The government is sending odd signals on foreign residents and stimulus vouchers. Carrefour is taking over Wellcome and Jasons Market Place. The government suffers a big data leak, which could be very worrying. Chinese devices are leaky. A fairly high profile KMT figure bolts to the TPP, and has some very interesting things to say about why. UDN ranks local governments by female participation, and I find an interesting correlation. Finally, updates and analysis on the Han recall, which is shaping up to be an interesting race--plus you'll get my prediction on that.

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