Authorities here pressed ahead with rescue and recovery efforts a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the island’s east coast, with 135 people still trapped or missing.The ...
How Taiwan’s technology saved it from more destruction during 7.4-strong quake
A powerful 7.4-strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring many others. However, experts note that the death toll and the devastation from the country’s worst temblo ...
LA’s Risky Buildings
Its long-time winning formula of leveraging its deep wellspring of intellectual property — particularly in superhero ... One Irvine resident who was in the capital of Taipei at the time of the jolt ...
Taiwan quake kills nine, injures 1000 with 48 missing
Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years has killed nine people and injured more than 1000 while 48 people are missing.
Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000
By noon, the metro station in the busy northern Taipei suburb of Beitou was again buzzing with ... of the world’s most sophisticated computer chips and other high-technology items that are highly ...
Home insurance rates prompt concern after magnitude 7.2 quake
Houses in Taipei are 37.6 years old on average ... Home owners who have paid off their mortgage generally refuse to get property insurance, exposing themselves to unexpected risks such as yesterday’s ...
Taiwan Shliach Describes Moment When Earthquake Hit
Rabbi Shloimi Tabib, Chabad Shliach in Taiwan, describes the frightening moments when the earthquake struck and his family ran for cover; an elderly Jewish couple and an Israeli awaited rescue.
Taiwan earthquake claims impact starts to emerge
Ratings agency AM Best has said it is too early to estimate an insured loss amount following the earthquake, which was the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years. However, large insureds typically ...
Taiwan Quake Seen Having Minimal Impact On TSMC But Raises Concerns
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning likely will result in minimal disruption to production at the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ...
Taiwan Earthquake Tests Readiness of World’s Chip-Making Hub
On a 7-point scale often used in Asia to show how much shaking an earthquake caused, the shaking level in parts of Taiwan near the epicenter was 6-plus—near the maximum—while at TSMC’s Hsinchu Science ...
Taiwan quake could plunge global smartphone industry into chaos as world’s largest chipmaker responsible for 90% of supply halts operations
Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing (TSMC) produces high-end microchips used in smartphones, cars, cloud server farms and AI-powered tech — and its factories need to continually operate to meet demand.
Strong Taiwan earthquake kills 9, injures hundreds
The military is working with local governments to " ensure the safety of the lives and property," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said. "I've grown accustomed to" the frequent earthquakes, Taipei ...
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks dip with Taiwan shares down after earthquake; FX tepid
Taiwan stocks drop 0.4% after earthquake hits * South Korean stocks plunge 1.4% to 2-week low * Singtel drops 3% as no impending deal to divest Optus By Poonam Behura April 3 (Reuters) - Most stocks ...
Why Taiwan is earthquake-prone, and how the island handles them so well
Taiwan lies along the fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. Taiwan's earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world.
Taiwan rocked by biggest earthquake in 25 years with nine confirmed dead
Taiwan rocked by biggest earthquake in 25 years with nine confirmed dead - Hundreds injured as Taiwan earthquake monitoring chief asks public to prepare for more jolts ...
More than 170 base stations offline in Taiwan following earthquake
Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that 172 telecom base stations have been impacted by this morning's earthquake. As reported by Taiwan News, all three of Taiwan’s major ...