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Lawrence Chung in Taipei [email protected]

Disgraced former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian was released from jail at 3.30pm today after being granted a month's medical parole after spending more than six years in prison.  

The mainland's top negotiator with Taiwan underscored the need for continued progress in cross-strait links as he started an eight-day visit to the island yesterday.

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Sean Lien, son of wealthy KMT honorary chairman Lien Chan; former chairman of the Taipei Smart Card Corp, the company that operates Easycards

Taiwan’s cooking oil supplier Chang Guann – caught up in a scandal after nearly 1,000 food makers, including restaurants, bakeries and food plants were found to have used “gutter oil” in products – has passed a government test of its recycled lard oil.

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Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) called on local media today to stop speculating about an ongoing inquiry into alleged leaks of classified information to the mainland by a former senior negotiator.

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