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TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday warned its companies and people to exercise caution and not rush to China’s embrace after Beijing released new measures meant to further ease investment by Taiwan firms. Taiwan companies have flocked to ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Prosecutors in eastern Taiwan have detained the developer of a building complex that collapsed in an earthquake earlier this month, killing 14 people. The office of the Hualien district prosecutor said in a statement Tuesday that Liu ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei - Taiwan replaced its China affairs chief Friday, promoting a minister associated with pro-independence politics in what it said was a bid to forge a "new phase" in relations with rival Beijing. Analysts said the move, part of a major reshuffle ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's premier was forced to call for calm on Tuesday after people began panic-buying toilet roll amid rumours of a major price hike. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare and online retailers cleaned out amid what has been dubbed the 'toilet paper ... ( read original story ...)

Protesters including senior military veterans pushed down a gate to Taiwan’s parliament building on Tuesday and clashed with police as they tried to storm in over pension cutbacks. One former colonel was in a critical condition in hospital after ... ( read original story ...)

While Beijing was outlining the path for Xi Jinping to rule as China’s president for life, Tsai Ing-wen, his democratically elected counterpart in Taiwan, was speaking about the importance of universal human rights at a Holocaust memorial ceremony in Taipei. ( read original story ...)

Police in Taiwan have clashed with demonstrators — including senior military veterans — who tried to storm the parliament building in protest at government-proposed pension reforms. Scores of demonstrators pushed down a gate to the parliament compound ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed lower on Tuesday as investors locked in gains built earlier in the session after the main board breached 10,900 points and approached the critical 11,000 point level, dealers said. The latest quarterly index ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) An economic cooperation agreement between Taiwan and Paraguay that was signed in mid-2017 will become effective on Wednesday, introducing tariff cuts that are expected to save Taiwanese exporters about US$900,000 (NT$27 million) per ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Across Taiwan’s major cities, consumers are in a near panic over a shortage of one of modern life’s basic necessities: toilet paper. From Taipei in the north to Tainan in the south, retailers are having difficulty keeping it on their ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan and coffee haven’t always been closely linked in people’s minds. After all, this is the country that invented bubble tea. Yes, exactly. That gooey, mysterious tea-beverage with small tapioca balls orbiting around. But today, Taiwan, and ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan retailers have seen a rush on toilet paper over the weekend, as word spread of an imminent sharp price rise. Shoppers used social media to post pictures of empty shelves where the product would usually be. Manufacturers have written to retailers ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s export orders in January are expected to rise for the 18th straight month but at a slower pace than in December, as demand for the island’s technology products remained robust, a Reuters poll showed. Export orders in January ... ( read original story ...)

I left empty hearted after reading Christopher Reynolds' article "A Sense of Taipei" (Feb. 18) . All I have read is someone stayed in Taipei for three days, saw things on the surface and thinks it represents the whole of Taiwan. For example, each artifact ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced Friday a project to encourage households in Taiwan ... 10-50 MW for several administrative districts in a single city or county, 1-10 MW for a single administrative district in a ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan replaced its China affairs chief Friday, promoting a minister associated with pro-independence politics in what it said was a bid to forge a "new phase" in relations with rival Beijing. Analysts said the move, part of a major reshuffle, signalled a ... ( read original story ...)