Crews in Taiwan have finished recovering bodies from the wreckage of a train crash that killed 50 people. Dozens have been killed and thousands displaced after a tropical cyclone hit Indonesia. Jordan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports new incursion by Chinese jets into defence zone
Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Monday reported a new incursion by China's air force into the island's air defence identification zone, made up of eight fighter jets and two other aircraft, one of which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in decades shows infrastructure flaws
TOKYO -- A fatal train derailment near the eastern Taiwan city of Hualien has exposed flaws ... The truck was part of project to build a wall to prevent rocks falling onto the track. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan investigators ask public for photos of train wreck
Prosecutors investigating Taiwan’s worst railway disaster in seven decades have appealed to the public for any photographs they may have taken of the crash that killed at least 50 people last ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan train crash: Truck driver expresses ‘deep remorse’ after deadly accident north of Hualien
A driver whose truck was allegedly involved in a deadly train crash in eastern Taiwan has issued a tearful apology, saying he is "deeply remorseful." ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s transport minister offers resignation after dozens killed in train crash
Taiwan's transportation minister Lin Chia-lung has offered to resign after a deadly train crash Friday killed at least 51 people and left scores more injured according to the country's state run ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan train crash: truck driver expresses ‘deep remorse’ over disaster
Maintenance worker issues tearful apology as investigations continue into what caused vehicle to slide down embankment A maintenance worker whose runaway truck sparked Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan message: New Delhi-Taipei cooperation is both mutually beneficial and a pointed signal to China
And Taiwan knows China best, which is why cooperation with Taipei makes strategic sense for New Delhi. Plus, with the troop disengagement process in eastern Ladakh stalled, Beijing clearly doesn ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan train crash: Lorry boss offers ‘deep remorse’
A construction site manager whose lorry slid on to a railway track and led to Taiwan's worst train disaster in decades has expressed "deep regret". Lee Yi-hsiang, 49, said he was "deeply remorseful" ... ( read original story ...)
Lorry boss apologises over Taiwan train crash
A construction site manager whose lorry slid on to a railway track and led to Taiwan's worst train disaster in decades has expressed "deep regret". Lee Yi-hsiang, 49, said he was "deeply remorseful" ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Crash Investigators Focus on How Truck Fell in Train’s Path
By Amy Qin, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong HUALIEN, Taiwan — Two days after Taiwan’s deadliest rail disaster in decades, investigators were working on Sunday to determine why a truck had slipped ... ( read original story ...)
Truck owner behind deadly Taiwan railway crash apologizes
The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan's worst rail accident in decades, killing 48 people, apologized in tears while being led away from his home by police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM aims to calm China-Taiwan tension on US visit
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sunday said Taiwan’s peace and stability is key to the region and that Japan will cooperate with the United States to calm rising tensions ... ( read original story ...)
Relatives mourn Taiwan train crash victims
Rescue and recovery efforts continued Sunday after Taiwan's worst rail accident in over seven decades. More than fifty people were killed after a train carying more than 500 passengers collided with a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan minister accepts responsibility for train crash as questions mount
HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan's transport minister said on Sunday he would not shirk his responsibility for a deadly train crash even as his resignation offer was rejected amid growing questions ... ( read original story ...)
They Survived Taiwan’s Train Crash. Their Loved Ones Did Not.
A man held his 5-year-old daughter in his arms in the minutes before she died. By Amy Qin, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong HUALIEN, Taiwan — Crawling through the smoky wreckage, she first found her ... ( read original story ...)