Taipei -

Taipei - Taiwan's newly-elected President Ma Ying-jeou, under fire for speaking English to foreign guests at formal occasions, on Thursday said it is more convenient for him to speak English to foreigners.

The 57-year-old Harvard law graduate and a fluent English speaker has displayed his linguistic skills since he was sworn in on Tuesday, receiving foreign dignitaries and briefing foreign reporters in English.

Taipei - China Thursday reacted positively to Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's

Taipei  - Two of Taiwan's 23 diplomatic allies have asked Taiwan's new President Ma Ying-jeou for aid, catching him by surprise the day after his inauguration, a newspaper said on Thursday.

Taipei - More than 500 foreign d