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Media: Typhoon lashes China’s east coast, eight dead
World
August 9, 2015
Media: Typhoon lashes China’s east coast, eight dead
A typhoon battered China's east coast on Sunday, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and…
Chiang statues become targets as Taiwan confronts history
Archaeology
August 2, 2015
Chiang statues become targets as Taiwan confronts history
One has been beheaded, others defaced. Some are dressed in costumes by pranksters.
Captain of crashed TransAsia plane: ‘Wow, pulled back wrong throttle’
World
July 2, 2015
Captain of crashed TransAsia plane: ‘Wow, pulled back wrong throttle’
The pilot flying a TransAsia Airways (6702.TW) ATR mistakenly switched off the plane's only working engine seconds before it crashed…
Taiwan probes water park fire as tally of injured put at 498
World
June 29, 2015
Taiwan probes water park fire as tally of injured put at 498
The number of party revelers injured in a fire at a Taiwan water park was put at 498 on Sunday…
Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise
World
June 6, 2015
Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise
Taiwan's coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as…
China’s Xi calls for ‘equal’ political talks with Taiwan
World
May 4, 2015
China’s Xi calls for ‘equal’ political talks with Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered the head of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party on Monday "equal" talks to resolve their political…
Rescuers still hope to find 12 missing from Taiwan plane
World
February 5, 2015
Rescuers still hope to find 12 missing from Taiwan plane
Taiwanese rescue officials refused to give up hope of finding 12 people still missing on Thursday more than 24 hours…
TransAsia Airways plane crashes in typhoon-hit Taiwan, killing 47
World
July 23, 2014
TransAsia Airways plane crashes in typhoon-hit Taiwan, killing 47
A TransAsia Airways turboprop plane crashed on its second attempt at landing during a thunderstorm on an island off Taiwan…
For Hosni Mubarak’s trial, Egypt can look to historical examples
Egypt
June 6, 2011
For Hosni Mubarak’s trial, Egypt can look to historical examples
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to face trial on 3 August on charges of corruption and the killing…
China fumes at latest US arms sales to Taiwan
World
February 1, 2010
China fumes at latest US arms sales to Taiwan
Beijing/Tokyo--Chinese state media blasted the United States on Monday for a planned US$6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan, while a…