SLAP IN THE FACE: On how to improve communication with lawmakers, Wang Yu-chi said the president might hold small meetings or other occasional contact
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) wants to improve communication between the Presidential Office and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers after the recent controversy surrounding several of his nominees for the Control Yuan and the Examination Yuan, Presidential Office spokesman Wang Yu-chi (王郁琦) said yesterday.

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By Rich Chang
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠) yesterday said that 12 of President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) 19 nominees for Examination Yuan are pro-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) individuals, indicating that the nominations were made with political considerations in mind and were done in an unprofessional manner.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Henry Chen (陳銘政) yesterday said Taiwan had nothing to do with Costa Rica President Oscar Arias’ alleged misappropriation of foreign aid and stressed Taiwan was meticulous when allocating monetary aid to its allies.

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By Jenny W. Hsu
Economic issues must take precedent over political meetings to ensure a normal working relationship between China and Taiwan, Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤) said yesterday, adding that cross-strait relations must be “normalized” and “modernized” simultaneously to create a win-win situation for both sides.

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Taichung County, one of the nation’s biggest producers of niche agricultural products, will exhibit its fruit and vegetables at an international food show in Malaysia in search of more international buyers, a local official said yesterday.

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MAKE ME TAIWANESE: Syrym Nygmet says his father was an elected legislator from Xinjiang Province in the ROC’s first legislature in 1948. He is seeking citizenship
By Flora Wang
A Kazakh citizen who said he is the son of a member of the Republic of China’s first legislature yesterday appealed to the government to grant him Taiwanese citizenship and give him household registration.

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