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Taiwan Panda Keepers Seek Love Doc's Advice

M. Morris — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:51:59 CST

Ahead of breeding season in February, the Taipei Zoo is soliciting expert advice for getting its two giant pandas in the mood. A researcher dispatched from their native China found Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan—presented last year as a symbol of thawing relations between the countries—just a little...

Asian Stocks Hit 7-Month High

Jason Farago — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:34:57 CDT

Asian stocks hit a 7-month high today as investors put aside swine flu fears and and seized on good news from China. In Taiwan the main index soared 5.6%, its second straight major gain, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index closed up 5.5%. European markets started...

Historic Talks Bring China, Taiwan Closer Than Ever

Rob Quinn — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:53:39 CST

The first high-level talks between China and Taiwan in 60 years have set aside politics in favor of building trade ties, Reuters reports. Negotiations in Taipei sidestepped the sovereignty question and yielded 13 agreements to triple the number of cross-strait flights, allow direct cargo shipments, improve food safety, and normalize...

Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off

Peter Fearon — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:16:23 CDT

Commercial flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan resumed today for the first time in 60 years, with simultaneous flights landing at the Taipei and Shanghai airports, the BBC reports. China Southern Airline's chairman described the first flight to land in Taipei as "a sacred moment." The agreement to reopen...

Taiwanese Nationalists Win Big

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:25:36 CST

Taiwan’s China-friendly opposition party dominated parliamentary elections today, the BBC reports, dealing a blow to the hard-line president 2 months before his own poll. The KMT, which supports closer ties with Beijing, trounced the ruling DPP, winning 72% of the seats in the 113-seat chamber. President Chen Shui-bian, resigning as...

Taiwan Sits Out Olympic Torch Relay Over China Tiff

Kevin Spak — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:00:00 CDT

Add the Olympic torch route to the list of things China and Taiwan can’t agree on. After a month of debate, officials have canceled a stop in Taipei because the sides could not agree on the route, or the use of Taiwan’s national anthem and flag. Beijing said the move...

Jet Catches Fire in Japan; Passengers, Crew Escape

Heather McPherson — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:25:38 CDT

A jet burst into flames after landing in Okinawa today, moments after all 165 people onboard escaped. The China Airlines plane skidded while landing on arrival from Taipei, and its left engine exploded shortly afterward. The cause of the fire is unknown, the AP reports. Firefighters took an hour to...

US Opposes Taiwan's Missiles

Sam Gale Rosen — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:43:20 CDT

As Taiwan threatens to go on the offense against China, the U.S. is wincing at the island's growing arsenal. Last month Taipei announced a missile program to hit Chinese sites, to the candid disapproval of Steven Young, the top American diplomat there. "The focus should be on defensive weapons,...