Taiwan Chen's Pro-Independence Party Loses Poll
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's party  suffered a surprise defeat on Saturday in elections likely to  be welcomed in Beijing as a step back from what it sees as  dangerous moves toward independence from mainland China.
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Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party surged to a big lead in early vote counting in the island's legislative elections Saturday, TV reports said.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has  called off annual war games as a goodwill gesture after  arch-foe China canceled its military drills, Taiwan officials  said on Tuesday.
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Taiwan's opposition was basking in the support it garnered at parliamentary elections for its pledges to improve relations with China and remove fears of a cross-strait war.
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Taiwan's opposition nationalist Kuomintang (KMT), which favours closer ties with China, on Saturday declared a landslide victory in the island's parliamentary election.
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Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) thrashed the ruling DPP in legislative elections on Saturday, strengthening its bid to recapture the presidency in March and heralding better relations with China.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in weekend legislative elections.
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Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party, which supports closer ties with mainland China, overwhelmingly won the country's parliamentary election Saturday in a major upset to the current government.
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President Chen Shui-bianÂs Democratic Progressive Party eked out the narrowest victory in Taiwanese political history in crucial mayoral elections today.
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Taiwan says it regrets the United Nations&#39; decision not to consider allowing the island a seat in the world body. Taiwan&#39;s foiled bid is seen as another victory in China&#39;s efforts to diplomatically isolate the self-governed island.
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TAIPEI Voter approval of President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan has fallen to a record low of 34 percent after the defeat of his pro-independence alliance in legislative elections this weekend, according to a survey released Monday.
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China offered a measured response on Wednesday to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s party suffering an election setback over the weekend, but warned that his push for formal independence would exacerbate tensions.
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Taiwan&#39;s High Court has rejected a challenge to President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s victory in the March presidential election. The court threw out opposition claims the poll was marred
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s surprise defeat in Saturday&#39;s legislative elections looks likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no breakthrough
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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan is holding key elections that could increase tensions even further with mainland China. President Chen Shui-bian has urged voters to make history on Saturday by giving his party and
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Taiwan voted on Saturday in legislative  elections in which pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian  hopes to wrest control of parliament from an opposition that is  more conciliatory toward China.
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The main Kazakh opposition party on Friday abandoned its efforts to get a court ruling on the legitimacy of recent parliamentary polls that were internationally criticized as flawed.