The president-elect pressed Taiwan during his campaign to spend significantly more to defend against the growing threat of attack by China. Some in Taiwan say it can’t afford to spend what Donald ...

Traditional insurance products accounted for 84% of the total. Taiwan life insurance industry reported premium revenues of $5.75b (NT$191.81b) from new foreign-currency denominated policies as of ...

Lee Dong Gun’s father spoke about his son’s “casanova” image. The November 17th episode of SBS variety show My Little Old Boy ...

Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far from its last ...

SAMSUNG Electronics shares surged after South Korea’s biggest company announced a surprise plan to buy back about 10 trillion ...

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Elsewhere in Asia, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% higher, to 8,295.40. Taiwan's Taiex lost 0.8% and the SET in Bangkok ...

First repurchases in seven years are aimed at boosting stock and may help avoid margin call for founding family ...