FIRST STEPS: Restitution to those who suffered under martial law is progress, but not until wrongdoers are brought to justice can the country heal, Chen said
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday conferred certificates upon a group of people clearing their names for having received improper trials during the Martial Law era.

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Taiwan welcomes the signing of ASEAN's landmark Charter, which will serve as a legal framework and inspiration in facing future challenges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Palau charge d'affaires to Taiwan Lydia Ngirablosch said on Friday her country sees Taiwan as its "best friend" and wants to remain so.

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'RIGHT PATH': Fu, long a member of the KMT, came to Taiwan and saw that the future did not lie with the Chiangs, Premier Chang Chun-hsiung said
By Jenny W. Hsu
Premier Chang Chun-hsiung (張俊雄) yesterday lauded life-long political activist Fu Cheng (傅正) as one of the key figures in making the nation's democracy possible, adding that people should cherish democracy to show respect for those who have sacrificed their lives for it.

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By Mo Yan-chih
One day after completing his three-day visit to Japan, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday urged his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) opponent, Frank Hsieh (謝長廷), to declare his stance on the Diaoyutai (釣魚台) dispute and comfort women.

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SHAPE UP: Inspectors found a shipment from Colorado contained bone chips, which were banned in US imports after a case of mad cow disease in Washington in 2003
By Jenny W. Hsu
The Department of Health yesterday urged the US government to shape up its beef imports after the Bureau of Food Safety discovered a shipment of US beef contained chips of bone.

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Six Taiwanese citizens who allegedly kidnapped an architect from Taiwan during his visit to Hainan, China, early last month were brought to Taiwan by police on Thursday, sources at the Criminal Investigation Bureau said.

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More than 300 factory sites nationwide are contaminated with dioxins -- a group of known carcinogens -- tainting the areas around them, including the neighborhood around the notorious Taiwan Alkali Industrial Anshun factory in Tainan, a professor said on Friday.

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COME ONE, COME ALL: After a selective offering to high-risk groups ends this month, hundreds of thousands of flu shots will be available to all
Free influenza vaccinations will be available beginning on Dec. 1, with an estimated 350,000 vaccines available for adults and 120,000 for children between six months and three years old.

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OPEN ARMS: The Eden Foundation said that the nation has approximately 400,000 relatively new immigrants, who should receive a warm welcome
By Meggie Lu
The NGO Eden Social Welfare Foundation yesterday called on the public to respect and learn about the cultures of foreigners married to Taiwanese nationals.

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