Hard lessons learned from a devastating earthquake in 1997 have helped Taiwan avoid mass casualties in what was the island’s strongest quake in 25 years.
How did a 660-tonne steel pendulum protect Taiwan’s largest skyscraper during 7.4 earthquake?
Taipei: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of 10 people and injuring over 1,000 others. This is the most powerful earthquake to strike the island nation ...
Taiwan quake to hit chipmakers’ capex, not chip supply
Some equipment suffered minor damage, but the silicon show must go on Wednesday’s earthquake in Taiwan will hit at least one chipmaker in the wallet, but won’t weaken the overall silicon supply chain, ...
How Taiwan Escaped Catastrophe in Massive Earthquake
Taiwan’s most important company ... to buildings to absorb earthquakes’ energy and has been conducting regular drills aimed at reducing property losses and getting operations back up more quickly.
Taiwan ties in focus as ambassador visits State House
The legislative delegation to Taiwan met the founder of E Ink, an electronic display company whose technology is used in Amazon Kindle screens. E Ink is just one company with property in Massachusetts ...
Taiwan earthquake: Taipei rebuffs aid offer from mainland China as disaster toll rises to 9 dead, 934 injured
The dead include three hikers and a truck driver killed by falling rocks in Hualien on the east coast of the island.
Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy
When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s eastern coast on April 3, the first concern involved the risk to people and property. Here, the news was not as dire as initially feared — only nine people ...
Why Taiwan Was So Prepared for a Powerful Earthquake
Decades of learning from disasters, tightening building codes and increasing public awareness may have helped its people better weather strong quakes.
Taiwan earthquake likely to have minimal impact on global value chain
Taiwan was rocked Wednesday by a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake with at least nine people killed and over 1000 injured, causing widespread disruption in chip fabrication plants located in Taiwan ...
Taiwan’s Chips Giant Resumes Operations Day After Deadly Quake
Wu Yih-min, a professor of geosciences at National Taiwan University and a team head at the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, said that the agency had developed a more ...
S. Korea sends condolences to quake-hit Taiwan
South Korea expressed condolences Thursday over the deadly earthquake that hit the east coast of Taiwan earlier this week. "We are deeply saddened to hear of the numerous casualties and property ...
More than 300 aftershocks hit Taiwan as dozens still missing after earthquake
More than 300 aftershocks hit Taiwan as dozens still missing after earthquake - Some people slept in tents after saying they ‘wouldn’t dare’ go home ...
Taiwan thanks global community for reaching out after earthquake
The military is also providing support following the needs of local governments to ensure the safety of the lives and property of Taiwanese, she said. Receiving such concern from the global community ...
Taiwan Earthquake Responders Race to Rescue Survivors
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 ...