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Japanese trio team up in LCDs push

31.08.11
Japanese giants Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi agreed to pool their resources in liquid-crystal technology in a Government-backed effort to fend off rivals from South Korea and Taiwan... more

Lady Gaga given key to Taichung

05.07.11
Lady Gaga was given the key to the city of Taichung by Mayor Jason Chu as part of Lady Gaga Day celebrations during her visit to Taiwan ... more

Taiwan ex-leader accused of fraud

30.06.11
Former president of Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui, is accused of swindling £4.8 million of state funds ... more

Boy, 16, held after British tourists are shot dead in Florida crime spot

18.04.11
A sixteen-year-old gunman has been seized on suspicion of murdering two British tourists found dead in a pool of blood in Florida... more

Forget China, book a holiday made in Taiwan instead

17.03.11
In Taipei, Ellen Himelfarb found a tourist-free metropolis with sophisticated cuisine and ambitious architecture... more

Janet Jackson keeps covered… just

21.02.11
Janet Jackson almost repeats her Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction... more

Taiwan general 'spied for China'

09.02.11
Taiwan has detains a major-general on charges of providing classified military information to China, the highest-ranking officer involved in alleged espionage since the Sixties... more

Asian shares fall after Goldman Sachs profit drop

20.01.11
Asian shares retreat, deflated by steep profit declines at US financial companies that sent Wall Street lower... more

'Expect slimmer and lighter new Apple iPad by April'

10.12.10
The new version of Apple’s iPad is set to be slimmer, lighter and have cameras on its front and back, according to tech firms making its parts... more

LG Display profit weakest since early last year

21.10.10
South Korea’s LG Display reports its lowest operating profit in six quarters as panel prices tumble on weak demand for TVs and computers... more

Feel good factor: The Su-Man Hsu facial

20.10.10
The Su-Man Hsu facial claims to make your face “come alive” with an in-depth massage-led facial that goes from halfway down your back up to the insides of your eye sockets... more

Thousands flee typhoon in Taiwan

20.09.10
Typhoon forces thousands from their homes in Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transport and shutting off power... more

Royal Bank of Scotland pulls out of Pakistan in £34m deal

16.06.10
Royal Bank of Scotland sells its RBS Pakistan division to the country’s Faysal Bank for £34 million... more

Hot new routes for this summer

11.06.10
Summer brings with it a host of new routes from London, which remains not only the best place in Britain to catch a flight, but our fair city is the best place in Europe to fly from... more

Prudential mulls sales to fund AIG deal

05.03.10
The Prudential is thinking of selling its interests in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan... more

All shadows and little substance for Dance Umbrella

07.10.09
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan is a strange opener to Dance Umbrella, which usually programmes the indie and the unexpected.... more

Baby saved in China storms

10.08.09
A crying baby is carried to safety by a rescuer after Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan... more

Revealed: The greenest bike ever made

17.06.09
A £3,000 bamboo bike is unveiled as the ultimate green statement for commuters worried that even their cycling damages the planet... more

Taiwan in a tasty nutshell at Keelung

11.06.09
Keelung goes high on to the list of places David Sexton would recommend to a friend, spending his or her own money. ... more

ANZ raises £1.2bn to buy RBS Asian units

27.05.09
Royal Bank of Scotland's £1.1billion auction of its retail and commercial banking businesses in Asia hotted up today as bidding frontrunner Australia and New Zealand Banking Group said it will raise A$2.5billion (£1.2billion) through a share placing.... more

Pru in bullish mood with £2.5bn surplus

20.02.09
Insurance: The Prudential insisted it has enough cash to survive a slump as bad as the Great Depression as it reported a 5% rise in sales... more

Pandas leave China on goodwill mission to Taiwan

23.12.08
A pair of pandas took off from China amid heavy security on their long-awaited "goodwill" journey to a new home in Taiwan... more

St Paul’s hits £40m target for cleaning and restoring

26.11.08
Church leaders at St Paul’s Cathedral announced that they have reached their £40 million restoration fund target to coincide with its 300th anniversary... more

Taste of China

20.08.08
Chinese food is Liz Hoggard's worst nightmare. Here she challenges TV star Ching-He Huang, dubbed 'the new Nigella', to prove it's no hassle to prepare ... and a pleasure to eat... more

Asian banks hit by debt held in mortgage giants

15.07.08
Asian stock markets dived amid the clearest signs yet of global contagion from the crisis at US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... more

Setting sail on a sea of tranquillity

17.04.08
It is difficult to connect with what the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre troupe conveys despite wonderful performances.... more

Go west for true Far East flavour

13.02.08
London restaurants are starting to make the most of the incredibly diverse range of Chinese dishes. Here are some of the favourite places.... more

In need of a stronger storyline

22.11.07
Royston Tan's film, 4.30, is atmospheric and well-shot but needs a stronger storyline to take hold.... more

Eros through the eras

03.08.06
Film review: The minimalist Three Times presents the same couple in a trio of different eras: the Sixties, the Twenties and the present-day. Beautifully shot, it proves that little changes as far as emotions are concerned.... more


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