Mainland quashes reports of slowing cross-Strait service trade talks

BEIJING -- Experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are striving to conclude negotiations on a cross-Strait service trade agreement by the year end, a mainland spokesman said on Wednesday. Full Story

Mainland concerned about water shortage in Kinmen island: spokesman

BEIJING -- The mainland is ready to help address freshwater shortages in Kinmen, an outlying island of Taiwan, the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman said Wednesday. Full Story

Cross-Strait passenger liner carries more than 100,000

BEIJING -- A high-speed passenger liner across the Taiwan Strait has carried more than 100,000 people since it began operation last November, a spokesman said Wednesday. Full Story