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Political foes Taiwan and China hold historic talks

The leaders of political rivals Taiwan and China have met for the first time in more than 60 years. The talks between China’s President Xi Jinping

Singapore

China-Taiwan: leaders to meet in Singapore

There will be an historic meeting between the leaders of China and Taiwan this weekend. Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet his Ma Ying-jeou, his

Singapore

China and Taiwan leaders to hold landmark talks in Singapore

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore on Saturday in a landmark meeting, the first

USA

Air born: woman gives birth on plane

Video footage has emerged of a woman giving birth 30,000 feet in the air on a flight from the US to Taiwan. The mother was 8 months pregnant and

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Taiwan

Typhoon Dujuan batters China after deadly passage through Taiwan

China has ordered tens of thousands of boats back to shore and closed tourist attractions as it faces a battering from Typhoon Dujuan which made

Taiwan

Boy trips, falls, and punches hole into 17th century painting

A 12-year-old boy got an unusually close look at a 17th century floral still-life when he stumbled and punched a hole into the painting, estimated to be worth 1.3 million euros.

Taiwan

Boy punches hole in 17th century Italian masterpiece

Taiwan

Deadly typhoon unleashes mudslides and flooding in Taiwan

A powerful typhoon has hit Taiwan, leaving at least four people dead and many more injured. Video showed a mountain village bing engulfed as a

Taiwan

Taiwanese protesters march against controversial textbook changes

Hundreds of Taiwanese protesters have marched through the streets of Taipei to vent their anger over revisions to high school textbooks. Students

Taiwan

Taiwan defies China with WWII commemoration parade

Taiwan has put on a military parade to commemorate 70 years since the defeat of Japan in the Sino-Japanese War. It was an event designed to highlight

Taiwan

Captain blamed for Taiwan TransAsia plane crash

Pilot error has been blamed for causing February’s deadly air crash in Taiwan. Authorities say the captain mistakenly turned off the plane’s only

Taiwan

Over 470 injured in Taiwan water park fire

More than 470 people are now reported injured after a fire broke out during a party at a water park in Taiwan. This video captures the moment an

World News

Troubled waters: the South China Sea dispute

With the world distracted by seemingly more immediate stories of war, migration and elections, a spat between the US and China wasn’t exactly

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Record-breaking cyclist steps up to the plate

Taiwan

New footage of Taiwan crash reveals how the plane barely missed buildings

Dramatic new footage has emerged of the moment a Transasia plane crashed in Taiwan. Surveillance tape on a 21-storey building near the Keelung river

Taiwan

Double engine failure caused TransAsia crash

Data from the flight recorders of the doomed TransAsia Airways plane that came down in Taipei’s Keelung River has revealed that both engines failed

Taiwan

More bodies are recovered from the Taiwan plane crash

Investigators are searching through the wreckage of a TransAsia plane which crashed on Wednesday in Taiwan. At least 31 bodies have been recovered

Taiwan

Dramatic dashcam video captures Taiwan plane crash

The dramatic moment a TransAsia Airways plane crashed in Taiwan is captured on video by a motorist

Taiwan

Dozens feared dead as TransAsia plane crashes in Taiwan

Around 20 people were killed and two dozen unaccounted for after a Taiwanese TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crash-landed in a Taipei river on Wednesday.

Taiwan

Taiwanese plane clips highway and plunges into river: ten killed

Extraordinary footage shows flight narrowly missing cars and buildings as it comes down