http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/TaiwanFind stories, videos, and photos about Taiwan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:37:14 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/taiwan.chen/tztop.chen.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Taiwan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Taiwan from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/taiwan.chen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/taiwan.chen/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian was convicted Friday on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison, according to officials at Taipei City Court.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/taiwan.premier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/taiwan.premier/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaiwan's premier resigned over criticism of the government's response to Typhoon Morakot, which slammed into the island last month.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/taiwan.chen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/taiwan.chen/index.html#cnnSTCTextA court in Taiwan has sentenced the island's former first lady to a year in prison for lying to prosecutors in her husband's corruption case.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina -- showing its displeasure with the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan this week -- has canceled upcoming trips to the island by top state officials, state-run media reported.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/taiwan.dalai.lama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/taiwan.dalai.lama/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Dalai Lama -- on a visit to Taiwan that includes prayers for recent typhoon victims -- has rebutted China's claims that he is there for political reasons.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/taiwan.dalai.lama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/taiwan.dalai.lama/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan on Sunday on a visit that will include prayers for victims of Typhoon Morakot, but which has raised the ire of neighboring China.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/taiwan.dalai.lama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/taiwan.dalai.lama/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Dalai Lama will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for a trip that will include praying for victims of Typhoon Morakot, his spokesman told CNN.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/taiwan.typhoon.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/taiwan.typhoon.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of people killed by a typhoon that slammed into Taiwan and China earlier this month continues to rise, Taiwan announced Thursday.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/taiwan.dalai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/taiwan.dalai/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina "resolutely opposes" a planned trip by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Thursday, hours after Taiwan's president announced the visit.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/taiwan.typhoon.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/taiwan.typhoon.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextA typhoon that struck Taiwan and China earlier this month killed more people in Taiwan than previous estimates, the government announced.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/taiwan.typhoon.president.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/taiwan.typhoon.president.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou apologized again today for the slow response to Typhoon Morakot and said he plans sweeping changes to the country's rescue agencies and may punish some government officials.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/taiwan.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/taiwan.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of people await evacuation in Taiwan more than a week after Typhoon Morakot pummeled the island, a government Web site said Monday.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/taiwan.president.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/taiwan.president.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday he accepts responsibility for the government's slow response after Typhoon Morakot slammed into the island killing at more than 120 people and unleashing floods, mudslides and misery.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrieving Taiwanese families held roadside memorial services Saturday to honor those killed by Typhoon Morakot.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.wrap.saturday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.wrap.saturday/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 1,300 people are still trapped in remote mountainous villages in southern Taiwan, victims of treacherous mudslides and floods from Typhoon Morakot, the country's semiofficial Central News Agency said Saturday.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/typhoon.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/typhoon.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTextA survivor from the typhoon that devastated Taiwan told how she and her grandson were surrounded by rising water in their mountain village.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/13/taiwan.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/13/taiwan.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore countries pledged aid to Taiwan on Friday, days after Typhoon Morakot battered the island and left dozens of villages deluged with floodwaters, killing 116 people.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/typhoon.refuge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/typhoon.refuge/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the foothills of the Central Mountain chain in southern Taiwan, a rescue helicopter lowers itself onto an athletic field in the town of Nei Pu.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/10/storms.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/10/storms.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wrath of Typhoon Morakot has affected nearly 9 million people across four coastal China provinces and killed dozens in Taiwan, officials said Tuesday.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/11/storms.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/11/storms.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary rescue teams in Taiwan found hundreds of villagers stranded by Typhoon Morakot along the island's mountainous regions, media reported.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/10/typhoon.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/10/typhoon.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mudslide triggered by torrential rains may have buried up to 800 villagers in southern Taiwan, media reports said Monday, as the country counted the cost of its worst flooding in decades.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/07/typhoon.morakot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/08/07/typhoon.morakot/index.html#cnnSTCTextTyphoon Morakot dumped heavy rain on Taiwan early Saturday and threatened to further soak the recently drought-stricken island.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/taiwan.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/taiwan.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Taiwan region early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.meeting.social.welfare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.meeting.social.welfare/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's National People's Congress convened Thursday in Beijing, with Premier Wen Jiabao saying China's economy eyed an 8 percent growth target and that the nation was ready to end "a state of hostility" with Taiwan.