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Taiwanese swimmer Cheng Wan-jung won the women's 400-meter individual medley at the East Asian Games on Thursday, breaking China and Japan's lock on gold medals at the pool. The 18-year-old Cheng's time of 4 minutes, 40.21 seconds was far from world class, but the victory over two Chinese competitors was sweet because it was a rare swimming triumph by Taiwan over its bigger and more...
China reasserted its opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Thursday, signaling possible tensions in ties just three weeks after a state visit by President Barack Obama.
China warned against any new U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan on Thursday, a day after an Obama administration official said Washington was weighing fresh sales to the disputed island, including submarines.
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Taiwan will set aside NT$95 billion over the next 10 fiscal years to pay for unemployment benefits for workers who lose their jobs because of an expected trade pact with China, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Wednesday.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China and Taiwan will start official talks on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in January, the Commercial Times reported, citing Shih Yen-shiang, Taiwan’s economic affairs minister.
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Bank of Taiwan said Tuesday the China Banking Regulatory Commission has given it approval to open a representative office in Shanghai.
Taipei - Taiwan Wednesday sent a delegation to Fuzhou in southern China for preparatory talks to pave the way for a cross-strait summit planned later this month, officials said. Maa Shaw-chang, deputy secretary general of the Straits Exchange Foundat...
Taiwan's premier apologised on Wednesday after angering the anti-China opposition by saying only "idiots" want independence from the mainland.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s dollar strengthened for the first time in three days after strengthening demand from China helped lift the island’s exports for the first time in 15 months.
Taiwan Grants Greater Access To China Investors
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou may slow down an aggressive push for improved ties with China after the island's voters showed disquiet with his policies in local elections, analysts said.
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou may slow down an aggressive push for improved ties with China after the island's voters showed disquiet with his policies in local elections this weekend, analysts said.
(Corrects first paragraph to say Taiwan won’t allow outright takeovers of financial companies.) Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan won’t allow takeovers of local financial institutions by Chinese banks when it signs a trade accord with the mainland, Premier Wu Den-yih said.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The Taiwanese government will push ahead with its proposed economic cooperation framework agreement with mainland China despite opposition gains in local elections.
(Corrects to specify name of seller in second paragraph.) Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. said its controlling shareholder raised NT$17.1 billion ($530 million) after the largest noodle maker in China priced equity at the top of the range in Taiwan.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. raised NT$17.1 billion ($530 million) after the largest noodle maker in China priced equity at the top of the range in Taiwan.
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