Taiwan said Friday it has given the go-ahead for China Mobile to open a subsidiary on the island, making it the first mainland telecom firm to establish a foothold there. China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator by users, plans to sell electronics materials wholesale, according to its application filed late last year. However, the Taipei-based Commercial ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it wants to sign a broad economic agreement with Taiwan, which would slash import tariffs and open the banking sector, as part of a drive to promote peaceful ties with the self-ruled island. "In the new year, we will continue to adhere to the principle of developing cross-strait relations and promoting the peaceful reunification ...

China said Thursday that the United States has pledged to work to improve relations with Beijing after Washington stirred up tensions by approving an arms package to Taiwan and hosting the Dalai Lama. Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg held an "in-depth and candid exchange of views" with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and other officials during a three-day ...

Premier Wu Den-yih has offered to quit if he fails to push Taiwan's unemployment rate below five percent this year. "We will achieve the president's goal ... I'll be responsible if I can't achieve it, and being responsible also means resigning," Wu told reporters in southern Kaohsiung city. Taiwan's jobless rate -- 5.68 percent in January ...