ADVICE: The former US official said his country should clearly state its position on a document that both Beijing and the UN have misinterpreted
By Ko Shu-ling
A former US official said yesterday that UN Resolution 2758 does not state that China has sovereignty over Taiwan, adding that the US government should not support the UN Secretariat's interpretation of the resolution.

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By Flora Wang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday began the second-stage signature drive for its UN referendum bid after the proposal passed the first-stage review by the Central Election Commission on Tuesday.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday pledged to relax regulations on airspace and surrounding waters and turn the nation's coastal areas into tourist destinations if elected president.

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Black metal band ChthoniC promoted Taiwan, particularly its bid to join the international community, during a tour of the US, the US National Public Radio (NPR) reported last Thursday.

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By Mo Yan-chih
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) launched English and Japanese-language Web sites yesterday to promote its policies and presidential campaign platform to the international community.

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INTERNATIONAL ACTION: The group intends to concentrate on calling for improved human rights, but is also planning a boycott of Beijing Olympic sponsors
By Loa Iok-sin
As the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympics began yesterday, Tibetans living in Taiwan and their supporters announced the launch of coordinated international action for Tibet.

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`WORTH INVESTING IN': The Cabinet plans to spend NT$1.36 billion to subsidize 60 local animated film and digital game projects to encourage local talent
By Jimmy Chuang
The Cabinet introduced a digital image industry development bill yesterday and said it would invest NT$4.12 billion (US$125 million) in the development of the country's digital content industry over the next five years.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Cabinet Spokesman Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉) announced yesterday that the Government Information Office (GIO) will launch a new English-language TV channel next year to promote Taiwan.

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Local agricultural researchers have developed a new and efficient technique to extract a key ingredient of cancer drugs from a plant endemic to Orchid Island (蘭嶼) and Green Island (綠島), sources at the Council of Agriculture said yesterday.

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By Ko Shu-ling
Teachers, civil servants and military personnel will not receive a pay raise next year, President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said yesterday, ending weeks of speculation about a possible salary hike.

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The Nantou District Court yesterday detained Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Hou Ho-shong (侯和雄) on charges of taking bribes, a prosecutor said.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Cabinet Spokesman Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉) yesterday confirmed that the Government Information Office (GIO) plans to retrieve authority over all China-related TV and radio issues from the National Communications Commission (NCC).

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