Taiwan's foreign aid projects are not dollar diplomacy: Chen Shui-bian

The China Post, TAIWAN - An official of the Presidential Office has defended the US$305 million in direct loans to diplomatic ally Honduras, stressing it is humanitarian aid and not dollar diplomacy.

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Taiwan's democracy should not be restricted by China's opposition: Chen Shui-bian

"Otherwise, we will send the wrong message to the dictators in Beijing that China can have its way with its military might," Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian said.

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Grassroot movements ask presidential candidates for support

The China Post, TAIWAN - Members of the "908 Taiwan Republic" and "Peacetime Foundation of Taiwan" (PFT) movements invited Frank Hsieh and Ma Ying-jeou to discuss various agendas, including a new constitution, national anthem, national flag, and cross strait issues.

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DPP Legislator's aide detained in corrumption case

The China Post, TAIWAN - A senior aide to Legislator Lawrence J.P. Gao of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was detained yesterday for further investigation into his alleged role in a corruption case. Yao was charged with accepting a bribe of NT$10 million by brokering a deal between businessman Lou Tsao-yung's company and the National Property Bureau under the Ministry of Finance.

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Summer heat taking toll on theme park visitor numbers

The China Post, Taiwan - Major theme parks across Taiwan have reported a significant drop in the number of visitors this summer as park managers blamed high temperatures for keeping people from traveling outdoors.

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State-run enterprises hold first joint recruiting exam

The China Post, Taiwan - Over 43,000 applicants participated in the first joint recruiting exam held by state-run enterprises in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung under the authority of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) yesterday. The written exams for careers with Taiwan Power Company, Chinese Petroleum Corp. Taiwan, and Taiwan Water Company took place simultaneously in 25 different examination centers across the three cities. Although 19,000 of the 62,000 enrolled did not take the exam, only 2.9 percent of the participants will make it to the second round of recruiting, said a MOEA spokesperson.

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Chunghwa Telecom union may form new political party

The China Post - The Chunghwa Telecom Workers' Union (CTWU) may team up with other industrial workers unions to organize a new political party and field its own candidates in the next legislative election, CTWU Chairman Chang Hsu-chung said yesterday. In a recent CTWU board of directors meeting, Chang was appointed to establish a new political party for the purpose of representing members of all workers' unions around the country, including teachers' unions, in the legislature.

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Ma Ying-jeou must open up to central and southern Taiwan: KMT

The China Post, Taiwan - Opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) officials said yesterday that presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou should display more openness towards local communities in southern Taiwan on the eve of his long stay in Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan Counties.

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Chen Shui-bian calls Frank Hsieh a sure winner in presidential race

The China Post, Taiwan - President Chen Shui-bian proclaimed yesterday presidential candidate Frank Hsieh of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as the sure winner of the presidential race in March next year. President Chen made the remarks when asked to comment a report on the local China Times that cited DPP sources that Hsieh could lose in counties and cities north of Yunlin County in southwest Taiwan.

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DPP calls for 1 million to rally for U.N. bid

The China Post - The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) aims to draw up to one million people to a mass rally next month to promote the island's bid for UN membership for Taiwan, a party official announced yesterday. The rally will be held in the southern city of Kaohsiung, a stronghold of the pro-independence DPP, on Sept. 15, three days before the United Nations opens its annual General Assembly in New York, the official said.

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