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/18/taiwan.vouchers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/18/taiwan.vouchers/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 90 percent of eligible Taiwan residents took up the government's offer of 3600 New Taiwan Dollars (USD $108) to go shopping, government officials said Monday.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo giant pandas arrived in Taiwan Tuesday after leaving China's Sichuan province for their new home, in a sign of improving ties between the cross-strait neighbors.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTextRegularly scheduled commercial flights, shipping, and mail between Taiwan and China resumed Monday for the first time since the 1949 revolution that brought the Communist Party to power on the Chinese mainland.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/taiwan.former.president.handcuffs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/taiwan.former.president.handcuffs/index.html#cnnSTCTextA judge ordered the former president of Taiwan detained Wednesday on corruption charges, just hours after he was taken to a hospital after he accused police of pushing and rough-handling him before he appeared in court in Taipei, according to state-run media.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/taiwan.china.envoy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/taiwan.china.envoy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou met Thursday with the most senior Chinese official to visit the island in nearly 60 years, state-run media reported.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan in nearly 60 years arrived on the island Monday for economic talks -- a sign of improving relations.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:33:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854376,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854376,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the market meltdown hits Taiwan's shores, president Ma Ying-jeou faces slipping approval ratings and hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in protest. Will his controversial policy of mending ties with China survive?Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/china.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/china.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina has canceled or postponed several military exchanges with the U.S. in reaction to last week's announcement that the U.S. is selling weapons to Taiwan, a Defense Department spokesman said Monday.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/us.taiwan.arms.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/us.taiwan.arms.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a move bound to anger China, the United States intends to sell $6.4 billion in arms to Taiwan, the State Department said Friday.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1846471,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1846471,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTests in Taiwan have found minor doses of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powders produced in China by the European food giant Nestle, and those products are being withdrawnThu, 02 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/25/nuclear.mistake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/25/nuclear.mistake/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Air Force disciplined 15 senior officers, including six generals and nine colonels, for their roles in the mistaken shipment of nuclear weapons components to Taiwan, Air Force officials announced Thursday.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTyphoon Sinlaku slammed into Taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday, flooding low-lying regionsSun, 14 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/taiwan.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/taiwan.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextTyphoon Sinlaku was moving slowly toward the northern shores of Taiwan on Saturday, promising to dump heavy rain on on the region as it crawls north.Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836553,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836553,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn a major blow to his DPP party, the family of Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian is accused of misusing millions of campaign dollarsWed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFormer Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's son and daughter-in-law returned home Monday from the United States, insisting they are innocent of any criminal role in an alleged money laundering scandal involving their familyMon, 25 Aug 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTIME talks to Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou about making friends with Beijing -- and how Taiwan could change ChinaTue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/ta.mayingjeou/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/ta.mayingjeou/index.html#cnnSTCTextElected with the largest margin of victory in the history of Taiwan's presidential elections, President Ma Ying-jeou is aiming to bring the good times back to Taiwan while looking to a friendlier future with China.Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/18/taiwan.storm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/18/taiwan.storm/index.html#cnnSTCTextA tropical storm that lashed Taiwan on Friday killed at least 14 people, according to Taiwanese media reports.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/04/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/04/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first regular charter flights between China's mainland and Taiwan began Friday in a sign of warming relations between Beijing and Taipei.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTaiwan's tourist attractions have a fresh coat of paint and restaurants are laying on special buffet lunches in anticipation of a surge in visitors from China when regular commercial flights between the old foes start FridayThu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese and Taiwanese officials agreed Thursday to set up permanent offices in each other's territories, in the first formal talks between the two sides in almost a decade.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/china.taiwan/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese President Hu Jintao called for a resumption of talks "as early as possible" with Taiwan during a meeting with the island's ruling party's chairman in Beijing, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.Thu, 29 May 2008 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1806670,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1806670,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTaiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that unification with longtime rival China is unlikely "in our lifetimes" because the Taiwanese oppose the mainland's authoritarian ruleThu, 15 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Pentagon plans to probe a politically sensitive 'misshipment' of nuclear missile components to Taiwan - Beijing's arch-nemesis Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/taiwan.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/taiwan.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Defense Department accidentally shipped ballistic missile components to Taiwan, the Pentagon said Tuesday.