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Taipei protests against Beijing's 'unilateral' moving of flight path closer to sensitive median line
Taiwan has protested against China's "unilateral" adjustment of civil aviation flight routes that could result in civilian aircraft flying closer to the sensitive Taiwan Strait median line, adding pressure on Taipei in its aviation safety and aerial (...)

31 - 01 - 2024
Taiwan voters hand ruling party a historic third consecutive presidential win
Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off a historic third consecutive presidential victory on Saturday as voters shrugged off warnings by China that their re-election would increase the risk of conflict. Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's current (...)

13 - 01 - 2024
44 injured, thousands left without power as Typhoon Haikui hits Taiwan
At least 44 people were injured and tens of thousands of homes were left without power as Typhoon Haikui made its way across Taiwan, authorities said. The storm made landfall along the southeastern coastal township of Donghe at about 3:40 p.m. local (...)

03 - 09 - 2023
Jang claims title in Taiwan
Jang Ha-na held off Shanshan Feng by a stroke in wind and rain Sunday in the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship for her third victory of the year. Eight strokes ahead of Feng after a birdie on the sixth hole, the 24-year-old South Korean player bogeyed (...)

10 - 10 - 2016
Jang takes 6-shot lead in Taiwan
Jang Ha-na shot a 10-under 62 in calmer conditions Saturday at rainy Miramar to take a six-stroke lead in the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship. Chasing her third victory of the year, the 24-year-old South Korean player hit a 30-yard flop shot to a (...)

09 - 10 - 2016
Bus carrying Chinese tourists bursts into flames, killing 26
A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a highway near Taiwan's capital on Tuesday, killing all 26 people on board, officials said, in the deadliest incident involving Chinese tourism to the island. The accident took place on (...)

20 - 07 - 2016
Cold snap hits east Asia, blamed for more than 60 deaths
Unusually cold weather in eastern Asia has been blamed for more than 60 deaths, disrupting transportation and bringing the first snow to a subtropical city in southern China in almost 50 years. Here is a look at the worst weather to hit the region (...)

26 - 01 - 2016
Cold snap hits east Asia, blamed for more than 65 deaths
Unusually cold weather in eastern Asia has been blamed for more than 65 deaths, disrupted transportation and brought the first snow to a subtropical city in southern China in almost 50 years. Here is a look at the worst cold weather to hit the (...)

25 - 01 - 2016
Taipei spurns new overture from Beijing
A Chinese attempt to develop a special economic zone with joint Taiwan management has run afoul of the government in Taipei, which sees it as an attempt by Beijing to make political inroads on the democratic island. The Pingtan Experimental Zone, (...)

22 - 03 - 2012
Taiwan unveils economic stimulus plan
Taiwan's government unveiled the first stage of a new stimulus effort Thursday to help the island's export-driven economy grow up to 4 percent next year amid global uncertainty. Vice Premier Sean Chen said the government will expand investment in (...)

02 - 12 - 2011
China's credit risk increases: Fitch
Fitch Ratings said Thursday that China's credit risk has increased because local governments have become heavily indebted, with a lack of disclosure by financial institutions compounding the problem. The comments by Fitch, one of the three major (...)

09 - 09 - 2011
Taiwan opposition accuses Beijing, Taipei of hacking
Taiwan's main opposition party said Tuesday its headquarters has been the target of a sustained hacking attack from China and one instance of hacking from the government in Taipei. Deputy Director Alex Huang of the Democratic Progressive Party's (...)

10 - 08 - 2011
TAITRA boosts Taiwan products
long promotional campaign has seen popularity of Taiwan's two signature industries greatly increase in select overseas markets, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said Tuesday. Citing results of a recent market survey, TAITRA (...)

23 - 12 - 2010
Taiwan to approve $3b China plant, report says
yih has confirmed that a landmark China-bound investment project worth $3 billion (US) has passed much of the government screening procedure, local media reported Sunday. Wu's remarks suggest that the project proposed by the island's leading (...)

13 - 12 - 2010
Defying tradition, woman marries self
yih has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends. But there is no groom. Chen will marry herself. “Age thirty is a prime period for me. My (...)

26 - 10 - 2010
Taiwan economy grows 9.2 percent in Q4
Taiwan's economy saw its strongest growth in five years in the fourth quarter, surging 9.2 percent with help from stimulus-fueled demand from China for the island's high-tech exports. For all of 2009, Taiwan's economy contracted 1.9 percent, the (...)

23 - 02 - 2010
Taiwan plans to ease rules on overseas investments
level Financial Supervisory Commission plans to lift current restrictions that prohibit Taiwanese nationals from purchasing overseas bonds and depositary receipts issued by local companies, sources said. After the restrictions are lifted, the (...)

19 - 12 - 2009
600 missing in Taiwan mudslide
A typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued villager said Monday. Typhoon Morakot dumped up to 80 inches of rain on some communities over the weekend before (...)

11 - 08 - 2009
‘VirusBom' to stop swine flu
funded research team Tuesday unveiled an organic compound that it says can kill swine flu and bird flu viruses in the environment to help prevent their spread. The National Taiwan University team said the compound – which it has named “VirusBom” – (...)

22 - 07 - 2009
Powerful typhoon strikes Taiwan
A powerful typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Monday, disrupting air traffic and triggering landslides and floods that killed at least one man in the southeastern part of the island. Typhoon Fung Wong hit Taiwan just before (...)

29 - 07 - 2008
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