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Taiwan workers protest work-hour bill
More than 1,000 workers on Thursday protested outside the Cabinet office in Taipei as it approved a draft bill aimed…
Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon “Nesat”
Taiwan is preparing for the arrival of Typhoon “Nesat”, expected to slam into the island on the weekend, officials said.
Ex Taiwan President Indicted In High-Level Investigation
Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou was indicted on Tuesday for alleged abetment in the disclosure of information in connection with…
Nigeria severes diplomatic relations with Taiwan, closes Abuja office
The Federal Government on Wednesday says she will no longer recognise Taiwan as a country but rather pledged support for…
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Breaking: 26 die in tour bus fire
At least 26 people have been killed in a tour bus fire after it crashed into a guardrail on a…
Taiwan; A Memory Of A Trip by Wale Okediran
By Wale Okediran Taipei. Midnight. I am in the middle of the Shihlin Night Market, one of the most famous…
Over 200 injured in Taiwan water park explosion
More than 200 people were injured, over 90 of them seriously, in an explosion at a water park outside Taiwan’s…
HTC posts first quarter profit
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC on Tuesday posted weaker-than-expected results for the first three months of 2015, while still managing to…
Nine feared dead as passenger flight crashes in Taiwan
A low-flying passenger plane with 58 people on board clipped a road bridge and plunged into a river outside Taiwan’s…
One dead in rare Taiwan airport shootout
A shootout outside an airport in central Taiwan apparently sparked by a man who punched a policeman killed one person…
Hippo jumps from moving truck in Taiwan
A hippo that panicked while being transported by truck in Taiwan jumped from the vehicle, breaking a leg and causing…
Man disfigures girlfriend’s face in jealous rage
Taiwan police arrested a 79-year-old man after he sliced off his girlfriend’s nose, ears and lips and flushed them down…
Taiwan police smash Chinese multi-million dollar prostitution ring
Taiwanese authorities said Wednesday they busted a prostitution ring exploiting young Chinese women that was estimated to have earned at…
Taiwan airline sorry for crash as relatives blast chairman
Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways ran an apology on the front pages of five major newspapers Friday, pledging to shoulder the “utmost…
More than 40 dead in Taiwan plane crash
More than 40 people were killed in a plane crash in Taiwan on Wednesday, officials said, with local television reporting…