GROWING TREND: The president faced more embarrassment at a public event in Taipei yesterday when women in the audience shouted at him
By Ko Shu-ling
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday encountered more heckling when he attended a function in Taipei.

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By Ko Shu-ling
Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) said yesterday that he would support a parliamentary system if the legislative electoral system were also changed.

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By Flora Wang
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus announced yesterday that the party had collected more than 1.5 million signatures, surpassing the second legal threshold for its proposed referendum on "returning" to the UN under the name "Republic of China."

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By Mo Yan-chih
Two Taipei City councilors yesterday accused the Taipei City Government of pocketing an extra NT$10 million (US$309,960) in annual parking fees as a result of flaws in the city's parking meter system.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday that fishermen should stay away from Somali waters following the arrival of a Taiwanese vessel in Kenya on Wednesday after it was held by Somali pirates for five-and-a-half months.

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DIRTY? : The National Property Bureau's deputy director and his predecessor are accused of selling public land at well below market value
National Property Bureau (NPB) Deputy Director Chen Kuan-pao (陳官保) and his predecessor, Su Wei-cheng (蘇維成), were taken into custody on Wednesday on graft and forgery charges.

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GREENER: After six years of research involving cooperation between six universities, a process to make bioplastic has potential both financially and environmentally
By Meggie Lu
The National Science Council (NSC) yesterday presented a patented and innovative process for making polyhydroxybutyrate-valerate (PHBV), a biodegradable plastic made from the bacterial fermentation of starch.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Jasmine Hsu (許絜忞), a second grader at Chingshin Elementary School in Taipei, did not realize how ethnically diverse her family was until she started doing research on her ancestors as part of a family tree project earlier this year.

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'WORRYING': Almost 1,300 cases have been reported this year, more than twice last year's figure, and so far colder temperatures have failed to cut the infection rate
By Angelica Oung
Even as residents in the northern part of the nation start adding layers against the increasingly chilly temperatures, the number of new dengue fever cases in Tainan has shown no sign of abating, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said.

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Taiwan has decided to revoke a patent registration request by China on the use of the name of the ancient Chinese thinker Confucius (孔子), intellectual property rights officials said on Wednesday.

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By Angelica Oung
A 45-year-old Peruvian woman suffering from elephantiasis will undergo an eight-hour operation today at Kaohsiung's E-da Hospital.

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SMOKE OUT: Companies have already enacted measures that prohibits tobacco use even outside the office and penalties for those who break the rules
By Angelica Oung
Smokers are finding it harder to indulge their habit at work these days as more companies enact a policy of zero-tolerance toward tobacco.

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By Mo Yan-chih
The 2007 City on the Move art festival kicked off today at Taipei Brewery, with more than 20 artists from around the world sharing their perspectives on the city at its oldest brewery through images, sound and music.

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By Loa Iok-sin
The 2007 Aboriginal Exposition -- a gathering of the nation's 13 Aboriginal tribes to showcase their food, experiences, traditional handicrafts, games, dances and music -- will open in Taipei tomorrow.

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