Cambodia - a destitute, war-stricken country - is managing to make money by entering the global textile and apparel market. 

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Treating Workers Well Pays Off in Cambodia

By Elizabeth Becker
Staff Writer, New York Times
May 30, 2005

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - At the close of a long, hotday sewing men's shirts, hundreds of young Cambodian women waited anxiously as their British boss jumped onto a cutting table with a bullhorn, worried that he would tell them they had lost their jobs.

But instead of delivering bad news, the manager, Adrian Ross, said he would be the host at a company picnic to celebrate the Cambodian New Year on April 15 at the advanced new factory his company had built down the road. "It's been hard work this year, " Mr. Ross said. "Now it's time to have fun."

Thanks to an unorthodox 非正統的 labor program backed by the United States and intended to improve working conditions, much of Cambodia's garment industry has been managing to stay in business since the end of the global quota system that parceled out shares of the apparel and textile business country by country. A majority of Cambodia's factories have retained the loyalty of major retailers around the world by appealing not just to their needs for low-cost production but also to their desire to avoid the stigma of sweatshop 剝削勞力工作環境惡劣的工廠.

For 30 years the global quotas - which were abolished on January 1 - did not just slow the loss of clothing jobs in advanced industrial nations; they also helped some destitute 缺乏、貧困的 countries by giving them guranteed entry into the &400 billion global trade in apparel and textiles. But now, many poor countries are searching for ways to keep their nascent 發生中的 apparel industries functioning in a world of unfettered 不受束縛的、除去腳鐐的 competition - one where China has been unleashed and is trying to grab as much of the business as it can.

The surge in China's clothing exports has taken business from rich and poor nations alike. In the U.S. and Europe, domestic lobbies for the textile and apparel industries have prodded their governments into considering temporary limits on Chinese products.

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0516 EZNEWS broadcast script - I will test you on this.

 TAIWAN IS BEEFING UP THE PROTECTION OF CRIME VICTIMS.

JUSTICE MINISTER SHI MAO-LIN SAYS HE HAS ASKED THE CRIME
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION TO WORK WITH SOCIAL GROUPS IN
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS... AND DO MORE TO PUBLICIZE
THE PROGRAM.

SHI SAYS THE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AIMS
TO PROVIDE URGENT PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP TO CRIME VICTIMS.  IT
ALSO OFFERS HELP IN CRIME INVESTIGATIONS AND RELATED LEGAL
ASSISTANCE.

BUT THE JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS MANY IN THE PUBLIC ARE STILL
UNAWARE OF THE PROGRAM... AND HE WANTS MORE TO BE DONE TO
GET THE WORD OUT TO VICTIMS. 

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 ONE OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TOP OFFICIALS IS HEADING
 TO THE USA.

PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YU XI-KUN PLANS TO
ATTEND HIS SON'S GRADUATION FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ON
WEDNESDAY.

YU WILL BE IN NEW YORK CITY FOR FOUR DAYS.

AT THE SAME TIME... YU WILL TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON D-C TO MEET
WITH AMERICAN OFFICIALS AND POLITICIANS.

YU IS ALSO SLATED TO BECOME THE HIGHEST RANKING TAIWAN
OFFICIAL TO DELIVER A SPEECH TO PROMINENT THINK-TANKS IN THE
U-S CAPITAL. 

MEDIA REPORTS SAY YU WILL ACT AS PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S
VIRTUAL PROXY... TO BRIEF AMERICANS ON TAIWAN'S CROSS STRAIT
POLICIES. 

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 A TAIPEI MOTORIST WAS KILLED LATE LAST NIGHT IN A CRASH ON
 THE SUN YAT-SEN EXPRESSWAY.

THE CAR THE MAN WAS DRIVING WAS FLATTENED AFTER A TRUCK LOST
CONTROL... AND FLIPPED OVER ON THE ROADWAY.

THE ACCIDENT WAS ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES NEAR TAIPEI'S
NEI-HU AREA.

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT... BUT
BELIEVE THE POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME MAY HAVE
BEEN RESPONSIBLE. 

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 HEAVY TORRENTIAL RAINS ACROSS TAIWAN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS
 HAVE KILLED FOUR AND LEFT FOUR PEOPLE MISSING.

