OPTIMUM MODE: Officials are delighted at the performance of the nation's second satellite, and say it will soon begin providing services for academic and other clients
By Chiu Yu-Tzu
ROCSAT-2, the nation's second satellite, has displayed a high standard of performance in trials since its launch on May 21 and will begin operations for academic clients on Aug. 1, National Science Council Deputy Chairman Shieh Ching-jyh (謝清志) told the Taipei Times yesterday.

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By Evelyn Shih
On Sept. 5 in Taipei, elementary, middle-school and high-school children from ages 10 to 18 will exhibit their creativity and problem-solving skills -- and also compete for a national robotics championship -- at the World Robot Olympiad, a robot-design competition for the Asia-Pacific region, the National Taiwan Science Education Center said.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Police yesterday declared war on a crime group led by fugitive Chang Hsi-ming (張錫銘), establishing a task force to hunt it down.

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By Cody Yiu
The Council of Labor Affairs yesterday said that third-party hiring is becoming more prevalent and requires tighter regulation.

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`UNFAIR ELECTION DATE': The Chinese Nationalist Party blasted the Commission 's decision to hold legislative elections the day after the Kaohsiung Incident's anniversary
By Debby Wu
The Central Election Commission (CEC) yesterday denied the accusation made by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative caucus that the commission chose Dec. 11 as the date for the legislative elections to improve the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) chances, since the 25th anniversary for the Kaohsiung Incident is on December 10.

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PROPAGANDA PROBLEM: The ruling party said it was incensed that the KMT had taken a `domestic dispute' overseas by giving pamphlets to US congresspeople
By Joy Su
With regards to recent distribution of "Bulletgate," a pan-blue pamphlet promulgating various theories surrounding the assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday said that it would be sure to inform the international community that the lawsuits contending the election's outcome have yet to be concluded.

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Taiwan's top China policy planner said yesterday that the government has been planning to facilitate building a platform for peaceful interactions across the Taiwan Strait, beginning with economic activities.

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By Ko Shu-ling
Over the next 10 years, the government will spend a total of NT$100 billion in land restoration projects, Premier Yu Shyi-kun said yesterday.

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By Huang Tai-lin
In an effort to rein in maverick politicians that have vowed to "go it alone" in the year-end legislative elections, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is now shifting its plans to negotiate with these individuals into overdrive in an attempt to lessen the possible impact on the pan-blue alliance's election strategy.

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`GREATEST ESTEEM': President Chen Shui-bian said that Aborigines are the true masters of Taiwan, and pointed out that they were the nation's earliest inhabitants
By Lin Chieh-yu
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday expressed his greatest esteem for Aboriginal communities, saying that Aborigines are the real masters of Taiwan, and also the earliest inhabitants of the country.

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DOUBLE BEEF: While over 700 booths will be set up at the international Bio Taiwan 2004 exhibition, two cloned calves are sure to steal the spotlight
Two of the first batch of cloned dairy cows that Taiwanese researchers have bred this year are expected to make their public debut in Taipei at Bio Taiwan 2004 -- Asia's largest international biotechnology exhibition, the Council of Agriculture said yesterday.

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By Caroline Hong
The Sacred Heart Home for Severely Retarded Youth held the first viewing of a new commercial created by famous local director Wu Nien-jen (吳念真) in Taipei yesterday and asked the public to donate funds toward the building of its new long-term care facility.

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Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University established ties with the University of California, Berkeley, yesterday to bolster academic, research and administrative cooperation.

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