Tag: Taiwan
Taiwan teenager dies after playing computer game non-stop for 40 hours
An 18-year-old collapsed and died at an internet café in Taiwan after playing an online computer game for 40 hours straight. The youth, identified...
Taiwan’s HTC files patent suit against Apple
Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC said Thursday it was suing technology giant Apple in the United States, claiming it has infringed on its patents.
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Majority want Taiwan, China to cooperate on island row
A majority of people in Taiwan and China hope the two sides can work together to resolve a long-running territorial row with Japan on...
First Samsung-built ships to join Taiwan’s Evergreen
Taiwan's Evergreen Group this month will take delivery of the first of 20 container vessels it ordered from South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries for...
Taiwan mulls extending runway in Spratlys: report
Taiwan is considering extending the runway on the contested Spratly island in a move that could provoke fresh tensions in the heavily disputed South...
China warns US from ‘muddying waters’ in South China Sea
It was no time to "make waves" in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a "Pied Piper", China's official news agency warned...
Taiwan general’s medal stolen by Chinese soldier
A medal that belonged to a Taiwan general was returned to Taiwanese territory on Thursday after being stolen from a museum by an elderly...
China take 2-1 lead over Taiwan
China took a 2-1 lead over Taiwan by winning the doubles match on Saturday at the Davis Cup Oceania Group 1 relegation play-off in...
Taiwan protest over criticism of foreign wives
Foreign wives of Taiwanese men joined local women to protest outside the island’s parliament Friday against a lawmaker who had criticised overseas spouses for...
Taiwan’s Ma wins second term as president
Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly leader Ma Ying-jeou secured a second four-year term as president Saturday, promising better ties with China after an election watched intently by...
Mass rallies as countdown begins to Taiwan poll
The Taiwan president and his main challenger drew huge crowds to campaign rallies on Sunday, as the rivals pulled out all the stops to...
Hu calls for reunification with Taiwan
China’s President Hu Jintao on Sunday called for Taiwan and the Chinese mainland to reunite, as he marked the 100th anniversary of the revolution...
China condemns US arms sales offer to Taiwan
The Obama administration informed Congress on Wednesday that it plans to upgrade Taiwan’s aging F-16 fighter jets, drawing strong condemnation from China which called...
Sharapova reaches Taiwan for exhibition match
Former world No.1, Maria Sharapova landed in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Wednesday. Maria Sharapova, who is in Taiwan to play an exhibition match...
Taiwan denies shift in China policy
Taiwan’s pro-independence main opposition party on Sunday rejected suggestions that it was poised to radically shift its long-standing policy on mainland China, four months...
1,000 rally for Taiwan sovereignty
About 1,000 chanting pro-independence activists took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, accusing Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou of surrendering the island’s sovereignty to...
Taiwan deploys 50,000 troops as typhoon hits
Taiwan deployed more than 50,000 troops on Monday and evacuated thousands of people as Typhoon Nanmadol pummelled some of the island’s most densely populated...
