The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government should be commended for sending representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Bali to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference, even though Taiwan has no formal representation at the international body.

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By Chen Hurng-yu 陳鴻瑜
The Batanes Islands, controlled by the Philippines, are a territorial problem left over from the colonial period. When Spain and the US signed the Treaty of Paris in 1898, the islands were not adequately addressed and this led to irresolution.

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By Kengchi Goah 吳耿志
It was reported recently that the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, the military research arm of the Ministry of Defense, was forced to halt production of advanced cruise missiles because of a lack of key parts not produced domestically.

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While a handful of 'dollar bulls' are still optimistic about the US currency, many international investors are shifting their holdings to different currencies
By James Neuger and Simon Kennedy
The Taj Mahal, one of the world's architectural masterpieces, welcomes about 2.5 million visitors each year -- provided they don't try to buy tickets with US dollars. India's most popular shrine announced last month that it would stop accepting the US currency and take only rupees, hurling yet another insult at the once mighty greenback.

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By Joshua Kurlantzick
In the wake of September's crash in Phuket of a jet from One-Two-Go Airlines, a Thai low-cost carrier, some aviation experts expressed shock that the plane had even tried to land. Shortly before the jet came down, other aircraft landing on the Thai island had warned traffic controllers of dangerously wet and windy conditions, and the One-Two-Go pilots could have canceled their landing. They didn't, and more than 80 passengers were killed when the jet skidded beyond the runway and burst into flames.

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I would like to respond to an article in this paper on China's efforts to intimidate Taiwanese businesspeople ("PRC's pressure on Taiwanese businesses in vain: Chen," Dec. 14, page 3).

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I read with interest a letter by Ben Goren (Letters, Dec. 17, page 8) in which he argued passionately for redefining the term `Taiwanese' to be more inclusive.

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