MORe TO DO: Later at the Presidential Office the president urged Chiang Pin-kung to organize a new round of talks on direct cross-strait charter flights
By Jenny W. Hsu and Shih Hsiu-chuan
Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan (賴幸媛) yesterday hailed the conclusion of cross-strait talks on Friday as a new page in Taipei and Beijing relations when greeting the returning delegation headed by Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤) at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.<> [ FULL STORY ]

By Mo Yan-chih
President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) position as the head of the nation must not be belittled if he is to meet Chen Yunlin (陳雲林), chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) said yesterday.

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By Rich Chang
Prosecutors said yesterday that investigations into several former ministers' use of their discretionary fund were nearing completion and several former officials may be indicted for corruption.

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Negotiators from both sides of the Strait signed agreements on Friday to launch weekend charter flights and allow Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) described the meeting as satisfactory and said it was happy to see President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) election promise become a reality. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), however, warned that the hasty decision posed a threat to national security and interests. ‘Taipei Times' reporter Ko Shu-ling talked to DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Friday about her views and observations on the cross-strait talks and the Ma administration
Taipei Times: Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤) met Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) in Beijing on Friday afternoon after a deal was struck on cross-strait weekend charter flights and expanding Chinese tourism in Taiwan. Do you think the agreements should be approved by the legislature?

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PAY IT FORWARD: Children from disadvantaged areas often don't know about the possibilities that exist out there. The Dream Chasing Tour sought to remedy that
By Meggie Lu
A group of "aspiring doctors" — all elementary school students from Yunlin County — donned crisp white doctor's coats yesterday and toured the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) clinical training center in Taipei to get their first taste of modern medical advances.

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'FUN' AND 'COOL': Yeh Tzu-chia's condition makes him much smaller than he would normally be, but his guitar skills have turned him into a hero at his school
By Lee Jung-ping
He may only be 102cm tall and shorter than the guitar he is holding, but as a top guitarist and one of his school's most popular kids, the 12-year-old Yeh Tzu-chia (葉子嘉) lives the life of a little giant.

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By Wu Hsing-hua and Hung Jui-chin
In response to the rising popularity of cycling, the Tainan International Chihsi Arts Festival has created a "coming-of-sixteen"(做十六歲) cycling event in conjunction with Giant Bicycles Taiwan, which will take teenagers on a round the nation tour.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Several civic groups, led by the Alliance for Police Reform, urged the National Police Agency yesterday to start requiring that on-duty officers wear name tags as the first step in achieving more transparency within the force.

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