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WORLD / NEWS Tue May 20, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Taiwan's new president took office Tuesday and set the tone for his administration's policy on rival China: better economic and political ties but no plans for unification with the mainland. The inauguration of Ma Ying-jeou, 57, represents a clear brea.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 5:06pm neoform

SF Gate -- China's military buildup remains focused on preventing Taiwan's independence but is expanding to include other regional military goals, including securing the flow of oil from overseas, according to an annual Pentagon study. The 42-page report, require.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Dec 27, 2006 @ 9:40am mrmdc

Bloomberg -- Internet and telephone services across Asia were disrupted, hampering financial transactions, after earthquakes near Taiwan damaged undersea cables... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BBC News -- China and Taiwan have agreed to establish offices in each other's territory to facilitate travel amid warming bilateral ties. The agreement came as delegations from both sides met in Beijing for the first formal talks for almost a decade. They are a.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed May 28, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- The head of Taiwan's ruling party has met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level encounter since the two sides split in 1949. Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung is in China for a six-day landmark visit to discuss cross.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon May 26, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- The head of Taiwan's ruling party has arrived in China for a six-day visit that is being seen as another sign of warming ties between the two sides. During his visit, Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung will meet top leaders and discu.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat May 12, 2007 @ 4:05am neoform

CNN -- Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Saturday he would resign, a week after losing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's primary for the 2008 presidential elections. Su, who becomes the fifth premier to quit during the seven-year tenure of Preside.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Dec 27, 2006 @ 12:09am neoform

MSNBC -- A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a potentially destructive tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia... Read More