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OFWs sa Taiwan, naglunsad ng fashion show para sa batang may leukemia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 10:55 PM

Naglunsad ng fashion show for a cause ang mga overseas Filipino worker sa Taiwan para sa isang bata sa Pilipinas na may leukemia. Read more »

Xi woos Pacific islands to curb Taiwan's influence

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 16 11:39 AM

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will sit down with seven Pacific island allies Friday, doling out attention and perhaps some largesse in the hope of convincing more nations to drop recognition of Taiwan. Read more »

RECIPE: 3 Cup Chicken o Taiwanese Adobo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 11:51 AM

Kung nais mong bigyang-buhay ang iyong adobo, maaari mong subukang lutuin ang putaheng ito.  Read more »

Taiwan grandpa catches 'em all playing Pokemon Go on 15 phones

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 15 08:01 AM

Attached to the front of his bicycle are 15 mobile phones which Chen, 70, uses to simultaneously play the augmented-reality game Pokemon Go. Read more »

Anger and anxiety in Taiwan as same-sex marriage vote nears

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 13 08:25 AM

Taiwan is set to hold a series of public votes on Nov. 24 to decide whether same-sex unions should be written into law, raising uncertainty whether there will be full marriage equality on the island. Read more »

Taiwan navy adds two new warships as China tensions grow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 01:09 PM

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Thursday that the island would not "concede one step" in defending itself as she inaugurated two frigates bought from the United States aimed at boosting Taipei's naval capabilities against China.  Read more »

AirAsia launches Manila-Kaohsiung flights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 01:15 PM

AirAsia is now flying from Manila to Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Read more »

Massive Taiwan Gay Pride parade pushes key referendum vote

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 06:32 PM

Flamboyant drag queens and horned devils rubbed shoulders with Christian pastors and supporters ahead of a landmark vote next month on LGBT rights on the island. Read more »

China says army will act 'at any cost' to prevent Taiwan split

Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 11:53 AM

BEIJING - China's army will take action "at any cost" to foil attempts to separate the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, the country's defense minister said on Thursday. Read more »

Inflation sa Pinas, dama ng mga OFW sa Taiwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 08:32 PM

Umaaray ang ilang OFW sa Taiwan tungkol sa pagpapadala ng pera sa pamilyang iniwanan sa Pilipinas na umaasa sa kanila dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilihin.  Read more »

5.7 magnitude earthquake off east Taiwan, felt strongly in Taipei

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 03:54 PM

TAIPEI - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt strongly in the capital Taipei. Read more »

US warships sail through Taiwan Strait

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 07:56 AM

WASHINGTON - Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a military spokesman said, in a move bound to aggravate China amid heightened tensions with Beijing.  Read more »

18 killed in Taiwan train mishap

Lee Kun Han, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 08:47 AM

Rescuers search an overturned train in Yilan, Taiwan on Sunday. Read more »

Taiwan train crash kills at least 18, injures 160

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 21 09:26 PM

(UPDATE 2) At least 18 people died and 160 were injured when a train derailed in northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, authorities said. Read more »

Thousands rally for Taiwan independence vote

Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 04:12 PM

It was the first large-scale protest calling for an outright independence vote since Taiwan first became a democracy more than 20 years ago. Read more »

72 hours in Taipei for the type A weekender

Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta
Updated as of Oct 16 12:45 PM

A three day itinerary that includes one temple, not five, one marketplace, not ten, a museum, and a couple of landmarks. Read more »

Taiwan invites Pope Francis to visit, following landmark China-Vatican pact

Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 06:21 PM

TAIPEI - Taiwan has invited Pope Francis to visit, its President Tsai Ing-wen said, just weeks after the Vatican reached a milestone deal on the appointment of bishops with China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own. Read more »

Taiwan donates P13 million for Ompong victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 12:56 PM

Taiwan has donated $250,000 (P13,541,250) for victims of Typhoon Ompong which devastated parts of northern Philippines last month, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) said Wednesday. Read more »

Taiwan to hold referendum on same-sex marriage law

Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 06:02 PM

Taiwan will hold a public vote on whether its civil law should recognize same-sex marriage, two election officials told Reuters on Tuesday, reviving a debate over a separate law for civil unions between gay couples. Read more »

Taiwan says closely watching developments between Vatican-China relations

Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 12:13 PM

Taiwan said on Thursday its relationship with the Vatican is stable and it would be closely watching developments between China and the Vatican after a landmark deal between the two on the appointment of bishops on the mainland. Read more »