Taiwan

8 hours ago — China Post Taiwanese skipper and vessel released following trespassing
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A detained Taiwanese fishing boat and its captain were released by Japanese authorities yesterday after trespassing into Japanese waters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MO...

8 hours ago — China Post Reforms won't fatten high-level officials: gov't
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Examination Yuan Minister Kuan Chung () yesterday fired back at accusations that recent civil servant pension law amendments will fatten high-level officials, rejecting the ...

8 hours ago — China Post DPP divided over possible return of ex-pres Chen
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators are torn over former President Chen Shui-bian's () application for party readmission, proposed by caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (...

8 hours ago — China Post Despite year of good sales, HTC confirms exodus of executives
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Amid the impressive sales figure of 5 million units for its flagship smartphone since its launch in March, HTC, Taiwan's No. 1 smartphone vendor, confirmed Thursday that so...

8 hours ago — China Post Luxury tax to be amended in June: minister
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The so-called "luxury tax," aimed at preventing speculative real estate investments, will be reviewed for possible changes in June, Finance Minister Chang Sheng-ford () said...

8 hours ago — China Post MND awards posthumous medal for US music adviser to military
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu () on Tuesday awarded a medal to a former U.S. music advisor to Taiwan to commemorate his contribution to local armed forces who helped to creat...

8 hours ago — China Post Energy tax will not take effect in 2014: Chang
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Finance Minister Chang Sheng-ford () said in the Legislative Yuan yesterday that now is not the right time to introduce an energy tax, and confirmed that the tax will not to...

8 hours ago — China Post Students of European school issued French-inspired pedestrian licenses
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - City sidewalks just got a whole lot safer. Students of the Taipei European School's French Section were presented yesterday with their "permis piandeacute;ton," the French t...

29 hours ago — China Post Philippines should have been more apologetic: US expert
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The ongoing diplomatic row between Taiwan and the Philippines would have been alleviated had Manila adopted a more apologetic stance from the beginning, Kenneth Weinstein, h...

29 hours ago — China Post MOJ turns down Manila's mutual legal assistance
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) yesterday said it has declined a Philippine request for bilateral judicial assistance for the time being, as the Philippine government still re...

29 hours ago — China Post Gov't seeks US backing for wider role in United Nations' health body
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta on Tuesday urged the United States to help Taiwan obtain observer status in the Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) of the World Healt...

29 hours ago — China Post Quarterly average earnings lowest in four years
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Average monthly earnings (including regular and irregular earnings) in March were NT$41,652, a 0.63-percent increase compared with 2012, according to a report released today...

29 hours ago — China Post Bayer seeks inspiration from Taiwan's electronics industry
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Bayer Material Science, a unit of the Bayer Group, said Taiwan's well-established electronics industry has provided much inspiration that the polymer company needs to develo...

29 hours ago — China Post More than 100 suspected drug dealers arrested in massive Taichung sting
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Taichung Prosecutors Office yesterday raided 150 locations and apprehended over 100 suspected drug dealers, 30 of them juvenile students and dropouts, in a massive crack...

29 hours ago — China Post PTS row 'worst' int'l scandal: Lung
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai () yesterday said that the lack of Public Television Service Foundation (PTS) board member candidates that is preventing it from operating is ...

29 hours ago — China Post CLA hints higher maximum income for retirement fees
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Council of Labor Affairs Minister Pan Shih-wei () warned yesterday of a likely increase in the maximum monthly income used to calculate a worker's pension premium fees, curr...

45 hours ago — China Post Skipper, vessel, free after trespassing into Japan waters: FA
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A detained Taiwanese fishing boat and its captain were released by Japanese authorities yesterday after trespassing into Japanese waters off Ishigaki Island, Taiwan's Fisher...

3 days ago — China Post Taiwan publishes fishing boat log to refute Philippine claims
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's top fishery official yesterday published the record of a Taiwanese fishing boat's voyage to refute claims that it was operating in the Philippines' territorial wate...

3 days ago — China Post Gov't welcomes Aquino's remark on possibly opening fishery talks
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan welcomes reported remarks from the Philippine president that his government is open to discussing a possible fishery agreement to cover overlapping waters, the Minist...