By Cindy Sui (Thailand Outlook Channel) TAIPEI - Saturday's elections for county magistrates and city mayors in Taiwan might seem insignificant in terms of major international news, but polls in Taiwan are often more than meets the eye and the weekend's local-level elections were worthy of watching in terms of the consequences not only for local politics, but more importantly, on the capability of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party to ... [News Source]

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Canada, S.Korea optimistic about FTA (AFP via Yahoo! News) The Canadian and South Korean leaders expressed optimism Monday about wrapping up negotiations soon on a free trade agreement. [News Source]

Taiwan elections a warning to Ma (Asia Times) TAIPEI - Saturday's elections for county magistrates and city mayors in Taiwan might seem insignificant in terms of major international news, but polls in Taiwan are often more than meets the eye and the weekend's local-level elections were worthy of watching in terms of the consequences not only for local politics, but more importantly, on the capability of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party to ... [News Source]

Football fixtures and results for December 5 and 6 (Isle of Wight County Press) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Sydenhams Wessex League, Premier Division: Christchurch P-P Cowes Sports; Moneyfields 0, Newport 3; Hayling Utd P-P Brading Town. [News Source]

Hunters can help monitor for CWD (Fort Frances Times) Deer hunters can help the Ministry of Natural Resources monitor for the presence of a fatal brain disease that affects deer as well as elk, moose, and potentially woodland caribou. During the current firearm hunting season, which closes Dec. 15, the ministry is monitoring harvested deer in Northwestern Ontario for the presence of Chronic Wasting Disease. read more [News Source]

Taiwan president orders review after poll losses (The Malaysian Insider) TAIPEI, Dec 7 — 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 today. Ma’s Nationalist Party (KMT) lost a county east of the capital to the anti-China opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Once robust support thinned in other cities ... [News Source]