UN FOR TAIWAN: The US defense secretary said he was not concerned that passage of the referendum would provoke Beijing to launch a military attack
By Charles Snyder
The US will continue its arms sales to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act to help Taiwan defend itself against any Chinese military threat, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Friday.

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CONFLICT: Mutual distrust between the pan-greens and pan-blues resulted in repeated deadlock and a low total of 498 bills being passed in the last session
Serious confrontation between the pan-green and pan-blue camps was a principal feature that marred the sixth legislature, which ended its sixth and final session on Friday.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (胡志強) yesterday lauded the transfer of jurisdiction over the defunct Shuinan Airport (水湳機場) from the military to the Taichung City Government, saying it would "drive the development of the city."

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A government report released on Friday challenged the opposition's claim that the nation's economic performance has lagged behind that of South Korea.

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REMEDIATION: The discovery, once proven workable, could save billions of dollars in environmental clean-up costs in cases involving the highly cancerous toxin
Microbiologists at two universities in Kaohsiung City have discovered a bacteria capable of breaking down the poisonous substance dioxin efficiently and are trying to apply the species to a mass purging process to save on the time and cost involved in removing the pollutant, academic sources said.

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By Shelley Shan
Miss Hsu (徐) works in a technology firm. She exercises regularly and measures her blood pressure often. She watches what she eats and records her daily food intake. She usually writes all of this information on a piece of paper, which could be lost easily.

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ONE BETTER, ONE WORSE: Two reservoirs in Kaohsiung County ranked as the most polluted when measured against an index that assesses the eutrophication of a lake
By Meggie Lu
Two Kaohsiung county reservoirs were named by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday as being the most polluted of the nation's 20 reservoirs.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
Incessant political squabbles are the biggest source of distress among Taiwanese youth, a non-profit organization said yesterday, urging the nation's leaders to place more emphasis on improving the living standards of the people instead of their own electability.

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