Taiwanese voters will choose new president Saturday after intense final-hours campaign focusing on ailing economy; voters want higher salaries, cheaper housing, more jobs
Analysts say opposition’s edge in opinion polls reflects popular discontent about how current president has handled improved ties with old rival China
Taiwan's trade with China reached a record $130 billion in 2014; Closer ties have also brought millions of mainland tourists
Some containers have been converted to roadside stands or farm offices; A few even function as suburban homes
China’s deputy foreign minister summoned a US envoy in Beijing to express the mainland's stern opposition
Trip to initiate operations at lighthouse is likely to irritate rival maritime claimants China, Vietnam, but not touch off major dispute
Weak consumer spending in major markets China and Europe are hurting Taiwan's exports across virtually all categories
A draft law that would give land or special rights to 16 aboriginal groups will die by year’s end for lack of legislative approval after more than a decade of revisions
People complain the benefits of some 23 trade deals reached between Taiwan and China are going mainly to the owners of big companies
Demonstrators say president lacks popular support in Taiwan for summit and worry he will make secret deal that sacrifices Taiwan’s prized democracy and self-rule to China
Some Taiwanese wonder why President Ma did not meet with Xi Jinping when he had more time in office to follow up any goodwill
More than two decades ago, US Navy closed it largest overseas base, Subic Bay, but now ships have returned, with Philippines in charge of strategic port
Locals in Olongapo expect US personnel to give local businesses a boost
Dengue fever cases spiked this year from the annual average of 1,000 to 2,000 because of high heat and the Taiwanese habit of collecting fresh water
Lagging just three months before election, Taiwan’s ruling Nationalist Party picks new presidential candidate Saturday in effort to improve its standing in polls
Exports make up 60 percent of Taiwan’s economy and orders normally grow modestly month-to-month
Current Taiwan government has eased once dangerously tough relations with Beijing since 2008, but next year’s presidential election could change that course
Presidential frontrunner Tsai Ing-wen's approach could throw Taiwan further into a fray after decades on the sidelines, analysts say
Analysts expect the drills to focus on a potential strike from the mouth of the Danshui River
Vietnam may face a flood of Chinese imports as its neighbor to the north leans more on other countries to escape slowing demand at home
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