Taipei - Typhoon Hagupit is coming towards Taiwan on the heels of Typhoon Sinlaku which left at least 11 dead and 11 missing on the island, the Central Weather Bureau said Sunday.

Having formed over the Philippine Sea over the weekend, Hagupit is charging towards Taiwan and China's east coast, the bureau said.

By 17:30 pm (0930 GMT) Sunday, the centre of Hagupit was 710 kilometres south-east of Taiwan's southern tip Erlunpi.

Moving in a north-westerly direction at 21 kilometres per hour, Hagupit packs centre winds of 119 kph and gusts of 155 kph.

Taipei - Taiwan will amend a law to allow Chinese students attend universities in Taiwan in line with President Ma Ying-jeou's plan to ease tension with Beijing, a newspaper said on Sunday.

The United Daily News quoted said the Mainland Affairs Council has submitted the revised bill on cross-strait ties to parliament, hoping it can be passed in the current session.

Under the revised bill, Taiwan will recognize China's diplomas and will allow Chinese students study to in Taiwan, the paper quoted council spokesman Liu Teh-hsun as saying.

Taipei- The Ninth China Book Exhibition opened in Taipei on Saturday, amid expanding economic and cultural ties between Taipei and Beijing.

Some 400 Chinese publishing companies are taking part in the book fair at the Taipei World Trade Centre, which displays some 120,000 book and magazine titles from China.

Relations between China and Taiwan have warmed following the inauguration of Taiwan's China-friendly president Ma Ying-jeou.

Taipei- Lawrence Ho, son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, on Friday expressed interest in building casinos in Taiwan.

"If the Taiwan government lifts the ban on gambling, I am interested in making investments in Taiwan," he said while attending a seminar in Taipei on Taiwan, Hong Kong and China business opportunities.

Ho said Taiwan has a ideal geographical location, being near South-East Asia and China.

Taipei - President Alvaro Colom

Taipei - Taiwan stocks rose nearly six per cent in mid- morning trading Friday, boosted by Wall Street gains and an across- the-board rebound on major Asian stock markets.

One hour into trading, the TAIEX index surged 318.28 points, or 5.64 per cent, to 5,960.23 points.