THE CENTRAL DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF CENTER SAYS IN
ADDITION TO THE HUMAN TOLL... THE RAINS AND SUBSEQUENT
FLOODS CAUSED HEAVY AGRICULTURAL LOSSES.

TWO OF THE DEAD WERE KILLED IN MIAOLI... WITH ONE KILLED IN
XINZHU AND TAIDONG COUNTIES AS WELL. 

THREE OF THE MISSING WERE FROM A COMPANY IN NANTOU COUNTY...
WHO HAD JOINED AN OFFICE SPONSORED MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
EXCURSION. 

MEANWHILE... INITIAL ESTIMATES FROM THE COUNCIL OF
AGRICULTURE... PUT FARM LOSSES AT 163 MILLION N-T... WITH
WATERMELON, VEGETABLE AND RICE PADDIES TAKING THE BRUNT OF
THE DAMAGE. 

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Vitamine D can prevent or possibly treat many kinds of cancer!

據美國最新醫學研究發現，人們應適度的曝曬太陽，方可防止癌症，尤以直腸癌。

傳統以來，皮膚科醫生都建議人們應小心紫外線，外出時，應使用防曬乳液，以避免罹患皮膚癌。但是，最近的四項獨立研究卻發現，適度的曝曬太陽，如：每日十五分鐘，可保護淋巴系統，防止罹患攝護腺、肺、皮膚癌，其中，尤其有充足的證據顯示，可防止直腸癌。

事實上，維他命D是防止上述癌症的關鍵因素，而人們常常難以從飲食、牛奶中，獲得足夠的維他命D。唯有適度的曝曬太陽，藉著陽光中的紫外線，刺激皮膚，以產生足夠的維他命D，防止罹患上述諸般癌症。

Vitamin D and cancer: new research

15:39 2005-05-22

A growing body of research suggests that vitamin D, which the skin makes from sunshine, might help prevent and possibly treat many kinds of cancer.

Some scientists believe that people should spend a little more time in the sun -- without sunscreen -- so that their skin can absorb this helpful vitamin. Obviously, that's a controversial notion, given all the warnings about the risk of skin cancer, tells the Newsday.

The vitamin is D, nicknamed the "sunshine vitamin" because the skin makes it from ultraviolet rays. Sunscreen blocks its production, but dermatologists and health agencies have long preached that such lotions are needed to prevent skin cancer.

Now some scientists are questioning that advice.

The reason is that vitamin D increasingly seems important for preventing and even treating many types of cancer. In the last three months alone, four separate studies found it helped protect against lymphoma and cancers of the prostate, lung and, ironically, the skin. The strongest evidence is for colon cancer.

Watch, I am ready to put out a polar gas?

This is the script for the EZNEWS 0513

0513 ICRT EZNEWS

PREMIER FRANK XIE IS URGING THE OPPOSITION TO SUPPORT THE
GOVERNMENT's BUDGET FOR THE 2008 TAIWAN EXPO.

XIE SAYS THE EXPO IS ONLY THREE YEARS AWAY... AND IF THE
FUNDING ISN'T APPROVED QUICLY... THE PLAN WILL HAVE TO BE
CANCELLED.

THIS FOLLOWS AN EARLIER THREAT FROM XIE... WHEN HE SET THE
DEADLINE FOR APPROVING THE PROJECT FOR LATE LAST MONTH.

KMT LAWMAKERS DISMISS THE EXPO AS PORK BARREL POLITICS BY
THE DPP TO GARNER SUPPORT IN SELECT CONSTITUENCIES.

XIE MADE THE APPEAL WHILE VISITING TAINAN COUNTY MAGISTRATE
SU HUAN-ZHI... WHO IS HOLDING A HUNGER STRIKE OUTSIDE THE
LEGISLATURE.

TAINAN IS ONE OF THREE COUNTIES THAT WILL HOST THE EXPO.




AN OLIVE BRANCH FROM THE VATICAN COULD COMPLICATE RELATIONS
WITH TAIWAN.

POPE BENEDICT THE 16TH IS SENDING A VEILED MESSAGE TO
CHINA... INVITING COUNTRIES THAT DON'T HAVE DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN TO ESTABLISH TIES SOON.

