By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission Chairman Hsu Chih-hsiung (許志雄), a nominee for the Council of Grand Justices, caused a stir yesterday when answering a question from a pan-blue lawmaker on whether the Republic of China (ROC) existed.

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SECRET MISSIONS: A proposed new law would provide for undercover agents to make use of fake identities to investigate immigration, drugs or arms trafficking cases
The Ministry of Justice said yesterday that it would take stock of undercover investigation systems used in other countries to create a similar system in Taiwan.

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Oct. 24 has been designated "Taiwan UN Day," Premier Chang Chun-hsiung (張俊雄) announced yesterday.

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By Rich Chang
Taiwan ranked 34th among 179 countries in this year's Corruption Perception Index (CPI), the Taiwan chapter of Transparency International said yesterday.

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NEGOTIATION: Since officials took over the facility from scandal-ridden EMG last month, they have decided to elect a new director and help with compensation cases
By Mo Yan-chih
The Taipei City Government yesterday declared it will cut the rental fee at the Taipei Arena and pledged to follow the timetable for shows that were already scheduled to protect the interests of both companies and audiences.

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LESS IS MORE: Amendments to a law on government revenue and spending would free up how money is handed to local administrations. In theory they'll get more cash
By Su Yung-yao
The Cabinet yesterday approved amendments to the Law Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures (財政收支劃分法), which would increase tax-redistribution income for local governments.

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By Shelley Shan and Loa Iok-sin
To Kinmen County Commissioner Lee Chu-feng (李炷鋒), seeing the military bunkers everywhere on the island is an emotional matter.

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Two rare black-faced spoonbills were spotted on Tuesday at the mouth of the Tsengwen River (曾文溪) in the Chiku (七股) Wetlands Sanctuary, Tainan County, local bird observers reported yesterday, announcing that the pair of migratory water birds were the first of their kind to arrive in Taiwan this year for the winter.

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LAX OR STRICT? : The DOH has come up with a set of 16 inspection criteria, but some officials are questioning whether it is necessary
China has to rigorously inspect its exported products instead of taking Taiwan to task for adopting strict standards when inspecting hairy crab imports, Cabinet spokesman Shieh Jyh-wey (謝志偉) said yesterday.

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By Rich Chang
The Supreme Court Prosecutors' Office yesterday said officials were probing whether its prosecutors had been spied on by persons hoping to glean information about ongoing investigations.

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