A Taiwan man claims he was attacked by three mainland travelers after criticizing them for spitting at a scenic spot last week.
Taiwan has been invited to attend an international civil aviation session in Canada as a guest this month, part of the "big picture" for improved cross-Straits ties.
A local court in Taipei ruled on Friday afternoon that ousted Kuomintang (KMT) member and head of Taiwan's legislative body Wang Jin-pyng may maintain his rights as a KMT member for now before a final court ruling regarding his KMT membership.
A spokesman for Taiwan's local defense authority said on Friday that a fire at the authority's building on Thursday evening killed two and injured four others.
A cross-Straits peace forum, the first of its kind, will be held later this year, said a mainland spokesman on Friday.
Trade between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan hit 133.21 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months this year, up 27.4 percent from the same period last year, a mainland spokesman said Friday.
China's new tourism law, effective on October 1, will promote the cooperation in the travel industry across the Taiwan Strait, a Taiwan affairs spokesman said Friday.
The civil aviation authorities in Taiwan have been invited to send staff as guests to attend the 38th session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly.
Nearly 30 high schools on the Chinese mainland have adopted a Taiwan's textbook on Chinese classics for the first time in six decades.
Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng told a visiting Taiwan delegation on Thursday that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan should maintain momentum in building political mutual trust.
Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday urged Wang Jin-pyng, head of the island's legislative body, to step down after the latter's alleged involvement in a lobbying scandal.
A worker builds a sculpture containing 7,000 recycled plastic water bottles with LED lights, measuring 20 meters in diameter and 10 meters in height, at Hong Kong's Victoria Park.