TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday the island would likely launch regular daily direct flights with China in about six months to help build closer economic ties between the political rivals. Currently such flights, which avoid going...
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government is arranging a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at a regional summit later this month, an official said on Tuesday, another step in the island's road to improving ties with rival Beijing. Lien Chan,...
Taipei - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian returned to jail on Wednesday from almost three days of hospital care following a hunger strike, as supporters prepared to protest his arrest, which they call a political plot. A probe into the...
Taipei: Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian returned to jail on Wednesday from almost three days of hospital care following a hunger strike, as supporters prepared to protest his arrest, which they call a political plot. A probe into the...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan will give each of its 23 million people shopping coupons worth more than $100 in a bid to stimulate a flagging economy, the island's premier said Tuesday. Liu Chao-shiuan said the coupons, which would be...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Taiwan will give each of its 23 million people shopping coupons worth more than $100 in a bid to stimulate a flagging economy, the island's premier said Tuesday. Liu Chao-shiuan said the coupons, which would be redeemable in...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan will give each of its 23 million people shopping coupons worth more than $100 in a bid to stimulate a flagging economy, the island's premier said Tuesday. Liu Chao-shiuan said the coupons, which would be redeemable in retail...
Written By:Reuters , Posted: Wed, Nov 19, 2008 Caption: Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian has denied wrongdoing and called the probe against him and other senior opposition leaders a political plot. Former Taiwan president...
: Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian returned to jail on Wednesday from almost three days of hospital care following a hunger strike, as supporters prepared to protest his arrest, which they call a political plot. A probe into the...
Shoppers in Taiwan will be handed more than $100 (£67) in redeemable vouchers in a government bid to beat the global credit crisis. They will be valid in shops, restaurants and supermarkets in 2009. Prime Minister Liu Chao-shiuan said the...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's economy contracted 1.02 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, its first decline since 2003, the government said Thursday. Gross domestic product is also projected to shrink 1.73 percent in...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan shares tumbled Thursday, weighed by Wall Street hitting a five-year low overnight and weakness on neighboring Asian bourses. The weighted price index of the Taiwan Stock Exchange fell 194.16 points, or 4.5 percent, to close at...