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A train partially derailed along Taiwan's east coast, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said. Media reported 350 passengers were on board. ( read original story ...)

By Amy Qin and Amy Chang Chien TAIPEI, Taiwan — A passenger train derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday morning, killing at least 34 people, the authorities said, in the island’s deadliest railway ... ( read original story ...)

A train derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring many more, according to local officials. The train, traveling to Taitung, came off the rails in a ... ( read original story ...)

Rescuers struggle to reach trapped passengers as train carrying 350 crashes near Hualien City at the start of a holiday weekend ... ( read original story ...)

At least four people have died in Taiwan after a train carrying some 350 passengers derailed inside a tunnel. Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation centre says rescuers are struggling to access four ... ( read original story ...)

The train, an express travelling from Taipei to Taitung carrying many tourists at the start of a long weekend, came off the rails north of Hualien in eastern Taiwan, the fire department said.Images of ... ( read original story ...)

April 1 (UPI) --A train derailed in an eastern Taiwan tunnel on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring many others, officials said. The Taiwan Railways Administration said the ... ( read original story ...)

A train de-railed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday, with many people feared dead, the fire department said. The train, travelling to Taitung, came off the rails in a tunnel just north of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan can expect more pressure from Beijing next year as Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepares for a historic third term, the island's intelligence agency has predicted. "Beijing's long-term strategic ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's coast guard has predicted more maritime PLA activity as relations between Taipei and Washington continue to warm. ( read original story ...)

TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan opened its first travel bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, with the small, tourism-dependent Pacific state of Palau, offering a lifeline to a country ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan and the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau launched a coronavirus travel bubble Thursday to promote tourism, in recognition of their success in stamping out the pandemic locally. Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)

Asia's first "travel bubble" has finally launched. The islands of Palau and Taiwan have opened a reciprocal travel lane, allowing residents of both places to travel back and forth quarantine-free ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan and Palau launched what is being billed as Asia's first coronavirus travel bubble on Thursday as the two diplomatic allies try to kickstart their battered tourist industries after successfully ... ( read original story ...)

On Monday, ten People’s Liberation Army aircraft—including fighter jets and reconnaissance planes—flew sorties into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. New reports out of the Asia ... ( read original story ...)

NASA has hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, a government official said Wednesday, after its website included Taiwan in a list of countries—a decision state media outlets have described as "an ... ( read original story ...)