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Divij Sharan (right) in partnership with Scott Lipsky of the US made the doubles quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Jui-Chen Hung and Cheng-Yu Yu of Chinese Taipei. - R. Ragu Top seeds Divij Sharan in partnership with Scott Lipsky of the US made ... ( read original story ...)

It’s time for the chorus to take a bow. All of the innovations in computer-chip technology that have come along in the past 50 years, and the many innovations—even more startling—to come in the next decade or so, are made possible by the relatively ... ( read original story ...)

Oct 3 (Reuters) - For spot tender news stories, please click: For tenders of other oil products, please click: Naphtha Gasoline Jet/Diesel * Tender award, ** Tender issuance, *** Further update OUTSTANDING ASIA/MIDEAST FUEL OIL TENDERS: ISSUER VOLUME ... ( read original story ...)

(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Robyn Mak HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Morris Chang, father of Taiwan's chip sector, is retiring at 86. His successors were groomed for years to take ... ( read original story ...)

China has drawn up secret military plans to take over the island of Taiwan by 2020, an action that would likely lead to a larger U.S.-China conventional or nuclear war, according to newly-disclosed internal Chinese military documents. The secret war plan ... ( read original story ...)

Because Taiwan is set to implement visa free entry to Filipinos, I am getting a lot of inquiries about my recent trip. So I came up with this post – the itinerary of my weekend escapade in Taipei! Honestly, I have always ignored Taiwan. Aside from the ... ( read original story ...)

Who does not love kids and babies? Or at least be attracted to their lovely tiny cloth. Located in the heart of Taipei, Chouchou babies and kids is a select shop that offers high-quality cloth for babies and kids. “Chouchou” in French means dearly and ... ( read original story ...)

Project Starlight was signed in 1975 by Singapore’s then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Taiwan’s Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. The deal gives troops from the city state, which lacks land resources, the opportunity to train in more realistic combat situations. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) founder and chairman Morris Chang will retire in June, after having built the Apple Inc supplier into the world’s biggest foundry chipmaker with a market value of about $185 billion. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Police are looking for a final suspect involved in clashes at a Chinese-organized concert in Taipei between Taiwanese pro-independence protesters and Beijing supporters that revealed divisions over China's influence on the self ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s manufacturing sector expanded at a solid rate again in September thanks to a rise in new orders, according to a market survey. The Nikkei-Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index for Taiwan came in at 54.2 in September, down a touch ... ( read original story ...)

The post brasch-willumsen melds hyperrealist ... French firm Odile Guzy Architectes has completed a social housing project in the city of Chalon-sur-Saône, comprising a row of terraced houses and an ... Soft hues and dark framework decorate this compact ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (AFP) - Three naval personnel have been jailed for up to two years for mistakenly launching a missile towards China that killed one person and triggered a stern response from Beijing last year. They were convicted of causing death by negligence ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Taipei set a record high of 36.8 degrees Celsius at 12:23 p.m. Sunday for October, the highest since 1897, when the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) first established weather stations in Taipei, the bureau reported that day. It forecast ... ( read original story ...)

QUESTIONS ABOUT attacks on students and pro-independence demonstrators at the Sing! China event last week remain unresolved, with collusion between Taipei city officials, pro-China gangsters, and the Chinese government itself now alleged at high levels. ( read original story ...)

Take a glimpse of the development of Taiwan's history through its architecture. In recent years, Taipei 101 has become an icon of Taipei's architectural achievement. But aside from the skyscraper, the city is rich in architecture landscape — with ... ( read original story ...)