The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) passed its "normal country" resolution on Thursday which is to become the party's platform and will likely be the cornerstone of DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign.

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By J. Michael Cole 寇謐將
When it comes to inventing ploys to ensure one's political survival, few are as skilled as Chinese politicians. Over the past 60 years, aside from using deliberately misleading euphemisms for a variety of exploitative programs, the leadership in Beijing has also made a series of announcements that keep promising that better days are just over the horizon.

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By Bill Chang 張國城
Former Seoul mayor Lee Myung-bak beat Park Geun-hye, the daughter of former South Korean president Park Jung-hee, in the presidential primary of the Grand National Party (GNP), at the party congress on Aug 20.

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By Yu Ningkai 俞甯凱
When Ilan County Commis-sioner Lu Kuo-hua (呂國華) announced he was putting an end to the Ilan International Children's Folklore and Folk Game Festival, I had mixed feelings about it. When I went back to my hometown, I went to the festival that put Ilan on the map.

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Economists have found that women's lack of education, health care and economic and social opportunities inhibits economic growth
By Heleen Mees
Working women throughout the world have long complained of the unfairness implied by lower pay than what men receive. But the wage disparity between men and women is more than unjust. It is also economically harmful.

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By Choe Sang-hun
In 1986, as South Korea was busy preparing for its largest ever international event -- the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul -- North Korean soldiers broke ground on a gigantic dam just above the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

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