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Aug 1 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas Asset Management on Thursday said Rick Chen will replace outgoing chief executive officer of its Taiwan business, Christine Jih. The company said Chen, who most recently ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Thursday that Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) promotion for independence has seriously dampened conditions for mainland ... ( read original story ...)

A Chinese warship collided with a Taiwanese freighter Wednesday evening, damaging the bulk carrier, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said. No injuries were reported from the incident, according to ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The mayor of Taipei said on Thursday he will form a political party to run in Taiwan's 2020 elections, a move that could complicate President Tsai Ing-wen's re-election and shake up ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese government announced on Wednesday that it would temporarily stop issuing individual travel permits to Taiwan, a move that appears intended to influence the politics of the ... ( read original story ...)

China has announced that it will stop issuing individual travel permits for Taiwan. The country's tourism ministry said its decision, in effect from Thursday, was spurred by "the current cross-strait ... ( read original story ...)

Jiufen was once deemed the gold city of Asia and called “Little Shanghai ... a performance space in Kaoshiung called Weiwuying. Next stop was Taipei 101, the largest engineering project ever in the ... ( read original story ...)

China has announced that it will stop issuing individual travel permits for Taiwan. The country's tourism ministry said its decision, in effect from Thursday, was spurred by "the current cross-strait ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING - China said Wednesday it was banning trips by individual Chinese travellers to Taiwan, citing the current state of relations with the democratically governed island, in what appears to be ... ( read original story ...)

In its latest effort to increase pressure on Taiwan, Beijing said it will suspend a program that allowed individual tourists from 47 Chinese cities to travel to Taiwan, citing the current state of ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has concluded two days of live-fire drills coinciding with Chinese military exercises on the mainland coast facing the island. Taiwan's defense ministry said its drills ... ( read original story ...)

I’m a sucker for Red Carpets and given a chance I’ll walk them, whether it’s in Regina or Rotterdam, Texas or Toronto. My latest Red Carpet romp is in Taipei, Taiwan in June at the Golden Melody ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A lunchtime bout of torrential rain, lightning and thunder couldn’t keep a crowd of intrepid souls from lining up at Liberty Plaza here on Saturday. They simply put up their umbrellas ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, July 30 (CNA)Migrant workers in Taipei will be able to obtain basic medical checks and haircuts free of cost on Aug. 11, under an initiative launched earlier in the year by the city ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Congress from both political parties have accused the Trump administration of delaying an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the self-governing democratic island ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI — Taiwan issued its first virtual banking licences to three consortiums consisting of Taiwan and Japanese investors, its financial authorities said on Tuesday, following moves by regulators in ... ( read original story ...)