Taiwan's fire department said on Thursday that a Tanzania-flagged freighter with nine Myanmar nationals on board had sunk off the coast of the southern port city of Kaohsiung during a typhoon and there had been no response from the crew.
Taiwan on course to becoming an AI island
Taiwan's ambition to dominate artificial intelligence is evident as officials rally to make it a global technology leader.
Don’t break law and you have nothing to fear, China tells Taiwan staff of multinational firms
Taiwan staff at multinational firms in China have nothing to fear as long as they don't break the law, the Chinese government said on Wednesday, following new legal guidelines that mandate execution in extreme cases for "diehard" separatists.
Homeless People in Taipei Seek Shelter From Typhoon Gaemi – TaiwanPlus News
With Typhoon Gaemi bringing strong winds and rain to northern Taiwan, homeless people in the capital Taipei are looking for shelter from the storm.
Powerful Typhoon Gaemi churns toward Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China
A powerful and rapidly intensifying typhoon is barreling toward Taiwan, prompting authorities to close financial markets, schools and offices, and disrupt ongoing military drills.
Homeless People in Taiwan Seek Refuge From Typhoon Gaemi – TaiwanPlus News
Homeless people across Taiwan are seeking refuge in shelters as Typhoon Gaemi bears down. TaiwanPlus reports live from one such center in Taipei offering food, water and warmth.
Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, two dead, work halted
Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights cancelled and two people killed, while the military went on stand-by amid torrential rain.
Taiwan, Philippines Close Markets as Typhoon Gaemi Floods Manila
The Philippines and Taiwan have closed financial markets, schools and offices on Wednesday as Typhoon Gaemi lashed Manila and barreled toward Taipei.
Neri&Hu animates gridded Taipei apartment block with arched screens
Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has completed a residential building in Taiwan that features a gridded facade filled with inverted-arch screens.
Taiwan braces for Typhoon Gaemi, set to be the most severe in eight years
The powerful storm has already caused deaths and devastation in the Philippines and is now bearing down on Taiwan, where emergency measures are in place.
Typhoon Gaemi forecast to landfall in Taiwan with 140mph+ winds, impact Taipei
Typhoon Gaemi has intensified into a strong Category 4 equivalent storm with sustained winds of 140 mph and gusts to near 170 mph. The storm is expected
New Taipei Kindergarten Punished Over Child Abuse – TaiwanPlus News
A new Taipei kindergarten and three of its teachers face punishment over alleged child abuse.
Taiwan prepares for a strong typhoon that worsened monsoon rains in the Philippines, killing 12
Taiwan has shuttered offices, schools and tourist sites across the island ahead of a powerful typhoon due to make landfall later Wednesday
Trump says Taiwan stole America’s chip industry. But that’s not true
Former US President Donald Trump raised eyebrows last week when he accused Taiwan of snatching America’s crown in the $500 billion business of making computer chips.
China Squeezes Taiwan by Targeting Islands and Fishing Sites
Taiwanese fisherman Chen Zhi-rong says that for decades it was common to sail in waters that skirted the Chinese coastline. Since Beijing seized a boat and its crew for the first time in 17 years for violating a fishing ban — and continues to detain them — all that has changed.
Grieving Taiwan woman plans ghost wedding for lover she failed to save from horrific car wreck
There has been an outpouring of sympathy online for a Taiwan woman who tried, but failed, to save the life of her boyfriend in the aftermath of an horrific car accident. The woman will hold a traditional ghost marriage in his honour.