CONCERTED EFFORT: US-based groups sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging him to send the application to the Security Council and General Assembly
By Charles Snyder
Congressmen and Taiwanese-Americans raised their voices in support of Taiwan's bid to join the UN this week in speeches to the US House of Representatives and letters to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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ENTENTE CORDIALE: The nation's representative Stan Shih shared a light moment with Chinese President Hu Jintao and then invited the Japanese prime minister to visit Taiwan
By Jessie Ho
Leaders from 21 APEC nations agreed yesterday to set a long-term "aspirational" goal for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions as a guideline to fight climate change after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.

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French information systems fell prey to cyber attacks "involving China," similar to those reported by the US, British and German governments, a top French security official said yesterday.

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Pacific Rim leaders yesterday said the world needs to "slow, stop and then reverse" greenhouse gas emissions, and adopted modest goals to curb global warming as thousands of demonstrators rallied to demand they do more.

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Osama bin Laden's first video appearance since 2004 has dispelled doubts about the fate of the world's most-wanted man, showing he remains a threat six years after the Sept. 11 attacks, analysts said yesterday.

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