`Direct links by the end of 2004': Chen
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President Chen Shui-bian waves from a cable car during a visit to the China Shipbuilding Corp in Kaohsiung yesterday.
PHOTO: CHANG CHUNG-YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Panama pledges firm support for Taiwan
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Vice President Annette Lu, center, dines with Panamanian Second Vice President Dominador Kaiser Bazan, right, and Ruby Moscoso, the elder sister of Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, at a dinner party in Lu's honor hosted by the Panamanian government.
PHOTO: CNA
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Council talks about security issues
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Antonio Chiang, left, deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council, is surrounded by reporters as he prepares documents during a public hearing on national security issues yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FENG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Indonesia considers measures after attack
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A young girl cries during the funeral for Edi Sucipto, in Jakarta yesterday. Sucipto, died Tuesday afternoon at Jakarta's state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. He was the 12th life to be claimed in last week's suspected suicide bombing at the Jakarta Marriott Hotel.
PHOTO: AP
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France gets relief from killer heatwave
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Grape harvesters load a basket with grapes yesterday in Saint-Etienne-des-Oullieres, southeastern France. The first grapes for Beaujolais wine were harvested weeks earlier than normal because of the unusually hot weather of this summer and the drought of the past months.
AFP: PHOTO
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Yangon stifles citizens' access to foreign meida
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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Hynix Semiconductor's loss widens in second quarter
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A man walks in front of Hynix Semiconductor's headquarters in Seoul, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Russia stumbles toward a professional army
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Paratroopers of the 104th Airborne Regiment practice on a parachute simulator at their base near Pskov in northwestern Russia.
PHOTO: AP
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Snipers of the 104th Airborn Regiment practice on a firing range.
PHOTO: AP
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Life of crime pays off for 'Chopper'
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One of Australia's most notorious criminals Mark 'Chopper' Read stands in front of one of his paintings at his exhibition in Melbourne.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Celta surprises in Champions debut
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Amsterdam's Andrade Maxwell, right, jumps over GAK's Dieter Ramusch on Tuesday during the Champions League third qualifying, first-round match in Graz, Austria.
PHOTO: AP
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Cuba knocks down US for gold
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Cuban baseball players wave their national flag after defeating the US 3-1 at the XIV Pan American Games in Santo Domingo on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Struggling Dokic moves into third round in Toronto
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Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia serves during her match against Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia at the Rogers AT&T Cup in Toronto on Tuesday. Dokic won the match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to advance in the tournament.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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Barry Bonds climbs home-run chart as Giants go down to Mets in 5-4 loss
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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tsao Chin-hui throws against the Montreal Expos during the first inning at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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