Taiwan

Rescue helicopters from Taiwan conducted airborne missions on Saturday to evacuate tourists who had been left stranded in the highlands for several days due to a strong earthquake that damaged roads and shut tunnels. The magnitude...

On Saturday, Taiwan’s foreign minister denounced Bolivia for allegedly siding with China following an earthquake that shook the island that Beijing claims as its own. At least 10 people were killed and over 1,100 injured in...

A day after the largest earthquake to strike the island in 25 years, engineers started a mammoth clean-up operation, and on Thursday, Taiwanese rescuers labored to reach scores of people trapped in highway tunnels. The magnitude...

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that Beijing had dispatched 33 fighter jets and six naval vessels in its direction, to which Taiwan has retaliated by committing its own troops. Since January 13, when Taiwan held...

A golf ball factory fire in southern Taiwan over the weekend claimed the lives of at least nine individuals, four of them were firefighters who perished in an explosion. According to the local authorities, the fire,...

Terry Gou, the millionaire creator of Foxconn, declared on Monday that he will run as an independent for president of Taiwan. Gou ran for the nomination of the main opposition Kuomintang party this year because he...

Next month, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will travel to Eswatini, the island’s sole ally in Africa, to strengthen ties, her office announced on Friday. According to her spokeswoman Olivia Lin, Tsai will go to Eswatini on...

On Saturday, China began conducting military exercises surrounding Taiwan as a “stern warning” after expressing displeasure over the island’s vice president, William Lai, visiting the United States. Lai, the front-runner in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election, visited...

According to a statement released by US President Joe Biden on Friday, Washington pays $345 million in military assistance to Taiwan. “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of...

According to Taiwan’s defense ministry on Wednesday, China conducted military drills for a second day, deploying naval ships and a sizable number of aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, toward the island. Taiwan had discovered 30...