A senior Australian opposition party lawmaker broached the sensitive subject of security cooperation with Taiwan during a meeting on Monday with President Tsai Ing-wen, saying both sides have a vested ...
Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off
Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades, as the number of people injured passed 1,000.
Lethal toxin suspected to be behind 2 deaths at Taipei eatery found in stool of chef
A lethal toxin suspected to be behind a fatal food poisoning outbreak at an eatery in Taipei was found in the stool of the restaurant’s chef.
Taiwan’s chip industry rapidly resumes operations after recent earthquake
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien county in Taiwan Wednesday morning, with the latest reports indicating that its impact on Taiwan's semiconductor ...
‘As well prepared as they could be’: how Taiwan kept death toll low in massive earthquake
The nation’s emergency preparedness policies after a devastating quake in 1999 help to explain relatively small numbers of fatalities ...
Toxin found in Malaysian restaurant chef’s feces in Taipei’s food poisoning outbreak
A toxin suspected as the culprit of a lethal food poisoning outbreak in a Taipei restaurant has been detected in the feces of a chef from the Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam's branch in ...
Taiwan furious after China hijacks global sympathy for devastating earthquake
Taiwanese leaders are furious at the People's Republic of China after the communist nation thanked the global community for their sympathies regarding a massive earthquake on the island.
Inside the spooky ‘UFO village’ left to rot after no one came to visit
However, due to various factors such as financial issues and construction problems, the project was never completed or fully operational. located in Wanli District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Over time, ...
The world holds its breath when there’s an earthquake in Taiwan. This company is why
Taiwan's recent earthquake sparked anxious news coverage from countries all over the world. Are they concerned with Taiwan's people or its microchips?
Taiwan Quake, Gaza Deaths and More: Photos of the Week
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Earthquake aftershocks halt the demolition of a leaning building in Taiwan. Death toll rises to 13
The demolition of a building that is leaning precariously after an earthquake in Taiwan has been halted because of aftershocks that made it lean even more ...
Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, 12 missing
More than 600 people remain stranded and are still awaiting rescue in Taiwan since a 7.4 magnitude tremor earthquake struck on Wednesday, the Taiwan’s National Fire Agency (NFA) said in a statement ...
More than 600 people still stranded in Taiwan, 3 days after earthquake that killed at least 12
Rescuers are planning to bring in heavy equipment to try to recover two bodies buried under boulders on a hiking trail, three days after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years.
How Taiwan has improved its earthquake preparedness over 25 years
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Taiwan, but it isn't the first time a strong quake hit the island. The last deadly earthquake to shake Taiwan was in 1999. NBC News' Valerie Castro reflects on the ...
Taiwan earthquake: How the island’s two-decade preparation saved it
And corrupt construction practices are prosecuted. Following the Tainan earthquake in the island's south-west in 2016, when a 17-storey high-rise collapsed killing dozens, five people involved in the ...
How Taiwan proofed itself against earthquakes
Measures to make buildings resistant to quakes have been taken in Taiwan, which helped to keep the death toll of the latest quake to just ten people ...