PRESS DIGEST-Taiwan - July 6

TAIPEI, July 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan newspapers carried the following stories on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA TIMES -- Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou demanded an apology from Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega over the latter's absence in a Nicaragua state banquet and had originally wanted to cut short his visit there. -- Taiwan's Nationalist Party and China's Communist Party will hold a cultural and economics forum in the Chinese province of Hunan this coming weekend. China has also invited members of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party to participate in the forum. UNITED DAILY NEWS -- President Ma Ying-jeou attended a banquet held by Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle during his overnight transfer in Honolulu, Hawaii. The two met for the first time in 2002, when Ma... [read full story]                    

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