PROTESTS: The Presidential Office said setting up an independent commission to probe police action during the clashes would be a violation of the Constitution
By Loa Iok-sin
The US-based Freedom House on Thursday called on the Taiwanese government to set up an independent commission to investigate the clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against the visit of Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin (陳雲林) earlier this month.

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PRIORITIES: The DPP lashed out at the Ma administration for its stop-gap measures and aimless policies, saying it should have focused on increasing job opportunities
By Mo Yan-chih And Rich Chang
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday acknowledged the challenge presented by a slowing economy and urged all political parties to join hands in reviving the economy.

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Twenty-one Asia-Pacific economies making up half of world commerce made a plea on Thursday against protectionism and urged a quick breakthrough in global trade talks to beat the financial crisis.

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Taiwan has lodged a protest with authorities in Peru, the host country of the 2008 APEC forum, over the country's exclusion from an informal meeting of APEC foreign ministers, Taiwanese officials said on Thursday.

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US president-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency.

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Detroit's embattled automakers have two weeks to show a skeptical Congress how a multibillion-dollar lifeline would help them keep the industry from imploding.

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