Talia RalphMay 15, 2013 10:01

Tensions over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard last week escalated Wednesday, as Taiwan pulled its envoy from Manila and refused to meet with President Benigno Aquino's personal representative.

First bird flu case identified outside of China, in Taiwan

Faine GreenwoodApril 24, 2013 10:41

A 53-year-old Taiwanese man has been diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus, which he appears to have contracted while traveling to the Chinese city of Suzhou — the first case recorded outside of mainland China.

China's bling shoppers choose Asia over Europe

Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani, CNBCApril 3, 2013 12:18

Rich Chinese tourists are now looking to spend their mega bucks closer home, choosing Hong Kong and Singapore over London and New York to get their luxury fix, according to an HSBC report.

South Korean stocks whacked as war threat looms

Dhara Ranasinghe, CNBCMarch 13, 2013 15:41

Increasing tensions with North Korea, a strengthening won versus the yen and weak economic growth — things are not looking great for South Korean equities, the second worst performing stock market in Asia this year.

Taiwan hospital fire kills 12 people, injures dozens more

Allison JacksonOctober 23, 2012 08:58

The BBC said police have arrested a resident of the nursing home facility in Tainan city who is suspected of starting the blaze - the worst hospital fire on the island in years.

China and Taiwan: from enemies to frenemies

Cain NunnsOctober 5, 2012 06:25

TAIPEI — After decades of chilly relations, Taiwan and China are starting to work more closely together. Highlighting this “hand-in-hand” approach is the ongoing spat with Japan over the Diaoyu Islands, known as the Senkaku in Japan. Taipei and Beijing make similar claims over the oil- and gas-rich rocky outcrop to legitimize one another’s positions.

Taiwan’s judicial ills blunt democratic gains

Cain NunnsAugust 29, 2012 06:00

TAIPEI — Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is dying in prison, say activists, and the government will be to blame if he does. But while the Chen drama dominates headlines, experts say darker problems haunt the judiciary: judges continue to sentence defendants to death with scant material evidence, such as fingerprints, DNA, or worse still, confessions through torture by police.

Taiwan same-sex Buddhist wedding goes off without a hitch

Faine GreenwoodAugust 13, 2012 20:20

It's another milestone for LGBT rights: on Saturday, two women got married in a traditional Buddhist ceremony in Taiwan, already one of Asia's more gay-friendly nations.

Faine GreenwoodJuly 26, 2012 16:20

Taiwanese flag pulled from Olympic display in Central London due to Chinese complaint

Republic of China flag will be replaced with Chinese Taipei flag at Olympic display by request of China, drawing Taiwanese ire

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou gestures during a mass rally held in Taipei on November 21, 2010. (PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images)

A Taiwanese flag has been pulled from an Olympic games display in Central London due to Chinese complain, reported the Evening Standard - the latest diplomatic snafu for a Games that has yet to officially begin.

Beijing hopes to cash in Taiwanese public support

Cain Nunns July 15, 2012 06:00

TAIPEI — China doesn’t need to threaten or invade this diplomatically isolated island in the Taiwan Strait. It’s doing just fine buying it from the inside out. A recent decision by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office to offer $95 billion in loans to Taiwanese firms looking to set up shop in the Middle Kingdom hasn’t gone down well with some observers.