Senate rejects bid to force F-16 sale to Taiwan

2011-09-22T15:30:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a bid to require President Barack Obama to sell 66 new F-16 fighter jets to

Asian markets soar on US debt deal

2011-08-01T08:30:28Z

Asian stock markets surged on Monday after US President Barack Obama said lawmakers had reached a last-minute deal that would raise the country's debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default.

Tokyo closed 1.34 percent, or 131.98 points, higher at 9,965.01 and Seoul gained 1.83 percent, or 39.10 points, to 2,172.31 whi...

US House reaffirms commitment to Taiwan

2010-06-26T01:38:08Z

Congress voted Tuesday to reaffirm the US commitment to ensuring Taiwan's security, despite protests from China which claims the island.

The House of Representatives in a voice vote approved a resolution that pledged an "unwavering commitment" to the Taiwan Relations Act -- passed 30 years ago next month -- a...

SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1915 GMT

2010-10-21T09:44:25Z

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Global Christmas

2010-12-25T11:01:40Z

A model in a Christmas suit poses in front of Volkswagen's new Tiguan 2011 on display during the 2011 Taipei Automobile & Accessories Exhibition at the Taipei World Trade Center, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait gat...

Taiwan Fashion

2010-12-16T20:01:31Z

In this photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, and provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, a model presents creation of Taiwanese designer Kang Yen-ling at the New Fashion Pavilion of Taipei Flora Expo in Taipei. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wu Ching-teng) NO SALES

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Taiwan Flora Tech Expo

2010-12-14T03:01:35Z

In this photo taken on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, visitors to the Taipei International Flora Exposition listen to audio speakers made from paper hanging at the Pavilion of Dreams highlighting Taiwan's innovation and technology in Taipei, Taiwan. Already recognized as a supplier of smartphone and computer components to global technology companies, Taiwan wants to use the pavilion to highlight its capacity for prod...

Taiwan Money Puzzle

2010-12-09T01:30:13Z

Taiwan's Investigation Bureau employee Liu Hui-fen displays pages of thousands of tiny pieces of Taiwan NT$1000 note bills that she patched together worth in total New Taiwan dollars 200,000 ($6,600), Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. A Taiwan businessman, who only gave his su...

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