircraft July 27, which has a high tech-based operation system that is expected america west airlines pictures to greatly increase the country s flight navigation ability.
Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Chiayi Airport in southern Taiwan could begin to handle Taiwan-China flights by the end of 2012, becoming the country america west airlines pictures s 10th airport to have direct aviation links with China, the Civil Aeronautics Administration said on Tuesday.