PRINT PROTEST: The KMT's culture and communication committee commissioner said that the DPP was using double standards by portraying his party as pro-China
By Mo Yan-chih
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday carried a one-page advertisement in the Chinese-language newspaper the China Times detailing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) heavyweights' "connections" with China, and urging the DPP not to accuse the KMT of having Chinese connections.

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By Ko Shu-lingand Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝) yesterday urged President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to call a meeting to decide the time and the framing of the question for a referendum on Taiwan's UN membership.

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FOND FAREWELL: MOFA spokesman David Wang thanked outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for promoting relations with Taiwan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed its hope that Japan would continue to maintain mutually beneficial relations with Taiwan in the future, no matter who the next prime minister is, MOFA spokesman David Wang (王建業) said on Wednesday.

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FLASHPOINT: The drill, to be held tomorrow, will last 23 minutes but will not require pedestrians to take cover and cars will not be stopped
China is to hold a major air raid drill in Shanghai, a sign that the country's leadership views war with Taiwan as a possibility.

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`SUPERFICIAL': Activists said if the city was serious about reducing car ownership, it should stop building parking complexes and promote other modes of transportation
By Angelica Oung
Environmentalists and activists panned the Taipei City Govern-ment's annual "In Town, Without My Car" (ITWMC) activity as a public-relations exercise that was short on commitment to reduce the number of motor vehicles in the city.

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Pine-bark extract may offer an alternative to hormone therapy for women who suffer hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, a new study says.

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SODOMY LAW: Activists said that discriminatory clauses against same-sex partners have continued because of pressure from the Catholic Church
By Loa Iok-sin
Gay rights activists staged a demonstration outside the Nicaraguan embassy in Taipei yesterday as part of an international campaign against the country's sodomy law.

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The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) plans to emulate EU norms when crafting a pollution prevention and control mechanism to reduce domestic industrial emissions.

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By Mo Yan-chih
A Taipei Zoo official said yesterday that an endangered crane, which has been staying at the zoo after an accident three years ago, may be transferred to South Korea and released into the wild.

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BRIBERY? THE LO SHENG REPUBLIC OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL RIGH:
By Jimmy Chuang
An action group formed to campaign against the demolition of the Lo Sheng Sanatorium in Sinjhuang (新莊), Taipei County, yesterday filed a corruption lawsuit against Public Construction Commission Chairman Wu Tze-cheng (吳澤成).

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By Ralph Jennings
Pop star Chang Hui-mei (張惠妹), once banned from performing in China, is using her new album to rebuild her reputation in Asia's biggest market, while Beijing officials use her name to improve political ties.

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By Tien Jui-huaand Lan Chun-ta
Eating immediately after handling currency could make you sick, the Consumers' Foundation warned as it released the results of a study on Wednesday showing that money can contain high concentrations of bacteria.

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