BENEDICT DIDN'T NAME THE COUNTRIES HE'S REACHING OUT TO.

BUT A VATICAN DIPLOMATIC TROUBLESHOOTER, SAID BENEDICT WAS
CLEARLY TALKING ABOUT CHINA.

BEIJING'S COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT ORDERED CHINESE CATHOLICS TO
BREAK TIES WITH THE VATICAN IN 1951.

MEANWHILE... TAIWAN'S AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE, TOU
CHOU-SENG, SAYS HE REALIZES THE VATICAN IS CONCERNED OVER
THE FATE OF CATHOLICS IN CHINA.

BUT HE SAYS HE DOESN'T EXPECT ANY RUPTURE WITH TAIWAN ANY
TIME SOON.




PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN IS MAKING HIS CASE FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE... AND IS URGING VOTERS TO SUPPORT HIS
D-P-P PARTY IN TOMORROW'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.

IN A TELEVISED INTERVIEW YESTERDAY... CHEN PUT HIS WEIGHT
BEHIND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

THESE INCLUDE CUTTING THE SIZE OF THE LEGISLATURE IN HALF...
AND CHANGING THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM.

CHEN SAYS THESE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN RECENT VISITS TO
CHINA BY PAN BLUE LEADERS.

MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION HAS BEEN
SIDE-TRACKED BY THE TRIPS FROM THE KMT'S LIAN ZHAN... AND
PFP'S JAMES SOONG.

CHEN ALSO DEFENDED HIS RECORD... SAYING HE HAS NOT FLIP
FLOPPED ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

download the script for the news broadcasting, May 6, 2005

Domestic News, May 6, 2005

PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN HAS CALLED A POW WOW FOR TONIGHT OF
TOP PARTY OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTIVES.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO DISCUSS CONTROVERSY WITHIN
THE PARTY OVER CHEN'S HANDLING OF OPPOSITION TRIPS TO CHINA.

DISSENT IS REPORTEDLY BREWING AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ...
WITH MANY UNHAPPY THAT CHEN HAS TAKEN A CONCILIATORY STANCE
ON THE VISITS.

OFFICIALS FROM BOTH THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL LEVEL WILL ATTEND
... AS WELL AS PARTY LAWMAKERS.

D-P-P CHAIRMAN SU ZHEN-CHANG SAYS CHEN WANTS TO HEAR WHAT
OTHERS HAVE TO SAY.

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P-F-P CHAIRMAN JAMES SOONG CAUSED SOME EMBARRASSMENT FOR
CHINESE OFFICIALS TODAY BY ADDING A REFERENCE TO THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN A SPEECH.

IN THE SPEECH, SOONG QUOTED THE DATE AS ACCORDING TO THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA CALENDAR.

WHEN THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE SPEECH WAS SENT TO CHINA'S
TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE, THEY CROSSED OUT THE REFERENCE.

HOWEVER, WHEN SOONG SPOKE IN FRONT OF REPORTERS, HE DECIDED
TO PUT IT BACK IN.

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THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO BOOST
TURNOUT IN NEXT WEEKEND'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION.

THE CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION IS REPORTEDLY CONCERNED THAT
VOTERS MAY STAY HOME.

WHILE THE C-E-C SAYS IT HOPES VOTER TURNOUT WILL EXCEED 40
PERCENT ... SOME HAVE ESTIMATED IT COULD FALL FAR BELOW
THAT.

A LUCKY DRAW WILL BE HELD FOR THOSE WHO DO VOTE ... WITH A
GRAND PRIZE OF ONE MILLION NT TO THE WINNER.

NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS WILL BE GIVEN TO SECOND AND THIRD PLACE
WINNERS.

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A ROUGH OUTING FOR TAIWAN'S TOP PITCHING STAR IN THE MAJOR
LEAGUES.

WANG JIAN-MING SUFFERED HIS FIRST BIG LEAGUE DEFEAT AS THE
NEW YORK YANKEES FELL TO THE TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS 6 TO 2 IN
FLORIDA

THE 25-YEAR-OLD RIGHTHANDER FROM TAI-NAN WAS TAGGED FOR 5
RUNS ON 8 HITS IN SIX INNINGS IN HIS SECOND BIG LEAGUE
START.

