SECURITY: Premier Chang Chun-hsiung said that an emergency response task force has been set up to keep an eye on tomorrow's elections and referendums
An unknown assailant threw a chunk of glass at Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) while she was campaigning yesterday ahead of tomorrow's legislative elections and referendum, but she escaped unharmed.

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By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) yesterday pledged to step down if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won 50 or more seats in tomorrow's legislative elections.

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By Mo Yan-chih
New Party legislators yesterday expressed outrage at the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) call for pan-blue voters to consolidate their support and back the KMT. They accused the KMT of trying to boost its own support at the expense of its ally the New Party.

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DIEHARDS: A heckler, a seventy-something retired teacher, a philosopher and a mechanic are some of the candidates running despite staggering odds
By Liu Jung and Chen Ching-min
Although the new "single member district, two-vote" system leaves little room for independent candidates, several "election regulars" are still entering the fray.

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By Ko Shu-ling
Responding to a recent newspaper report, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday denied that President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was dictating campaign strategy.

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By Ko Shu-ling
Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝) said yesterday that his party would fight for the dignity of teachers and create a sound environment in which to educate the next generation.

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CHINESE PROPAGANDA: Beijing refused to allow the toy globes to be made in China unless Taiwan was shown to be part of the People's Republic of China
An educational globe toy portraying Taiwan as a part of China at the insistence of Beijing is to be withdrawn, the Japanese firm that makes it said yesterday.

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A thick layer of smog blanketed Taipei yesterday as the capital suffered its worst air quality since the beginning of the year, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said.

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TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE: The international trading price for carbon emissions is between US$1 and US$30 a tonne. The price here is expected to be at the high end
By Meggie Lu
The greenhouse gas reduction law may not have received the green light before the Legislative Yuan review session ended, but the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) demonstrated its determination to lead the nation on the road to a low carbon economy with the opening of its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Management Office yesterday.

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UNTAPPED RESOURCES: The National Center for Ocean Research's budget will be raised to NT$600 million, but the scientists say they need much more
By Angelica Oung
Senior scientists and administrators gathered yesterday at the National Science Council's (NSC) Taipei headquarters to celebrate the National Center for Ocean Research's (NCOR) accomplishments over the past decade as well as to call for more public funds to support and expand the center's work.

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The faculty at an elementary school in central Taiwan touted the efficacy of their "bat houses" yesterday. The bat houses were first set up on campus several years ago to fight bugs, and the faculty say that thousands of mosquitoes have been eaten each night ever since.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Several women's organizations yesterday released a list of legislative candidates they deem friendly or unfriendly to issues relating to women.

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