Five-year wait ends as region’s premiere film festival returns to Bangkok
More than 60 films from 51 countries will vie for attention and acclaim during the 10-day celebration of global cinema in Bangkok.
Taiwan
Divorced couple Barbie Hsu, Wang Xiaofei in a war of words on social media
Wang, 41, has often aired (and deleted) his views on his ex-wife, her new husband DJ Koo, 53, and her sister, host-actress Dee Hsu, 44, on social media.
‘Taiwan contingency’ prompts evacuation drill on Yonaguni Island
With residents concerned that the island could become embroiled in a conflict between China and Taiwan, Japan's westernmst island held its first evacuation drill.
China says it drove away US cruiser near Spratly Islands
The ship in question, the USS Chancellorsville guided missile cruiser, had recently sailed through the Taiwan Strait.
Chiang Wan-an wins over voters to become youngest Taipei mayor with his good looks and charisma
At 43, he is set to become the city’s youngest mayor, in an election that observers say could help restore the popularity of his opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT).
Beijing-friendly KMT’s huge win in local elections does not mean Taiwan is pro-China: Analysts
Although China’s Taiwan Affairs Office has hailed the election outcome as a sign that Taiwanese want peace, others disagree.
Taiwan President Tsai resigns as chair of ruling party after it suffers major defeat in local elections
Her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost four out of the island’s six key mayoralties, including capital Taipei.
Taiwan reunification: US benefits from cross-Straits divisions
The writer highlights that Taiwan benefits the US economy enormously, and not only in terms of arms sales.
Taiwan’s election candidates go all out to woo the new immigrant vote
On Saturday, the new immigrants will be among the more than 19 million eligible voters who are set to elect their city and county leaders.
Malaysian filmmaker Lau Kok Rui wins two awards at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Award
'The Sunny Side Of The Street' tells the story of an unlikely bond between a Hong Kong taxi driver and a Pakistani child refugee, which earned Lau the award for Best New Director.