Taiwan president orders review after poll losses (The Star) TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, a propoenent of closer ties with China, ordered a review of weekend local election results that saw his party lose support as his own approval ratings fell, the party said on Monday. [News Source]

A travesty of democracy (Asia News Network) More than four million voters went to the polls Sunday (December 6) to elect 17 mayors and magistrates, 592 city and county councilors, and 211 township and village chiefs. What were billed as “all-important local elections” were the least clean in Taiwan's brief democratic history. [News Source]

A travesty of democracy (Asia News Network) More than four million voters went to the polls Sunday (December 6) to elect 17 mayors and magistrates, 592 city and county councilors, and 211 township and village chiefs. What were billed as âall- ..... [News Source]

Taiwan’s opposition gains in local voting (MalaysiaNews.net) By Peter Enav ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI, Taiwan | Taiwan's pro-independence opposition put in a strong showing in local elections Saturday, clawing its way back to respectability after two crushing def... [News Source]

Taiwan’s opposition gains in local voting (The Washington Times) TAIPEI, Taiwan | Taiwan's pro-independence opposition put in a strong showing in local elections Saturday, clawing its way back to respectability after two crushing defeats. With almost all the votes counted, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held onto its three county magistracy positions - equivalent to governors in the United States - and won back one other from the ruling ... [News Source]

Beef imports eased as Hong Kong leader meets Canadian premier (EARTHtimes.org) Hong Kong - An easing of import controls on beef from Canada was announced in Hong Kong Sunday as the territory's leader Donald Tsang met Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Imports of Canadian beef to the former British colony were suspended in ... [News Source]

Foodie Freak: Only you can stop the zombies, or food safety (Lake County News) I’ll admit upfront that I have all of the “Resident Evil” movies on DVD and my daughter and I play the zombie based video game “Left 4 Dead” regularly. [News Source]

HEARD AROUND THE TRAIL (The Citizens’ Voice) BIGGEST BEAR Charles W. Olsen Jr. of Wilkes-Barre, shot the largest bear in the state so far this season. The Game Commission said Olsen's bear weighed an estimated 707 pounds. He shot it on Nov. 25 in Noxen Township. [News Source]

Canada Says Hong Kong Cancels Restriction on Beef (Update2) (Bloomberg) Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong dropped its last restriction on imports of Canadian beef, which may boost the value of the shipments by 76 percent, Canada’s government announced. [News Source]