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Taipei  - Former banker Jeffrey Koo Jr testified Wednesday that his uncle had given the wife of Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian 400 million Taiwan dollars
(11.8 million US dollars) through an associate as a reward for sealing a lucrative land deal.

The uncle, Koo Cheng-yun, and his associate did not name the ex-president as the recipient of the funds when they testified at Chen's trial on corruption charges.

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Taipei  - Taiwan held its first sourcing fair Tuesday to promote Taiwan export, attracting more than 700 foreign buyers.

Vice President Vincent Siew opened the 2009 Sourcing Taiwan fair, held at the Taipei World Trade Centre from Tuesday through Saturday.

He said Taiwan is opposed to trade protectionism and supports trade liberalization.

"By holding this purchasing partners' fair, we want to show the world our confidence in the recovery of world economy," Siew said.

Taipei - Taiwan's pool champion Wu Chia-ching was granted residence in Singapore Monday, paving the way for his playing for Singapore, but Taipei said they would still welcome him back.

"If he changes his mind, we welcome him back and will restore his qualification to represent Taiwan," Tu Yung-hui, secretary-general of the Taiwan Billiard Association, told German Press Agency dpa.

"But he must openly declare his allegiance to Taiwan because changing citizenship is a serious matter," he said.

Taipei  - Fish pedicures are becoming hot in Taiwan, but authorities are pouring cold water on the practice by questioning the effect of the treatment, a newspaper said on Sunday.

Some spa operators in Taiwan, like those in Japan, South Korea and other countries, have imported a special kind of toothless fish to nibble the feet of bathers in their pools, claiming the fish remove dead skin, give a pedicure and treat psoriasis and other ailments.