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China conducts second day of military drills around Taiwan
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» BEIJING - China kicked off a second day of live-fire drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ports and assaults on maritime targets.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» TAIPEI — Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as President Lai Ching-te's party tried to block the passage of bills they say could harm the self-ruled island's "democratic system".
Typhoon Haikui sweeps across Taiwan, weakens to a severe storm
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» TAITUNG, Taiwan: Taiwan woke up Monday to toppled trees, floods, and persistent rainfall after Typhoon Haikui made landfall on the island and swept overnight across its central mountain ranges.
Taiwan expands adoption rights for same-sex couples
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» TAIPEI - Taiwan's parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday allowing gay couples to jointly adopt children, a move hailed by activists as "another big step forward" for marriage equality.
Taiwan's newest party wants to make mahjong great again
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» KAOHSIUNG (TAIWAN) - As Taiwan hurtles towards becoming a "super-aged" society, a new political party has emerged with an unusual and somewhat singular platform -- making mahjong great again.
'Lithuania mania' sweeps Taiwan as China spat sizzles
AFP, Published on 09/03/2022
» TAIPEI: The tiny handful of Lithuanians living in Taiwan are suddenly in vogue among the island's residents after their small Baltic nation did something Taipei has long staked its identity on: stand up to China.
Anguish and anger after Taiwan building blaze kills 46
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» KAOHSIUNG (TAIWAN) - Taiwanese residents voiced anguish and outrage on Friday after 46 people perished in an inferno that tore through a dilapidated housing block as investigators searched for what sparked the island's deadliest fire in decades.
Taiwan building inferno kills 46, dozens injured
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» TAIPEI - Taiwan on Friday faced the aftermath of a massive fire that gutted a building in the southern city of Kaohsiung, killing 46 people and injuring dozens in the island's deadliest blaze in decades.
Taiwan building inferno kills 46
AFP, Published on 14/10/2021
» An overnight fire tore through a building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung on Thursday, killing 46 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.
Taiwan's Chou eyes Olympic badminton gold, even without a coach
AFP, Published on 15/06/2021
» TAIPEI - It's an unorthodox approach, but Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen is hoping his decision to go without a coach will help him win badminton gold at the Tokyo Olympics.