Bloomberg Taiwan’s Kuomintang selected a reform-minded chairman to rebuild the beleaguered opposition party, a decision that could upend Beijing’s decades-old framework for building ties with Taipei. Lawmaker Chiang Chi-chen overcame the former mayor of Taipei City, Hau Lung-bin, with more than 68% of ballots cast by party members in the March 7 vote. At 48 years of age, Chiang is ...

Bloomberg Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tried to contain the alarm spreading through Europe’s fourth-biggest economy, unveiling drastic measures in the middle of the night to restrict the spread of the deadly coronavirus. In a hastily convened news conference on Sunday, the head of a government already hanging by a thread said that Italy will dramatically restrict movement and activity ...

Bloomberg In picking a running mate, Joe Biden has said he would want to recreate the dynamic he shared with Barack Obama — a working partner who shares his policy vision and also complements his skills and areas of expertise. But there’s so much more at stake in 2020. If the front-running Biden wins the Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee ...