Taiwan
Photo Story: Baby Rou Rou at Taipei Zoo
A handout photo made available by the Taipei Zoo hows giant panda Yuan Yuan cudding its baby Rou Rou (Softy) at the…
China sends fighter jets as U.S. offers Taiwan ‘strong’ support
Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles, Taiwan's…
Chinese military threat on the rise, Taiwan foreign minister warns
China is stepping up military preparedness to overtake Taiwan, the island's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Wednesday, following a recent spike…
Photo Story: Panda birth at Taipei Zoo
A handout photo made available by Taipei Zoo shows a zoo keeper feeding milk to a panda cub at Taipei Zoo in…
Photo Story: Lawmakers scuffle in Taipei parliament
Taiwanese lawmakers’ scuffle inside the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan, 29 June 2020. Twenty opposition party KMT lawmakers broke into parliament (Legislative Yuan)…
Taiwan boosts domestic defence development plan with new fighter jet
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen oversaw the first public test flight of a new locally designed and made advanced jet trainer on Monday,…
Chinese fighter jets buzz Taiwan again, stoking tensions
Chinese air force aircraft approached Taiwan on Thursday for the fifth time in 10 days, before being warned away by Taiwanese fighters,…
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Taiwan region
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 has struck the Taiwan region early on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake…
Photo Story: Test flights begin of self-made advanced jet trainer in Taiwan
A handout photo made available by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence shows a prototype of the AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle advanced jet…
China drops word ‘peaceful’ in latest push for Taiwan ‘reunification’
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left out the word "peaceful" on Friday in referring to Beijing's desire to "reunify" with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, an…
China says Pompeo’s congratulations to Taiwan seriously damaged relations
China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seriously damaged the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait…
Taiwan president rejects Chinese rule, calls for talks to coexist
Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its "one country, two systems" offer of autonomy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday,…