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Obama leaves on debut Asia trip, first stop Japan

Friday, 13 November 2009 07:43 Taipei Times

US President Barack Obama left on his debut presidential tour of Asia yesterday, seeking to revive the US' prestige as a regional power, on a trip much heavier on symbolism than diplomatic substance.

Obama will take a precious week out of his bid to enact an ambitious domestic agenda to show the region and a rising China that Washington is no longer distracted by crises elsewhere.

Lu calls for new investigation into 319 shooting

Friday, 13 November 2009 07:37 Taipei Times

Former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) yesterday welcomed the Control Yuan's report on the attack on her and then-president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) on the eve of the presidential election on March 19, 2004, but urged the government watchdog to produce more concrete evidence before it dismisses the investigation conducted by the Tainan Public Prosecutor's Office.

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Mostly Indonesian Muslim women yesterday gather to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, on Taipei Travel Plaza on the west side of Taipei Railway Station.
Photo: CNA

More than 500 Muslims yesterday gathered at Taipei Railway Station to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month on the Islamic calendar.