CROSS-STRAIT TRAVEL: Tourism officials are trying to help Taiwanese who had planned to visit snow-bound China over the Lunar New Year but are now hesitant to go
By Shelley Shan
The snow and ice storms that have crippled China's transportation system have many people in Taiwan worried about their vacation plans.

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China sent nearly half a million soldiers to clear roads as the country struggled yesterday to cope with winter storms that have snarled transportation.

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By Jimmy Chuang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucus yesterday filed for a constitutional interpretation with the Council of Grand Justices over the number of legislators needed to file an interpretation and over the electoral constituencies used in the Jan. 12 legislative elections.

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BAD ODDS: Ao Man-long, whose assets totaled almost US$100 million, was convicted of bribery, abuse of power and money laundering. He is expected to appeal
Macau's highest court sentenced a former minister to 27 years in jail yesterday for taking tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks, in the gambling enclave's largest corruption case.

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A federal program to ease US exports to China may need to be "scrapped" because companies with alleged ties to the Chinese military were allowed to participate, a US lawmaker said on Tuesday.

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Ten people have fallen ill in Japan with a girl in a serious condition after eating dumplings from China that contained insecticide, police said yesterday, warning they could press criminal charges.

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Sign language interpreters in Thailand often indicate prominent facial features as a shorthand for dignitaries, but have run afoul of some ruling party supporters by holding their noses to refer to the new prime minister.

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