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TAIPEI Trade-reliant Taiwan raised its 2017 economic growth outlook to a three-year high on Friday as exports improve, driven by strong global demand for smartphones and other hi-tech electronic gadgets. The island's gross domestic product (GDP) is now ... ( read original story ...)

Dr. Chen Shih-chung is Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare. Disease knows no borders. Only by working together, leaving no one out, can we adequately address the challenges of emerging infectious diseases which have been made all the more complex by ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI May 26 Taiwan stocks stayed flat on Friday in cautious trading ahead of a long weekend holiday, dampened by falls in tech heavyweights such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC). As of 0150 GMT, the main TAIEX index was unchanged at 10,112 ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s historic court ruling this week did more than make it the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples wed: It also widened the political gap with China. The decision by Taiwan’s constitutional court Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in two ... ( read original story ...)

Joe Henley talks the talk and rocks the rock. He was born and raised in Saskatoon but always had the feeling he should be somewhere else. For the past dozen years, he’s lived in Taipei where he fronts a metal band and writes. His second novel, Bu San Bu ... ( read original story ...)

The news was met with joy in the streets of Taiwan's capital, Taipei, where hundreds of gay marriage supporters had gathered in anticipation of the ruling. Jen Sungshine, a queer educator and member of the local Taiwanese LGBTQ community in Vancouver ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING Taiwan's decision giving same-sex couples the right to marry has proved a shot in the arm for the gay rights movement in Asia, but it is likely to be many years before China approves similar measures, amid deep-rooted opposition in some quarters. ( read original story ...)

Anti-government protesters clash with police in the capital of Brazil as leftist parties, unions and other groups demand the resignation of scandal-hit... Nearly two months of massive anti-government rallies continue in Venezuela as chaos flares across the ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — In a ruling that paves the way for Taiwan to become the first place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage, the constitutional court on Wednesday struck down the Civil Code’s definition of marriage as being only between a man and a woman. ( read original story ...)

Shopping is not what one normally thinks of when planning a trip to Taiwan’s capital, Taipei. Sure, the city has many high-end shopping malls that sell the usual famous brands, as well as colorful night markets that offer everything from inexpensive ... ( read original story ...)

“It is a milestone for the LGBT movement in Taiwan,” the Taipei-based gay rights advocacy group Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Assn. said in a statement. Wednesday’s decision reflected Taiwan outlier status in Asia for tolerance on LGBTQ issues, but seems ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN—In a first for Asia, Taiwan’s constitutional Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, punctuating a yearslong campaign by advocates for gay rights in one of the continent’s most liberal democracies. In its majority ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan could become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage after its constitutional court ruled the law must be changed to protect human dignity. Crowds of supporters cheered, hugged, and wept outside the court in Taipei as the decision was ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping urged a business lobby for Taiwan enterprises on the mainland to support the "one China" principle and contribute to unity between Beijing and Taipei, state media said on Wednesday. China regards Taiwan as a renegade ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI Taiwan's constitutional court declared on Wednesday that same-sex couples have the right to legally marry, the first such ruling in Asia. The court, known as the Judicial Yuan, said current marriage laws were "in violation of both the people’s ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's constitutional Court has ruled in favour of same-sex marriage, making the island the first place in Asia to recognize gay unions. The court on Wednesday said the current civil code that does not permit same-sex marriages was a ... ( read original story ...)