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Serbia's Novak Djokovic, world number one in men's tennis, was on Friday drawn to play Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in the Roland Garros opener.

Djokovic could face arch rival Rafael Nadal of Spain in the semifinals, Tanjug reported on Friday.

Taiwan's tech giant Hon Hai said March 30 it had finally sealed a takeover of Japanese electronics maker Sharp in a "historic" deal worth 389 billion yen ($3.5 billion).

It is the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics firm and comes after weeks of delays, with Hon Hai buying a 66 percent controlling stake.

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou defended his visit to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Jan. 28 despite criticism from the United States and protests from the other claimants as tensions swirl in the region.

China has summoned the U.S. envoy to protest Washington's sale of warships to Taiwan, as part of a massive $1.8 billion arms package, Beijing said on Dec. 17.

A researcher team developed a device which reminds of the fictional Star Trek ‘tricorder,’ to detect early stage cancers without touching skin at all.

The device can identify tumors when pointed at a person’s body and according to the researchers, the technology can be more portable and less expensive than other cancer detection systems like MRIs and CTs, and safer than X-rays.

Statista examines the best university experience from around the world. The QS Best Student Cities 2015 report assesses cities based on several factors including their “student mix”, “desirability” and “employer activity”.

The world’s ten most sensational airports for 2015. Here are the ones where customers feel disappointed to leave thanks to the indoor jungles, aquariums, IMAX theaters, spas and endless hsops.

Chinese shares plummeted on Aug. 24, wiping out the year's gains and leading a slump across Asian equities as Beijing's latest market intervention failed to restore confidence, with concern mounting about the stalling economy.

After Novinite published an official statement by China on the developments in the South China Sea last week, we were contacted by the Taipei Representative Office in Greece, representing the Republic of China (Taiwan), which offered its position, also known as the South China Sea Peace Initiative.

More than 500 people were injured, almost 200 of them seriously, when a ball of fire ripped through a crowd at a water park outside Taiwan's capital Taipei, authorities said June 28.