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Hundreds of gay couples in Taiwan have rushed to get married on Friday - the first day a landmark decision that legalised same-sex marriage took effect. Taiwan became the first country in Asia to ... ( read original story ...)

In Taipei, Apple is putting the finishing touches on its second official Taiwanese retail store. After opening its first location on the island in 2017 at Taipei 101, Apple is expanding outdoors ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Typically drab and nondescript, Taipei’s Xinyi District Household Registration office exploded with life and color on Friday morning. Taiwanese and foreign reporters surrounded the ... ( read original story ...)

Shane Lin (left) and Marc Yuan kiss outside the Household Registration Office in Shinyi district in Taipei after becoming one of the first gay couples to marry in Taiwan. Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its latest transit through the sensitive waterway, angering China at a time of tense ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its latest transit through the sensitive waterway and a move likely to anger Beijing at a ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world’s two biggest economies. Taiwan is ... ( read original story ...)

A Taiwanese artist has created a giant inflatable depiction of the iconic "tank man" scene to mark 30 years since China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. The photo of a man standing in ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s currency has gone from the dullest to the worst in Asia amid an outflow of overseas cash as the trade war undermines the outlook for the island’s dominant tech sector. Load ... ( read original story ...)

An inflatable artwork depicting the infamous "Tank Man" incident has appeared in the heart of Taiwan's capital, Taipei, nearly two weeks before the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)

Review: Barry’s Bootcamp Singapore will change the way you work out forever If Taipei was never formerly on your must-visit list, the Taiwanese capital with a downright drool-inducing affinity for ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwanese artist has created giant inflatables of a tank and “tank man” - the lone protester who stood in front of a convoy of tanks on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square - to mark 30 ... ( read original story ...)

GENEVA - The United States is backing calls for Taiwan to be granted observer status at the U.N. health agency’s biggest annual gathering, the U.S. health secretary said Monday. Secretary of Health ... ( read original story ...)

GENEVA - The U.S. health secretary says the United States has an “excellent relationship with China,” but insists rival Taiwan should be granted observer status at the U.N. health agency’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)

Project: Stylish Open-Plan Apartment / Serenity in the City Interiors Designers: Peny Hsieh Interiors Location: Section 2, Ren’ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan Area: 310.0 m2 Project ... ( read original story ...)

Two angles facing left, which often indicate, "return to the beginning." Two angles facing right, which often indicate, "advance to the end." Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to legalize ... ( read original story ...)