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"you turn if you want to, the ladys not for turning". this week, the woman who would be her successor u—turned. americas third lady, nancy pelosi, did not, going ahead with a visit to taiwan, despite chinese warnings beforehand — and missiles after. nor did the bank of england u—turn, going ahead with the half—point rise in interest rates. the governor had said the bank was minded to impose the largest single hike in a quarter of a century. here to discuss all that are marc roc...

Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where Anti Terror Forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. Juergen kantners death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. Its thought he was killed after their Ransom Demands were not met. Mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. The philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. Our asia editor, michael bri...

Its 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where Anti Terror Forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. Juergen kantners death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. Its thought he was killed after their Ransom Demands were not met. Mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. The philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. Our asia editor, michael bri...

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

WHITE TERROR: During the Martial Law era, political prisoners were often charged with the now-repealed Punishment of Rebellion Act, a rights advocate saidBy Chen Yu-fu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer

For some, inaugural president Chiang Kai-shek was a liberating hero, but for others he was a brutal dictator.

One autumn afternoon in the German city of Zwickau, a woman splashed 10 litres of gasoline around her apartment, then set it on fire.

While the West obsesses about whether or not China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, is going to invade Taiwan, the Taiwanese seemingly have other concerns. Today the hot issue is statues. To be precise, statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the post-war founder-dictator of independent modern Taiwan. In an inventory taken in 2000 it was estimated that there