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Taiwan’s Ma signals no China change as term starts

By AP News Sun, May 20, 2012 4:53PM UTC View Comments

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president began his second term Sunday and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced tensions between the sides, offering Beijing little early hope of realizing its long-term goal of unification. Speaking at a low-key inaugural ceremony in Taipei’s ornate presidential office building, Ma Ying-jeou hewed to the...

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Tourism Australia courts Taiwanese idols to promote travel

By Asian Correspondent Fri, Mar 02, 2012 4:14PM UTC View Comments

Many changes are taking place inside Australia’s tourism industry today, and China is the standout player in every sense of the word. The number of visitors from mainland China to Australia reached 499,700 in 2011, making a 27 percent leap from the previous year. This growth contrasts with a 3 percent and a 5 percent...

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1980s Taiwan pop diva Feng Fei-fei dead at 59

By AP News Mon, Feb 13, 2012 4:56PM UTC View Comments

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An attorney says Feng Fei-fei, the 1980s Taiwanese pop diva who had an enduring following in much of Asia, has died of lung cancer. She was 59. Her attorney Chiang Yen-wei said Monday that Feng died on Jan. 3 in Hong Kong but relatives had kept it secret following the singer’s...

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4 things Hong Kong can learn from Taipei

By Elmer W. Cagape Wed, Jan 11, 2012 10:25AM UTC View Comments

Every time I visit a city, I happen to find a distinction between it and Hong Kong. So when me and my wife paid a visit to Taipei recently, I made a personal vow to follow what I did with my observations in Seoul and Tokyo. Recycling practice Pretty much like Japan and Korea, Taipei’s...

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Taiwan TV outlet apologizes for North Korea parody

By AP News Wed, Dec 21, 2011 7:12PM UTC View Comments

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese TV station has apologized after one of its employees mimicked the emotional tone of a North Korean anchorwoman who made the grief-stricken announcement of the death of her country’s leader, Kim Jong Il. The Chinese Television System said Wednesday that a news manager will resign following the over-the-top performance...

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