Oct 8th, 2008 · China's tainted milk scandal is now affecting California's large Asian American population. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warnings late last week that stores stop selling a popular candy imported from China and an instant coffee from Taiwan, but some of the items are still on store shelves.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Over the years, travel writer Jake Warga has compiled a list of travel tips. On a recent trip to Taiwan with a group of travel writers, Warga also got tips from his companions, including: Walk around the block with your luggage on your back before you set off.
Jul 11th, 2008 · If you think of ping pong, you probably think of China. That's all the more reason Taiwan is looking to beat the mainland's ping pong team during the Olympics next month. We examine what a Taiwanese victory would mean for the island.
Jul 5th, 2008 · While the U.S. celebrates its freedom this Fourth of July weekend, there's a new freedom being inaugurated a half a world away. Direct weekend flights between mainland China and Taiwan start this weekend. It's the clearest sign of rapprochement since the two sides split apart in 1949.
May 17th, 2008 · Scott Simon looks at how giant beetles were smuggled into the U.S. from Taiwan. They pose a threat to agriculture.
Apr 15th, 2008 · About 10 years ago, Taiwan created a national health care system from scratch by adopting good ideas from other countries. Patients say they're satisfied and never go into debt for medical care. The government, however, is borrowing to finance the system.
Mar 22nd, 2008 · Taiwan elects a new president, who is promising to strengthen ties with China. Ma Ying-jeou is a graduate of Harvard and former mayor of Taipei. Ma's victory is seen as an opportunity to defuse long-simmering tensions with the Chinese government caused by the outgoing president's pro-independence moves. Anthony Kuhn
Mar 22nd, 2008 · Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party claimed victory Saturday in the country's presidential elections. President-elect Ma Ying-jeou has pledged closer economic ties with mainland China.