By Su Yung-Yao
A number of pro-localization groups including the Taiwan Society (台灣社) will jointly stage a parade on Aug. 30 to protest against President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) China-leaning policies.

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JUST IN PASSING: Taiwan was mentioned only in passing in the US Democratic Party platform, which is expected to be adopted at the convention at the end of the month
By Charles Snyder
Taiwan received only a passing reference from the US Democratic Party as it released the final draft of this year’s election platform, which will be voted upon at its national presidential nominating convention in Denver later this month.

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By Shih Hsiu-Chuan
Having said his new policy calling for a “diplomatic truce” with China has received praise from the US and some allies, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) met with challenge on Friday when questioned about the meaning of the policy by Taiwan’s allies.

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COME TOGETHER: Tsai Ing-wen said the party had lost its hero, but members would now ‘work together, walk together and shoulder responsibility together’
By Rich Chang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has relied too much on former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) over the past eight years, leading the party to lose sight of its own capability in making its own judgment, DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Friday its representative office in Switzerland showed poor judgment in handling a letter requesting judicial assistance in a case of alleged money laundering involving members of the former first family.

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SUPPORT: A Taichung neonatologist emphasized the importance of giving support to breastfeeding new mothers, as well as providing proper facilities for them
By Meggie Lu
Spousal and familial support is vitally important for a mother to successfully breastfeed her children, the Bureau of Health Promotion and breastfeeding support groups said yesterday, adding that access to breastfeeding facilities is also key.

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NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT: A research assistant at the Council for Agriculture said that a single pigweed plant could release a million pollen grains in a single day
By Chung Li-Hua
Doctors warned people with hay fever to be cautious as the pigweed season is at its peak.

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Some 6,600 people participated yesterday in the 19th fast organized by the World Vision Taiwan charity to “experience the pain of hunger” and raise social awareness of the global food crisis.

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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, a publication of Kaohsiung Medical University, has recently been accepted for indexing and abstracting in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), an international, multidisciplinary index of journal literature in the sciences.

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By Mo Yan-Chih
The Neihu Municipal Sports Center opened to the public yesterday, featuring the biggest outdoor rock-climbing facility in Taipei.

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