‘ONE-CHINA’ PRINCIPLE: The UN did not bother to consider the two human rights covenants that President Ma Ying-jeou signed because it doesn’t recognize Taiwan
By Jenny W. Hsu and Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday confirmed that the UN in June rejected two human rights covenants signed by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) earlier in the year, but said the refusal did not indicate that Taiwan’s diplomacy had failed.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) absence from the party’s latest campaign commercial for next month’s local government head elections sparked speculation yesterday about Ma’s popularity with the party’s candidates.

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HISTORIC: Accusations surfaced that the EU leaders had chosen a lightweight leadership team to tackle the heavyweight problems that the world now faces
EU leaders on Thursday picked little known Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe’s first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile.

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By William Lowther
As Taiwan moves toward finalizing an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China, a US Congressional commission reports a “disturbing trend” by Beijing away from the development of a free market system and toward greater government control of the economy.

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International talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey, who rose from a childhood of abuse and poverty to become a globally recognized star, will end her show in 2011, her production company said.

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