NOT WORRIED: A senior National Security Council director said relations between Taiwan and China were headed in the right direction since the inauguration of Ma
A top US National Security Council official said on Saturday that Washington would like to see Taipei develop better ties with Beijing and it has no concerns about any potential negative effects of recent developments in cross-strait relations.

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PART OF THE ACTION: France's strategic interest in the region is illustrated by its efforts to bring peace in Afghanistan, defense minister Herve Morin said
Asia will become the center of the world within 25 years and Europe cannot afford not to have a stake in the region, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said yesterday, a day after the US reaffirmed its commitment to Asia.

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LOVE IN THE AIR: Eighteen men from Miyazaki Prefecture hope to find the love of their life among 18 women from around Japan as they discover Taiwan together
By Shelley Shan
Thirty-six single Japanese men and women arrived in Taipei yesterday on an arranged dating tour led by Miyazaki Prefecture Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru.

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A prominent Hong Kong legislator yesterday called on China to honor its promise to improve human rights and develop democracy in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. In Romania, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said China’s relative openness to the outside world after last month’s devastating earthquake was “an indirect result of the Olympic Games.”<

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The Democratic Party has restored the states of Michigan and Florida to its presidential convention with only half of their voting power, dealing a severe blow to Senator Hillary Clinton ahead of yesterday's primary in Puerto Rico.

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