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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
Taiwan's main airport becomes battleground for simulated Chinese invasion
Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport became the scene of a simulated Chinese invasion on Wednesday for the first time ever as the island's military conducted an anti-takeover drill to fend off any possible attack from Beijing. The drill was (...)

26 - 07 - 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
Developer quizzed over Taiwan quake collapse as 100 still buried
The developer of a 16-story Taiwan apartment complex that collapsed during a quake was taken in for questioning on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery to find 100 people still feared trapped in the rubble. Prosecutors in the southern city (...)

10 - 02 - 2016
Young girl rescued two days after Taiwan quake; toll could exceed 100
Rescuers pulled out an eight-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a Taiwan apartment block on Monday more than 60 hours after it was toppled by an earthquake, as the mayor of the southern city of Tainan warned the death toll could exceed 100. The (...)

09 - 02 - 2016
11 dead, hundreds rescued and injured as quake rattles Taiwan
Rescuers raced to find additional survivors after a powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn on Saturday and collapsed a high-rise residential complex, killing at least 11 people and sending scores to hospitals. Rescuers (...)

07 - 02 - 2016
Death toll in Taiwan earthquake rises to 11: officials
Rescuers raced to find additional survivors after a powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn Saturday and collapsed a high-rise residential complex, killing at least eleven people and sending scores to hospital. Rescuers (...)

06 - 02 - 2016
Taiwan stages military drills on island off Chinese coast
Taiwan held small-scale military drills on an island it controls just off the Chinese coast on Tuesday, in a renewed signal of its determination to defend itself from Chinese threats. The head of Kinmen's defense command said the beach landing (...)

27 - 01 - 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
‘A Simple Life' sweeps ‘Chinese Oscars'
Hong Kong drama “A Simple Life” swept the board Saturday at the Golden Horse Film Awards -- known as the Chinese-language Oscars — with gongs for best picture, director, actor and actress. “I want to thank director Ann Hui and Andy Lau for giving (...)

28 - 11 - 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
Al-Naimi: Saudi Arabia Has Spare Production Capacity to Meet Demands of International Oil Markets 2 Kuwait
affirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is capable and committed to meeting Asia's future oil needs and it will continue to build the bonds of partnership and cooperation as well as their enhancement with all countries of the continent on the (...)

18 - 04 - 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
New smartphones enthrall customers in Saudi Arabia
based manufacturer of smartphones, launched in Saudi Arabia HTC Desire HDTM and the first Microsoft Windows Phone 7 device, the HTC HD7. At a press conference Sunday, company officials said that although HTC is a relatively new brand in the (...)

21 - 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's LED production to grow 43%
The production value of Taiwan's light-emitting diode, or LED, sector is forecast to reach US$2.5 billion for 2010, marking a year-on-year increase of 43 percent, according to the Topology Research Institute. The island will account for 26 percent (...)

24 - 07 - 2010
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