Topic: Taiwan

Helping after Taiwan typhoon, US avoids confronting China

Officials say Washington did not notify Beijing before quietly dispatching an amphibious ship and aircraft to provide humanitarian aid.

Opinion: Japan must shake off US-style globalization

The likely next prime minister outlines his hopes for a more Asia-focused Japan.

Taiwan president under fire over typhoon response

Critics say Typhoon Morakot is Ma Ying-jeou's Hurricane Katrina. He has been faulted for weak leadership in dealing with a devastating storm that killed at least 127, with hundreds still missing.

In New Orleans, a plan to bring back a favorite vegetable

After Hurricane Katrina, a traditional vegetable failed to flourish, but one man is vying for its recovery.

Taiwan asks for global help in wake of typhoon

Taiwan deploys more troops to rescue thousands stranded by floodwaters as public anger grows over the fate of the missing.

A break in the clouds for typhoon-hit Taiwan: 1,000 survivors found

Villagers were being ferried to safety Wednesday, though heavy rains disrupted rescue efforts. A three-man crew died Tuesday when their helicopter crashed.

A typhoon, a baby, and spiritual light

A Christian Science perspective.

Typhoons' destructive wake tests Taiwan, China, Japan

Two earthquakes – in Japan and the Indian Ocean – added to the punishing weather striking East Asia.

Typhoon Morakot blasts China and Taiwan

Japan, meanwhile, may deploy the military to deal with the deadly impact of tropical storm Etau.

The Generalissimo

Chiang Kai-shek has been unfairly condemned by history, argues a new biography.

A plant explorer travels the globe for rare and unusual Asian varieties

Dan Hinkley collects foreign seeds and brings them back to the United States.

Chinese Army opens (small) window on operations

The PLA gave foreign reporters a rare tour of a base outside Beijing this week and announced a bilingual website slated to debut Aug.1, the Army's 82nd birthday.

Obama's China task: Fix imbalanced trade ties

The old model of Americans consumers buying up Chinese goods isn't working. Where the relationship goes from here could effect the pace of a global recovery.

China's big move into Latin America

Brazil's largest trading partner is no longer the US – it's China. Beijing is investing billions of dollars and filling a vacuum left by the United States.

Asia leads in BofA/Merrill's raised estimates for global growth

Community-based fishery management and Somali pirates

Chinese want 'Mao' to project power on high seas

In two polls this month, more people wanted China's first aircraft carrier to be named after the controversial leader than any other option.

Batteries help recharge the economy

The race for better batteries has spurred venture capitalists.

What will Earth be like in 2099?

Guantánamo's untouchables: What to do with Uighurs

The US moves toward sending the Chinese Muslims to Palau, a remote Pacific island. But some experts say that would be a mistake.

Impasse with China erodes Dalai Lama's patience

On his recent European tour, Tibet's exiled leader preached compassion, but expressed frustration over 'lies and hypocrisy' from Beijing

Guantánamo Uighurs: pack your bags for Palau

The tiny Pacific nation agreed Monday to accept the detainees – along with $200 million in US aid.

China cracks down on activists, journalists on Tiananmen anniversary

Beijing also lashed out at the US after Secretary of State Clinton said China should examine the "dark events" of its past.

South Korea: ‘Dreamgirls’ with an all-Korean cast

How big a threat is North Korea?

Q&A: Kim Jong Il's drive to make his nation a nuclear power and how that threatens Asian neighbors.