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Taiwan Quick Take

■ Earthquake
Strong temblor in Hualien
A strong earthquake hit the nation yesterday, shaking buildings and giving a New Year's Day jolt to residents of Taipei, but no damage or casualties were immediately reported. The 5.9-magnitude quake had its epicenter under the ocean off the east coast of Hualien and Taitung counties, the Central Weather Bureau said. The quake struck at
11:15am, and occurred at a depth of 18km under the ocean, the bureau said.

■ Politics
Su on the hustings in US
Taipei County Commissioner Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) is scheduled to visit Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas and New York from Jan. 17 to Jan. 22 at the invitation of President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) support network in these cities, a source said in Dallas on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Chen Shui-bian Supporters' Association in Dallas said that during the visit, Su will attend fund-raising activities in support of Chen's election campaign. Su is also a top official at Chen's re-election campaign headquarters.

■ Crime
Web site protects gamers
The Ministry of Justice has designed a Web site to promote online game safety. Since it opened on Nov. 12, the site has received over 100,000 hits. It offers information on the different types of online games that could be subject to criminal activities such as hacking into the accounts of players to procure virtual game assets. It also lists helpful legal information to allow players to protect themselves from being led into criminal activity by illegal game sites. Free legal consultation is also available. The address is search.moj.gov.tw/game/index.asp.

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