Reuters, BEIJING and TAIPEI /China and Taiwan have added tourism to their bones of contention since the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) swept to po
By Sean Lin / Staff reporterTaipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday criticized the protracted four-month interim period between the presidential electi
RAIN ON MA’S PARADE: Ma’s arrival in Singapore was a low-key affair, while his pre-meeting comments were cut short, and excluded completely from a CCT
By Sean Lin / Staff reporterTaipei Research, Development and Evaluation Commission Chairperson Chen Ming-hsiung (陳銘薰), who made a controversial remark
DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY: The KMT was responding to a ‘Next Magazine’ story that alleges that the party is reconsidering Hung amid questions over her deg
PLAY BALL: Ma Ying-jeou, Wang Jin-pyng and Eric Chu attended a KMT Policy Committee meeting, where Chu told attendees that it takes teamwork to succee
By Sean Lin / Staff reporterTainan Councilor Wang Chun-tan (王峻潭) on Friday apologized over excessive pruning of trees at a tourist spot in Greater Tai
QUESTIONS: A council spokeswoman said Chang Hsien-yao had left ahead of a probe into his work and the statement saying he left for ‘family reasons’ wa
A decade on from the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and whipped up a tsunami of theft in Baghdad, Iraq’s National Museum is prepar
The tomato has long been a near-obligatory garnishing for just about any Brazilian dish, yet it’s becoming the country’s apple of discord.
A year on from the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, the luxury liners that ply the waters just in front of St Mark’s Square in Venice are stirrin