MENDING FENCES: The DPP presidential hopeful met with the TSU's chairman yesterday in a bid to smooth over relations strained by the legislative campaign
By Ko Shu-ling
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) said yesterday that he would consider postponing the two referendums scheduled to be held alongside with the presidential election.

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By Flora Wang
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Tseng Yung-chuan (曾永權) won the party's deputy legislative speaker nomination yesterday, defeating five opponents in two straw polls.

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GO OR STAY?: Several DPP legislators and senior party members urged the GIO minister to remain at his post through the remainder of the presidential campaign
By Ko Shu-ling
Government Information Office Minister Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉) yesterday was less resolute about resigning after the Presidential Office and members of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's (謝長廷) team asked him to stay on.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
The Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC) yesterday blasted a Hong Kong magazine that claimed the government's recent desinification effort has made Taiwan a less appealing destination for Malaysian-Chinese students.

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The National Immigration Agency (NIA) yesterday rejected accusations that guards at one of its detention centers in Ilan County had turned a blind eye to violence among inmates.

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STATE-OF-THE-ART: The Lantern Festival has gained such a reputation for itself that this year the Discovery Channel will send a team to Taiwan to film the event
By Shelley Shan
The Tourism Bureau yesterday unveiled the designs of the main lantern and the hand-held lanterns that will be used during the Taiwan Lantern Festival in Tainan next month.

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THE OTHER SIDE: Disadvantaged households face tremendous pressure during Lunar New Year, with many struggling to give something to their children
By Meggie Lu
With Lunar New Year just two weeks away, some people may be planning to reward themselves with a new camera, a new cellphone or a big, fancy meal, while others may read health tips on how to avoid gaining too many kilos during the New Year's Eve feast.

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A woman from the Atayal tribe in the east has had an elaborate tattoo ingrained on her face, marking the first time an Aboriginal woman in Taiwan has had her face tattooed in nearly a century.

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By Chiu Hsien-ming
Taiwanese tobacco growers could see a reversal in their flagging fortunes as international agricultural commodity prices continue to soar.

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By Meggie Lu
The long debate over the construction of the Suhua Freeway resumed yesterday as the environmental impact assessment was launched anew.

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