COINCIDENCE? : The director of the DPP’s Policy Research Committee said that it was ‘brazenly obvious’ a Chinese drill was meant to simulate an invasion of Taiwan
By Peng Hsien-chun and Jimmy Chuang
Citing the recent parachuting exercise carried out by the Chinese military on June 18 with the participation of eight civilian aircraft, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday criticized the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration for its lack of awareness in national security, urging it to attach importance on issues relating to Taiwan’s national security.

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The Executive Yuan should come up with a bill on regulating the signing of agreements between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) said on Friday.

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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wu Yu-sheng (吳育昇) said yesterday that his party would propose an amendment to the Nationality Act (國籍法) that would require individuals holding government posts to give up permanent residency in other countries within one year of assuming office.

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DOWNPLAYED RESULTS: The Kaohsiung mayor said that she still had a lot of work to do after a poll by the party came up with better figures than a private poll last year
Performance ratings for the administration of Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) have recently improved, but she said yesterday she was not yet satisfied because there were still a lot of citizens unhappy with her service, and she vowed to work harder.

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By Shih Hsiu-Chuan
The nation’s recent economic situation was not triggered entirely by global factors but also in part by policy decisions of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.

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PARTY AND STATE: The KMT chairman said that the administration of Ma Ying-jeou and the party should work together in a complementary way
By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) yesterday dismissed concerns about his relations with President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) after Ma promised not to adopt "one-party" rule under his administration. Wu added, however, that the ruling party and the government were closely connected.

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SCRAMBLED EGGS: Businesses allowed to operate in the zone would be those listed in regulations, but the ministry could expand the scope of admissibility
By Shelley Shan
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is set to present a new version of the airport special zone bill, which clearly states that both the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and the local government would remain the authorities regulating the development of the zone.

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By Meggie Lu
As a “young emerging economy,” Taiwan cannot afford to remain outside the global community in combating climate change, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said yesterday at the first sustainable green technology symposium in Taipei.

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Kaohsiung County opened its first “English village” yesterday, with facilities allowing students to practice “real life” English in the immersion style of teaching.

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ESCAPADE: If the three men fail to rejoin their group within 10 days, they will be treated as illegal aliens and the tour company will face a NT$200,000 fine per person
By Hsu Ming-jung
Less than a week before the inauguration of regular cross-strait charter flights, three Chinese tourists were reported to have run away from their hotel in Jhongli on Friday morning, the second instance this year of Chinese tourists illegally abandoning their approved itinerary.

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The Taipei County Government fined a toy store NT$60,000 (US$2,000) on Friday for violating regulations on the prevention of enterovirus infection.

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The Taipei Times will soon launch a weekly page covering Taiwan's expat population. The page will be packed with stories, features and interviews on all that is happening in the foreign communities of Taiwan.

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