Ma cancels New Year's Eve address after deadly quake

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) cancelled his annual New Year's Eve message Sunday in the wake of a powerful earthquake that hit southern Taiwan Saturday, killing at least 28 people and injuring hundreds, Presidential Office spokeswoman Ma Wei-kuo (馬瑋國) said.

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