Chen determined to form alliance
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A Swaziland dance group greets President Chen Shui-bian with a traditional performance upon his arrival in the kingdom on Sunday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Magician keeps a promise
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David Copperfield signs an autograph for his fan Wen Hsiang, left, who watched a performance of the American magician in Taiwan 15 years ago.
PHOTO: CHEN CHENG-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Residents seek airport noise compensation
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About 100 residents from Mingfu, Chingchung and Chuangching boroughs -- located in Taipei's Sungshan district -- yesterday protest against the noise pollution caused by the Taipei Sung Shan Airport in front of Yu Chung-ho, left, head of a noise monitoring company.
PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Naval battle casts shadow over South Korea's `Sunshine Policy'
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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US congress begins to grill executives
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Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle accused the Bush administration on Sunday of maintaining a ``cozy, permissive relationship'' with corporate America on the CBS television talk show ``Face the Nation,'' in Washington Sunday. Daschle also said that SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt should be replaced.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Wave of Chinese tourists helps lift Asian economies
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Shoppers walk past an advertisement outside a shop at an up-scale mall in Shanghai, yesterday. With more disposable income in their hands, Chinese are spreading their wealth by travelling more within the Asian region.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Getting wet and wild in Ilan
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A Paraguayan harpist mugs for cameras.
PHOTO: EMILY WU, TAIPEI TIMES
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Father and son fend off the summer swelter.
PHOTO: EMILY WU, TAIPEI TIMES
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Peruvian dancers don tradition costumes.
PHOTO: EMILY WU, TAIPEI TIMES
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