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Society to commemorate POWs

The Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society and the Australian Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei have organized a Remembrance Weekend on Saturday and Sunday to commemorate the more than 4,350 Allied prisoners of war (POWs) held in camps in Taiwan between August 1942 and September 1945.

The 14th annual event includes a banquet on Saturday night at the Grand Hotel and a Remembrance Day Service on Sunday morning at the Kinkaseki-Taiwan Prisoner of War Memorial on the site of the former Kinkaseki POW Camp in Jinguashi (金瓜石), near Jiufen (九份), Taipei County.

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Chen found not guilty in bribery trial

Citing insufficient proof, the Taiwan District Court yesterday acquitted former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and his wife, Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍), of charges that they laundered money and took bribes from bankers in exchange for help manipulating bank mergers.

Nineteen co-defendants were also cleared of charges of money laundering, breach of trust and insider trading because of a lack of proof, Judge Chou Chan-chun (周占春) said yesterday afternoon.

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Department of European Affairs Director-General Remus Chen, left, sees off a delegation of French senators at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Sunday following a five-day visit to the nation.
Photo: Tony Yao, Taipei Times

A delegation of French senators on Sunday departed Taiwan after concluding a five-day visit that included meetings with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other high-level government officials.