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■ AGRICULTURE

Egg prices to stabilize: COA

The rising prices of chicken and duck eggs are expected to stabilize and production levels to revert to normal once the weather warms, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said. The price of chicken eggs has increased to NT$29.5 per 600g, or Taiwan catty, the standard unit of measurement in traditional food markets, while the price of duck eggs reached NT$33 per catty, the council said in a statement on Friday. The council attributed the soaring prices to recent cold spells that have dampened egg production and rising international grain prices that have led to skyrocketing feed costs. Huang Ying-hao (黃英豪), chief of COA Animal Industry Development, said that if the temperature remained stable in the coming weeks, egg production should return to normal within a month and egg prices would stabilize.



■ ELECTION

Election Web site launched

The Government Information Office (GIO) has launched a Web site (www.gio.gov.tw/elect2008/) to provide information on the March 22 presidential election. Officials said that instead of relying on the nation's overseas offices to publicize the election, it had established a communication platform for international media by allowing them to register directly via the Internet. The GIO is hoping to learn about the actual needs of the international media and provide them with the best service, the officials said, adding that it welcomed international media to cover the election and witness the development of Taiwan's democratic politics. The Web site provides reference material and information and introduces journalists to services that will be available at the GIO international press center, the officials said.
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