TAIPEI — Taiwan has accused China of insensitivity by announcing that Papua New Guinea had downgraded its relations with the self-ruled island while Taiwan was still dealing with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. China has become increasingly hostile ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Germany’s EnBW expands into Taiwan in renewables push
FRANKFURT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German utility EnBW has made its first investment outside Europe as part of the group’s renewables expansion, taking stakes in three offshore wind projects in Taiwan with a volume of about 2 gigawatts. EnBW, one of the ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Germany’s EnBW expands to Taiwan in renewable expansion push
* EnBW to spend 5 bln eur on renewables by 2025 (Adds details on partnership, Taiwan offshore market) FRANKFURT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German utility EnBW on Monday said it took stakes in three offshore wind projects in Taiwan with a volume of about 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Memorial Service Honors 17 Taiwan Quake Victims
HUALIEN, Taiwan — A memorial service is being held for the 17 people who died after a strong earthquake hit Taiwan's east coast last week. The magistrate of worst-hit Hualien county spoke at Monday's noon ceremony at a local funeral parlor. Members of ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Review: W Taipei – Unbeatable Views of Taipei 101
There are hotels that are cool without even trying really hard and W Taipei in the city’s Xinyi District is a fine example. Even as Taipei is experiencing a boom in hotel construction in recent years, this property dating from 2011 is still as iconic as ... ( read original story ...)
2 Canadian citizens among the dead in Taiwan earthquake
Hopes of finding additional survivors from this week's earthquake in Taiwan were fading Friday after two more bodies were found in a partially collapsed hotel and no signs detected of a missing family of five. Rescuers broke through to a room in the Beauty ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Earthquake Toll Rises to 14 Dead
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Search and rescue workers found the bodies of two people believed to be members of a Chinese family trapped in a partially collapsed hotel in Taiwan on Saturday, bringing the death toll from this week's earthquake to 14. Taiwan's Central ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian couple pulled from partially collapsed building in Taiwan: reports
HUALIEN, Taiwan -- Hopes of finding additional survivors from this week's earthquake in Taiwan were fading Friday after two more bodies were found in a partially collapsed hotel and no signs detected of a missing family of five. Rescuers broke through to a ... ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. bill on Taiwan ties threatens stability
BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. bill that encourages reciprocal visits by U.S. and Taiwanese government officials threatens stability in the Taiwan Strait and the United States must withdraw it, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The bill passed the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
2 Canadian citizens missing in Taiwan earthquake
Rescuers were searching Friday for seven people missing in this week's deadly earthquake in eastern Taiwan that tilted a 12-story building on a 45-degree angle. The seven are a couple from Hong Kong who hold Canadian citizenship and five members of a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan rescuers search building for 7 missing in earthquake
HUALIEN, Taiwan -- Rescuers were searching Friday for seven people missing in this week's deadly earthquake in eastern Taiwan that tilted a 12-story building on a 45-degree angle. The seven are a couple from Hong Kong who hold Canadian citizenship and five ... ( read original story ...)
Winter Olympics, Volatility, Taiwan: Your Friday Briefing
We’re there for it all, with three dozen journalists in Pyeongchang — videographers, graphics editors, photographers, sports reporters, international correspondents, business reporters, health and science reporters, technical specialists and a former ... ( read original story ...)
City of Taipei Confirms It’s Testing IOTA Tech for ID
telling CoinDesk that the effort was one of many proof-of-concept plans the city had. Taipei will specifically be using IOTA's Tangle ID service for several projects, he said, though he did not elaborate beyond the Digital Citizen project. The Digital ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei rejects Beijing’s offer of help with earthquake rescue mission – just before second quake
Taiwan turned down an offer from Beijing on Wednesday to send a rescue team to the island after a powerful earthquake hit the coastal city of Hualien on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring 257 others. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers search tilted building in Taiwan as quake death toll hits 10
Emergency workers in Taiwan continued their search for survivors in a dangerously tilted building Thursday, more than a day after it was damaged in an earthquake that shook the island's east coast and killed at least 10 people. The Yunmen Tsuiti building ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan hit by aftershocks as 9 are confirmed dead from earthquake
Scores of aftershocks hampered rescue efforts on Thursday as emergency personnel combed through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake killed at least nine people near Taiwan's tourist city of Hualien. The coastal city was ... ( read original story ...)