But the first official meeting between the two countries could backfire for the Taiwanese leader.
Taiwan authorities say the weather had been suitable for flying when the TransAsia plane crashed, killing 48 people.
A giant, inflatable duck on display in a northern Taiwan port has exploded, only 11 days after it went on display.
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/ 22 January 2012
Taiwan’s fraud cases fell 26% in 2010 from the previous year after the island joined hands with China to fight crime, the government said.
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/ 14 January 2012
Taiwan’s incumbent president has been re-elected as official tallies showed he held a near-unassailable lead in the vote-count.
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/ 8 December 2011
Apple lost the legal battle it has been waging against a Taiwan-owned company it accused of illegally using its iPad trademark.
Taiwanese researchers have developed an "invisible key" technology which allows users to unlock their doors by means of simple hand gestures.
About 60 lesbian couples will tie the knot in Taiwan’s biggest same-sex mass wedding in the hope that the island will legalise gay marriage.
New tablet computers have been unveiled by two firms on the eve of Asia’s biggest IT trade fair as they try to get a slice of the lucrative market.
Ford Motor on Monday said it will idle plants in Taiwan, China and South Africa beginning this week due to the shortage of parts from Japan.
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/ 25 January 2011
The simple solution to the perennial problems of pollution, smell and excessive water use on pig farms? Train the pigs to use a toilet.
A Taiwan scam victim paid 12-million Taiwan dollars for a croissant which he never got to eat,
Severe storms and floods sweeping Asia this week have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
The dysfunction places severe restrictions on sufferers but many find an outlet in business.
<b>Simon Tisdall</b> finds the calmer, greener side of a country better know for its hi-tech brands.
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/ 12 January 2010
China successfully tested emerging military technology aimed at destroying missiles in mid-air, the government said.
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/ 6 November 2009
Food makes mother-tongue speakers of us all and memoirs about food, family and homeland allow privileged glimpses into other cultures.
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/ 22 September 2009
Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, sentenced to life in prison earlier this month for graft, was indicted again on Tuesday on more charges.
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/ 18 September 2009
Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday appealed a ruling against Chen Shui-bian in a corruption case that could put the ex-leader behind bars for life.
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/ 17 September 2009
Taiwan is pressing for mass relocation to head off any new criticism after being under fire for its slow response to last month’s typhoon.
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/ 11 September 2009
Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, known for fiery anti-China rhetoric while in office, was found guilty of corruption on Friday.
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/ 7 September 2009
Taiwan’s premier quit in a shock announcement on Monday over the perceived slow or messy response to Typhoon Morakot, which killed up to 758 people.
China denounced a proposed trip to Taiwan by the Dalai Lama on Thursday, saying any such visit threatened to ”sabotage” improving relations.
Taiwan authorities will not attempt to recover the bodies of hundreds feared killed in a village by a mudslide, a local leader said on Monday.
Soldiers searched devastated areas on Monday as about 1 600 people waited to be airlifted to safety nine days after Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan.
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday estimated that more than 500 people had died in flooding and mudslides following Typhoon Morakot.
Pressure mounted on Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday to speed up operations to rescue hundreds of residents stranded after typhoon Morakot.
Helicopters dropped rescuers into a village in southern Taiwan on Tuesday to search for victims of a mudslide that may have buried up to 600 people.
Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian will appear in court on Thursday on corruption charges that could result in life imprisonment if convicted.
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/ 11 November 2008
Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian was in custody on Tuesday after being questioned for most of the day about a money-laundering case.
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/ 12 October 2008
A Taiwan woman is so good at matchmaking that in the past 30 years, she had helped 573 couples tie the knot, a newspaper said on Sunday.
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/ 17 September 2008
Slow-moving Typhoon Sinlaku, which hit Taiwan over the weekend, dumping up to 1 400mm of rain in some areas, killed 12 people.