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Taiwan’s constitutional court ruled that the island’s laws must be changed to allow gay marriage, which would make it the first place in Asia to guarantee the right. The Justices of the Constitutional Court said in a ruling issued Wednesday that a ... ( read original story ...)

Judges in Taiwan are due to decide whether it will become the first place in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage. The top court will rule on a constitutional challenge to current laws, which say that marriage is between a man and a woman. If they are ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Judges in Taiwan are due to decide whether it will become the first place in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage. The top court will rule on a constitutional challenge to current laws, which say that ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s constitutional court could decide as soon as Wednesday whether to become the first place in Asia to allow gay marriage, even as legislative efforts to change the law struggle to overcome weak public support. The Justices of the Constitutional ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI Taiwan same-sex couple Daphne Chiang and Kenny Jhuang are getting married at the end of the year - even if the government won't legalize their union. Self-ruled Taiwan's constitutional court will rule on Wednesday whether same-sex couples can tie ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- There's more than meets the eye at Taipei Zoo, where Mirror Media has uncovered highly questionable business practices. Not only do business contractors operating on zoo grounds, such as convenience stores and gift shops, have to pay rent ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI Taiwan's biggest opposition group, the China-friendly Nationalists, on Saturday picked as its chief the island's former vice president Wu Den-yih, an advocate of improved and stable cross-strait relations. In his acceptance speech, Wu, 69 ... ( read original story ...)

The Kuomintang party dominated Taiwan for decades with its wealth and an iron fist -- but now it is battling to keep a foothold in the island's shifting political landscape. Founded by Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen and later led by nationalist Chiang ... ( read original story ...)

road transport and highways minister said the details of the project are not immediately available. Foxconn Technology Group is one of the world’s largest electronic manufacturing contractors, headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the third ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is signaling she needs more give and take from China to rein in hardliners on an island China considers its own, officials say, but Beijing is unlikely to budge months before its five-yearly Communist Party Congress. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s aggression in the Asia-Pacific region has been met with little tangible response from the United States and other countries. China’s neighbors have acquiesced to Beijing’s claims to the airspace above the East China Sea and ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing: The Australian government is backing the right of Taiwan to attend a global health summit in Geneva next week, after China blocked Taiwan's invitation. Taiwan's annual participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) has been its most ... ( read original story ...)

National Taipei University Library is located in sanxia district, New Taipei City, embracing the local culture of sanxia ... What we tried to do in this project is opening up a library and making the pleasant reading experience. People visit here not ... ( read original story ...)

The number of Chinese tourists to the island has dropped since Beijing-sceptic President Tsai Ing-wen took office last May, with speculation China is turning off the taps as a pressure tactic. Beijing -- which sees self-ruled Taiwan as still part of its ... ( read original story ...)

Given the downtown airport’s ownership structure and importance in serving Taiwan’s outlying islands, closing it would be problematic. Originally from Xindian, Alex Tsai is the manager of a bed and breakfast in the offshore island-county of Penghu and ... ( read original story ...)

An exclusive report putting perspective on the week's most important developments. May 15 (UPI) --Taiwan has deployed two retired Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided missile frigates as it militarizes an island in the South China Sea. The latest measure is ... ( read original story ...)