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Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China threats

Pelosi, second in line to the presidency, is the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years

03 Aug 2022 8:27 AM

China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

With the success of the Games and China’s national dignity at stake, Beijing is doubling down on its 'zero-tolerance' COVID-19 policy

13 Jan 2022 12:55 PM

Taiwan rolls out first domestic shots to bypass vaccine woes

President Tsai Ing-wen was among the first on Monday to get the vaccine developed by Taipei-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation

23 Aug 2021 11:53 AM

Hopes fade for six workers feared trapped after Taiwan bridge collapse

Dramatic CCTV footage captured the moment the 140-metre (460-foot) long single-arch bridge came crashing down in Nanfangao.

02 Oct 2019 10:50 AM

5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit Taiwan, Afghanistan; no casualties reported

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property as a result of the quake.

08 Aug 2019 9:25 AM

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Christian family details widespread crackdown on religious institutions in China

Ren told The Associated Press that she had to report her whereabouts to police using social media whenever she went out.

08 Jul 2019 5:43 PM

Historic day for Asia as Taiwan holds first gay marriage

The weddings, which came a week after lawmakers took the unprecedented decision to legalise gay marriage.

24 May 2019 11:16 AM

Mass weddings planned, after Taiwan says Yes to gay union

'It’s a breakthrough, I have to say so,' said Shiau Hong-chi, professor of gender studies at Shih-Hsin University in Taiwan.

18 May 2019 1:03 PM

In a first for Asia, Taiwan parliament endorses same-sex marriage

Bill which offers same-sex couples similar legal protections for marriage as heterosexuals, will take effect after Tsai signs it into law.

17 May 2019 12:24 PM

Strong quake hits east Taiwan, rattles buildings in capital

Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the east.

18 Apr 2019 11:18 AM

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Shocking: 4 live bees found inside Taiwanese woman's eye

A Taiwanese woman, named He, complained about having a swollen eye only for doctors to later find bees in it.

10 Apr 2019 4:17 PM

18 killed in Taiwan after train derails and flips over, 160 injured

Several carriages were overturned in the crash, which occurred in Yilan County near the coast on a line popular among tourists.

21 Oct 2018 7:11 PM

9 dead, 15 injured after fire breaks out at hospice in Taiwan's Taipei

All of the 36 people inside were evacuated after the fire started at the hospice on the seventh hospital in New Taipei city.

13 Aug 2018 1:36 PM

7 dead, including 5 firefighters in electronics factory blaze in Taiwan

The inferno raged through the eight-floor building of a circuit board maker, located in an industrial district in Taoyuan City.

29 Apr 2018 6:56 PM

Taiwan to stage live-fire drill simulating China 'invasion'

Taiwan's five-day drill, codenamed 'Han Kuang', which means 'Han Glory', will start from 4 June.

24 Apr 2018 5:08 PM

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Two dead, over 200 injured in 6.4-magnitude quake in Taiwan

A hotel and an apartment block were the worst hit by the quake in the port city of Hualien, according to the national fire agency.

07 Feb 2018 8:24 AM

Sword-wielding man outside Taiwan presidential office stabs guard

The man who was arrested at the scene said he was expressing his political views and had stolen the sword from a museum.

18 Aug 2017 11:24 AM

Taiwan becomes first country to legalise same-sex marriage in Asia

The court said that if parliament does not make the change within 2 years, same-sex couples could register to marry regardless.

24 May 2017 3:07 PM

Taiwan man arrested over public beheading of mentally-ill sister

Local television quoted an eyewitness as saying the woman had knelt and pleaded for her life.

18 May 2017 3:02 PM

Taiwan says can hit China with missiles

The ministry has said in the past that it has produced cruise missiles, but has never publicly stated their capabilities.

17 Mar 2017 2:56 AM

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