Decades of learning from disasters, tightening building codes and increasing public awareness may have helped its people better weather strong quakes.
Taiwan earthquake likely to have minimal impact on global value chain
Taiwan was rocked Wednesday by a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake with at least nine people killed and over 1000 injured, causing widespread disruption in chip fabrication plants located in Taiwan ...
Taiwan’s Chips Giant Resumes Operations Day After Deadly Quake
Wu Yih-min, a professor of geosciences at National Taiwan University and a team head at the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, said that the agency had developed a more ...
Taiwan earthquake: Watch as a deadly 7.4 magnitude quake shakes the island country
The moment the strongest earthquake in 25 years shook Taiwan was captured in different scenes.
Taiwan earthquake search and rescue efforts continue with dozens still listed missing and 10 confirmed dead
At least 10 people were killed by the powerful earthquake that hit Taiwan, and more than 100 others were still missing.
Helicopter rescues Taiwan miners, stranded hotel guests confirmed safe
A helicopter plucked to safety on Thursday six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25 years, and rescue workers reached 400 people cut off in a hotel in a mountainous ...
Global Market Update: China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Closed | Dow’s 40-Point Slip & Market Rebounds!
Stable signals from global markets, markets of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan closed today... Mixed trading in US... Dow slipped 40 points amid trading in the range of 300 points... Slight gain on S&P ...
Taiwan tremors impact on chip supply chain: Delays expected, long-term risk lingers
Counterpoint Research anticipates a minor to potentially moderate impact on chip production capacity, depending on the final assessment of damage ...
Over 60 Miners Still Trapped After Taiwan’s Biggest Earthquake in 25 Years
Hualien was the epicenter of the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring at least 1,050. More than 100 people remain trapped, according to ...
Hundreds stranded after deadly 7.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan
Rescuers are working to free dozens of people trapped after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday, the strongest in 25 years. Follow for live updates.
Why China Offered Earthquake Aid to Taiwan—and Why Taiwan Quickly Rejected It
It’s not real kindness,” one expert tells TIME of China’s offer to assist Taiwan with recovery from a massive, deadly earthquake.
How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands earthquakes
Deep foundations, structural flexibility and a giant steel orb that swings like a pendulum all help protect the 1,667-foot-tall skyscraper from deadly earthquakes.
Chipmaker Cerebras Systems Picks Citigroup for IPO
Chipmaking startup Cerebras Systems Inc. has picked Citigroup Inc. as the lead bank on its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergA Million ...
Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper uses a massive pendulum to protect itself from earthquakes
Once known as the Taipei World Financial Centre, the skyscraper was the tallest skyscraper in the world when it was completed in 2004. It held the title until 2009, when the Burj Khalifa in Dubai ...
Taiwan Earthquake: 9 Dead, Workers Trapped Following 7.4-Magnitude Tremor
Taiwan's national fire agency said seven people died in the quake, which struck just before 8 a.m. The local United Daily News reported three hikers died in rockslides in Taroko National Park and a ...
Taiwan condemns ‘shameless’ China for accepting world’s concern on quake
Taiwan on Thursday condemned China as "shameless" after Beijing's deputy ambassador to the United Nations thanked the world for its concern about a strong earthquake on the island.