Taiwan News

Taiwan indie drama wins Chinese-language 'Oscars'

AFP - Sunday, November 29

TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwanese director Leon Dai's low budget family drama on Saturday swept the Golden Horse Film Awards, considered the Chinese-language "Oscars," bagging the best picture and best director gongs. More »

  • World's lowest birth rate 'could hurt' Taiwan society

    AFP - Saturday, November 28

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - The lowest birth rate in the world and a rapidly ageing society could lead to a spate of social problems in Taiwan, a report cited the Taiwanese health minister as saying on Saturday.

  • Chinese tourists to Taiwan up 500 percent: govt

    AFP - Thursday, November 26

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - The number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan increased nearly 500 percent in the first ten months of the year, the island's tourism bureau said Thursday, as warming ties make travel more convenient.

  • Taiwan wants elite force to protect island: report

    AFP - Thursday, November 26

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's president has urged the island's armed forces to become a small, elite unit, saying a voluntary military rather than conscription was key to the island's defence, local media said Thursday.

  • Taiwan leader presses US on fighter jets

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan Tuesday urged the United States to sell the island F16 fighter jets to ensure its security, as a senior American envoy said a deal could not be ruled out during the Barack Obama administration.

  • Taiwan's dwindling birth rate causes concern

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - As a schoolteacher, Ariel Shen has been observing Taiwan's declining birth rate from up close.

  • Taiwan says 40 fishermen detained in Myanmar

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - About 40 fishermen from four Taiwanese boats were held in Myanmar after being intercepted by naval forces, apparently on suspicions of illegal fishing, an official and media said here Monday.

  • Taiwan PM urges China to withdraw missiles: report

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih has urged China to remove missiles targeting the island to pave the way for peace talks between the formal arch-rivals, according to a report.

  • Taiwan director plans Chen Shui-bian assassination movie

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Leading Taiwanese movie director Chu Yen-ping plans a black comedy titled "Assassinating Chen Shui-bian" about a plot to kill the island's former president, a report said Thursday.

  • Battered Taiwan toddler's body kept with ice

    AFP - Monday, November 16

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - A Taiwanese mother kept the body of her maltreated toddler daughter for four days, cooling it with ice cubes, before going on Yahoo! to ask how to dispose of the corpse, reports said Monday.

  • Taiwan not worried about Obama's China visit: govt

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's government is not concerned about US President Barack Obama's first visit to China, given the easing in tensions with Beijing, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.

  • Taiwan to boost quake warning system

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said.

  • Thousands protest in Taiwan against US beef

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Thousands of protesters marched through the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday to protest against resuming imports of certain US beef products, over fears of the spread of mad cow disease.

  • China's Hu calls for economic pact with Taiwan

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Chinese President Hu Jintao called Saturday for formal talks on a landmark economic pact with Taiwan to start by the end of the year, in a rare meeting here with a top politician from the island.

  • No blood found in shooting of ex-Taiwan president: probe

    AFP - Friday, November 13

    TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan investigators probing the 2004 shooting of ex-president Chen Shui-bian said Thursday they found no blood or bullet hole in his trousers, adding mystery to an event that may have won him a second term.