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©REUTERS Taiwan activists head for Japan-controlled isles A boatload of Taiwanese activists protected by the island's coastguard was Thursday heading for Japanese-held islands at the centre of a bitter international wrangle involving Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei.
25 January 2013
©REUTERS Taiwan births hit nine-year high in Year of Dragon Taiwan said Wednesday that the number of newborns reached a nine-year high of 234,599 last year during the auspicious Year of the Dragon.
17 January 2013
©REUTERS Sony mulls battery business sale: report Sony is in talks with suitors including Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision over the sale of its battery business, a report said Thursday, as the Japanese firm tries to repair its dented balance sheet.
30 November 2012
Outcry in Taiwan over calls to terminate Chinese 'Oscars' A Taiwanese lawmaker's call to scrap a top film festival because it made Taiwan too reliant on China's movie industry sparked heated criticism on Wednesday from film veterans and fans.
29 November 2012
Blind pianist beats odds to become Taiwan movie star Huang Yu-siang was born with a gift and a disability. He has a huge talent for music, but he is blind. His story has become a movie that has captivated audiences in his native Taiwan.
24 November 2012
Samsung Galaxy Note II Samsung plans no settlement with Apple: executive Samsung has no plans to follow Taiwanese firm HTC in seeking a settlement over its patent disputes with Apple.
14 November 2012
©REUTERS/David Grey Taiwan expects tourist boost to US with visa waiver Taiwanese officials said Wednesday that visitors to the United States are estimated to increase by 50 percent now that the island has been added to the US visa waiver programme.
03 October 2012
Ang Lee breaks every rule in new 'Life of Pi' film Director Ang Lee brought the best-selling novel into stunning 3D life with a production featuring an unknown Indian actor, four tigers and the world's biggest wave machine.
29 September 2012
Taiwan's ex-leader Lee rejects corruption charges Taiwan's ex-leader Lee Teng-hui on Friday defended himself in court against corruption charges stemming from his presidency between 1988 and 2000.
13 August 2012
Taiwan couple in same-sex Buddhist wedding Two women tied the knot on Saturday in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage.
11 August 2012
Taiwan National Cheng Kung University's logo. Photo courtesy of conf.ncku.edu.tw Taiwan university sues Apple over iPhone patents Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University has filed a suit against US tech giant Apple, claiming the company's Siri intelligent assistant has infringed on two of its patents.
30 July 2012
Spratly group of islands. ©REUTERS/POOL New Taiwanese academics visit contested Spratlys A group of Taiwanese academics has visited the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, defence officials said Monday, amid continued tensions over rival claims to the area.
16 July 2012
Taiwan to stage 1st same-sex Buddhist wedding Two women plan to tie the knot next month in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, as gay and lesbian groups push to make the island the first society in Asia to legalise gay marriage.
11 July 2012
©REUTERS/Stringer Taiwan Taiwan's HTC pleased with UK court victory over Apple Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Thursday hailed as a victory a British court ruling that it did not infringe on a patent owned by the US technology giant Apple.
06 July 2012
©Reuters WRESTLING: Kazakhstan wrestler qualified for 2012 Olympics in Taiwan South Kazakhstan oblast wrestler Yermek Bayduashev has qualified for 2012 London Olympic Games in free-style wrestling.
29 April 2012
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