Boxing Chief Rejects ‘coup’, Says Still In Charge
The embattled president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) defiantly claimed on Saturday that he was still in charge of ...
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Dollar Struggles In Asia As Hong Kong Gains For Eighth Day
The dollar's travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic agenda, while ...
Tiananmen Leader Says World Failed To Save Mentor Liu
Exiled Tiananmen Square student protest leader Wu'er Kaixi said on Friday the world had "failed to save" Nobel peace laureate ...
Asian Markets Rally With Wall St As Yellen Sparks Buying Spree
Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of ...
Beijing Says US Apologises For ‘Republic of China’ Gaffe
China said Monday the United States apologised after Beijing officially protested a White House statement that mistakenly described Xi Jinping ...
Energy Firms Hit By Oil Dive, N.Korea Crisis Fuels Uncertainty
Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North Korea's ...
China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea
The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how ...
Apple Opens First Store In Taiwan
Apple opened its first store in Taiwan on Saturday with more than a thousand shoppers flocking to the site located ...
Washington Approves $1.3 Bn Arms Sale To Taiwan
Donald Trump's administration has approved $1.3 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a US government official said Thursday, in ...
Taiwan Offers Cancer Treatment To China Dissident Liu
Taiwan said Wednesday that it was willing to offer cancer-stricken Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo treatment after prison officials granted him ...
India’s Srikanth Into Badminton’s Australian Open Semis
India's Kidambi Srikanth overcame compatriot Sai Praneeth 25-23, 21-17 to reach the semi-finals of badminton's Australian Open in Sydney on ...
Friend Or Foe? Taiwan’s Disappearing Allies
Panama walking out on its relationship with Taiwan to establish ties with rival China is the latest in a spate ...
China Delivers Diplomatic Punch To Taiwan By Winning Over Panama
China delivered another diplomatic punch to Taiwan on Tuesday by establishing relations with Panama at the expense of Taipei, further ...
Panama Cuts Ties With Taiwan In Favour of China
The Panama Canal is vital for global trade Panama has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established relations with China ...
Panama Cuts Ties With Taiwan, Switches To China
Panama broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and switched to Beijing, accepting its One China policy, the countries announced Monday. ...
Taiwan Lawmakers Launch Support Group For Hong Kong Democracy
Lawmakers in Taiwan launched a new group to help promote democracy in Hong Kong on Monday, a move likely to ...
Pound Struggles To Rebound In After Shock British Vote
The pound struggled on Monday to recover from last week's sharp losses that came in the wake of a shock ...
Taiwan Festival Celebrates ‘tradition’ With Pole Dancers
Dozens of pole dancers performed on ornate neon floats at a festival in Taipei on Saturday in celebration of one ...
Thousands Gather At Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil
Thousands gathered at a candlelit vigil in Hong Kong Sunday night to mark 28 years since China's bloody Tiananmen Square ...
Taiwan Battles Floods As Torrential Rain Hits
Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, with rescuers helping residents evacuate as they ...