Caught in a culture clash: Taiwan is thriving in China's shadow

My favourite fact about Taiwan's capital, Taipei, is this: within two years no resident nor office worker will be further than 50 metres from an entrance to an underground station. It puts the estimate that Londoners are never more than 20 yards from a rat to shame. Taiwan has been off the map, almost literally, for decades from the British traveller's pe...- 20/03/2010, Asia

Southern Taiwan carpet bombed with bee droppings

Swarms of bees have showered parts of southern Taiwan with their droppings, leading locals to believe aeroplane toilets were being emptied over their homes, authorities said Friday.- 20/03/2010, Environment

Automotive recall recap

General Motors and Nissan both announced product recalls this week.- 06/03/2010, Motoring

Taiwan tourism growth tops Asia on China boom: report

Tourism grew in Taiwan faster than anywhere else in Asia last year on the back of an influx of Chinese visitors, a report said Saturday, quoting a top government official.- 01/02/2010, New Articles

US arms deal angers China

China has threatened to impose sanctions on US arms firms and cut co-operation with Washington unless it cancels a $6.4bn (£4bn) arms sale to Taiwan.- 31/01/2010, World Politics

China warns US over Taiwan arms sales

China has warned that Washington's announcement of arms sales to Taiwan would badly hurt ties between the two global powers, widening rifts in their far-reaching relationship. The swift and sharp protest came from Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, who said his government was "strongly indignant" about the proposed US sale of we...- 30/01/2010, Asia

Taiwan to ban junk food ads on children's TV

Taiwan aims to become of one of the first societies in the world to ban junk food adverts in children's TV programmes in a bid to cut obesity rates, an official said Thursday.- 28/01/2010, Health News

Asian voices make themselves heard at music industry fest

From Taiwanese folk-pop to Korean hip-hop and Japanese techno and dance, the sounds of Asia are reverberating at this year's MIDEM music fest, the industry's biggest annual event.- 26/01/2010, News

Controversial Chinese production leads Asian Film Awards nominations

A Chinese film that sparked furious debate over its "humanizing'' of invading Japanese soldiers leads nominations announced January 20 for the 4th Asian Film Awards.- 20/01/2010, News

Taiwan sets up Asia's first animal cancer research centre

Taiwan's top university Thursday opened Asia's first animal cancer research centre, aiming to serve the island's pet owners. The centre, at the National Taiwan University in Taipei, also hopes its research into cancers affecting animals, especially cats and dogs, will contribute to cancer research and therapy for humans. "Studies have indicated ...- 15/01/2010, News

China's Zhang Yimou set to direct Turandot in Taiwan

Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is expected to stage a version of Turandot in Taiwan in the first leg of a world tour of his acclaimed production, a Taiwanese official said Thursday.- 10/01/2010, News

Bob Dylan to launch Asian tour

Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will launch an Asian tour in April with stops in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea, organisers and reports said Wednesday.- 06/01/2010, News

More than 600,000 Chinese visited Taiwan in 2009: media

More than 600,000 Chinese tourists visited Taiwan in 2009, state-run media reported Saturday, amid warming relations between the two sides.- 04/01/2010, New Articles

Taiwan to protect mothers' right to breastfeed in public

Taiwan is to protect the right of nursing mothers to breastfeed in public with hefty fines for those who try to stop them, as part of a campaign to promote the practice, officials said Wednesday.- 30/12/2009, Health News

Taiwan-China trade pact could boost film industry

A planned trade pact with China could not only boost Taiwan's economy but also help its film industry, a report said, citing a parliamentary study.- 21/12/2009, News