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TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan court on Friday jailed a mainland Chinese man for 14 months for breaching national security laws, following months of strained relations over China’s detention of a national from the self-ruled island. China, which sees Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan district court on Friday sentenced a mainland Chinese student to 14 months imprisonment for breaching national security laws. The sentencing of Zhou Hongxu follows months of strained relations over the detention of a Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan (CNN) — It goes down smooth and sweet, like honey. Often compared to fruit jam, Kavalan is an easy whisky to like, especially for the uninitiated. The Taiwanese brand's most popular varieties are matured in sherry casks, making it particularly ... ( read original story ...)

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan expects civil servant and corporate salary raises of 3 percent to help bolster next year’s annual CPI (consumer price index) growth rate to 1.1 percent, Taiwan’s newly elected premier, William Lai, said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank said on Thursday: * It is planning to allow customers to open forex deposit accounts online. * Move is in line with Taiwan government’s and central bank’s efforts to better combat money-laundering. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will lift a shipping warning later on Thursday after Typhoon Talim veered away from the island and moved towards Japan but the capital, Taipei, and other cities can expect heavy rains from the storm, meteorologists said. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan issued a warning to ships and airlines canceled some flights on Wednesday as the island braced for Typhoon Talim, which was expected to hit cities including the capital Taipei, before hurtling toward China potentially as a ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan issued a warning to ships and airlines canceled some flights on Wednesday as the island braced for Typhoon Talim, which was expected to hit cities including the capital Taipei, before hurtling towards China potentially as ... ( read original story ...)

* Talim could make landfall in Zhejiang on mainland on Thursday * Tropical Storm Maring expected to become strong typhoon (Adds meteorological agency in paragraphs 9-11, 13) TAIPEI/BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan issued a maritime warning and airlines ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan issued a maritime warning and airlines canceled some flights on Wednesday as the island braced for Typhoon Talim, which was expected to hit northern cities, including Taipei, and had the potential to become a super typhoon. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan issued a maritime warning and airlines cancelled some flights on Wednesday as the island braced for Typhoon Talim, which was expected to hit northern cities, including Taipei, and had the potential to become a super typhoon. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s top financial regulator said on Tuesday that corporate governance is his top policy priority and companies failing to meet standards will be brought into line. Wellington Koo, new chairman of the Financial Supervisory ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s National Meteorological Center on Tuesday warned that Typhoon Talim could intensify and turn into a super typhoon as it churns towards Taiwan and Zhejiang and Fujian provinces on the Chinese mainland. The meteorological agency ... ( read original story ...)

Determined to ensure food security in the country, Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has announced that the state’s Rice City project ... of ongoing work at the project site along with a consortium from Thailand and Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

(CNN) — In a city where a bowl of noodles doesn't usually cost more than $6, a shop in Taipei has been charging $325, or TWD10,000, for its beef noodle soup-- and diners are happily paying for it. Beef noodle shop Niu Ba Ba, founded in 1990 in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Thales won a new contract for the future Ankeng Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Taiwan. Under the planning of the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems, the Ankeng LRT project is part of the transportation expansion plan in the Greater ... ( read original story ...)