Taiwan leader pledges to abide by ‘One China’ policy
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou Monday renewed his support for the “One China” policy as the island marked the 20th anniversary of historic talks with former bitter rival China.
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou Monday renewed his support for the “One China” policy as the island marked the 20th anniversary of historic talks with former bitter rival China.
Asian countries on Thursday urged renewed vigilance against a spread of H7N9 bird flu after Taiwan reported a case of the deadly strain, the world’s first outside mainland China.
Taiwan on Wednesday reported the first case of the H7N9 bird flu outside of mainland China. The 53-year-old man, who had been working in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, showed symptoms three days after returning to Taiwan via Shanghai, the Centers for Disease Control said, adding that he had been hospitalized since April 16 and was in a critical condition.
Taiwan and Japan Wednesday signed a fishing rights accord for waters near islands at the center of a territorial row that has soured ties between Beijing and Tokyo, officials said, with China expressing serious concern about the deal.
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in the Ilocos has filed a complaint against a Taiwan-based mining company for illegal extraction of black sand in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, last month.
A strong earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island.
A strong earthquake shook buildings in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people and sparking a fire, emergency officials said.
A powerful earthquake measured at 6.1 magnitude by seismologists shook buildings in Taipei on Wednesday but there were with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
A cancer patient who started a fire in a Taiwan hospital — which killed 13 people and injured 60 others — because he was upset by his illness has been sentenced to death, a court said on Thursday.
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday he believed ties would deepen with the Vatican, the only European nation that maintains diplomatic relations with Taipei over Beijing, after the election of a new pope.
A strong earthquake has been felt throughout Taiwan, but no casualties or damage has been reported yet. The Central Weather Bureau says the quake Thursday registered at magnitude 5.6.
Taiwanese Premier Sean Chen said Friday he has stepped down for health reasons, after the cabinet he heads came under fire for its poor handling of the economy.
One of Taiwan’s richest men on Monday launched what has been widely touted as the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, and it is even more lucrative than the famed Swedish award.
