A TAIWANESE woman allegedly sold into slavery as a child has returned from the US to the island for a family reunion.

Asian stock markets plunged today as fears grew over the deepening world financial crisis.

Director Ang Lee's new movie 'Lust, Caution' has been barred from running for an Academy Award in 2008 - after breaking Foreign Language film rules.

China’s parliament today authorised the military to go to war to stop any Taiwanese independence move – a step that caused alarm across Asia.