Taiwan Child Killer Escapes Death Penalty
A Taiwanese man who decapitated a three-year-old girl in public on a busy Taipei street escaped the death penalty Friday ...
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One Man’s Fight For Gay Marriage In Taiwan
For Chi Chia-wei the imminent court decision that could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to recognise gay marriage ...
More Trouble Ahead For Taiwan’s Tsai After Rocky Year
It has been a turbulent first year in power for Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as relations with Beijing have soured ...
Taiwan Blames China For WHO Invite Snub
Taiwan said Tuesday it had been excluded from a major World Health Organisation meeting for the first time in eight ...
Japan To Offer Patrol Planes To Malaysia
Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances strengthen in response to ...
Apple Starting US Tech Manufacturing Fund With $1 Bn
Apple chief Tim Cook announced Apple is creating a fund to get more people in the US to do "advanced ...
Ko, Ariya Among Top Seeds For LPGA Match Play Event
World number one Lydia Ko and Thailand's third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn are among the top seeds for the LPGA Lorena Ochoa ...
I Might Not Take Up Trump’s Invitation Says Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, ...
Philippines’ Duterte Hesitant On US Visit, Warm On China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, ...
China, Taiwan and Japan Strike Gold At Asia Championships
Rio Olympic gold medallist Chen Long beat his Chinese team-mate Lin Dan in the men´s singles final on Sunday to ...
China Deports US ‘spy’ Sandy Phan-Gillis After Conviction
An American businesswoman convicted of spying by China is back in the US, after a Chinese court ordered her deportation. ...
Rescued Taiwanese Hiker Marks Sombre Birthday In Nepal
A Taiwanese trekker who was rescued on a Nepal mountainside seven weeks after going missing marked his 21st birthday in ...
New China Fears In Taiwan After Trump Snub
Taiwan's fears that it will become a bargaining chip between China and the United States worsened Friday after a snub ...
Missing Taiwanese Trekker Found Alive After 47 Days
A 21-year-old trekker from Taiwan has been rescued alive in the Himalayas, 47 days after he and his girlfriend went ...
Southeast Asian Leaders To Avoid Direct China Criticism
Southeast Asian leaders will express concern this week about an "escalation of activities" in the South China Sea but avoid ...
China Launches First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier
China has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said Wednesday, as the country seeks to ...
LA Airport Failed To Spot Gun In Hand Luggage
An off-duty policewoman flew from Los Angeles international airport (LAX) to Taiwan with a gun in her hand luggage. The ...
Philippine Fishermen Accuse China of Firing On Vessel
A group of Filipino fishermen have accused China's coast guard of shooting at their vessel in disputed South China Sea ...
Trump Orders Steel Imports Probe In ‘fight For American Workers’
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an expedited probe into US steel imports in a bid to bolster "America First" ...
Taiwan Leader Calls For Calm Over Pension Reform Chaos
Taiwan's leader called for calm after violent protests over pension reforms outside parliament Wednesday saw scores of demonstrators scuffling with ...