Following India and South Korea’s decisions to become the first Asian nation to ban animal testing on cosmetics, Taiwan has also voted to end cosmetics animal testing. The approved legislation, which has a three-year implementation period and so will ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan opposition party leader to meet China's president
BEIJING (AP) — The chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party was due to meet with Chinese President and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday as part of a continuing dialogue between the former bitter foes against the background of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's KMT party tells China it is pushing for peace
TAIPEI Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party is pushing for peace with mainland China and it holds out the possibility of a peace pact, the party's chairwoman told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday, the party said. Xi, general secretary of the ... ( read original story ...)
China tries to 'divide and rule' Taiwan by befriending pro-Beijing towns
TAIPEI China is embarking on a divide-and-rule campaign on self-ruled Taiwan, offering to boost tourism to pro-Beijing towns and counties while giving the new pro-independence government the cold shoulder, government officials and politicians say. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan is on the verge of becoming the first Asian country with marriage equality
More than 4 billion people live in Asia. But not one of them lives in a country where people can get married regardless of their sexual orientation. LGBT rights supporters have long looked to liberal Taiwan to change that, and numerous recent developments ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan holds first ever LGBTI awards
The first annual Queermosa Awards were held in Taipei on 28 October. The award ceremony was held at the W Hotel on the eve of the 14 th Taipei Pride with over 500 guests and 10 award categories. As part of the third Taiwan International Queer Film ... ( read original story ...)