Taipei - Taiwan, fearing escalation of tension with Japan, on Tuesday canceled a plan to send a warship to protest Japanese coast guard ship's sinking a Taiwan trawler near the Diaoyu Islands.

Taipei - Taiwan's personal computer shipments fell 19 per cent in the first quarter from the preceding three months, the Taipei Times daily reported Tuesday.

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Taipei  - Taiwan's parliament Thursday approved an amendment to allow conversion between the local and Chinese currencies to facilitate upcoming visits by Chinese tourists.

Taipei  - Taiwan's stocks ended 3.39 per cent lower Thursday on a sharp overnight fall on Wall Street, dealers said.

The Taiex weighted price index closed down 283.28 points at 8,062.31.

Taipei  - Taiwan will join the United States and Japan and take legal action in the World Trade O