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Taiwan Charges Two in Failed Train, Office Bombings
(TAIPEI, Taiwan) Two men have been charged with planting cyanide-tainted bombs on a Taiwan high-speed train and at an office where the head of global electronics...
Quakes Kill 2 in Taiwan, Injure 33 in Philippines
(TAIPEI, Taiwan) — A strong earthquake jolted Taiwan on Sunday, killing two people and injuring at least 21 others and causing panicked shoppers to rush out of a...
Manila Issues Fresh Apology for Taiwan Death
(TAIPEI, Taiwan) -- The Philippine president apologized to Taiwan for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard personnel, after...
New Pope Offers Taiwan Rare Chance for Diplomacy
President Ma Ying-jeou sat with his wife among the political leaders Tuesday as newly installed Pope Francis celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican.
Taiwan Strait: How One Security Concern in Asia is Quietly Easing
Taiwan's Lien Chan met with China's Xi Jinping and nobody freaked out. Why that's good news for cross-strait ties.
Taiwan Rejects Linspired Political Party
Taiwan authorities denied a motion to form a political party named after U.S. basketball sensation Jeremy Lin, even after the copycat applicant changed his name...
Quiet Reception as Taiwan Opposition Party Heavyweight Visits China
When Lien Chan, then chairman of Taiwan’s Nationalist Party, visited China in 2005, he received a red-carpet treatment. Huge crowds greeted him, his every step...
“Strategic Ambiguity,” Indeed
You would think, given Taiwan’s role as the most likely flashpoint in relations between the U.S. and China, that the faux U.S. embassy in Taipei, and its...
Taiwan Joins Fray Over Disputed Pacific Islands
At first glance the image looks like a fire boat in the Hudson River on July 4, water cannons spraying in a celebratory display. Except the display is martial,...
Taiwan Tests Government Employees with Fake Sexy Email
Here’s another reason not to click on suspicious or sexy-sounding emails: It could be a test from your boss. Earlier this month, more than 6,000 employees of the...
Linsanity Heads East, Linfects China and Taiwan
America can't get enough of Jeremy Lin -- nor can anyone else. Less than a week after leading the Knicks to a five-game winning streak, Taiwanese-American...
Viewpoint: Taiwan Needs a New Way to Frame its Relations with China
When I was in Taipei recently to talk to Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and his chief rival, Tsai Ing-wen, about their prospects in the island's Jan. 14...
Taiwan Goes to Vote: What’s at Stake in the Island Nation’s Election
At the headquarters of Taiwan’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei, three women are hunched over the sink in a second-floor bathroom, scrubbing...
Taiwan Re-Elects President Ma, Bolstering Ties to China
President Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected Saturday, a win that will preserve the cross-strait status quo and likely lead to closer ties with China. Ma, a member of...
Photos: Taiwan Voters Head to the Polls, Re-Elect President Ma
After a high-profile campaign season, Ma was elected to a second term in a vote that affirms his efforts to ease the island nation’s tensions with China.
Exclusive: TIME Meets Taiwan Presidential Hopefuls Ma Ying-jeou and Tsai Ing-wen
This is a guest post from Asia Editor Zoher Abdoolcarim. The presidency of Taiwan is an underrated yet critical job whose impact extends beyond the shores of the...
Taiwan to Become First Asian Nation to Ban Shark Finning
Fresh off the heels of luxe, Hong Kong-based Peninsula Hotels’ banning of the controversial shark-fin ingredient, Taiwan’s swanky accommodations have refused to...
Obama's Taiwan Conundrum: Should the U.S. Authorize More Arms Sales?
U.S. presidents have reason to not relish decisions on selling arms to Taiwan. Say yes, as Barack Obama did in January 2010, when he approved the sale of $6.4...
How Will China React to U.S. Arms Deal with Taiwan?
The U.S. announced Wednesday that it will offer Taiwan a $5.85 billion package of upgrades to its aging fleet of F-16 fighters (pdf) and training for its pilots...
