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Domestic News, May 6, 2005
PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN HAS CALLED A POW WOW FOR TONIGHT OF
TOP PARTY OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTIVES.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO DISCUSS CONTROVERSY WITHIN
THE PARTY OVER CHEN'S HANDLING OF OPPOSITION TRIPS TO CHINA.
DISSENT IS REPORTEDLY BREWING AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ...
WITH MANY UNHAPPY THAT CHEN HAS TAKEN A CONCILIATORY STANCE
ON THE VISITS.
OFFICIALS FROM BOTH THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL LEVEL WILL ATTEND
... AS WELL AS PARTY LAWMAKERS.
D-P-P CHAIRMAN SU ZHEN-CHANG SAYS CHEN WANTS TO HEAR WHAT
OTHERS HAVE TO SAY.
********************************
P-F-P CHAIRMAN JAMES SOONG CAUSED SOME EMBARRASSMENT FOR
CHINESE OFFICIALS TODAY BY ADDING A REFERENCE TO THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN A SPEECH.
IN THE SPEECH, SOONG QUOTED THE DATE AS ACCORDING TO THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA CALENDAR.
WHEN THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE SPEECH WAS SENT TO CHINA'S
TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE, THEY CROSSED OUT THE REFERENCE.
HOWEVER, WHEN SOONG SPOKE IN FRONT OF REPORTERS, HE DECIDED
TO PUT IT BACK IN.
********************************
THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO BOOST
TURNOUT IN NEXT WEEKEND'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION.
THE CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION IS REPORTEDLY CONCERNED THAT
VOTERS MAY STAY HOME.
WHILE THE C-E-C SAYS IT HOPES VOTER TURNOUT WILL EXCEED 40
PERCENT ... SOME HAVE ESTIMATED IT COULD FALL FAR BELOW
THAT.
A LUCKY DRAW WILL BE HELD FOR THOSE WHO DO VOTE ... WITH A
GRAND PRIZE OF ONE MILLION NT TO THE WINNER.
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS WILL BE GIVEN TO SECOND AND THIRD PLACE
WINNERS.
********************************
A ROUGH OUTING FOR TAIWAN'S TOP PITCHING STAR IN THE MAJOR
LEAGUES.
WANG JIAN-MING SUFFERED HIS FIRST BIG LEAGUE DEFEAT AS THE
NEW YORK YANKEES FELL TO THE TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS 6 TO 2 IN
FLORIDA
THE 25-YEAR-OLD RIGHTHANDER FROM TAI-NAN WAS TAGGED FOR 5
RUNS ON 8 HITS IN SIX INNINGS IN HIS SECOND BIG LEAGUE
START.
THE GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON A GIANT, OUTDOOR TELEVISION
SCREEN IN TAIPEI.
LAST WEEK, THE 190 CENTIMETER PITCHER TURNED IN AN
IMPRESSIVE, PERFORMANCE IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT - BUT LEFT
YANKEE STADIUM WITHOUT A DECISION.
ASIAN NEWS HEADLINES...
A LIBYAN SEIZED IN PAKISTAN THIS WEEK WAS THE FOURTH
PURPORTED NO. 3 LEADER OF AL-QAIDA KILLED OR CAPTURED SINCE
THE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS.
BUT THE GLOBAL DRAGNET HAS YET TO REACH UP THE TERROR
GROUP'S HIERARCHY TO THE MAIN PRIZES: OSAMA BIN LADEN AND
HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN, AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI.
VOTERS AND LAWMAKERS IN ASIA ARE PRAISING TONY BLAIR FOR
WEATHERING A BACKLASH OVER HIS IRAQ POLICIES TO WIN A
HISTORIC THIRD TERM AS BRITISH PRIME MINISTER.
THE UNITED NATIONS IS SOUNDING AN ALARM FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
IN AFGHANISTAN.
THREE YOUNG AFGHAN WOMEN WERE FOUND RAPED, HANGED AND DUMPED
ON A ROADSIDE WITH A WARNING NOT TO WORK FOR FOREIGN RELIEF
ORGANIZATIONS.
MYANMAR PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS RALLIED IN WESTERN JAPAN
AHEAD OF AN ASIA-EUROPE MINISTERIAL MEETING.
IT'S SET TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS IN MILITARY-RULED MYANMAR,
NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM AND RISING OIL PRICES.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES
ONE OF ITS CITIZENS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ MORE THAN FIVE DAYS
AGO IS STILL ALIVE.
