Hong Kong's flu death toll reaches 181
Another eight people have died of severe flu, bringing the death toll this year to 181, said Hong Kong health officials on Saturday.
6.2-magnitude quake jolts off Taiwan, delays trains
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted southern Taiwan on Saturday morning, delaying trains that affected nearly 3,000 passengers.
Taiwan justice authority to review prison management
The Taiwan justice department said improving guard management is their top priority after an overnight hostage incident in a Kaohsiung prison ended with six inmates killing themselves early Thursday morning.
Body of last victim of Taiwan plane crash found
Rescue workers recovered the body of the last unaccounted passenger from the Taiwan flight that crashed last week on Thursday afternoon, nine days after the fatal plane crash that killed 43.
Taiwan's former chief prosecutor jailed for 15 months
Taiwan's former chief prosecutor Huang Shyh-ming was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Thursday for leaking classified information related to prosecutors' investigations.
Taiwan to synchronize leadership, legislative elections
Taiwan's election supervisory authority said Thursday the 2016 leadership and legislative elections will be held on the same day so that arrangements align with public expectations.
HK resumes poultry imports from mainland
Over 2,000 live chickens and doves raised in the Chinese mainland were shipped to Hong Kong for sale at wet markets on Wednesday, ending an import suspension imposed after birds in Hong Kong were found infected with bird flu in January.
Six inmates commit suicide, ending Taiwan prison standoff
Six convicts carrying rifles and handguns who took hostages at Kaohsiung Prison in southern Taiwan killed themselves early Thursday morning, ending nearly 14 hours of standoff with the police.
Inmates take warden, officer hostage at Taiwan prison
Six inmates at Kaohsiung Prison in southern Taiwan armed with guns, took the prison warden and one other officer hostage on Wednesday afternoon.
Cross-Strait contact unaffected by change of guard: mainland
The resignation of Taiwan's mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi will not affect normalization of the cross-Strait contact mechanism, said a mainland official on Wednesday.
Mainland officials to visit Taiwanese ahead of festival
Senior Chinese Mainland officials in charge of cross-Strait affairs will visit Taiwan people living in the mainland ahead of the Spring Festival that falls on Feb. 19.
Resignation of Taiwan's mainland affairs chief not to affect cross-Strait contact
The resignation of Taiwan's mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi will not affect normalization of the cross-Strait contact mechanism, said a mainland official on Wednesday.
Mainland affairs chief of Taiwan resigns
Taiwan’s mainland affairs chief resigned on Tuesday, after he admitted forcing his former deputy to quit in August last year over allegations that he had leaked official secrets.
118 student protestors indicted in Taiwan
Prosecutors on Tuesday filed lawsuits against 118 people for their roles in last year's occupation of Taiwan's legislature in opposition to the cross-Strait service trade agreement.
HK to expect another flu peak in summer
The number of people die or admitted to the hospital because of influenza could be one of the highest in the last 15 years, Professor Paul Chan said Tuesday.
Hong Kong should enhance competitiveness as mainland capital markets open: HKEx
Hong Kong should enhance competitiveness and re-position its financial markets as the Chinese mainland gradually opens the capital markets, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Charles Li said in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Taiwan's mainland affairs chief resigns
Taiwan's mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi announced his resignation on Tuesday, taking responsibility for forcing his former deputy to quit in August last year over allegations that he had leaked official secrets.
HK govt may introduce airport improvement fee
A senior executive at Hong Kong's Airport Authority said on Monday that visitors to Hong Kong might have to bear the construction cost of the planned third runway at Hong Kong International Airport.