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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT couples hoping their island will be the first place in Asia to let ... ( read original story ...)

Yi-Zheng Lian sounds a cautionary note in “China Preys on Taiwan’s Openness” (Op-Ed, Nov. 29), worrying that if Taiwan falls to the Chinese Communists, Hong Kong “could be next.” It may have escaped M... ( read original story ...)

At a time when most countries are looking to do away with cash, a surge in the popularity of a particular kind of arcade game is forcing Taiwan’s central bank to churn out more coins to feed them. The ... ( read original story ...)

A vote-by-vote recount of more than 1.2 million ballots cast during the Taipei mayoral election at the end of last month continues, even while Kuomintang candidate Ting Shou-chung remains steadfast in ... ( read original story ...)

President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan resigned as leader of her pro-independence party last week after major losses in the country’s local elections. China, which considers Taiwan within its jurisdiction a... ( read original story ...)

Some 500 years ago, Portuguese explorers landed on the shores of an uncharted island off the southeastern coast of China. The land was long and narrow with forested mountains and sandy beaches that fo... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's policy of maintaining the status quo with China won't change despite a drubbing at local elections for the ruling party, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, addin... ( read original story ...)

The Christmasland, running from Nov. 16 through Jan. 1, 2019, has returned to New Taipei City with Taiwan’s biggest 3D projection mapping light shows, four dreamy lighting bridges, and “The Pool,” an ... ( read original story ...)

The ceremony was held at the Radisson Fort George Hotel and Marina in Belize city. Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Transport, Ruth Meighan said of the project that its “…tremendous benefits ... ( read original story ...)

China again warned the U.S. against stoking military tensions after two American warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the third such show of force by the Navy this year. The U.S. sailed an Arlei... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating New Year's Eve is one of the most important events at the end of a year. This year, the Department of Information and Tourism of Taipei ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Nov. 28 (CNA ... workers and diverse inclusion in Taiwanese society," the city government said in its presentation of the project to the IOPD. The target group "consisted of South-East ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday in the third such operation this year, as the U.S. military increases the frequency of transits thro... ( read original story ...)

The US Navy sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, just days ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Arleigh Burke-class guided- ... ( read original story ...)

Mr. Lian, a native of Hong Kong, is a former lead writer and chief editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal. Supporters of the opposition party Kuomintang in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday. The ruling Demo... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — When Taiwan passed legislation last year that made it easier to propose and pass referendum questions, President Tsai Ing-wen called it a “historic moment” in the self-ruling island’s ... ( read original story ...)