Taipei

Rattled Taiwan hit by more aftershocks

TAIPEI – Aftershocks struck southeastern Taiwan on Monday, including a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that was felt in the capital Taipei, a day…

6 months ago

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip is only the start of US headaches

by MINXIN PEI (Bloomberg Opinion) TO WIDESPREAD relief, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane landed in Taipei without incident on Aug…

8 months ago

US Aircraft Carrier Enters South China Sea Amid Taiwan Tensions

A US aircraft carrier and strike group have entered the South China Sea as part of what the 7th Fleet…

8 months ago

Asian markets drop on recession fears, output report hits oil

HONG KONG, China – Equities fell in Asia on Thursday as traders grow increasingly worried that central bank moves to…

10 months ago

Taiwan’s Covid Cases Soar Past 10,000 in Test of Safe Haven

New local infections doubled in the previous three days by BLOOMBERG TAIWAN’S Covid-19 cases spiked sharply to more than 10,000…

11 months ago

Taiwan TV Channel Apologizes for False China Invasion Report

By BLOOMBERG A television news channel in Taiwan apologized after erroneously reporting on Wednesday that China had launched an invasion…

11 months ago

Flipping Wrong Switch and Not Hackers Caused Outage in Taiwan

By BLOOMBERG Flawed design and poor communication -- including an operator’s decision to flip a switch marked “Do Not Operate”…

1 year ago

Mass blackouts reported across parts of Taiwan

By AFP Taipei, Taiwan – Power failures were reported in many parts of Taiwan on Thursday following what the presidential…

1 year ago

Taiwan leader says she has ‘faith’ US will defend island

by AFP WASHINGTON - Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (picture) said she has “faith” that the United States will defend the island in…

1 year ago

Harvard Moves Summer Program From ‘Unfriendly’ Beijing to Taipei

By BLOOMBERG Harvard University’s Chinese language program will relocate to Taipei from Beijing, citing a hostile environment in China amid…

1 year ago

China Sends 25 Warplanes Near Taiwan in Biggest Drill This Year

by BLOOMBERG China’s air force sent 25 fighters and bombers over the Taiwan Strait, escalating military pressure on the government…

2 years ago

AirAsia adds counter check-in fees on digital push

The fees for checking in at the counter are RM20 for domestic flights and RM30 for international flights by NUR…

3 years ago

One dead after 5.9-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan

by AFP/ pic by TMR FILE TAIWAN - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that rattled Taiwan on Thursday killed one woman and…

4 years ago