Rescue operations continue in Taiwan, where the strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the island nation, damaging buildings, killing 10 people and injuring hundreds more.
Survivors of Taiwan’s Historic Quake Recall Harrowing Moments of Tremors, Being Trapped Under Rocks
Taiwan residents endured harrowing experiences when the ground shook with the strongest earthquake to hit the island in 25 years ...
Apple supplier Foxconn sees growth in Q2 after dip in Q1 revenue
TAIPEI: Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and the biggest assembler of Apple's iPhone, said on Friday it expected a rise in second quarter revenue after the previous ...
Taiwan condemns ‘shameless’ China’s thanks for global sympathy on quake
Taiwan on Thursday condemned China as "shameless" after Beijing's deputy ambassador to the United Nations thanked the world for its concern about a strong earthquake on the island.
How Taiwan’s Tallest Building Stands Strong Against Earthquakes
Taipei 101 is equipped with a 660-metric-ton tuned mass damper (TMD), which is a critical component in reducing the building's movement during typhoons and earthquakes.
Taiwan earthquake rescuers face threat of landslides, rockfalls; death toll at 12
By Fabian Hamacher and Joyce Zhou HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Rescuers in Taiwan faced the threat of further landslides and rockfalls in Friday's search for a dozen people still missing from this ...
Taiwan races against time to rescue 18 people as 400 aftershocks rock island after deadly quake
Rescuers in Taiwan raced against time on Friday to find 18 people, including foreign nationals, still missing two days after the island was jolted by the strongest earthquake in 25 years. The death ...
Taiwan earthquake: Rescue teams search mountains for trapped victims
Two more bodies were found in the mountains of the eastern Hualien county, two days after a 7.4-magnitude quake off the nearby coast that was the island’s biggest tremor in 25 years.
Taiwan shaken but unbowed as biggest quake in 25 years spotlights preparedness — and lessons learned
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.
Taiwan’s Chips Giant Resumes Operations After Deadly Quake
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry restarted operations and emergency personnel worked to help injured and trapped citizens as the island begins to recover from its worst earthquake in 25 years.Taiwan ...
Foxconn Q1 revenue drops 9.6% y/y, sees growth in Q2
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, on Friday reported first quarter revenue fell 9.6% year-on-year, but predicted second quarter ...
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, ...
Taiwan earthquake rescuers face threat of landslides, rockfalls as death toll at 12
Rescuers in Taiwan faced the threat of further landslides and rockfalls in their search on Friday for a dozen people still missing from this week's earthquake, as the death toll rose to 12 and some of ...
Rescue teams searching for family feared trapped in rockslide following Taiwan earthquake
Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years that has left at least 10 dead. Two bodies have been found in the Taroko ...
Taiwan earthquake: Terrifying episode, but life goes on in Taipei for ST writer
The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that had struck the waters off Hualien county in eastern Taiwan is the island’s strongest in 25 years, killing nine people and injuring more than 900. In 1999, a magnitude ...