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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday (Jan 21) near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor damage.

TAIPEI: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday (Jan 20), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MSD) has detected nine Chinese aircraft and six naval vessels around the island as of 6 am (UTC+8) on Tuesday. Among them, five aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

A magnitude-6 earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, causing buildings in the capital Taipei to shake. No major damage was caused.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities reporting at least three people trapped in a collapsed house in the island's south.

A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Chiayi in southern Taiwan, causing buildings to shake in the capital, Taipei. With a depth of 9.4 km, the quake underscores Taiwan's vulnerability due ...

The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. (1600 GMT Monday), with its epicenter 12 kilometers (7 miles) north of Yujing at a preliminary depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), USGS said. Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration recorded a magnitude of 6.4.

TAIPEI - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21 near the city of Chiayi, the island’s weather administration said, with reports of minor damage. Chipmaker TSMC said it had evacuated staff at its factories in central and southern Taiwan, and they were all safe.

Taipei prosecutors yesterday charged two sisters for allegedly abusing another two children in their care, following an indictment last year for allegedly torturing a one-year-old boy to death. The Liu (劉) sisters were in April last year charged with child abuse in the case of an infant nicknamed “Kai Kai” (剴剴) who was allegedly beaten ...

A magnitude-6 earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, and local authorities reported three people were briefly trapped in a collapsed house and two were stuck in lifts. The ...

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of initial minor damage.

As agencies under the Cabinet have been claiming that the budget cut would affect social welfare, the KMT caucus would propose bills to introduce an “honest government act and lying offenses for officials,” Lo said.

Move over Moo Deng, Taipei Zoo’s pygmy hippo Thabo, nicknamed "Soup Dumpling," is set to make his public debut tomorrow in the African Animals Zone.

Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping, a long-time survivor of Chinese ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This week Stephanie Lum kicks off an exciting Hawaii News Now series “Exploring Taiwan”. Lum traveled to Taipei as part of an East-West Center and Ming Chuan University ...