The government has not ruled out the possibility of temporarily shutting down all schools if there is a massive outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu in Taiwan.

Visitors to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in downtown Taipei will see the name plaque of the landmark restored to its original official one this morning while the Liberty Square plaque was left unchanged.

Commercial lender CIT Group Inc. confirmed late Monday that it has secured a $3 billion bailout from its bondholders, averting an immediate bankruptcy filing and giving the company some breathing room to restructure its debt.

Emergency crews made slow progress on Sunday to contain wildfires that have forced thousands of residents of a western Canadian community to flee their homes.

German politicians are marking the 65th anniversary of the attempt by German army officers led by Count Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg to assassinate Adolf Hitler and end World War II.

Paraguay Ambassador to the Republic of China Ramon Antero Diaz Pereira praised Taiwan Monday for having adopted a pragmatic diplomatic approach toward improving relations with China, saying that he is gratified to see the positive developments between Taiwan and China over the past year and that he believes it will help bring further cross-Taiwan Strait stability.

Ousted President Manuel Zelaya held out hope for a negotiated solution to Honduras' deepening political crisis even after talks in Costa Rica fell apart, but vowed to prepare the way for his return to power regardless of their outcome.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is applauding new progress in U.S.-India relations, highlighted by an agreement to broaden cooperation beyond trade and military ties to include agriculture, education and women's issues.

The top legislator from China's riot-hit Xinjiang said authorities will speed up local legislation against separatism in the western region that has a long-running independence movement by minority Uighurs, state media reported Monday.

South Korea's coast guard said Monday it is drawing up guidelines on how to inspect North Korean ships suspected of carrying banned items -- a move expected to enrage Pyongyang, which has warned it would consider such inspections a declaration of war.

Opinion polls showed Monday a strong lead for Japan's main opposition party as expectations grow that national elections next month will bring a rare political makeover to the country.

Taiwan roller skating star Huang Yu-ting captured her third gold medal yesterday at the ongoing 2009 World Games being held in Kaohsiung, to further increase the Chinese Taipei team's gold medal takings and maintain the overall medal tally at the second place.