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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has launched his reelection campaign

ahead of a close October 21 vote.

Trudeau kicked off his bid to remain in office after meeting the country's
governor general.

He says Canadians need to decide whether they want to go back to the failed
policies of a conservative government that believes in cuts and austerity.

Trudeau channeled the star power of his father when he won power in 2015.

But the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau could be in trouble - as
polls show the opposition Conservative party is running close to Trudeau's
Liberals.
 

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Greece's Culture Minister says alleged damp in a section of the British
Museum housing the Parthenon Sculptures is an ``insult'' to the
2,500-year-old works for whose return Greece has pressed long and
unsuccessfully.

The ministers comments yesetrday followed publication in Greek media of
photos ostensibly showing damp and mold stains on the hall's ceiling, which
suffered a minor leak during a rainstorm last year.

She said the ``picture of neglect'' at the London museum ``strengthens
Greece's just demand'' for the sculptures' return, which the two-month-old
conservative government in Athens has revived, seeking a loan of the works in
2021.

Greece says the marbles were illegally removed from the Parthenon temple on
the Acropolis during the Ottoman Turkish occupation of Greece in the early
1800s.

However, the British Museum rejects that.
 

The government is demanding that Beijing explain why they detained a Taiwanese citizen who
went missing after reportedly crossing the border from Hong Kong into China
last month.

Morrison Lee last contacted his family on August 20, the same day he was
scheduled to leave Hong Kong for Shenzhen.

Presidential Office spokesman Chang Chun-han says the government is deeply
concerned about Lee's detention.

The statement comes after China's Taiwan Affairs Office confirmed that the
44-year-old Hsinchu native is being investigated on charges of violating
national security laws.

According to Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng, his office
is urging Beijing to provide details about Lee's detention, including where
he is being detained and why.

Chiu says his office has also asked Beijing to explain the circumstances of
Lee's arrest to his family in accordance with a joint cross-strait
crime-fighting agreement.

Lee is an adviser to Pingtung County's Fang-Liao Township and family and
friends say they believe his arrest is linked to his support for the ongoing
protests in Hong Kong.
 

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Google has announced plans to establish a data center in Tainan.

When completed, it will the company's second data center here in Taiwan after
its first started operations in Changhua in 2013.

Google says it has purchased land in Tainan in preparation for the
establishment of the center following an assessment that picked the city as
the location for the investment.

According to the U-S company, it is grateful for assistance provided by the
Industrial Development Bureau, the Tainan City government, the Tainan
Technology Industrial Park and Tai-Power in selecting the location for the
center.

However, Google has not released any details about the financial terms for
the center.

Construction of Google's Tainan data center is scheduled to begin at the end
of this year in the Tainan Technology Industrial Park.
 

The Tai-Ex opened up 34-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 10,787
on turnover of 2.2-billion N-T.

The market lost ground Tuesday to close below the 10,800-point mark, as
investors locked in gains from recent sessions.

And analsysts say market sentiment remains cautious due to the ongoing trade
dispute between the United States and China.

 

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The Ministry of National Defense and the Canadian representative office in
Taipei have confirmed that a Canadian warship recently sailed through the
Taiwan Strait, in what is a rare passage by a non-American military vessel.

Neither the ministry or the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei are providing any
additional information on when transit took place, by say it was carried out
by the H-M-C-S Ottawa and Taiwan's military was fully aware of the situation.

Local media reports say the vessel passed through the Taiwan Strait last
Tuesday.

And the Canadian representative office says the Royal Canadian Navy has "long
operated in the Asia Pacific region" and "the most practical route between
South Korea and Thailand involves sailing through the Taiwan Strait."

According to the defense ministry, the transit through the Taiwan Strait was
carried out under Canada's policy of "freedom of navigation."

Two Canadian Navy vessels last transited through the strait in June.
 

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StarLux Airlines says it's planning to start services with flights to three
Asian destinations on January 23 next year.

According to airline spokesman Nieh Kuo-wei, the carrier is planning to
offer flights to Macau, Penang in Malaysia and Da Nang in Vietnam for the
Lunar New Year holiday on its first day of services.

Nieh say the carrier will operate daily flights to the three Asian cities in
the initial phase and then extend its reach to other destinations in
Southeast Asia and cities in North Asia.

The airline spokesman also says StarLux hopes ticket bookings for the three
routes will start by the end of this year, although an exact timeframe will
not be set until approval has been secured from the Civil Aeronautics
Administration.

StarLux Airlines was founded in May 2018 by former EVA Airway's chairman
Chang Kuo-wei.
 

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A nutritionist and health expert is advising the public to make
health-conscious food choices during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday,
particularly with regard to mooncakes, which she says should be eaten in
moderation.

According to Hua-Fan University professor Yang Ling-ling, one mooncake
typically contains 500 to 1,000 calories, which is equivalent to two bowls of
rice.

And Yang says it's better to eat slices of mooncake, rather than a whole one
each time, to avoid a high calorie intake.

Yang also says small servings of mooncake can also be complemented with
slices of cucumber, pineapple, banana, and other nutrient-rich fruits and
vegetables, depending on people's tastes.