Australia will not consider Tomic for their Davis Cup tie against Taiwan because of doubts about his commitment. ...
09:12 AM, Dec 06, 2012
Taipei: Anirban Lahiri turned in a card of one-under 71 to be at tied seventh place at the end of the first day of the USD 600,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters here on Thursday. Lahiri, winner of two Asian Tour titles, was five shots off the leader, Lien Chi-Wei of Chinese Taipei who shot a surprising six-under-par 66 in tough scoring conditions for the opening round lead. Chiragh Kumar, runner-up at...
05:15 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Tokyo: Japanese Coast Guard vessels fired water cannon to turn away about 40 Taiwan fishing boats and eight Taiwan Coast Guard vessels from waters Japan considers its own on Tuesday in the latest twist to a row between Tokyo and Beijing. Japan protested to Taiwan, a day after it lodged a complaint with China over what it said was a similar intrusion by Chinese boats. Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply this...
01:44 PM, Sep 25, 2012
There is the Taiwan of popular imagination: an economic giant despite its tiny size, an Asian Tiger revelling in its formidable clout, an export-driven economy ...
01:32 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Taipei: A Taiwan university has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc in a US court over the iPhone maker's Siri speech recognition system, which lets users place calls or perform other tasks with voice commands, and is seeking undisclosed damages. Apple is also wrestling with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in one of the biggest-ever technology patent trials as a lengthening list of foes big and small charges into...
04:16 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Singapore: Apple Inc said on Wednesday it has launched its iTunes online media store in 12 Asian territories including Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, making it easier for customers in the region to buy and download music and videos. While Asian users of Apple's iPhones and iPads are able to download applications such as the popular Angry Birds game, they have been unable to buy songs and movies online unless...
10:46 AM, Jun 27, 2012
New Delhi: In an embarrassment to the Himachal Pradesh government and Intelligence Bureau, the state police on Wednesday arrested eight Taiwanese nationals believing them to be the Chinese spies. Himachal police confirmed that the eight arrested were not Chinese but Taiwanese. Police sources said that their passports were the source of confusion. Taiwan's official name is Republic of China, whereas China's official name is People's Republic of China. IB also...
02:53 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage according to US seismologists. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 9:08 am (0108 GMT) was about 49.9 km in the eastern city of Taitong, at a depth of 16.6 km, the Central Weather Bureau said. Earthquakes occur frequently in Taiwan, which lies on a...
08:49 AM, Jun 06, 2012
Busan (South Korea): Indian pair of Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan on Sunday lifted the men's doubles title at the Busan Open Challenger in Busan after beating Taiwanese duo of Cheng Peng Hsieh and Hsin Han Lee. The unseeded Indian duo came back from a set down to get the better of Hsish and Hsin 1-6 6-1 10-5 in the $75,000 Challenger tennis tournament. The Indians saved as many as...
06:39 PM, May 13, 2012
Manila: May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures. Europeans will take to the streets to protest against the measures that are being blamed for a big increase in the number of unemployed, particularly in Spain where one in four people is out of...
02:47 PM, May 01, 2012
Beijing: A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the southern Taiwanese city of Pingtung on Sunday. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the quake, whose epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 degrees east longitude with a depth of 20 kilometres, according to the China Earthquake Network Centre. Taiwan's meteorological authorities said the epicenter of the quake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter...
10:31 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Taiwan: A man from Taiwan was found dead after playing a computer game for 23 hours at an internet cafe. Police found the body of 23-year-old Chen Rong-Yu slumped in a chair at the cafe in the Taipei area with his hands stretched out towards the keyboard and mouse, the Herald Sun reported. Cafe employees say Rong-Yu walked in late on Tuesday and sat down at a corner computer terminal....
03:41 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed alarm over the increasing instances of self-immolation by Tibetans and asked China to respect the human rights of its people. "We are alarmed by recent incidents in Tibet of young people lighting themselves on fire in desperate acts of protest, as well as the continued house arrest of the Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng," Clinton said in her remarks at the East-West...
09:59 AM, Nov 11, 2011
New York: China's foreign minister urged the United States on Monday to reconsider its decision to upgrade Tawian's F-16 jet fighter fleet, saying it could harm the "trust and confidence" between Washington and Beijing, a senior State Department official said. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi delivered the warning to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the...
01:48 AM, Sep 27, 2011
Lady Gaga held her first ever concert in Taiwan on Sunday and the day, July 3 has been declared as 'Lady Gaga Day' there. ...
02:45 PM, Jul 04, 2011
Taipei: 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, zither and piano. Now her musical multi-tasking is on global display in a training video of her performing Taiwanese artist Jolin Tsai's song "Dancing Diva" that has racked up more than 4 million views...
03:35 PM, May 30, 2011
Taipei: Lying face flat on the ground may not be the world's most glamorous photo pose but two Taiwanese "planking" women have made a name for themselves on the Internet -- and hope to use the craze to spread positive social messages. Eschewing the dangerous behaviour that killed one man in Australia and left another seriously injured, Karren and Jinyu practice a safer version of the fast-growing global fad that...
04:53 PM, May 25, 2011
Taichung: Osama bin Laden stood out not just because of his height but because of his serious, conservative demeanour, according to a Taiwan man who says the al Qaeda leader, killed by US troops on Monday, was a student in his judo classes in Saudi Arabia. Jimmy Wu, a top Taiwan judo coach, told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of a tournament in the central city of Taichung...
12:12 AM, May 08, 2011
Singapore: Tsunami warnings have been lifted for some densely populated Asia Pacific countries previously thought to be at risk after a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and national officials said. Earlier, the center issued a warning for the entire Pacific basin except mainland United States and Canada, and including Hawaii, and extending from Mexico down to South American countries on the...
11:02 AM, Mar 12, 2011
