MEDIA WIN: While acknowledging defeat, Hung Hsiu-chu said the media owed her an apology for turning the race into a contest between Ma and Wang's agents
By Mo Yan-chih
Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) acting chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) won a landslide victory in the party chairmanship by-election yesterday, garnering more than 86 percent of the vote.

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Loved ones and democracy activists gathered yesterday to pay tribute to Deng Nan-jung (鄭南榕), who died 18 years ago when he set himself on fire in defense of "100 percent freedom of expression."

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DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: Chen Shui-bian and Premier Su toured the site of the old airport, whose development has been put on hold because of financing problems
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) visited Taichung City yesterday with Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) for a briefing from the city government on plans to develop the vast plot of land where the old Shuinan Airport once stood.

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BRUSH OFF: MOFA said that requests for Seoul to revert back to designating Taiwanese as nationals of 'Taiwan' instead of 'China, Taiwan' had not worked
By Luo Tien-bin
South Korea has continued to ignore requests from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to refrain from designating Taiwanese visiting the country as nationals of "China, Taiwan."

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LEADING THE WAY: The DPP politician said she was ahead of Ma Ying-jeou on reaching an accord because she first raised the idea in 1988
By Flora Wang
Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said that she would be willing to sign a 50-year peace agreement with China if she were elected as Taiwan's president next year.

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ROMANTIC GETAWAY: The Northeast Coast has become a `must-see' destination for Hong Kong couples visiting Taiwan to get pre-wedding glamour photos taken
By Shelley Shan
Kenting (墾丁), the Love River (愛河) in Kaohsiung and the Shin Kong Chao Feng Ranch and Resort (兆豐農場) in Hualien have been voted as the top three possible settings for a romantic television series that will help promote Taiwan to the world, the nation's tourism bureau said yesterday.

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By Liu Jung and Chen Hsiao-yi
Residents near the Maokong (貓空) cable car line in southern Taipei have expressed concern over environmental damage and noise pollution caused by the line during a few months of test runs.

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OFF EASY?: Some police question the decision not to criminally charge users of class-three drugs like Ketamine, which is popular with teenagers
By Rich Chang
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) will not move to amend a law to empower the agency to detain people who use "minor" drugs and force them to undergo treatment, a ministry official said yesterday.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Hundreds of military fans crowded the third floor of the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Taipei yesterday for the 2007 Formosa Militaria Show (FMS).

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By Angelica Oung
Physically demanding traditional arts are finding their place in school athletic programs. Teachers say that activities such as performing dragon dances and practicing diabolo spinning are ways to get students excited about fitness while participating in a culturally meaningful activity.

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Larger memorial suggested
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