A U.K. man says he plans to make the first round-the-world trip in a customized rotorcraft known as an autogyro. Norman Surplus says he hopes to kick off his 27,000 mile (43,000 kilometer) circumnavigation from the seaside town of Larne in Northern Ireland. The Switzerland ...

Taiwan aims to make a decision by the end of June on the controversial sale of the local unit of American International Group (AIG) to a Hong Kong consortium, a top economic official said Thursday. Deputy economic minister Hwang Jung-chiou also told a parliamentary briefing that an initial review showed the bid for Nan Shan Life Insurance was not backed ...

US computer giant Dell has laid off 10 percent of its research and development staff in Taiwan as it aims to focus more resources in China, a report said Tuesday. Dell's decision to cut personnel at its 600-member research and development centre was also prompted by a plan to let contractors carry out more of the R and D ...

China on Tuesday warned the United States against any future arms sales to Taiwan, including F-16 fighter jets the island has been pushing for in hopes of upgrading its air defense capabilities. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China is firmly opposed to U.S. sales of weapons to Taiwan, the self-ruled ...