CCTV footage shows couple beginning their hike on the mountainous Shakadang trail just 25 minutes before the 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck ...
Taipei mayor visits damaged buildings, announces ‘major urban renewal era’
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) announced that Taipei would enter a “major urban renewal era” as he visited damaged buildings at the weekend. Dozens of residents living in Zhongzheng District’s (中正) ...
Buildings shake briefly as earthquake rattles Taiwan
TAIPEI, April 8 (Reuters) - Buildings shook briefly during an earthquake in Taiwan's capital Taipei on Monday. Taiwan has been rocked by hundreds of aftershocks following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake ...
Biden to give Taiwan’s TSMC $6.6 billion to ramp up US chip production
The US government plans to give $6.6 billion to the world’s biggest manufacturer of semiconductor chips to help it build three factories in Arizona as part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to secure ...
Test indicates bongkrek acid in Taipei cook’s digestive tract
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Traces of a deadly toxin have been detected in the digestive tract of the cook at a Taipei restaurant where at least 34 people have fallen ill.
42 buildings in Taiwan listed with ‘code red’ damage after quake
There are 70 cases marked as "code yellow" for secondary damage. This includes 35 structures in Hualien, 13 in Taipei, seven in New Taipei City, 14 in Taoyuan, and one in Keelung.
Buildings shake briefly during earthquake in Taiwan’s capital days after temblor left 13 dead
An earthquake in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, caused buildings to briefly shake on Monday. This comes after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern part of the island last week on Wednesday, ...
Australian lawmaker visiting Taiwan broaches sensitive topic of security cooperation
A senior Australian opposition party lawmaker broached the sensitive subject of security cooperation with Taiwan during a meeting on Monday with President Tsai Ing-wen, saying both sides have a vested ...
Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off
Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades, as the number of people injured passed 1,000.
Lethal toxin suspected to be behind 2 deaths at Taipei eatery found in stool of chef
A lethal toxin suspected to be behind a fatal food poisoning outbreak at an eatery in Taipei was found in the stool of the restaurant’s chef.
Taiwan’s chip industry rapidly resumes operations after recent earthquake
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien county in Taiwan Wednesday morning, with the latest reports indicating that its impact on Taiwan's semiconductor ...
‘As well prepared as they could be’: how Taiwan kept death toll low in massive earthquake
The nation’s emergency preparedness policies after a devastating quake in 1999 help to explain relatively small numbers of fatalities ...
Toxin found in Malaysian restaurant chef’s feces in Taipei’s food poisoning outbreak
A toxin suspected as the culprit of a lethal food poisoning outbreak in a Taipei restaurant has been detected in the feces of a chef from the Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam's branch in ...
Taiwan furious after China hijacks global sympathy for devastating earthquake
Taiwanese leaders are furious at the People's Republic of China after the communist nation thanked the global community for their sympathies regarding a massive earthquake on the island.
Inside the spooky ‘UFO village’ left to rot after no one came to visit
However, due to various factors such as financial issues and construction problems, the project was never completed or fully operational. located in Wanli District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Over time, ...
The world holds its breath when there’s an earthquake in Taiwan. This company is why
Taiwan's recent earthquake sparked anxious news coverage from countries all over the world. Are they concerned with Taiwan's people or its microchips?