Taiwan

Struggling smartphone maker HTC to slash 1,500 jobs in Taiwan

TAIPEI: Smartphone maker HTC plans to slash around a quarter of its global workforce through… Read More

Boy saved after dangling by his head from fifth-storey balcony

TAIWAN: A four-year-old boy in Taiwan has been rescued after he was left dangling off… Read More

Taiwan bars China reporter from work for spreading fake news

TAIPEI: Taiwan authorities have barred a reporter for a television network in China from working… Read More

US shows new de facto embassy in Taiwan amid China tensions

US unveiled a new representative office in Taiwan’s capital, a de facto embassy that underscores… Read More

US State Dept official to visit Taiwan for de facto embassy unveiling

There was speculation that US President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton may attend… Read More

Xi warns Taiwan will face ‘punishment of history’ for separatism

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned self-ruled Taiwan on Tuesday that it will face the… Read More

Taiwan urges calm over panic buying of toilet paper

TAIPEI: Taiwan's premier called for calm Tuesday following a desperate run on toilet paper on… Read More

Straws, plastic bottles, cups to be banned in Taiwan by 2030

TAIPEI: Taiwan is planning a blanket ban on single-use plastic items including straws, cups and… Read More

Rescuers scour tilting buildings after Taiwan quake kills seven

HUALIEN: Rescue workers pulled survivors and bodies from buildings tilting precariously in the Taiwanese city… Read More

At least two killed, 150 missing after quake rocks Taiwan tourist area

HUALIEN, Taiwan: Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their… Read More

Taiwan hotel collapses after 6.4-magnitude quake

TAIPEI: A hotel on the east coast of Taiwan has collapsed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake,… Read More

Taiwan stymies new China flights amid route row, official says

TAIPEI/SHANGHAI: Taiwan’s aviation regulator has stalled applications for new flights from China Eastern Airlines and… Read More

Panama opens embassy in China after cutting Taiwan ties

BEIJING: Panama opened its first embassy in China on Thursday five months after cutting ties… Read More

VIDEO: Footage of a ‘headless’ fish swimming goes viral

A bizarre footage has emerged of a goldfish that is swimming for around three days… Read More

Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 bn

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday it would sell part of its smartphone… Read More

Google is buying smartphone maker HTC’s assets for $1.1 bn

TAIPEI: Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said Thursday it was selling part of its smartphone… Read More

China says nothing will stop its long-range air force drills

BEIJING: No amount of interference or shadowing of its aircraft will stop the Chinese air… Read More

Taiwan suffers massive power cut, affecting millions of households

TAIPEI: Taiwan suffered a massive power blackout on Tuesday evening that hit businesses and residential… Read More

WATCH: Massive brawl in Taiwan parliament as lawmakers throw water and chairs

TAIPEI: A brawl erupted in Taiwan's parliament as lawmakers tried to choke each other and… Read More

China ‘outraged’ by $1.42 billion planned US arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING: China's embassy to the United States urged Washington to immediately revoke its "wrong decision"… Read More