SHOULDERING THE WEIGHT: The KMT chairman said he would seek to promote peace across the Strait and ensure that the interests of Taiwanese are respected
By Flora Wang and Jenny W. Hsu

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) led a delegation of 16 KMT officials to China yesterday, vowing to help develop cross-strait peace while safeguarding the interests of Taiwanese.

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NEW THREATS: The Water Resources Ministry said that three reservoirs in Shaanxi Province were in danger of collapse following a strong aftershock this weekend
Chinese soldiers prepared yesterday to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river where rising waters threatened to inundate disaster victims.

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Myanmar declared victory yesterday for a military-backed constitution, pressing ahead with its political agenda despite the devastation caused by the cyclone that left 133,000 dead or missing.

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Military bands and an honor guard salute greeted Lebanese President Michel Suleiman yesterday as he entered Lebanon’s presidential palace to begin the monumental task of uniting a wounded nation and reconciling its rival political factions.

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AFP
Some strains of bird flu are coming ever closer to developing the traits they need to cause a human pandemic, a study released yesterday said. Researchers who analyzed samples of recent avian flu viruses found that a few H7 strains of the virus that have caused minor, untransmissible infections in people in North America between 2002 and 2004 have increased their affinity for the sugars found on human tracheal cells.

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