Bush calls on China to show restraint
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President of the Academia Sinica Lee Yuan-tseh, left, waves to the public while being welcomed by Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, right, as the 17th envoy to enter the APEC meeting on Nov. 20 in Santiago, Chile.
PHOTO: YEH CHIH-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Lien blasts Chen over referendum
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Chinese Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, right, yesterday helps pump air into a balloon when stumping for People First Party Legislator Diane Lee who hopes to win re-election in the December legislative elections.
PHOTO: WANG YIH-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chen's `soft coup' claim a part of DPP campaigning
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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters in Taitung County yesterday cheer and wave DPP flags at a campaign rally in support of pan-green candidates for next month's legislative elections.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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Mongolia a haven for North Koreans
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The heavily mined demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, as seen from a military observation post on the South Korean side in this file photo.
PHOTO: NY TIMES
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Is the dollar in trouble?
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ILLUSTRATION MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Karaoke machine inventor not looking back
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Daisuke Inoue, known as inventor of karaoke, stands in front of his 2004 Ig Nobel peace prize, awarded from Harvard-affiliated science humor magazine the ``Annals of Improbable Research,'' at his office in Nishinomiya city near Osaka, Japan, Tuesday. Inoue first got the idea for a karaoke machine in 1971 when he was 31 years old.
PHOTO: AFP
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Ad chief advises on branding
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Shelly Lazarus, chairwoman and CEO of global advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather, in a recent speech in Taipei on branding and innovation.
PHOTO COURTESY OF OGILVY & MATHER TAIWAN
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Nintendo bets on new hand-held console
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A Nintendo Co employee holds a Nintendo DS, the latest in its line of wallet-sized game systems, at their shipping center in North Bend, Washington on Nov. 4.
PHOTO: AP
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Business as usual at China's Shaolin Temple
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Shaolin monks entertain the masses.
PHOTO: AFP
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A doll not a diva
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Jolin Tsai, with Jay Chou, below center, goes through her paces at her concert on Saturday night in Taipei.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Garcia shines for Spain in World Cup
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Spain's Sergio Garcia pumps his fist after sinking an eagle putt on the 5th hole during the third day of the World Cup Golf Championships at the Real Club de Golf in Seville, Spain, on Saturday. The Spanish team of Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez finished the day on top of the leaderboard at 24 strokes under par.
PHOTO: EPA
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Federer wins epic tie-breaker against Safin
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Marat Safin of Russia loses his racket and the point against Roger Federer.
PHOTO: AP
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Futsal world showpiece opens in Taipei
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Egypt's Hakim Abdiel Mohamed (10) rushes for the ball against Taiwan's Ho Kuo Chen (11) during the opening game of the FIFA Futsal World Championship 2004.
PHOTO: AP
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PHOTO: AP
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