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One Man’s Fight For Gay Marriage In Taiwan

For Chi Chia-wei the imminent court decision that could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to recognise gay marriage...

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More Trouble Ahead For Taiwan’s Tsai After Rocky Year

It has been a turbulent first year in power for Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as relations with Beijing have soured...

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Taiwan Blames China For WHO Invite Snub

Taiwan said Tuesday it had been excluded from a major World Health Organisation meeting for the first time in eight...

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Japan To Offer Patrol Planes To Malaysia

Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances strengthen in...

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Apple Starting US Tech Manufacturing Fund With $1 Bn

Apple chief Tim Cook announced Apple is creating a fund to get more people in the US to do "advanced manufacturing,"...

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Ko, Ariya Among Top Seeds For LPGA Match Play Event

World number one Lydia Ko and Thailand's third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn are among the top seeds for the LPGA Lorena...

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I Might Not Take Up Trump’s Invitation Says Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United...

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Philippines’ Duterte Hesitant On US Visit, Warm On China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United...

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China, Taiwan and Japan Strike Gold At Asia Championships

Rio Olympic gold medallist Chen Long beat his Chinese team-mate Lin Dan in the men´s singles final on Sunday to win...

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China Deports US ‘spy’ Sandy Phan-Gillis After Conviction

An American businesswoman convicted of spying by China is back in the US, after a Chinese court ordered her...

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Rescued Taiwanese Hiker Marks Sombre Birthday In Nepal

A Taiwanese trekker who was rescued on a Nepal mountainside seven weeks after going missing marked his 21st birthday in...

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New China Fears In Taiwan After Trump Snub

Taiwan's fears that it will become a bargaining chip between China and the United States worsened Friday after a snub...

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Missing Taiwanese Trekker Found Alive After 47 Days

A 21-year-old trekker from Taiwan has been rescued alive in the Himalayas, 47 days after he and his girlfriend went...

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Southeast Asian Leaders To Avoid Direct China Criticism

Southeast Asian leaders will express concern this week about an "escalation of activities" in the South China Sea but...

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China Launches First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier

China has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said Wednesday, as the...

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LA Airport Failed To Spot Gun In Hand Luggage

An off-duty policewoman flew from Los Angeles international airport (LAX) to Taiwan with a gun in her hand luggage. The...

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Philippine Fishermen Accuse China of Firing On Vessel

A group of Filipino fishermen have accused China's coast guard of shooting at their vessel in disputed South China Sea...

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Trump Orders Steel Imports Probe In ‘fight For American Workers’

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an expedited probe into US steel imports in a bid to bolster "America First"...

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Taiwan Leader Calls For Calm Over Pension Reform Chaos

Taiwan's leader called for calm after violent protests over pension reforms outside parliament Wednesday saw scores of...