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725322,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725322,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it mistakenly shipped non-nuclear components for an intercontinental ballistic missile to Taiwan from a U.S. Air Force base in WyomingTue, 25 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/taiwan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/taiwan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters in Taiwan on Saturday headed to the polls to vote in presidential elections, with the recent violence in Tibet in the backdrop and Taiwan's own relations with China on the front burner.Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/taiwan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/taiwan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, giving a big boost to its policy of closer engagement with China two months before a presidential poll it now seems poised to win.Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/typhoon.wipha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/typhoon.wipha/index.html#cnnSTCTextTyphoon Wipha, with wind gusts up to 185 mph (298 kph), forced schools and businesses in Taiwan to close Tuesday as it churned toward the central Chinese coast.Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1662428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1662428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTaipei's bid for U.N. membership was always sure to anger Beijing. But President Chen Shui-bian has riled allies in Washington as well Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/taiwan.typhoon.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/taiwan.typhoon.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextTyphoon Sepat lashed Taiwan with strong winds and torrential rain on Saturday, cutting power supplies to nearly 57,000 homes, injuring 12 people and forcing more than a thousand others to evacuate, before ploughing on toward China.Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/taiwan.typhoon.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/taiwan.typhoon.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextStrong wind and rains lashed Taiwan as Typhoon Sepat made landfall on Saturday, cutting power supplies to more than 70,000 homes and forcing airlines to delay flights.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/taiwan.quakes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/taiwan.quakes/index.htmlTwo earthquakes struck off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that left more than 200,000 dead.Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:16:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382601/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382601/index.htmAsia has more geopolitical hot spots than any region in the world. Political analysts and investors worry that North Korea might stumble into nuclear war with the U.S., that China might invade Taiw... Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/01/longwang/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/01/longwang/index.htmlAs typhoon Longwang approached Taiwan, a moderate earthquake shook the island, prompting some residents to flee their homes.Sun, 02 Oct 2005 01:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/china.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/china.spy/index.htmlThe son of an American being held under house arrest in China on suspicion of conducting espionage for Taiwan said his father is an apolitical businessman who has no contacts in Taiwan and no dealings with any government agencies there.Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/04/typhoon.matsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/04/typhoon.matsa/index.htmlA powerful typhoon in the East China Sea near Taiwan has intensified, with winds of 148 kilometers per hour (92 miles per hour) and gusts up to 185 km/h (115 mph), the CNN Weather Center says.Thu, 04 Aug 2005 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/19/typhoon.haitang/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/19/typhoon.haitang/index.htmlChina evacuated more than 1 million residents along its southeastern coast as a typhoon that devastated Taiwan hit the mainland on Tuesday.Tue, 19 Jul 2005 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/taiwan.china/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/taiwan.china/index.htmlTaiwan President Chen Shui-bian has urged Beijing to negotiate with his government days after a landmark meeting between the island's opposition leader and China's president.Sun, 01 May 2005 05:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/taiwan.china/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/taiwan.china/index.htmlTaiwan's opposition leader and Chinese President Hu Jintao have vowed to work together at the first meeting between the rivals in half a century.Sat, 30 Apr 2005 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/eyeonchina.taiwan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/eyeonchina.taiwan/index.htmlAn intriguing calm has settled on the Taiwan Strait as the Chinese Communist Party administration focuses on united-front tactics to woo non-separatist elements in the "breakaway province" of Taiwan.Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/taiwan.march/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/taiwan.march/index.htmlA massive protest in Taiwan against China's new anti-secession laws is a misuse of people power, Chinese media said on Monday.Mon, 28 Mar 2005 05:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/china.npc.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/china.npc.law/index.htmlTaiwan's government has warned that China's new anti-secession law is a "war bill" that will have a "serious impact" on security in the region.Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/china.npc.law.1615/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/china.npc.law.1615/index.htmlChina has unveiled a controversial new law that would allow Beijing to use military action against Taiwan if peaceful means fail to stop the island pursuing independence.Tue, 08 Mar 2005 21:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/china.npc.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/china.npc.law/index.htmlThe Bush administration has labelled as "unhelpful" a Chinese law authorizing the use of military force to prevent Taiwan from formally declaring its independence and urged Beijing to reconsider the measure.Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/china.npc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/china.npc/index.htmlThousands of people in Taiwan have taken to the streets to protest China's planned anti-secession law.Sun, 06 Mar 2005 05:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/china.npc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/china.npc/index.htmlChinese Premier Wen Jiabao opened the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing by saying a planned anti-secession law would never permit independence for Taiwan.Sat, 05 Mar 2005 05:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/china.npc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/china.npc/index.htmlChinese Premier Wen Jiabao is delivering his opening address at the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing.Fri, 04 Mar 2005 02:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/taiwan.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/taiwan.election/index.htmlTaiwan's President Chen Shui-bian has resigned as leader of his party, taking the blame for a weekend legislative election defeat.Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/taiwan.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/taiwan.election/index.htmlThe people of Taiwan have said no to a new mandate to accelerate President Chen Shui-bian's pro-independence policies.Sun, 12 Dec 2004 05:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/taiwan.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/taiwan.election/index.htmlTaiwan's opposition has won a legislative majority in a stunning upset over President Chen Shui-Bian's pro-independence coalition.Sat, 11 Dec 2004 07:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/taiwan.