CRACKING? : KMT-PFP solidarity showed signs of strain when some disappointed supporters of Liu Wen-hsiung said they would vote for Frank Hsieh as president
By Loa Iok-sin
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Chang Tong-rong (張通榮) won the mayoral by-election in Keelung, the Keelung City Election Commission announced yesterday.

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By Flora Wang
Premier Su Tseng-chang's (蘇貞昌) unexpected resignation yesterday surprised both the pan-green and pan-blue camps.

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Outgoing Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) was considered to be the frontrunner in the ruling party's primary for next year's presidential election when he announced his bid three months ago.

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BENEFITS: Total monthly payments to retirees could, over time, provide twice the amount of financial support as is being offered by one-time payments
The Executive Yuan has approved a package of draft amendments to the Labor Insurance Law (勞工保險條例) which, if enacted, would transform the labor pension system from the current lump-sum retirement cash payment to a regular monthly payment, an official said yesterday.

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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) were silent on reports that Wang could serve as Ma's replacement should Ma be unable to take part in the 2008 presidential election.

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REFUSAL: Accreditation for reporters to cover the WHA is only granted to holders of passports that are recognized by the UN General Assembly
By Mo Yan-chih
Taiwanese journalists were once again denied press accreditation by the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) to cover the World Health Assembly (WHA), as the UN does not recognize passports issued by the Taiwanese government, which is not a member of the UN.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Long before Taiwanese ultramarathon runner and former teacher Kevin Lin (林義傑) accepted the invitation to join the "Run for WHO" campaign in Geneva today, he realized the urgency of Taiwan joining the organization after learning about the death of a student's mother from SARS on TV in 2003.

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NO DENIAL: The young blogger admitted to illegally posting hundreds of songs on his site since 2004 and said he would accept legal responsibility for his actions
By Liu Chih-yuan and Yuan Shih-chung
In a first for Taiwan, a 22-year-old vocational school student and blogger surnamed Sun (孫) has been sentenced by Taipei District Court for violating copyright legislation when he uploaded music to his blog.

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The world's largest aquarium will be adding two more whale sharks from Taiwan, a newspaper reported yesterday.

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By Max Hirsch
When news of People First Party (PFP) Legislator Hwang Yih-jiau's (黃義交) divorce from Cheng Chun-yue (鄭春悅) hit the airwaves in 1998, the couple's adolescent daughter was shocked.

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By Angelica Oung
The majority of mothers in Taiwan are given unnecessary medical treatment when they give birth, a natural-birth advocacy group said yesterday.

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TRAGEDY: A fighter jet crashed on Friday, killing four and prompting Su Tseng-chang's call for quick action on replacing old military equipment
Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday ordered the air force to speed up an overhaul of warplanes a day after a fighter jet crashed, killing two Taiwanese airmen and two Singaporean soldiers who were in Taiwan for training.

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