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TAIPEI -- Millennials and Generation Zers on the hunt for Instagram-worthy sweets are driving an evolution in Taipei's dessert scene. In the Taiwanese capital's trendsetting East District, Le Buno serves gelato in carved-out fruit for an added visual punch.

China lacks the ability to fully invade Taiwan but is developing new hypersonic weapons and other methods to threaten the island, Taipei ’s defence ministry has warned.

Prosecutors in Taiwan have arrested the leader of Taiwan's third-largest political party for alleged corruption involving a shopping center project. Taiwanese media say Ko Wen-je, the chairman of the Taiwan People's Party, or TPP, is suspected of having ...

Ko Wen-je, former leader of Taiwan’s opposition party, was arrested after almost 19 hours of interrogation in connection with a property development scandal that occurred while he was mayor of Taipei. Ko was taken into custody late Friday night due to ...

Tonga, Vanuatu and New Zealand dotted itinerary as long-time envoy touted coordination with Nato and warned of China’s ‘provocative actions’.

Panda Yuanyaun has turned twenty-years-old first arriving at the Taipei Zoo in 2008 with zookeepers gifting a special cake and visitors all celebrating the female panda's birthday.

How did the organizers of this year’s Sundance Asia mark their return to Taiwan? By growing the festival in every way possible. For the second year in a row, Sundance Asia returned to Taipei. The expansion of the festival’s programming was a reflection of Taiwan’s efforts to boost filmmaking in the region.

A former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party was arrested early on Saturday as part of a graft probe of a major property development in the Taiwanese capital.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Pacific Islands Forum has removed references to Taiwan from a communiqué issued on Friday after the region’s annual leaders meeting, after complaints by China’s envoy. The bloc of 18 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Pacific Islands Forum has removed references to Taiwan from a communique issued on Friday after the region's annual leaders meeting, after complaints by China's envoy. The bloc of 18 nations includes three members with diplomatic ...

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was questioned by prosecutors yesterday over suspected involvement in a corruption scandal related to the Core Pacific City (京華城購物中心) development ...

Sheen denied any wrongdoing in the Core Pacific City (京華城購物中心) — also known as Living Mall — development project in downtown Taipei, and said the more than NT$47 million (US$1.47 million) he gave to ...

This week prosecutors detained three people in connection with the case: Taipei city councillor Ying Hsiao-wei ... the investigation focuses on whether the approval of a Core Pacific City development ...

TAIPEI -- A long line formed in front of the giant panda pavilion of the Taipei Zoo on Friday morning, with visitors eagerly waiting to offer their 20th birthday wishes to the "celebrity" panda. After a 20-minute wait, Yuan Yuan, the female panda ...

Taiwan prosecuting and anti-graft agencies on Friday brought in Ko Wen-je chairman of the Taiwan People Party TPP for questioning in a corruption ...

With politics set aside, well-wishers have gathered to wish Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday