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<strong>May 9 to May 15</strong> Poisoned dagger in hand, Korean national Cho Myeong-ha pushed aside the cheering schoolchildren and lunged at Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi’s roofless car. He swiped once and missed. As the car sped up, Cho threw the dagger. But its unclear what happened next on the streets of Taichu (Taichung) on May 14, 1928. According to post-war Korean sources, the dagger grazed the prince and inflicted a minor injury before hitting the driver in the back. The poiso...

Key genes in orchids determined By Su Meng-chuan and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) researchers have discovered certain genes in orchids that can be used to manipulate flower hue, prolong the flowering period and prevent wilting, which could reduce the time needed to produce new orchid varieties from seven years to two months. There are more than 28,000 varieties of orchids, making them one of the largest and most diverse families o...