/ Staff writer, with CNAIn a sudden policy reversal, the government on Thursday said it would allow same-sex couples with one Taiwanese and one foreign national to register their marriage even if the foreign partner is from a jurisdiction that does not recognize same-sex unions.
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) In a sudden policy reversal, Taiwan has decided to allow same-sex couples with one Taiwanese and one foreign national to register their marriage even if the foreign partner is from a jurisdiction where same-sex marriages are illegal.
Taipei, Dec. 30 (CNA) The Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the Supreme Administrative Court was right to reject an appeal by a Taiwanese woman against a lower administrative court ruling that denied her Vietnamese husband a resident visa on the grounds that she has no standing in the case.
Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) A Taiwanese woman and her female Hong Kong partner won their marriage lawsuit on Thursday morning as a court in Taipei ordered their household registration office to reinstate the marriage registration of the cross-national same-sex couple.
Taipei, Dec. 23 (CNA) Current regulations that require people who have returned to Taiwan either briefly or have cut short trips overseas to pay National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums are unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday, as such regulations needed a stronger legal basis given the importance of the issue.