AWAKENING PAST SLOGANS: The Taiwanese Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps convenor said the group was formed because Ma is too close to Beijing
By Loa Iok-Sin
Singing patriotic songs from the Martial Law Era and shouting anti-communist slogans popular during former dictator Chiang Kai-shek’s (蔣介石) reign, a group of pro-independence activists officially inaugurated the Taiwanese Youth Anti-Communist National Salvations Corps yesterday.

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By Rich Chang
The government has adopted heavy security measures as it gets ready for the arrival of China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin (陳雲林) today.

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By J. Michael Cole
Under normal circumstances, these young Taiwanese professionals would be doing just what about any other people their age would do on a Saturday afternoon: rest, or go shopping. But for the three or four sitting at the table sipping cappuccinos and smoking cigarettes, shopping is the last thing on their mind.

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By Shelley Huang
Officials from both sides of the Strait will not go into specifics, such as claims for compensation from Chinese companies that have exported products spiked with melamine, during tomorrow’s meeting between China’s Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS ) Chairman Chen Yunlin (陳雲林) and Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤), a top Department of Health official said yesterday.

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PANDA REPLACEMENT: Animal rights activist Wu Hung said panda diplomacy must stop and if there must be an exchange, Lien Chan could be exchanged for Chen Yunlin
By Meggie Lu
China should crack down on cruelty to animals and stop using pandas as political tools, animal rights activists said yesterday, adding that instead of dressing up pandas as symbols of peace, China should respect their lives and achieve peace in a real sense.

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By Ko Shu-Ling
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) seems to be playing favorites with local media, again. This time, to promote the meeting between China’s Association on Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin (陳雲林) and Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤).

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OVERTURNED: The appeals committee’s decision not to bar Chunghwa Telecom from investing in Global Mobile could cause confusion in the industry, an NCC official said
By Shelley Shan
A decision made by the National Communications Commission to bar Chunghwa Telecom’s investment in Global Mobile Corp was overruled by the commission’s appeals committee last week, but researchers said the impact of the ruling on the telecommunications industry was not immediately clear.

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By Flora Wang
Hung Wan-ju (洪莞茹), a 23-year-old from the Chang Jung Christian University majoring in nursing, says that simple curiosity first drove her to become involved in whale and dolphin rescue.

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The nation has taken a successful step in tracking the migration route of the gray-faced buzzard eagle, or Butastur indicus, paving the way for better conservation measures for the rare migratory bird, a Forestry Bureau official said.

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CHEAP TRIP: Following the success of discounted package trips for young people in July, the TRA will extend a similar offer to people aged 15 to 35
By Shelley Shan
The Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) is offering travel deals for backpackers want to embark on around-the-island railway tours during the winter break.

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