PRESIDENT'S MAN: Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh quashed rumors yesterday when he said that he will attend US President George W. Bush's inauguration
By Joy Su
Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh (李遠哲) is to represent the government at US President George W. Bush's upcoming inauguration, Lee said yesterday, confirming media reports on his trip.

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JOYOUS OCCASION: Former president Lee Teng-hui yesterday started having a ball to mark his birthday today and he expressed the wish to work for Taiwan for 10 more years
By Debby Wu
Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) said yesterday at his birthday party that Taiwan should quietly and step by step make its way in-ternationally, and take the necessary turns where applicable. He also said that the people of Taiwan need not "care about the rights that often would come with the obligations" at this point in time.

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The favorite to win the Palestinian presidential election, Mahmoud Abbas, on Friday called for an end to "the chaos of guns" in Palestinian society and expressed optimism that a ceasefire in the four-year uprising will be agreed by all factions.

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Militants abducted three senior Iraqi officials, beheaded a man who worked for the US military and killed at least four others, officials said yesterday, a day after a US general warned that insurgents may be planning "horrific" attacks ahead of the Jan. 30 elections.

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