Best whisky is not from Scotland, Ireland or England but the one made in Taiwan, which won whisky contest in the heart of Scotland.

The Council of Labor Affairs wants to allow more foreign laborers to work in dangerous and dirty sectors of the economy, but is canceling plans to allow families with both parents older than 80 to recruit foreign domestic helpers, reports said Thursday.

Taiwan editorial abstract (File 1 of a daily roundup) The world economy is expected to welcome in recovery in 2010. In Taiwan, however, the economy still faces risks, the largest of which lies in the government.

The fossilised remains of a males from the Neanderthal period have been found in the Stajnia cave, in Bobolice, around 50 kilometres from Katowice, southern Poland.

Poland's Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity - the largest of Poland’s annual fund raisers for children’s help organisations - raised 36 million zloty (8.5 million euros), Sunday.

Twenty years ago today parliament voted to rename the nation the Republic of Poland and put the crown back on the head of the national symbol, the eagle. So ended the communist Polish People’s Republic.

Alcatel, telcos, chip makers launch green research

Samsung, the leading maker of phones and TVs for the U.S. market, is launching e-book readers early this year, joining a host of manufacturers who hope to capitalize on the shift away from paper books.

Taiwan’s Hon Hai Group has signed a deal to buy U.S. computer giant Dell’s factory in Poland, further expanding its operation territory in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).