Though Asian girl bands such as Japan's AKB48 and South Korea's Wonder Girls are gaining fame around the world, Taiwanese performer Shara Lin goes them one better, she is her own band, playing violin,

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan on Friday, the island's central weather bureau said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The undersea quake hit at 21:12 local ti

At least five people were killed and 84 injured Wednesday when a falling tree struck a train carrying Chinese tourists on a popular but dangerous mountain route in central Taiwan, officials said.

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A top pool player has become the first Taiwanese sportsman to give up his citizenship in order to represent China, fuelling concern of a 'brawn drain' to the mainland, local media said on Thursday.

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Taiwan's government on Thursday ordered a Chinese writer to leave the island after he claimed that slapping a person's body can cure chronic disease.

Xiao Hongci drew criticism when he claimed that h

Taiwan's government said on Thursday it is planning to create legal red-light districts so that it can police the sex trade more easily and protect sex workers' rights.

Under the proposal, sex worke

Taiwan's Air Force said on Wednesday that two out of four missiles missed their targets during a drill earlier this week, two months after a similar failure left military leaders red-faced.

Taiwan said on Tuesday it had removed sanctions put in place against the Philippines during a diplomatic row sparked when Manila deported Taiwanese nationals to China.

Two delegations of Chinese entrepreneurs will visit Taiwan this week, resuming exchanges halted in the tense run-up to the island's mayoral polls, local media reported on Sunday.

Taiwan's high court ruled on Friday that former President Chen Shui-bian should be held in custody for another two months while he appeals a 20-year jail term for graft.