Wang believed to be on business visa
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Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom president Wang Lin-tai, right, talks to his father, Rebar Group chairman Wang You-theng, in this photo from last October.
PHOTO: FANG PIN-CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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US says ops in Somalia will continue
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower at an undisclosed location on Jan. 7. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has been deployed off the coast of Somalia.
PHOTO: AFP
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Doomsday Clock inches closer to midnight
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Kennette Benedict, executive director of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, unveils the New Doomsday Clock at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Suicide bomber kills 17 in Sadr City market
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Iraqis gesture as they gather at the site where a car bomb exploded in Baghdad's Sadr City district on Wednesday. Bombers targeted the volatile Shiite district on Wednesday, killing 15 people a day after dozens of students and teachers were slaughtered in twin bombings outside a university.
PHOTO: AFP
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Use of virtual reality spreading in the business world
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Getafe upset Valencia in King's Cup
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Valencia captain David Albelda, left, vies for the ball with Getafe forward Veljko Paunovic during their Spanish Cup match at the Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Lean spell earns India's Tendulkar vice-captain spot
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Indian captain Rahul Dravid, right, and Sachin Tendulkar are pictured after South Africa won the series-deciding third and final Test on Jan. 6 in Cape Town.
PHOTO: AFP
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Jazz spoil Billups' Pistons comeback
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Chris Webber, bottom, of the Detroit Pistons tries for a rebound against Mehmet Okur, bottom left, of the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
PHOTO: AFP
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Birdie binge puts Allenby ahead at Bob Hope Classic
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Actor Joe Pesci watches his shot during the first day of the Bob Hope Classic golf tournament at the Bermuda Dunes Country Club in Bermuda Dunes, California, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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The 2007 Classic Girls, from left, Ayla Webb, Lindsey Sowles and Jessica Jean Arvan, watch a shot down the first fairway as golfers tee off on the opening day of the Bob Hope Classic golf tournament in Bermuda Dunes, California, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Sanders' hot streak bags him player prize
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Jonathan Sanders, left, of the Videoland Hunters drives past the Yulon Dinos' Chen Hsin-an during a Super Basketball League match in this file photo. Sanders won this week's SBL Player of the Weed award.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Blake hoping to avoid the chop
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Tennis supporters watch play between Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Alla Kudryavtseva from Russia during their second round singles match at the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday. Hingis defeated Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-2.
PHOTO: AFP
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James Blake of the US reacts while playing compatriot Alex Kuznetsov in their second round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Sabres' three-goal blast ruins Kessel's comeback
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Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek, right, of the Czech Republic watches Nashville Predators defenseman Greg Zanon celebrate his goal during their NHL game in Detroit on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Get a life, get a tattoo
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Yu-chun works on a tattoo.
PHOTOS: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
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After a design is decided upon, an outline is drawn and then the colors applied.
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Kay Wang, who works at a health club, has a tattoo done on her back.
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Time for tea? 喝茶時間？
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The Grand Ladies Tea Party in Goldsboro, USA, Jul.19, 2006.
去年7月19日美國Goldsboro的仕女茶會。 (照片：美聯社)
PHOTO: AP
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Anyone up for a quick jog round the world? 想繞地球跑嗎?
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Robby Clemens waves a German national flag in his home town, Jan. 3, 2007.
今年1月3日，羅比•克萊門斯在家鄉揮舞德國國旗。 (照片：歐新社)
PHOTO: EPA
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A warm breath from Down Under
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Peter Cattaneo's Opal Dream.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OFFICE
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Stills from Neil Armfield's Candy.
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Pimp that Paris play
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Irma la Douce takes a comic look at passion, jealousy and violence through the lives of a policeman, pimps and prostitutes in Paris.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF GODOT THEATER
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Pop Stop
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Gay icon Jerry Yan is hurting his fans with talk of an ongoing affair with Lin Chi-ling.
PHOTOS: TAIPEI TIMES
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With friends like "Local King" Jacky Wu, who needs friends?
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The Vinyl Word
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Get fresh at the weekend ...
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTIST
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Where life and art meet
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At Artco de Cafe coffee gets cerebral.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ART AND COLLECTION GROUP
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He's over there!
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PHOTO COURTESY OF KHAM
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Restaurant: Koshiya 晃士家
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Koshiya's tonkatsu sets with daikon mash have proved a big hit with diners queuing over 30 minutes to get their hands on one.
PHOTO: HO YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Naughty and nice in a carnal carnival
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Shortbus contains real sex, kinky sex and lots of it, but it's not a skin flick; it is, rather, an ode to the joys of intercourse.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF GROUP POWER
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The life of Beatrix Potter, seen through a rose-tinted camera lens
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Sick bags at the ready for a journey of sweetness and light with Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor into the world of a complex woman.
PHOTOS COURTEY OF CMC
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A nostalgic romance
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Rene Liu and Louis Koo cook up some on-screen chemistry as two young lovers.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF APPLAUSE FILM
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Reel News
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Stephen Chow reportedly gets it on with a robot in his new movie.
PHOTO: AP
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A scene from the documentary Chicago 10.
PHOTO: AP
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Robert Redford's baby has grown up big and strong.
PHOTO: AFP
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