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Taiwan ex-president indicted again, say prosecutors

Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, sentenced to life in prison earlier this month for graft, was indicted again on Tuesday on more charges.

Taiwan prosecutors appeal ruling on ex-president

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.

Taiwan ex-president jailed for life for graft

Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, known for fiery anti-China rhetoric while in office, was found guilty of corruption on Friday.

Taiwan’s ex-president to go on trial for corruption

Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian will appear in court on Thursday on corruption charges that could result in life imprisonment if convicted.

Taiwan’s ex-president detained in laundering probe

Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian was in custody on Tuesday after being questioned for most of the day about a money-laundering case.

Nose-picking lawmaker to shout his last good-bye

Taiwan’s Cabinet will soon lose one of its more colourful members who was notorious for sleeping in Parliament, shouting at legislators, picking his nose in public and shoving a…

Taiwan’s KMT declares victory in poll

Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, Ma Ying-jeou, has won more than half the vote in Saturday’s election, the party said, auguring improved ties…

China says defence budget to rise, warns Taiwan

China will raise its heavily scrutinised defence spending by nearly a fifth this year, a top official said on Tuesday, warning self-ruled Taiwan that Beijing would ”tolerate no…

China hits out at attempts to politicise Olympics

Any attempt to use the Beijing Olympics to discredit China or force it to change policy is doomed to failure, the leading communist party newspaper said on Tuesday. The…

‘I just closed my eyes’

Taiwan’s Education Minister, Tu Cheng-sheng, on Monday fought a war of words with opposition parliamentarians over whether he had dozed off during an emergency meeting conducted…

Shanghai holds air-raid drill with eye on Taiwan

Shanghai, a city which Taiwan has threatened to bombard in the event of conflict, held a major air raid drill on Saturday, a sign that China still views war as possible with the…

China blasts planned Taiwan-Africa meetings

China blasted planned meetings between Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian and African allies this weekend. Chen was scheduled on Sunday to meet leaders from Burkina Faso, The…