Taipei - Taiwan's exports rose 21.3 per cent in June to 24.35 billion US dollars over the same period last year, due to brisk demand from China, which has become the island's top market in the past

Taipei - Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Corp has broken ground on a steel mill in Vietnam, which will become the world's sixth-largest when it launches full-scale operation, a newspaper said on Monday.

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Taipei - Taiwan and China, in a historic move toward reconciliation, on Friday launched weekend charter flights and allowed Chinese tour groups to visit Taiwan.

Taipei/Beijing - For the first time in five decades, China and Taiwan started regular direct flights on Friday, signalling a new direction in relations between the long-time rivals. 

Taipei - Taiwan and China are set to launch weekend charter flights Friday to ease tension and promote people-to-people contacts.