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Updated: Saturday,July 26,2008 05:00 AM GMT+08:00

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Children with disabilities from five rehabilitation centers run by Syin-Lu Social Welfare Foundation take part in a joint commencement ceremony to prepare for the start in a new stage of their lives.

President Ma Ying-jeou, second from right on the front row, joins Cabinet members in a workout yesterday morning before attending a policy review seminar presided over by Premier Liu Chao-shiuan on Yangmingshan in suburban Taipei.

President Ma Ying-jeou, right, meets with Professor Lin Hsin-yu and other painters at a tea party to thank them for lending their paintings for display in the Presidential Office in Taipei.

Huashan invites elderly to tea party

Star Wars movie character Darth Vader, right, greets a Star Wars fan and his baby at the Star Wars Celebration Japan convention in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, last Saturday.

Today's Opinions

Editorial：

KMT-CCP honeymoon lacks lasting basis

Perspective：

Where cashew is king, it fails to rule the economy

Opinion：

One down, two to go

Liu vows to lift growth through liberalization

	Tropical storm Fung-wong approaches

	DPP slams ban on presidential trip reporting

	Oil could go up or down, says Shih

	Yuan confident in his U.S. mission

	Move to use 'Chinese Taipei' on web welcomed by officials

Move to use 'Chinese Taipei' on web welcomed by officials
The government yesterday welcomed the use by a Chinese web site of the official term for Taiwan's Olympics delegation, allaying fears that the island might....Fullstory

DPP slams ban on presidential trip reporting
A former government spokesman slammed the decision by the Presidential Office to prohibit reporters filing stories or recording television footage during the two transit stops....Fullstory

Liu vows to lift growth through liberalization
Premier Liu Chao-shiuan announced that the new right-wing Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) government will launch an 18-month policy plan to overcome Taiwan's current economic difficulties....Fullstory

Tropical storm Fung-wong approaches
Tropical storm Fung-wong is threatening to pass right across Taiwan Sunday and Monday, the Central Weather Bureau (中央氣象局) said yesterday. The weather is expected to start....Fullstory

Oil could go up or down, says Shih
The government said yesterday it hadn't made up its mind yet whether to cut or raise prices of oil products next month. Cabinet spokeswoman Vanessa Shih....Fullstory

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The 2008 Bio Taiwan, a biotechnology trade fair opens on July 24, 2008 in Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. Vice Premier Chu Cheng-hsiung (left) is seen visiting a stall in the exhibition.

'Harassed' head of BP venture leaves Russia
British energy major BP on Thursday said the head of its troubled joint venture in Russia had left the country after "harassment" by the company's....Fullstory

WTO hopes to salvage deal on final day of talks
Crucial WTO talks hung in the balance Thursday, with top negotiators stressing that progress was needed in the next 24 hours to avert another ignominious....Fullstory

Prison term upheld for Japan's 'graceless' Internet fraud mogul
Flamboyant dotcom tycoon Takafumi Horie yesterday lost his appeal against a prison term for a fraud scandal that rocked Japan's stock market, with the judge....Fullstory

In Brief
New York state sues UBS for fraud New York state officials Thursday filed civil fraud charges against UBS, accusing the Swiss banking giant of marketing certain....Fullstory

Samsung profit misses analyst estimates
Samsung Electronics Co., Asia's largest maker of flat screens, chips and mobile phones, posted profit that rose less than analysts estimated as earnings from semiconductors....Fullstory

07.25 - 07.26 Taipei Jazz Summer Stage: International Masters Rendezvous
Date:7/25~7/26 Time:7:30~9:30 Venue:228 Peace Park Adress:No.3, Ketagalan Blvd., Jhongjheng District, Taipei City Transportation:MRT: Get off at the NTU Hospital Station Buses: no. 0 East, 0 South, 18, 20, 241,....Fullstory

Changhua County to hold festival to promote fishing port 7/25~7/27
The Changhua county government will hold a festival July 25-27 at Wangkung fishing port in the central county, featuring an exhibition....Fullstory

Taipei's Top Beaches
Summer is here! It seems like only last week we were enduring some of the coldest winter weather to hit Taiwan for many years, and....Fullstory

Biotechnology trade fair kicks off with medical innovations 7/24~7/27
Asia’s largest biotechnology trade fair, Bio Taiwan, kicked off Thursday, showcasing cutting-edge medical and healthcare products with the aim of tapping global....Fullstory

2008 Taipei Computer Applications Show to open 7/31～8/4
The 2008 Taipei Computer Applications Show -- the most well-known computer exhibition in Taiwan aimed at the domestic market -- will....Fullstory

Taiwan Musical “April Rain” 2008 Performance Tour Open 8/23~8/24
Date: 2008 August 23rd 19:30 2008 August 24rd 14:30 Price:NT$300,$500,$800,$1200,$1500,$1800,$2200,$2500 Venue: Jhihde Hall, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government Adress:10048 National Chang....Fullstory

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Silence Lotto team rider Cadel Evans of Australia awaits the start of the eighteenth stage of the 95th Tour de France between Bourg-d'Oisans and Saint-Etienne, France on Thursday.

Federer foes circling as Nadal, Djokovic reach quarter-finals
Number two Rafael Nadal and third-ranked Novak Djokovic were smelling blood Thursday, less than 24 hours after Roger Federer's untimely second-round ouster at the ATP....Fullstory

MLS All-Stars beat West Ham United 3-2
David Beckham was a winner in his first Major League Soccer All-Star Game here Thursday, the English midfielder helping the MLS All-Stars defeating England's West....Fullstory

Jankovic continues run at top spot
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic moved closer to grabbing the world number one ranking from compatriot Ana Ivanovic on Thursday by beating Hungary's Melinda Czink 6-3, 6-2....Fullstory

Braun helps Brewers to 8th straight win
Ryan Braun had four hits for a second straight game, including a two-run homer in the ninth, and Milwaukee beat St. Louis 4-3 on Thursday....Fullstory

That Was the Week That Was
Entertainment highlights during the week of July 27-Aug. 2: 1928: Leo the Lion roared for the first time at the beginning of MGM's first talking picture,....Fullstory

That Was the Week That Was
Entertainment highlights during the week of July 27-Aug. 2: 1928: Leo the Lion roared for the first time at the beginning of MGM's first talking picture,....Fullstory

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: July 27: TV producer Norman Lear is 86. Singer Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows is 79. Actor....Fullstory

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: July 27: TV producer Norman Lear is 86. Singer Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows is 79. Actor....Fullstory

Facebook reorganizes interface for members to share updates
The popular online hangout Facebook is sporting a new look to reflect changes in how its members communicate with each other and how they share....Fullstory

Universal heads back to land of Blu-ray
After flirting with the now-defunct HD-DVD format, Universal Home Video is leaping back aboard the Blu-ray express in a big way. Today, the studio will....Fullstory

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Former ally of Ukrainian president denies involvement in his poisoning
A former friend and ally of the Ukrainian president on Friday denied involvement in his nearly lethal poisoning four years ago and said that the....Fullstory