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BEIJING (Reuters) - The "wrong" actions of the United States on Taiwan, its South China Sea patrols and deployment of an advanced anti-missile system in South Korea have had a large, negative influence on military trust, a senior Chinese officer said on ... ( read original story ...)

A blackout caused by a blunder at Taiwan’s biggest gas-fired plant is the latest challenge to an electricity grid recently pushed to its limit and to President Tsai Ing-wen’s efforts to reshape the island’s power mix. A combination of unusually hot ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's economy minister has resigned after a generator failure at a power plant caused a massive blackout that affected millions of households across the island during sweltering heat. The power outage plunged traffic, shopping malls and ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Imagine if the United States were to hold a major international event, but one of the conditions was for it to call itself “British Washington.” Something similar has confronted Taiwan, the self-ruled island that is officially known ... ( read original story ...)

I was having dinner with a friend in downtown Taipei on Tuesday night when the electricity went off for the second time that day. Workers accidentally shut off the supply of natural gas to a single power generator just a few hours earlier, immediately ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan's minister for economic affairs offered to resign on Tuesday after a massive blackout hit homes and businesses across the island earlier in the day Taiwan Premier Lin Chuan accepted the verbal resignation of Minister of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is about to host its largest ever sporting event, attracting thousands of athletes from around the world, but the World University Games, dubbed the "Little Olympics", has highlighted tensions with China and Taiwan's struggle for international ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's military is on a high state of alert following three straight days of drills by the Chinese air force near to the self-ruled island which Beijing claims as its own, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The Chinese aircraft ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI - The mercury in Taipei topped 36 degrees Celsius for the 10th day in a row Monday, making it the longest streak in the city on record. Daytime temperatures have passed 36 C every day since Aug. 5, hitting a high today of 38.2 C, according to the ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese military aircraft conducted a third day of training near Taiwan on Monday after doing close flybys of the island over the weekend, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense said. Two Chinese military transport aircraft flew through the Bashi ... ( read original story ...)

A carnival has been held in Taipei to welcome athletes and officials taking part in this year's Summer Universiade. The carnival was organised by the Taipei City Government, with over 30,000 people participating in activities in the city, where the ... ( read original story ...)

“FISU has been working with the Taipei Organising Committee from the very beginning on this complicated project. The final result will allow us to comfortably host athletes from all over the world in a wonderful Village, in addition to benefitting the ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese military aircraft carried out two rounds of drills around Taiwan at the weekend, flying past its southern tip and then around its north near Japan, the self-ruled island's defense ministry said. China has been increasingly ... ( read original story ...)

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 10, 2017–Official sources from ... The report went on to reveal that Taiwan had financed previous phases of the project, but it did say how much the financing to Guatemala was. “The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ... ( read original story ...)

Dance has had an uneven history at the Edinburgh fringe. For decades it seemed to be marooned within the official festival – considered either too posh or too delicate to survive elsewhere. But this year the situation has been entirely reversed, and ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 11 (CNA) The Taoyuan Aerotropolis Project, the biggest urban development plan in ... in the number of designated historic monuments in the area, the Taoyuan City government decided to cut short the scale of land expropriation by some 127 ... ( read original story ...)