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Nine people died on Thursday after a fire ripped through a hospital in southern Taiwan just as a typhoon hit, ...

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Krathon approaches

KAOHSIUNG, Oct 2: Taiwan shut down schools and closed its financial markets on Wednesday as Typhoon Krathon pounded its south ...

Xi calls for Taiwan reunification in national day speech

BEIJING, Sept 30: President Xi Jinping reiterated his call for China to "reunite" with Taiwan, the self-ruled island China claims ...

China says German military ships in Taiwan Strait ‘increase security risks’

BEIJING, Sept 14: China on Saturday accused Berlin of heightening security risks in the Taiwan Strait, a day after two ...

Pacific bloc scrubs Taiwan from document after China complaint

NUKU'ALOFA, Aug 31: A joint declaration by Pacific leaders was reissued Saturday morning with mentions of Taiwan removed after China ...

Pacific bloc backs joint police plan, maintains Taiwan ties

NUKU'ALOFA, Aug 30: Pacific leaders endorsed a major joint policing initiative and rebuffed moves from China's allies to sideline Taiwan ...

China confident of 'reunification' with Taiwan: CCP official

HONG KONG, Aug 20: Beijing is confident about "complete reunification" with self-ruled Taiwan, a senior Chinese Communist Party official said ...

Taiwan's chip giant TSMC breaks ground on first European plant

BERLIN, Aug 20: Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC broke ground Tuesday on its first European factory in the eastern German city ...

Taiwan leader praises Olympic boxing champion in gender row

TAIPEI, AUG 16: Taiwan's president praised Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting on Friday for showing "grace" despite attacks on ...

Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row into final after 'tough journey'

PARIS, AUG 8: Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting called it "a tough journey" after winning again Wednesday at the Paris Olympics to ...

Taiwan threatens legal action over Olympic boxing gender row

TAIPEI, AUG 6: Taiwanese sports officials threatened the International Boxing Association with legal action on Tuesday after the organisation claimed ...

Taiwan sees flooding, landslides from Typhoon Gaemi, 22 died in Philippines

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Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage to homes and shops after Typhoon Gaemi made ...

Taiwan’s TSMC Q2 net profit jumps on Gen AI demand

TAIPEI, July 18: Taiwan chip giant TSMC said Thursday net profit jumped by more than a third in the second ...

37 Chinese aircraft skirt Taiwan on way to drill: Taipei

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Taiwan's defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island Wednesday as they headed to exercises with ...

Indonesia detains 103 Taiwanese in a raid

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Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese people after a raid at a villa on the resort island of Bali, ...

Taiwan president says island will not bow to Chinas pressure

TAIPEI, June 19: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that China was attempting to force the self-ruled island into submission ...

Qatar signs 27-year gas supply deal with Taiwans CPC

DOHA, June 5: Qatar has agreed to supply the Taiwan-headquartered Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) with natural gas for 27 years, ...

Prospect of peaceful reunification with Taiwan being eroded, China says

SINGAPORE, June 2: The prospect of peaceful "reunification" with Taiwan is being increasingly "eroded" by Taiwanese separatists and external forces, ...

China says military pressure on Taiwan to ‘continue’

BEIJING, May 29: China on Wednesday vowed military pressure on Taiwan would carry on as long as "independence" provocations continued ...

Taiwans president says open to working with China on peace

TAIPEI, May 26: Taiwans president said Sunday he was still open to working with China on building "mutual understanding and ...

US, Chinese defence chiefs to meet following Taiwan tension

WASHINGTON, May 25: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Chinese counterpart, the Pentagon announced Friday, after Beijing carried ...

China ends military drills around Taiwan

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China has ended two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw jets loaded with live munitions and warships practise ...

China warns of Taiwan ‘war’ as military drills encircle island

BEIJING, May 24: China warned on Friday of war over Taiwan and said it would ramp up countermeasures until "complete ...

China starts 2nd day of war games around Taiwan

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China's military started its second day of war games around Taiwan on Friday, with drills to test their ability to ...

China sanctions ex-US lawmaker and supporter of Taiwan

BEIJING, May 21: China has banned former US lawmaker Mike Gallagher from entering the country and taken other measures in ...

Taiwan lawmakers brawl over parliament reforms

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Taiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday in a bitter dispute about reforms to the ...

'We are one China and Taiwan is part of it': Ambassador Yao

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Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has expressed his firm conviction that Bangladeshi friends, together with the international community, will ...

Taiwan detects 22 Chinese aircraft around island

TAIPEI, Apr 27: Taiwans defence ministry said Saturday it had detected 22 Chinese warplanes and drones around the self-ruled island ...

China warns US military support for Taiwan increases risk of conflict

BEIJING, Apr 24: China warned on Wednesday that US military support for Taiwan only increased the "risk of conflict" along ...

US Senate passes $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

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After months of delay, the Senate successfully passed a US$95 billion package aimed at providing aid to Ukraine, Israel, and ...