'UNDER CONTROL': : Despite the unprecedented move, a KMT legislator with influence in defense matters was confident that the arms would eventually be sold to Taiwan
By Martin Williams and Jimmy Chuang
The US has frozen arms sales to Taiwan until the end of the Beijing Olympics and possibly until US President George W. Bush leaves office, the latest edition of Defense News said.

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Students clashed with security forces at a People's Liberation Army artillery school in a dispute over their degrees, an overseas news report and the father of one of the students said.

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Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (胡志強) said yesterday that Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan (成龍) would be more than welcome to visit Taichung for a film festival a day after city councilors said the star should be barred from attending.

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The Iranian defense minister was quoted yesterday as warning Israel of a "very painful" response if it launched a military strike over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program.

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A 'DECISIVE VICTORY': As water poured out of the mountains, trees, barrels, TV sets, refrigerators and the remains of people killed in the May 12 quake were seen
China declared an end yesterday to the crisis over a brimming lake formed by a massive earthquake that had threatened to flood downstream communities.

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