Taiwan

Hundreds of Taiwan drivers fined after Pokemon Go launch

TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Nearly 350 drivers in Taiwan were slapped with fines for playing on their… Read More

At least 26 dead in Taiwan tourist bus crash, says officials

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, A Taiwan tour bus carrying visitors from mainland China crashed and caught fire… Read More

Tropical storm kills 69 in China

BEIJING, CHINA: A tropical storm in China has left 69 people dead, reports said Thursday,… Read More

Taiwan mistakenly fires missile towards China

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile towards China on… Read More

Keepers of the flame: Taiwan keeps the art of fire fishing alive

TAIPEI: Under the darkness of the night sky, a small group of Taiwan fishermen set… Read More

Taiwan swears in Tsai Ing-wen as first female president

TAIPEI: Taiwan swore in Tsai Ing-wen as its first female president Friday as relations with… Read More

U.S. Navy officer charged with spying, possibly for China, Taiwan

WASHINGTON: A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over… Read More

US Navy officer charged with spying, possibly for China, Taiwan

WASHINGTON: A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over… Read More

China sends missiles to contested South China Sea island: Taiwan, U.S. officials

TAIPEI/WASHINGTON: China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands… Read More

Woman pulled alive from rubble two days after Taiwan quake

A woman was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern… Read More

Taiwan quake kills at least 12, fells apartment block

TAINAN, TAIWAN: A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early on Saturday killing at least 12 people,… Read More

Five dead after Taiwan quake topples buildings

TAIPEI: A powerful earthquake in Taiwan felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who… Read More

Taiwan opposition leader Tsai wins presidential vote

TAIPEI: Taiwan's independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won the island's presidential election on Saturday after… Read More

Taiwan goes to polls in historic presidential vote

TAIPEI: Polls opened in Taiwan Saturday with the island expected to elect its first female… Read More

Taiwan’s Ma urges mutual respect in talks with China’s Xi

SINGAPORE: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the two sides should… Read More

Presidents of China, Taiwan to hold historic meeting

TAIPEI: The presidents of China and Taiwan will meet this weekend in Singapore, the two… Read More

Some South China Sea fish ‘close to extinction’

HONG KONG: Experts said Tuesday that some fish species are close to extinction in the… Read More

Nepal rejects Taiwan rescue team offer: minister

TAIPEI: Taiwan's foreign minister said Monday the government of earthquake-devastated Nepal had rejected its offer… Read More

Strong quake hits Japan, Tsunami warning lifted

A strong earthquake rattled Taiwan and small islands in the far south of Japan on… Read More

Saudi Arabia outpaces India to become top defense importer: IHS

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia overtook India to become the world's biggest weapons importer in 2014, a year when global defense… Read More