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Author of the article: Reuters Ben Blanchard and Liang-Sa Loh TAIPEI — Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level on Saturday in the capital, Taipei, and the surrounding city, bringing curbs …

The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said late on Friday that the derailment in Hualien County involved a maintenance truck sliding from a slope near a construction site above the railway, …

At 9.28 a.m. (local time), the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) No. 408 Taroko train en route from Shulin, New Taipei, to Taitung, suddenly derailed as it entered the Daqingshui tunnel, …

A train partially derailed along Taiwan’s east coast, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said. Media reported 350 passengers were on board. Reports said a truck fell …

The eight car train, traveling to Taitung, came off the rails in a tunnel just north of Hualien Friday morning, causing several carriages to hit the wall of the tunnel, …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A passenger train derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday morning, killing at least 34 people, the authorities said, in the island’s deadliest railway accident in decades. The …

BBC China correspondent John Sudworth has relocated to Taiwan amid fears for his safety as tensions grow between Beijing and Britain’s public broadcaster. Sudworth told BBC Radio 4’s Today program …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s main opposition party, once a widely feared political force, now parades through the streets in a pink pickup truck decked out with pig’s ears and a …

Taiwan veteran Hsieh Su-wei said believing she was “still young” helped her sweep into a first Grand Slam quarter-final after 16 years of trying Sunday, becoming the oldest player to …

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Taiwan’s top trade official has called the global shortage of auto chips an opportunity for Taipei to build closer relations with western nations. “Everyone sees this situation and thinks that …

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s central bank on Sunday said it had banned Deutsche Bank from trading Taiwan dollar deliverable and non-deliverable forwards and suspended them for two years from trading forex derivatives …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters U.S. Secretary …

The Japan-based USS John S McCain made the routine transit in accordance with international law, Lt. Joe Keiley, a spokesperson for the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, said in a statement. …

Home  »  Website  »  International  »  China Flies Military Planes Over Taiwan to ‘Warn’ Against Foreign Interference In Region Associated Press (AP) 2021-01-27T14:49:20+05:30 China Flies Military Planes Over Taiwan to …

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 13 Chinese planes entered the southwestern portion of the island’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Saturday followed by 15 on Sunday, prompting Taipei to take …

TAIPEI: Taiwan will more than double the number of people who have to quarantine at home to more than 5,000 as it seeks to contain a rare domestic cluster of …

In Luxembourg, an official told AFP on condition of anonymity that one leg of Mike Pompeo’s trip was canceled after foreign minister Jean Asselborn called Trump a ‘criminal’ in comments …

The United States canceled two visits by senior envoys to allies in Europe and Taiwan on Wednesday, underlining a turbulent transition of power from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe …

BEIJING/TAIPEI: China condemned the United States on Monday for scrapping curbs on interactions with Taiwan officials, saying nobody could prevent the country’s “re-unification”, while Taiwan’s foreign minister hailed the U.S. …

This decision, coming in the final weeks of the Donald Trump administration, is certain to anger China. Beijing has been stepping up its threats to bring the self-governing island under …

The Trump administration has sought to strengthen bilateral relations with Taiwan. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how …

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how U.S. diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, another …

Hsieh Su-Wei came from behind to beat Marketa Vondrousova in three sets.© AFP Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei stunned 2019 Roland Garros runner-up Marketa Vondrousova 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to reach the …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Consider for a moment, in this time of anguish and loss and death, of mass unemployment and flattened national economies, the Twilight Zone alternate reality that is …

Taiwan is ready to have “meaningful” talks with China as equals as long as they are willing to put aside confrontation, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, offering another olive …