SWEET DEAL: Under the FTA, the minister of economic affairs said that El Salvador could eventually export up to 60,000 tonnes of sugar tariff-free to Taiwan each year
By Ko Shu-ling
El Salvador's approval on Friday of a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan means the Central American country will eventually enjoy tariff-free privileges for sugar exports of up to 60,000 tonnes to Taiwan.

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VIOLENT BACHELORS?: The gap between baby boys and girls has grown, leading to warnings that an army of frustrated men may be a recipe for trouble
Fearing the approach of a ticking "bachelor bomb," China is drafting tougher legislation against sex-selective abortions that have boosted the number of boys so dramatically, that newborn boys now outnumber girls eight to five in one city, state media reported yesterday.

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Myanmar's junta has detained at least 65 activists who protested fuel-price hikes, a state-controlled newspaper and witnesses reported, including two arrested yesterday as they were about to launch a fresh demonstration.

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WILLING HELPERS: The firms have agreed to take down articles deemed `bad' and to protect `state and public interests,' the China Internet Society said
Yahoo China and MSN China confirmed on Friday that they had signed a code of conduct for their blogging operations that committed them to protecting the interests of the Chinese state.

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Georgian police forces fired machine guns at an unidentified military aircraft that violated a remote area of Georgian airspace on Wednesday, a senior Georgian official said early yesterday.

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