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The Bollywood drama-comedy Secret Superstar has made its first foray into the critically important Greater China territories of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, and with its strong start in Taiwan, all signals are go for a big box office run across ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI-As a growing number of people around the world learn simplified Chinese instead of the more complicated traditional characters, young creatives in Taiwan are fighting to promote what they fear will become a dying art. Introduced by the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

A few weeks ago I quickly descended four levels at the main railway station in Taipei, capital of Taiwan, to board a bullet train based on the Japanese Shinkansen technology. Daniel Hu, the young Taiwanese diplomat escorting a group of Asian journalists ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Nov. 28 (CNA) The weather around Taiwan will warm up significantly Tuesday with seasonal northeasterly winds weakening and the sun showing up, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 27-29 degrees Celsius in ... ( read original story ...)

Secret Superstar began the next phase of its international release by opening in a key territory this weekend, Taiwan. It debuted there Friday on 73 screens, a record for an Indian film in the Chinese-speaking territory. As of now Secret Superstar’s ... ( read original story ...)

Watch the video with Andrew Stotz or read a summary of the country profile on Taiwan. Taiwan’s GDP has been growing at a slow pace of late, 2.4% in the most recent quarter. Private consumption and investment have been the main contributors to GDP growth ... ( read original story ...)

Introduced by the Chinese Communist Party in the 1950s to boost literacy, the simplified version of the script uses fewer strokes and is now the predominant writing system in the mainland. Foreigners learning Chinese also tend to be taught the simplified ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Talks between Taiwan and the United States under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) will likely not be held this year because the U.S. has yet to fill its vacant deputy trade representative posts, a local ... ( read original story ...)

Same lineup, yet Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes hopes to see something different from his charges on Monday against Chinese Taipei in the first window of their Fiba World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifying series. Reyes did not tinker with the 12-man roster that ... ( read original story ...)

Subsequent phases of the CCTV project will cover areas throughout both ... on the effective and efficient use of CCTV at the Taipei City Police Department's CCTV Centre in Taiwan. On December 2nd, 2016, Prime Minister Harris and His Excellency George ... ( read original story ...)

Meals - like an indoor picnic - take on a playful twist at Yellow Lemon. (Photo: Courtesy of Yellow Lemon) Taipei has a street-food reputation that’s rivaled by few other cities. The medley of pork buns and seafood, soy milk and noodles, mochi rice balls ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s top financial regulator said it intends to send a high-level official to a private-sector meeting in China in December where financial supervisory issues will be discussed, as Taipei seeks to maintain relations even as ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s air force has again flown bombers and other warplanes through two strategic channels near Taiwan and also over the disputed South China Sea during training drills, state media said on Thursday. Numerous H-6K bombers and other ... ( read original story ...)

"I've been waiting a long time, but it will be worth it," said Steve in an excited voice. The red neon sign was still flashing 80 minutes - and by the amount of people queuing around the block and onto the road, I was worried it could be more. My new ... ( read original ...

For example, the smart machinery project is centered in Taichung, the heartland of Taiwan’s machine tool industry ... is that new industries may become too clustered in the one city. Also, key companies could already be headquartered elsewhere. ( read original story ...)

When Taiwan tried to get into U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change last year, officials in Taipei figured why not. Their government had a constitution, armed forces and a foreign ministry, all hallmarks of a country like any other signatory to the ... ( read original story ...)