MARINES IN IRAQ: A Department of State spokesman said the Bush administration had not asked for Taiwan to send troops, nor had Taiwan offered to send them
By Charles Snyder
The Bush administration has dismissed as moot talk that Washington might seek the dispatch of Taiwanese marines to Iraq, saying that Taiwan has not made such an offer nor has the US asked for it.

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By Jessie Ho
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) celebrated the arrival of its first batch of bullet trains at Kaohsiung Port yesterday.

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CROSS-STRAIT TENSION: A military spokesman said aircraft were sticking to the rules in the Taiwan Strait and denied a report they were being reckless
By Jimmy Chuang
The Ministry of National Defense yesterday dismissed a report in Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po newspaper that said Taiwanese military aircraft have been crossing the middle line of the Taiwan Strait.

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HANDOVER: The US president said progress was being made in Iraq, but didn't offer a timetable for US troop withdrawal and said violence could get worse in the short term
US President George W. Bush tried to convince Americans on Monday he has a workable plan for Iraq as the US and Britain asked the UN for a resolution endorsing the handover of power to an interim Iraqi government.

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A car bomb hit a Baghdad hotel used by foreigners and US tanks fought Shiite militia yesterday.

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