NO REWRITING HISTORY: Taiwanese organizations issued a statement that also called for a law confirming the historical status of the 228 Incident and forbidding its denial
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
A number of Taiwanese organizations in Toronto issued a joint statement on Friday demanding that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration take stern disciplinary action against a Government Information Office (GIO) official who allegedly wrote articles smearing Taiwan and Taiwanese, provoking ethnic tensions.

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ON THE MOVE: There had been speculation the new complex would be guarded by US Marines rather than local guards, but a source said it was 'highly unlikely'
By William Lowther
The US State Department has finally given the financial go-ahead to build a US$170 million new office complex to house the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).

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North Korea yesterday restored military communications lines with the South and reopened the border crossing to a joint industrial complex as tensions remained high ahead of an expected rocket launch.

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A new forecast on Friday showed US economic rescue efforts would push the budget deficit to the biggest percentage of the economy since 1945, as EU officials pledged aid to Eastern Europe but balked at boosting their own stimulus efforts.

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The huge solar wings on the International Space Station (ISS) were successfully unfurled on Friday, paving the way for the orbiting laboratory to power up to its full capacity for the first time.

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