THE GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON A GIANT, OUTDOOR TELEVISION
SCREEN IN TAIPEI.

LAST WEEK, THE 190 CENTIMETER PITCHER TURNED IN AN
IMPRESSIVE, PERFORMANCE IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT - BUT LEFT
YANKEE STADIUM WITHOUT A DECISION.



ASIAN NEWS HEADLINES...


A LIBYAN SEIZED IN PAKISTAN THIS WEEK WAS THE FOURTH
PURPORTED NO. 3 LEADER OF AL-QAIDA KILLED OR CAPTURED SINCE
THE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS.

BUT THE GLOBAL DRAGNET HAS YET TO REACH UP THE TERROR
GROUP'S HIERARCHY TO THE MAIN PRIZES: OSAMA BIN LADEN AND
HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN, AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI.



VOTERS AND LAWMAKERS IN ASIA ARE PRAISING TONY BLAIR FOR
WEATHERING A BACKLASH OVER HIS IRAQ POLICIES TO WIN A
HISTORIC THIRD TERM AS BRITISH PRIME MINISTER.



THE UNITED NATIONS IS SOUNDING AN ALARM FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
IN AFGHANISTAN.

THREE YOUNG AFGHAN WOMEN WERE FOUND RAPED, HANGED AND DUMPED
ON A ROADSIDE WITH A WARNING NOT TO WORK FOR FOREIGN RELIEF
ORGANIZATIONS.



MYANMAR PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS RALLIED IN WESTERN JAPAN
AHEAD OF AN ASIA-EUROPE MINISTERIAL MEETING.

IT'S SET TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS IN MILITARY-RULED MYANMAR,
NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM AND RISING OIL PRICES.




THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES
ONE OF ITS CITIZENS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ MORE THAN FIVE DAYS
AGO IS STILL ALIVE.



EU AND JAPANESE OFFICIALS HAVE REACHED A DEAL MAPPING OUT
FUTURE COOPERATION OVER BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL FUSION
REACTOR.

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT SAYS THIS COULD LEAD TOKYO TO DROP ITS
BID TO HOST THE PROJECT.



THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THREE ADDITIONAL CASES OF
POLIO IN INDONESIA HAVE BROUGHT ITS TOTAL TO FOUR _ ALL OF
THEM TODDLERS _ IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST OUTBREAK IN A DECADE.




U.S. ADMIRAL WILLIAM FALLON IS MEETING WITH INDONESIA
PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO TO DISCUSS SECURITY AND
MILITARY TIES.



HIS EX-WIFE AND A CORRECTIONS OFFICER SAY AN AUSTRALIAN
PRISON INMATE WHO TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT
BEAUTICIAN FACING DRUG-SMUGGLING CHARGES ON INDONESIA'S BALI
ISLAND HAS BEEN STABBED IN JAIL.



AN EDITORIAL CARTOONIST KNOWN FOR USHING COMMENTARY TO
THE EDGE'' SOON WILL BE THE FIRST AMERICAN CARTOONIST
PUBLISHED IN CHINA BY A CHINESE-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER.



THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN ARE CALLING ON CHINA TO
IMPLEMENT A FLEXIBLE FOREIGN EXCHANGE SYSTEM.

AND AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL WARNS FAILURE TO DO SO COULD LEAD
TO ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN ASIA.



OFFICIALS OF CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK WILL MEET ON MONDAY WITH
U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS FOR ONGOING DISCUSSIONS
RELATING TO VARIOUS FINANCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING CHINA'S
CURRENCY.


WEATHER ...

IF YOU'RE HEADED TO THE WEST COAST OF THE U-S TOMORROW ...
THE WEATHERMAN PREDICTS OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN LOS ANGELES
WITH THE DAYTIME HIGH UP AROUND 19 DEGREES CELCIUS.

HERE IN TAIWAN NIGHTIME LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD DROP TO ABOUT 21
IN TAIPEI 23 IN TAIZHONG ... AND 26 IN GAOXIONG.

THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW CALLS FOR CLOUDY WEATHER WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ISLAND WIDE.

晴空萬里，慈光普照！