EU AND JAPANESE OFFICIALS HAVE REACHED A DEAL MAPPING OUT
FUTURE COOPERATION OVER BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL FUSION
REACTOR.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT SAYS THIS COULD LEAD TOKYO TO DROP ITS
BID TO HOST THE PROJECT.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THREE ADDITIONAL CASES OF
POLIO IN INDONESIA HAVE BROUGHT ITS TOTAL TO FOUR _ ALL OF
THEM TODDLERS _ IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST OUTBREAK IN A DECADE.
U.S. ADMIRAL WILLIAM FALLON IS MEETING WITH INDONESIA
PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO TO DISCUSS SECURITY AND
MILITARY TIES.
HIS EX-WIFE AND A CORRECTIONS OFFICER SAY AN AUSTRALIAN
PRISON INMATE WHO TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT
BEAUTICIAN FACING DRUG-SMUGGLING CHARGES ON INDONESIA'S BALI
ISLAND HAS BEEN STABBED IN JAIL.
AN EDITORIAL CARTOONIST KNOWN FOR USHING COMMENTARY TO
THE EDGE'' SOON WILL BE THE FIRST AMERICAN CARTOONIST
PUBLISHED IN CHINA BY A CHINESE-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER.
THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN ARE CALLING ON CHINA TO
IMPLEMENT A FLEXIBLE FOREIGN EXCHANGE SYSTEM.
AND AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL WARNS FAILURE TO DO SO COULD LEAD
TO ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN ASIA.
OFFICIALS OF CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK WILL MEET ON MONDAY WITH
U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS FOR ONGOING DISCUSSIONS
RELATING TO VARIOUS FINANCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING CHINA'S
CURRENCY.
WEATHER ...
IF YOU'RE HEADED TO THE WEST COAST OF THE U-S TOMORROW ...
THE WEATHERMAN PREDICTS OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN LOS ANGELES
WITH THE DAYTIME HIGH UP AROUND 19 DEGREES CELCIUS.
HERE IN TAIWAN NIGHTIME LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD DROP TO ABOUT 21
IN TAIPEI 23 IN TAIZHONG ... AND 26 IN GAOXIONG.
THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW CALLS FOR CLOUDY WEATHER WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ISLAND WIDE.
PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN HAS CALLED A POW WOW FOR TONIGHT OF
TOP PARTY OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTIVES.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO DISCUSS CONTROVERSY WITHIN
THE PARTY OVER CHEN'S HANDLING OF OPPOSITION TRIPS TO CHINA.
DISSENT IS REPORTEDLY BREWING AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ...
WITH MANY UNHAPPY THAT CHEN HAS TAKEN A CONCILIATORY STANCE
ON THE VISITS.
OFFICIALS FROM BOTH THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL LEVEL WILL ATTEND
... AS WELL AS PARTY LAWMAKERS.
D-P-P CHAIRMAN SU ZHEN-CHANG SAYS CHEN WANTS TO HEAR WHAT
OTHERS HAVE TO SAY.
********************************
P-F-P CHAIRMAN JAMES SOONG CAUSED SOME EMBARRASSMENT FOR
CHINESE OFFICIALS TODAY BY ADDING A REFERENCE TO THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN A SPEECH.
IN THE SPEECH, SOONG QUOTED THE DATE AS ACCORDING TO THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA CALENDAR.
WHEN THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE SPEECH WAS SENT TO CHINA'S
TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE, THEY CROSSED OUT THE REFERENCE.
HOWEVER, WHEN SOONG SPOKE IN FRONT OF REPORTERS, HE DECIDED
TO PUT IT BACK IN.
********************************
THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO BOOST
TURNOUT IN NEXT WEEKEND'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION.
THE CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION IS REPORTEDLY CONCERNED THAT
VOTERS MAY STAY HOME.
WHILE THE C-E-C SAYS IT HOPES VOTER TURNOUT WILL EXCEED 40
PERCENT ... SOME HAVE ESTIMATED IT COULD FALL FAR BELOW
THAT.
A LUCKY DRAW WILL BE HELD FOR THOSE WHO DO VOTE ... WITH A
GRAND PRIZE OF ONE MILLION NT TO THE WINNER.
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS WILL BE GIVEN TO SECOND AND THIRD PLACE
WINNERS.
********************************
A ROUGH OUTING FOR TAIWAN'S TOP PITCHING STAR IN THE MAJOR
LEAGUES.
