More than 300 same-sex couples registered their relationships on Friday, according to local authorities, including around 150 in the capital Taipei which boasts a thriving and vocal gay community. read more

Lawmakers comfortably passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to form “exclusive permanent unions” and another clause that would let them apply for a “marriage registration” with government agencies. read more

Lawmakers comfortably passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to form “exclusive permanent unions” and another clause that would let them apply for a “marriage registration” with government agencies. read more

The 29-year-old Olympic bronze medallist and world number nine lost 16-21 23-21 4-21 to her 19-year-old opponent in the women’s singles match that lasted one hour and seven minutes. read more

Television footage showed school children being evacuated from buildings, while a weather bureau official said it was the largest quake to hit the island so far this year. read more

Hsieh came from a set down to prevail 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 as her unorthodox style frustrated, perplexed and finally wore down U.S. and Australian Open champion Osaka. read more

According to reports, the brazen theft prompted authorities at Taoyuan airport to launch an investigation into how the woman was able to breeze through security without her feline contraband being spotted. read more

A shortage of pilots has caused chaos for thousands of passengers during peak travel season in the region, as cockpit crew complaining of overwork extended a strike at Taiwan’s biggest carrier to a fourth day. read more

Awarded the title of “Gaja Muthassi” (elephant granny), Dakshayani took part in temple rituals and processions for decades, but breathed her last on Tuesday after becoming reluctant to eat, her veterinary surgeon said. read more

Vani shot rounds of 71, 78 and 69 to finish at two-over 218 and was tied-12th with three others. read more

Gigi Wu, dubbed the Bikini Climber by fans, used a satellite phone on Saturday to tell friends she had fallen down a ravine in Taiwan’s Yushan national park. She told them that she was unable to move the lower half of her body. read more

The advertisement for a breakfast sandwich, broadcast only in Taiwan, shows a two-second glimpse of a woman’s identity card that lists her nationality as “Taiwan”. read more

Osaka will now play Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei for a place in the fourth round. read more

There were reports that six foreign companies, including one from India, have already submitted design proposals for the submarines. read more

While Mr Xi said he would use military force if necessary, he was relatively reserved compared to early last year when, speaking of Taiwan, he declared China would never cede “a single inch of our land” and was ready to fight “a bloody battle against... read more