JACKPOT: A representative of foreign investment company Amazing Holdings said that the controversial bill would help the economy as gambling is ‘recession-resistant’
By Flora Wang, Loa Iok-sin and Shelley Shan
Despite demonstrations outside the legislature, the Legislative Yuan yesterday approved an amendment to the Offshore Islands Development Act (離島建設條例), legalizing the operation of casinos on the nation’s outlying islands.

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By William Lowther
US president-elect Barack Obama is under pressure to urge China to free democracy dissident Wang Bingzhang (王炳章) who is serving a life sentence on charges of spying for Taiwan.

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Israeli troops fought fierce gun battles with Hamas fighters yesterday, keeping military pressure on the Islamist group while avoiding all-out urban warfare that would complicate ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the Gaza war.

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IT’S HISTORY: Japanese Prime Minister Aso visited South Korean President Lee and they promised to work together on projects such as denuclearizing the North
South Korea and Japan must lead Asia in driving the world’s economic recovery and should work together to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said yesterday.

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