Florists feeling rosy about today's profits from romantic men
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A couple kisses in front of a figure of the ``Old Man Under the Moon'' made of flowers in Changhua County's Tienwei Township on the eve of Valentine's Day. The god is traditionally believed to be a celestial matchmaker.
PHOTO: HSIAO PO-JEN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Military to study missile defense
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Defense Minister Tang Yao-ming gestures during a press conference yesterday. Tang said the military is setting up a task force to plan for the establishment of a comprehensive missile defense system.
PHOTO: AFP
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Outgoing Vatican envoy expresses concern about US aggressiveness
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Eugene Chien, right, toasts the Vatican's outgoing representative to Taiwan James Patrick Green at a ceremony yesterday to praise his efforts for the bilateral relations.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Bank robbers net NT$16m
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Taipei police yesterday released security-camera photos of two suspects, including the one above, who robbed a branch of the First Commercial Bank on Pei-an Road yesterday. The police are calling on the public to help identify the suspects.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Putin hedging on Iraq
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Justice minister faces heat over IPR
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Local pop group Energy poses for photographers while promoting a book of their portraits titled Generate Electricity, yesterday. Illegal copies of their music can be found at nightmarkets nationwide.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Local duo Sweety, Esther Liu, and Joanne Tzen, both 14 years old, promote their first album We'll go on the stage!, yesterday. Knock-offs of their effort are sure to follow, eroding earnings and possibly their will to continue creating music.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Greenspan and White House disagree
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Traders watch monitors as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Investors fell deeper into a morass of fear about the potential effects of a US invasion Iraq, sending stocks lower for a second straight day. Questions about the wisdom of Bushs proposed tax cuts added to the uncertainty. ?
PHOTO: AP
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Year of the Goat lights up the night at CKS
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Cutting-edge metal with a soft spot for tradition
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Cover of Aadia's latest album, Balance.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AADIA
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Aadia doesn't look the part of a heavy metal rocker.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AADIA
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Creative collaborations in miniature
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Elizabeth Cameron Dalman.
PHOTO: IAN BARTHOLOMEW, TAIPEI TIMES
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CD Reviews
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The Datsuns
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The Sea and the Cake
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Pavement
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Groove Armada
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Restaurant: Hsi Huan ³ßÅw
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Innovative homestyle cooking brings in a regular clietele at Hsi Huan.
PHOTO: VICO LEE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Dream of the Red Chamber ¬õ¼Ó¹Ú
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Hot pot the way Bao Yu would have liked it.
PHOTO: VICO LEE, TAIPEI TIMES
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Taipei Film Festival a tale of two cities
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PHOTO COURTESY OF TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL
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Ducks crack an odd NHL record
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Calgary Flames' Dave Lowry, 10, pursues the puck in front of Anaheim Mighty Ducks' goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, in their match at The Pond, in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday. The Ducks won 4-3.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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England and France down in the dumps
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England's captain David Beckham recovers from a fall during the international friendly match against Australia at Upton Park in London on Wednesday. England lost 3-1.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Zinedine Zidane, top, of France is tackled by Tomas Galasek of the Czech Republic, at the Stade de France in Paris on Wednesday. France lost 2-0.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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