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.
Resilient Taiwan responded fast to earthquake after years honing skills
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar ...
S. Korea sends condolences to quake-hit Taiwan
South Korea expressed condolences Thursday over the deadly earthquake that hit the east coast of Taiwan earlier this week. "We are deeply saddened to hear of the numerous casualties and property ...
More than 300 aftershocks hit Taiwan as dozens still missing after earthquake
More than 300 aftershocks hit Taiwan as dozens still missing after earthquake - Some people slept in tents after saying they ‘wouldn’t dare’ go home ...
Taiwan thanks global community for reaching out after earthquake
The military is also providing support following the needs of local governments to ensure the safety of the lives and property of Taiwanese, she said. Receiving such concern from the global community ...
Taiwan Begins Recovery From Quake as TSMC Resumes Production
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry restarted operations and emergency personnel worked to help injured and trapped citizens as the island begins to recover from its worst earthquake in 25 years.Taiwan ...
Rescuers search through rubble for survivors as Taiwan reels from earthquake
Rescuers on Thursday continued to scourer through rubble for dozens of people missing and trapped in Taiwan following Wednesday's earthquake ...
Taiwan Earthquake Responders Race to Rescue Survivors
Authorities here pressed ahead with rescue and recovery efforts a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the island’s east coast, with 135 people still trapped or missing.The ...
How Taiwan’s technology saved it from more destruction during 7.4-strong quake
A powerful 7.4-strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring many others. However, experts note that the death toll and the devastation from the country’s worst temblo ...
Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 100 still cut off
Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 100 people trapped overnight in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades, as the number of people injured ...
Rescue teams in Taiwan have airlifted 928 pounds of food to a mining area where 64 people remain trapped after an earthquake
At least 64 people are still stuck at the Heping Mine since the quake, though it's unclear how they became trapped or how they might be rescued.
Taiwan Endures Its Fiercest Earthquake Since 1999: What We Know
Several people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in the most powerful temblor to strike the island in decades.