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Blue plastic bathroom slipper sale

The only footwear a real Taiwan man ever needsSurveys show that eleven out of every ten native Taiwan men over 40 wear blue plastic bathroom slippers at least 192 hours a week. Here are some of their testimonials:* Perfect for going next door for your... ...full story at Laowiseass

from Laowiseass on Wed, Jun 17 2009

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26 Dec 08 visit Fire kills three in Taiwan-funded plastic factory in S China  »  People's Daily Three workers died after a fire in a Taiwan-funded company here Thursday, authorities said on Friday. The fire broke out at 4:00 p.m. in a three-storey plastic factory in Shenzhen of south China's Guangdong Province, and about40 staff escaped, an...
17 Aug 09 visit Aid arrives as Taiwan still feels devastation  »  People's Daily The first shipments of overseas aid arrived yesterday as China's Taiwan struggled to reach more than 1,000 people still stranded a week after its deadliest typhoon in half a century. As plastic sheeting for makeshift housing arrived from the United...
30 May 08 visit Banned by Beijing: Plastic Bags  »  China Journal China’s “white pollution” problem (AP photo) On Sunday, June 1, a far-reaching ban on the manufacture, sale and use of thin plastic bags takes effect, and stores will have to start charging customers for thicker plastic bags. The...
09 Jun 08 visit Update on China's plastic bag ban  »  Global Voices New plastic bag rules went into effect throughout China on Sunday: now, ultra-thin plastic bags are banned, and shoppers need to pay a small fee for thicker ones. One supermarket reported daily plastic bag use fell 40 percent since the ban. News outlets...

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