Taiwan

Taiwan: Swine Flu Command Center Established
April 28, 2009 1441 GMT
Taiwan’s Department of Health has established a central command center to help monitor for... [more]
Swine Flu: World Governments, Airlines Respond
April 27, 2009 1358 GMT
In response to the swine-flu outbreak, China, Russia and Taiwan are planning to quarantine... [more]
China, Taiwan: Agencies To Promote Investment In Taiwan
April 26, 2009 1444 GMT
The Chinese mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and the... [more]
Taiwan: President To Lead Solomons Summit
April 21, 2009 1131 GMT
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will lead a multilateral summit in the Solomon Islands later... [more]
Taiwan, China: Envoys To Meet April 26
April 20, 2009 1226 GMT
Representatives from Taiwan and China will hold talks in Nanjing on April 26, and are scheduled... [more]
Taiwan: President Calls For Higher Level Meetings With Japan
April 16, 2009 1137 GMT
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said April 16 that he wants Japan to upgrade economic meetings... [more]
Taiwan: No China FTA On Meeting Agenda - Official
April 15, 2009 1137 GMT
Talks set for April 18 in Taipei will pave the way for a fresh round of cross-Strait negotiations... [more]
China: New Thoughts On Cross-Strait Military Ties
April 15, 2009 1053 GMT
A spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said April 15 that there were no plans for... [more]
China: More Talks With Taiwan On Cross-Strait Relations
April 15, 2009 1051 GMT
Negotiators from mainland China and Taiwan are planning a new round of talks in late April or... [more]
Taiwan: More Cross-Strait Talks Urged - Report
April 13, 2009 1231 GMT
Taiwan’s government will suggest to China that Taipei and Beijing should begin talks on... [more]
Taiwan: No Plans For Anti-Piracy Mission - Official
April 7, 2009 1231 GMT
Despite the recent hijacking of another Taiwanese fishing boat by pirates off the coast of... [more]
Taiwan: Submarine Construction Plan Under Consideration - Report
April 7, 2009 1205 GMT
Taiwan's leadership is considering whether to resurrect a defunct submarine-building program in... [more]
Somalia: Pirates Hijack 5 Ships In 48 Hours
April 6, 2009 1749 GMT
Somali pirates have seized five ships from France, Britain, Germany, Taiwan and Yemen since April... [more]
China: Mainland, Taiwanese Defense Officials To Meet At Forum
March 31, 2009 0956 GMT
Senior Chinese and Taiwanese military officials plan to meet at a security forum in Hawaii in... [more]
Taiwan: Troops To Be Reduced By 16 Percent
March 16, 2009 1127 GMT
Taiwan plans to reduce its number of troops by about 16 percent by the year 2014, the South China... [more]
Taiwan: Council Urges China To Abandon Anti-Secession Law
March 14, 2009 1537 GMT
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, its China policymaking body, on March 14 urged China to do... [more]
Ecuador: Completes Oil Renegotiation With Spanish Firm
March 13, 2009 1703 GMT
Spanish oil and gas firm Repsol YPF said March 13 it had reached a preliminary agreement with the... [more]
Taiwan: Officials To Talk With China About WHO Bid
March 13, 2009 1143 GMT
Taiwanese officials will meet with Chinese officials soon in an effort to convince China to lift... [more]
Taiwan: Allocates Funds For Military Acquisition
March 9, 2009 1249 GMT
Taiwan's defense ministry has allocated $230 million to buy 60 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from... [more]
Taiwan: Military Will Abandon Conscription
March 9, 2009 1232 GMT
Taiwan will abandon its military conscription policy by 2014, Agence France-Presse reported March... [more]
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