Taiwan Jumps to Sixth in IMD's World Rankings

Taiwan Jumps to Sixth in IMD's World Rankings

Taiwan was ranked sixth in the 2011 global competitiveness rating by Switzerland's International Institute for Management and Development (IMD), advancing two notches from eighth place in 2010. This was mainly a result of its strong domestic and buoyant international trade, according to IMD's World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011. This has been Taiwan's best performance since it first appeared in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 17 years ago.

The government said that it's a common glory shared by all the people. However, Taiwan will not be content with the achievement and will keep moving in the right direction to pursue a better performance.

台湾竞争力　跃居全球第6

　　瑞士洛桑管理学院（IMD）公布台湾在 2011 年全球竞争力中排名第 6，比起 2010年进步了 2 名。根据洛桑管理学院『2011年世界竞争力年鉴』所述，这样的结果主要是因为台湾强劲的经济表现以及国际贸易蒸蒸日上。这是台湾 17年前首度出现在瑞士洛桑管理学院公布的『世界竞争力年鉴』以来，表现最好的一次。

　　政府说这份荣耀应由全民共享。然而，台湾不会因此自满，而会持续朝正确的方向前进，追求更好的成绩。

A black couple claimed they were shocked when their son was born with white skin and blond hair. The father, Francis Tshibangu, admitted, "My first thought was 'Wow, is he really mine?'" He and his wife Arlette already have a two-year-old boy, Seth, whose features reflect his African parentage. It is thought that baby Daniel has a slight genetic mutation.

The 28-year-old Congo-born Tshibangu said that his "jaw dropped open" when Daniel arrived. "I was too stunned to speak, and I could see the doctors looking at each other, thinking the baby couldn't be mine," Tshibangu said. "When I bent down and kissed him, I got a better look at his features and could see he looked just like me and Arlette."

黑人夫妇生下金发白娃娃

1 对黑人夫妇声称他们生下金发白皮肤的儿子时大为震惊。孩子的父亲弗朗西斯‧希邦古承认：『我第 1 个想法是「哇，他真的是我的骨肉吗？」』他和妻子阿尔莱特已经有 1 个 2 岁大名叫塞思的儿子，他的容貌反映出非洲裔的血统。一般认为，这名叫丹尼尔的宝宝有些微的基因突变。

28 岁的弗朗西斯．希邦古出生于刚果，他说当丹尼尔诞生时，自己『惊讶到下颚掉下来』。他表示：『我惊讶到说不出话。我看到医生们面面相觑，认为这名婴儿不可能是我亲生的。当我弯腰亲吻他的时候，我好好地看了他的五官，发现他长得就像我和阿尔莱特。』