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/taiwan.quake/index.htmlA large earthquake centered off Taiwan's eastern coast shook buildings in the capital of Taipei, damaging buildings and injuring several people, officials said.Fri, 15 Oct 2004 05:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/taiwan.chen.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/taiwan.chen.ap/index.htmlTaiwan's leader has used his National Day speech to urge China to begin talks so that the two rivals can avoid war.Sun, 10 Oct 2004 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/jiang.hu.willy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/jiang.hu.willy/index.htmlAfter patriarch Jiang Zemin's long overdue retirement, the Chinese leadership under President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao may pursue a more aggressive policy towards the United States and Taiwan.Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/taiwan.typhoon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/taiwan.typhoon/index.htmlA strong typhoon is whirling across northern Taiwan, closing financial markets and schools for a second day.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/taiwan.typhoon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/taiwan.typhoon/index.htmlFinancial markets, schools and businesses in Taipei and other parts of Taiwan have been shut as a strong typhoon closes in on the island.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 03:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/taiwan.typhoon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/taiwan.typhoon/index.htmlTaiwan has issued land and sea warnings for Typhoon Mindulle -- the strongest storm to threaten the island this year -- which is set to brush past on Thursday.Wed, 30 Jun 2004 02:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/taiwan.chinaattack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/taiwan.chinaattack/index.htmlChina has long threatened to reunify Taiwan by force if necessary, and has hundreds of missiles in place along its east coast, across the Taiwan strait.Thu, 20 May 2004 05:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/taiwan.chen.florcruz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/taiwan.chen.florcruz/index.htmlThe swearing in of Taiwan's president has given the Chinese government an opportunity to remind Taipei of the consequences of moves towards independence.Thu, 20 May 2004 01:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/taiwan.resign/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/taiwan.resign/index.htmlThe head of the unofficial U.S. government office handling diplomatic relations with Taiwan has resigned, the State Department says.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 22:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/taiwan.us.china/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/taiwan.us.china/index.htmlChina has reacted angrily to U.S. plans to sell high tech radar systems to Taiwan, denouncing the move as being against Washington's commitment to Beijing's "one-China" policy.Thu, 01 Apr 2004 10:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/taiwan.recount/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/taiwan.recount/index.htmlAngry protesters have stormed the headquarters of Taiwan's Central Election Commission as it formally declared President Chen Shui-bian the winner of Saturday's disputed poll.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 05:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/taiwan.recount/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/taiwan.recount/index.htmlProtests rattled Taiwan for a fourth day as the nation's main political parties grappled with competing plans to hold a recount of the weekend's contentious presidential election.Wed, 24 Mar 2004 03:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/taiwan.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/taiwan.elections/index.htmlThousands of opposition supporters have refused to disband protests in Taipei until votes are recounted as conspiracy theories and allegations of fraud swirl around the weekend poll.Sun, 21 Mar 2004 05:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/taiwan.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/taiwan.elections/index.htmlTaiwan's high court has ordered all ballot boxes sealed as demonstrators protest the results of presidential elections, according to The Associated Press.Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/taiwan.profiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/taiwan.profiles/index.htmlProfiles of the two candidates in Taiwan's presidential election:Sat, 20 Mar 2004 04:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/taiwan.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/taiwan.election/index.htmlTaiwan will hold its first-ever referendum to coincide with Saturday's presidential election in a move that has infuriated arch-foe China and alarmed the United States.Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/taiwan.election.chinoy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/taiwan.election.chinoy/index.htmlAs campaigning for elections hits full swing across Taiwan the unfolding political drama is reverberating in capitals as far away as Beijing and Washington.Wed, 17 Mar 2004 01:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/taiwan.china/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/taiwan.china/index.htmlChina has denounced plans by Taiwan's president to push ahead with a poll next month but says it won't interfere.Tue, 10 Feb 2004 04:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/birdflu.humans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/birdflu.humans/index.htmlChicken cullers across Asia have been warned to wear protective clothing or risk catching the lethal bird flu and creating a global epidemic.Fri, 30 Jan 2004 05:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/taiwan.spooks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/taiwan.spooks/index.htmlCross-Straits propaganda warfare over a number of mainland-based "Taiwan spies" has shifted into a higher gear with Beijing allowing family members to visit two of the alleged spooks.Tue, 20 Jan 2004 03:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254938/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254938/index.htmThe dismal list is familiar: high debt, rising bankruptcies, falling real estate prices, low returns on capital, bad loans, and bank balance sheets curling at the edges. But this isn't Japan we're ...Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250868/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250868/index.htmIt is true that in general, capital controls don't work. But one Asian country suggests that under special circumstances they can. We refer, of course, to Taiwan. Mon, 09 Nov 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228630/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228630/index.htmIn the heart of downtown Taipei, a bronze statue of the Generalissimo seems to brood over his legacy. Chiang Kai-shek, visitors to his memorial are told, was "the first statesman of world stature t...Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/25/77420/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/25/77420/index.htmCash-rich Asian buyers, led by Chinese investors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, are on a spree buying U.S. office buildings, hotels, and condos. Unlike the wave of Japanese who paid premium prices for ...Mon, 25 Jan 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76923/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76923/index.htmSMART-LOOKING SHOPS along Xizheng Street sell Japanese cameras, Reebok shoes, French cognac, Motorola mobile phones, and M&M candy. After hours, people pour into karaoke sing-along bars, coffeehous...Mon, 05 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDT