Jan 10 Taiwan president urges voters to turn out to the polls in Saturday's election By Taijing Wu, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Taiwan elections are lively events that generally revolve around economic, public welfare and social justice issues, though China's threat to annex the self-governing island by force always looms large in the background. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 9:58 In Taiwan, presidential election brings long-simmering tensions with China to the surface By Divya Gopalan For decades, Taiwan's political status has been a contentious issue between the U.S. and China. The U.S. considers it a real democracy, while mainland China sees a rogue province that should be under Communist control. Taiwanese voters will elect their… Continue watching
Jan 02 Copter crash kills Taiwan's top military officer and 7 others By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press As chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the self-governing island's defense against China. Continue reading
May 24 Same-sex couples start registering marriages in Taiwan By Johnson Lai, Associated Press Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect. Continue reading
May 17 Taiwan approves same-sex marriage, a first in Asia By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press Taiwan's legislature voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed the cause for two decades. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Death toll climbs in Russian building explosion In our Wednesday news wrap, President Trump said he’d like a second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. U.S. diplomatic talks have stalled, but the president said he and Kim have a “very good relationship.” Also, in western… Continue watching
Nov 25 Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press The vote on Saturday, organized by Christian groups that make up about 5 percent of Taiwan’s population and advocates of the traditional Chinese family structure, goes against a May 2017 Constitutional Court ruling. Continue reading
Nov 24 Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press Taiwan’s ruling party was handed a major defeat Saturday in local elections seen as a referendum on the administration of the island’s independence-leaning president amid growing economic and political pressure from China. Continue reading
Oct 21 One of Taiwan's fastest trains derails, killing at least 18 By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press At least 22 people were killed and 171 others injured on Sunday when one of Taiwan's newer, faster trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route. Continue reading
Feb 07 6 dead, 76 missing after strong earthquake hits Taiwan By Taijing Wu, Associated Press Rescuers worked Wednesday to free people trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan's east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously. Continue reading