Taiwan
Taiwan driver in bus crash which killed 23 tourists was drunk, police say
The driver of a tour bus which crashed and burst into flames killing all 26 on board, including 23 Chinese tourists, was driving drunk, investigators in...
24 tourists die as flames sweep through crashed Taiwan guide bus
A Taiwan tour bus carrying tourists from China crashed into a highway railing en route to the airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing all 26...
Taiwan navy kills fisherman as it accidentally fires missile towards China
Taiwanese sailors killed a fisherman after mistakenly launching a supersonic “aircraft carrier killer” missile towards China on Friday.
Ooops! Taiwan navy accidentally fires aircraft killer missile towards China
A Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a supersonic “aircraft carrier killer” missile towards China on Friday.
Taiwan’s first woman president takes office with plea for peace with China
Taiwan’s first woman president Tsai Ing-wen called for positive dialogue with China in her much-anticipated inauguration speech on Friday, Ms Tsai...
Taiwan executes rush-hour commuter killer who left four people dead
Taiwan has executed a man convicted two years ago of stabbing four people to death in an attack on an underground train during rush hour.
Taiwan party organiser jailed for almost 5 years for fireball that killed 15
The organiser of a party which saw a fireball rip through a Taiwan waterpark, leaving 15 dead and hundreds injured, was jailed for almost five years Tuesday...
Death toll rises to 115 as more bodies pulled from Taiwan quake rubble
The bodies of more than 110 people have been found after an apartment block in Taiwan collapsed during an earthquake, rescuers said on Saturday. Only...
Taiwan developer in custody after deadly quake fells building
The developer of a Taiwan apartment complex that collapsed during a strong earthquake this weekend was arrested as rescuers reported hearing signs...
Developer held after deadly quake collapse of ‘tin can’ Taiwan apartment building
Taiwanese authorities have arrested the developer of a building which collapsed, killing 39 people. The developer was arrested on suspicion of negligent...
Survivors pulled out from ‘tin can’ building 2 days after Taiwan quake
Two survivors — one found shielded under the body of her husband — were pulled out alive from a toppled high-rise apartment building on Monday,...
Rescue operation as over 100 trapped in collapsed building after Taiwan quake
Rescuers were battling to free more than 100 people trapped in a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan following a strong 6.4-magnitude...
La isla supporter: Madonna stokes row by wearing Taiwan flag at concert
Madonna has become embroiled in a war of words over Taiwanese identity after draping herself in the island’s flag during a concert in the capital...
Taiwan set for first female president as it edges out of China’s shadow
Taiwan is expected to elect its first female president as it went to the polls on Saturday in a historic vote likely to end eight years of closer China...
Celebrity crane tires of country life and lands outside city railway station
A rare crane which has become a celebrity in Taiwan after getting lost on its journey from Siberia had to be rescued after a new misguided foray to a subway...
Rivals China and Taiwan meet for first talks in six decades
The leaders of bitter rivals China and Taiwan have met for talks for the first time since splitting amid civil war 66 years ago. The historic meeting...
Taiwan and China leaders to hold historic meeting for first time since 1949
Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with the leader of neighbouring Taiwan on Saturday, the first such meeting between the two political rivals...
Taiwan, China leaders to hold historic meeting for first time since 1949
Taiwan’s president will meet Saturday with his counterpart from once icy political rival China, the Taiwanese side said, a historic first since the...
Taiwan president says should remember good things Japan did
Out-going Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Sunday it was important to remember the good things Japan did for the island while not forgetting the bad,...
Taiwan swipe card with porn star image sells out in 4 hours
A special edition swipe card for Taiwan’s mass transit featuring the clothed image of a Japanese porn star sold out within hours overnight via a...
More than 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park
More than 500 people were injured, over 180 of them seriously, in an explosion at a water park outside Taiwan’s capital Taipei after coloured powder...
More than 200 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park
More than 200 people were injured, over 90 of them seriously, in an explosion at a water park outside Taiwan’s capital Taipei Saturday after coloured...
Call for British help as boat with 49 aboard vanishes near Falkland Islands
A Taiwanese ship with 49 people has gone missing near the Falkland Islands. The Hsiang Fu Chun, a 700-tonne squid fishing vessel, vanished shortly after...
Six inmates in Taiwan hostage standoff commit suicide
Six prisoners at a southern Taiwan jail committed suicide on Thursday, ending a standoff after they took several staff hostage to complain about unfair...
Pilot’s body found still clutching joystick of crashed Taiwan plane
The pilot of a doomed TransAsia plane, hailed as a hero for his actions in the final moments before a crash that killed 31 people, was still holding the...
Deadly Taiwan plane crash was airline’s second in seven months
At least 22 people were killed Wednesday when a turboprop passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass and plunged into a river in...
Thousands more poultry culled as bird flu fears grow in Taiwan
Taiwan on Sunday ordered the slaughter of 16,000 geese and ducks to try to curb a bird flu outbreak that has already led to the culling of 120,000 chickens.
The boy who cried Ebola: Taiwanese man faces fine over false report
A Taiwanese teenager faces a fine after telling doctors he had travelled to Africa and had symptoms of Ebola, sparking emergency quarantine measures at...
China policy in question after Taiwan polls landslide
Taiwan’s warmer relations with China were called into question Sunday after the island’s Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered a massive defeat...
Taiwan’s premier resigns after ruling party loss in local election
Taiwan’s premier announced his resignation on Saturday after the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party’s trouncing in local elections.
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