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- Cabinet plans 921 commemoration
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Executive Yuan will hold a series of commemorative activities in the areas that were most heavily affected by the 921 earthquake, to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster, Hsu Chiu-huang, deputy minister of the Government
- University team begins canoe tour around Taiwan
9:59 am TWN, news staff TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A college canoe team yesterday launched its one-and-half-month, 1006-kilometer relay expedition along the entire coastline of Taiwan, reported local media. More than 30 students from the National Taiwan Ocean
- More Taiwanese women giving birth at high-risk ages
9:55 am TWN, CNA TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A gynecologist at a local hospital has warned that a higher percentage of women in Taiwan are giving birth at high-risk ages, following a highly publicized case in which a 44-year-old celebrity lost a fetus after 29
- Tsai criticizes impeachment of former government officials
9:57 am TWN, news staff TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen yesterday questioned the impeachment of three officials serving in the former DPP administration. The Control Yuan's impeachment, coming at this time, is more or less political, and
- China denied on talks to open cross-strait air space
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A top Taipei negotiator yesterday snubbed Beijing's call for talks to open up the air space along the ?middle line? dividing the Taiwan Strait. The negotiator, Ma Shao-chang, said the Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) will need
- PGGM ship begins maiden mission
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- An Evergreen Marine container ship, the first commercial marine vessel equipped to measure marine emissions, set sail Saturday as part of an ambitious project to measure and monitor the distribution of greenhouse gases in the Pacific
- Plans for faster service at Songshan Airport: CAA
9:54 am TWN, news staff TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) is planning to set up a business aviation center at the Taipei Songshan Airport to allow rapid customs clearance service for business passengers and offer convenient
- Ma on official visit to Nicaragua
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has arrived in Nicaragua for a two-day official visit aimed at boosting ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America. 'We want to express our desire here to pursue bilateral cooperation' Mr Ma said at a
- Ma highlights Taiwan-Nicaragua ties
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA -- President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua Friday for a two-day visit, with the presidents of the two countries vowing to continue improving bilateral ties for mutual benefit. Ma flew into Managua from
- Taoyuan police patrol car strikes, kills pedestrian
TAOYUAN, Taiwan -- A police officer driving a patrol car hit and killed a drunk man lying in the middle of the road in Taoyuan early yesterday morning, the Central News Agency reported. Police said the officer, surnamed Wu, who was on duty at the time of
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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan, however it reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within its governing structure. Throughout this period, the island has prospered to become one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issue continues to be the relationship between Taiwan and China and the question of eventual reunification.
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