Taiwan

  • Aug 2, 2012
  • 7 min read

Hong Kong's 'national education' backfires on Beijing

Hong Kong is bitterly divided over plans to introduce 'national education' into schools. These...

China
  • Jul 31, 2012
  • 2 min read

Taiwan's economic woes create political openings

Taiwan's GDP fell 0.16% year-on-year during April-June, statistics bureau data showed today, the...

Taiwan
  • Jul 30, 2012
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Hong Kong resists Beijing's promotion of nationalism

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Hong Kong yesterday in protest against...

Hong Kong
  • Jul 26, 2012
  • 2 min read

Key vote clears way for Taiwan-US trade talks

In an extraordinary session, the Legislative Yuan yesterday passed two pieces of hard-contested,...

Taiwan
  • Jun 27, 2012
  • 7 min read

Casinos will continue to hit a winning streak in Asia

East and South-east Asia is becoming the world's premier casino gambling market, with high growth...

East Asia
  • Jun 5, 2012
  • 5 min read

Ma will open Taiwan's markets to address economic woes

In January, President Ma Ying-jeou won a second term as president with a comfortable margin. By...

Taiwan
  • May 29, 2012
  • 2 min read

Taiwanese capital gains tax to be watered down

Finance minister Christina Liu resigned today over what she sees as a watered down bill proposed...

Taiwan
  • May 11, 2012
  • 6 min read

Taiwan's energy costs will soar despite nuclear build

Despite Japan's continuing problems in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Taiwan has recently...

Taiwan