Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Sunday left for the US territory of Guam for a stopover on his way to six Asia-Pacific allies in a week-long visit that may irk China. The trip will take Ma on to the Solomon Islands, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu, which all recognise Taipei rather than Beijing. During a speech ...

Kenyan runners defied a severe sandstorm to win both the men's and women's titles in the Taipei Express Marathon Sunday, organisers said. Henry Cherono crossed the line in two hours, 24 minutes and seven seconds, ahead of Taiwan's Chiang Chieh-wen, who clocked 2:27:37. Cherono's compatriot Evelyne Kimuria won the women's title in 2 ...

TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - After being stung by complaints, Taiwanese officials have traced the mysterious yellow gunk that has splattered cars and laundry for weeks to a seasonal influx of bees, and their droppings. Bees attracted to farms and plant nurseries near the densely populated city of Kaohsiung have smothered a neighborhood with their droppings since February, alarming and irritating residents ...