BIG GAP: Speaking at the General Assembly, three heads of state decried the nation's absence in the world body and pointed to the nation's global role
Three more allies of Taiwan expressed support for its bid to join the UN on Friday during the annual session of the UN General Assembly.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) campaign office filed a defamation lawsuit yesterday against Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) for remarks about Ma's special allowance funds case.

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) reaffirmed his commitment on Friday to promote direct air links across the Taiwan Strait if he won next year's presidential election.

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ON: The DPP chairman's 'normal country' resolution has been supported by 32 party members and meets the requirements for inclusion on the congressional agenda
Chairman Yu Shyi-kun's "normal country resolution" version will be included on the national congressional agenda today, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) national congress procedural committee, Gao Jyh-peng (高志鵬), said yesterday.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Tuan Yi-kang (段宜康) said yesterday he would not apologize to former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Lien Chan's (連戰) daughter, Lien Hui-hsin (連惠心), despite a court decision ordering him to do so.

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By Shelley Shan
The National Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday it aimed to reinforce the self-disciplinary function of media associations in regulating media content.

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ARMAMENTS: Prosecutors said a businessman admitted to paying kickbacks to Chang Chi-pen and Yang Tsan-yu, who are suspected of dividing tenders to avoid detection
By Rich Chang
Two officials from the Ministry of National Defense (MND)-affiliated Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology were detained yesterday by the Taoyuan District Court for alleged involvement in several bidding scandals.

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Faced with a threatening military buildup by China, an outgunned Taiwan is quietly proceeding with plans to develop missiles that could strike China, defense and security experts say.

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NOT THE NUMBERS: Although some Buddhist organizations free large quantities of fish, it is the introduction of non-native species that harms the environment the most
By Angelica Oung
Although fangsheng (放生), or the release of animals for religious reasons, purports to save life, environmentalists and biologists said yesterday that the practice is putting delicate ecosystems in peril.

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By Mo Yan-chih
The Taipei City Government's management of the Maokong gondola system drew criticism from Taipei city councilors yesterday as they slammed the city government for damaging the environment around the system and for the poor design of the gondola stations' sewage treatment system.

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CONFLICTED: During the conference, Ma Ying-jeou said that a Taiwan-China war would not be considered to be an 'international conflict'
By Loa Iok-sin
Experts on international law from various countries gathered in Taipei yesterday for a conference on international humanitarian law (IHL) and the challenges it faces.

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By Rich Chang
Taipei prosecutors yesterday announced that tycoon Wang Yu-yun (王玉雲) had been placed on the nation's wanted list after he failed to show up to begin his seven-year prison term.

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By Angelica Oung
Imported frozen pig kidneys from Canada have recently been found to contain residue of ractopamine, a Department of Health (DOH) official said yesterday.

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