BRING IT HOME: Proponents of eased regulations for investment in China argue this would allow Taiwan-based companies to compete with foreign multinationals
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Executive Yuan yesterday relaxed the cap on investment in China, one of several measures the Cabinet said would facilitate the return of capital from China.

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The US needs a new, modern arsenal of nuclear weapons to use as a deterrent to attacks from other nations for the remainder of the 21st century, the top military commander for strategic warfare said on Tuesday.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Anyone who makes discriminatory comments to others based on nationality, race, color of skin, class, or place of birth could face a fine of between NT$5,000 (US$160) and NT$30,000 as early as June, a National Immigration Agency (NIA) official said yesterday.

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John McCain capped one of the greatest comebacks in US political history to clinch the Republican presidential nomination and came out firing against his eventual Democratic rival.

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BLUEPRINT: The Chinese premier said that political institutions would be streamlined and that democratic and administrative reforms would be implemented incrementally
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (溫家寶) said yesterday his government was ready to expand "socialist democracy" throughout China, but under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.

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A hijacker armed with explosives took a group of Australian tourists and a translator hostage in China yesterday before police shot and killed him, an Australian embassy official and Chinese media reported.

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