WANG JIAN-MING SUFFERED HIS FIRST BIG LEAGUE DEFEAT AS THE
NEW YORK YANKEES FELL TO THE TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS 6 TO 2 IN
FLORIDA
THE 25-YEAR-OLD RIGHTHANDER FROM TAI-NAN WAS TAGGED FOR 5
RUNS ON 8 HITS IN SIX INNINGS IN HIS SECOND BIG LEAGUE
START.
THE GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON A GIANT, OUTDOOR TELEVISION
SCREEN IN TAIPEI.
LAST WEEK, THE 190 CENTIMETER PITCHER TURNED IN AN
IMPRESSIVE, PERFORMANCE IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT - BUT LEFT
YANKEE STADIUM WITHOUT A DECISION.
ASIAN NEWS HEADLINES...
A LIBYAN SEIZED IN PAKISTAN THIS WEEK WAS THE FOURTH
PURPORTED NO. 3 LEADER OF AL-QAIDA KILLED OR CAPTURED SINCE
THE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS.
BUT THE GLOBAL DRAGNET HAS YET TO REACH UP THE TERROR
GROUP'S HIERARCHY TO THE MAIN PRIZES: OSAMA BIN LADEN AND
HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN, AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI.
VOTERS AND LAWMAKERS IN ASIA ARE PRAISING TONY BLAIR FOR
WEATHERING A BACKLASH OVER HIS IRAQ POLICIES TO WIN A
HISTORIC THIRD TERM AS BRITISH PRIME MINISTER.
THE UNITED NATIONS IS SOUNDING AN ALARM FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
IN AFGHANISTAN.
THREE YOUNG AFGHAN WOMEN WERE FOUND RAPED, HANGED AND DUMPED
ON A ROADSIDE WITH A WARNING NOT TO WORK FOR FOREIGN RELIEF
ORGANIZATIONS.
MYANMAR PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS RALLIED IN WESTERN JAPAN
AHEAD OF AN ASIA-EUROPE MINISTERIAL MEETING.
IT'S SET TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS IN MILITARY-RULED MYANMAR,
NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM AND RISING OIL PRICES.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES
ONE OF ITS CITIZENS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ MORE THAN FIVE DAYS
AGO IS STILL ALIVE.
EU AND JAPANESE OFFICIALS HAVE REACHED A DEAL MAPPING OUT
FUTURE COOPERATION OVER BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL FUSION
REACTOR.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT SAYS THIS COULD LEAD TOKYO TO DROP ITS
BID TO HOST THE PROJECT.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THREE ADDITIONAL CASES OF
POLIO IN INDONESIA HAVE BROUGHT ITS TOTAL TO FOUR _ ALL OF
THEM TODDLERS _ IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST OUTBREAK IN A DECADE.
U.S. ADMIRAL WILLIAM FALLON IS MEETING WITH INDONESIA
PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO TO DISCUSS SECURITY AND
MILITARY TIES.
HIS EX-WIFE AND A CORRECTIONS OFFICER SAY AN AUSTRALIAN
PRISON INMATE WHO TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT
BEAUTICIAN FACING DRUG-SMUGGLING CHARGES ON INDONESIA'S BALI
ISLAND HAS BEEN STABBED IN JAIL.
AN EDITORIAL CARTOONIST KNOWN FOR USHING COMMENTARY TO
THE EDGE'' SOON WILL BE THE FIRST AMERICAN CARTOONIST
PUBLISHED IN CHINA BY A CHINESE-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER.
THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN ARE CALLING ON CHINA TO
IMPLEMENT A FLEXIBLE FOREIGN EXCHANGE SYSTEM.
AND AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL WARNS FAILURE TO DO SO COULD LEAD
TO ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN ASIA.
OFFICIALS OF CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK WILL MEET ON MONDAY WITH
U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS FOR ONGOING DISCUSSIONS
RELATING TO VARIOUS FINANCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING CHINA'S
CURRENCY.
WEATHER ...
IF YOU'RE HEADED TO THE WEST COAST OF THE U-S TOMORROW ...
THE WEATHERMAN PREDICTS OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN LOS ANGELES
WITH THE DAYTIME HIGH UP AROUND 19 DEGREES CELCIUS.
HERE IN TAIWAN NIGHTIME LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD DROP TO ABOUT 21
IN TAIPEI 23 IN TAIZHONG ... AND 26 IN GAOXIONG.
THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW CALLS FOR CLOUDY WEATHER WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ISLAND WIDE.
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