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Taiwan has slammed Manila's response to the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters as less than formal or sincere, and says it is recalling its representative and will discourage travel to the Philippines.Premier Chiang Yi-huah said Wednesday that the government was displeased with the informal apology delivered early in the day by the Philippine representative office in Taipei.Chiang said Taiwan will not accept anything short of a Philippine government apology.Philippine coast guard personnel opened fire on a Taiwanese fishing vessel in the Bashi Strait last Thursday, killing the fisherman.Chiang said the navy and coast guard will stage an exercise in the area to show Taiwan's naval strength. He said a hiring freeze of Philippine workers in Taiwan will also take effect....
Former champion Serena Williams has been installed as the top seed at the French Open and appears to have a friendly path to a deep run at the world's lone clay-cour...
Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf shared the first-round lead Friday in the Senior PGA Championship, shooting 5-under 66 in breezy, cool conditions at Bellerive Country Clu...
Second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon and third-seeded American Sam Querrey posted second-round wins, while towering American John Isner went by way of the upset Wedn...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The second game of a three-game exhibition series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and a team of Taiwanese All-Stars has been canceled because o...
Police say two Taiwanese men have been arrested on charges of planting bombs on a Taiwan high-speed train and at a lawmaker's office.Taipei police chief Wang Cho-chu...
Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck....
Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan upset fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the Nice Open.Carlos Berlocq of Argentina and Robin...
Fifth seed Andreas Seppi came up a first- round loser Monday at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up.Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu upended the veter...
Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International.The fourth-seeded Hsi...
Taiwan's main opposition party said Tuesday its headquarters has been the target of a sustained hacking attack from China and one instance of hacking from the govern...
French favorite and last year's runner-up Alize Cornet was among Wednesday's second-round winners at the $235,000 Strasbourg International tennis event, a final clay...
Sam Querrey posted a second-round win, while his fellow American John Isner went by way of the upset Wednesday at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French O...
The Philippine president on Wednesday apologized to Taiwan for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard personnel, after Taiwan rejected...
Taiwan's military on Thursday conducted exercises in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, close to the spot where Filipino coast guard personnel opened fire on...
The shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard has become the latest incident to roil tensions over territorial disputes in and around the...
Some 200 Taiwanese have shouted angry slogans outside the Philippines representative office in Taipei to protest last week's killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the ...
The Philippine envoy to Taiwan is advising thousands of Filipino workers there to eat at home and avoid the streets as emotions run high on the island over the shoot...
A Taiwanese plan to end mandatory military service and shift to an all-volunteer force is running into a problem: Not enough volunteers.Such forces are generally con...
FBN's Jo Ling Kent breaks down afternoon market news.