Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Taiwan ( ; ; see below), officially the Republic of China (ROC; ), is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Passengers on a 10-hour flight from Taiwan to California discovered a surprising stowaway when a songbird hopped down their plane's aisle in what officials suspect is a failed animal smuggling attempt.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists said in a statement Friday that they seized the bird upon the flight's arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on May 27.A flight attendant had captured the bird and handed it over to customs agents who put the bird in a cage and gave it seeds and water.After screening and X-raying all passengers, crew and carry-on bags, no other birds, droppings or feathers were found.Customs officials say smuggled animals can carry diseases, such as avian flu, which is potentially fatal....Microsoft on Thursday rolled out a near-complete version of its new operating system Windows 8 for consumers to try out, another key step in the company's effort to ...
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Taiwan's president has signaled that he will continue the China policy that helped him get re-elected as he begins his second four-year term.Speaking at a low-key in...
Officials say a soldier has fatally shot himself while standing guard at the front gate of Taiwan's presidential office building in downtown Taipei.The Defense Minis...
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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...
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Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has leveraged growing economic ties with China to reduce tensions to their lowest level since the two sides split in 1949. China's ince...
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The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there a...
The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years, and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there ...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is traveling through Asia this week, determined to show the U.S. is serious about shifting its focus to the region, amid growing worri...
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