Business Series

Sharp's losses widen, underscoring Foxconn's turnaround challenge

Japanese electronics maker Sharp has reported a huge net loss for the second year running, underscoring how difficult it will be for new owner Foxconn to turn the firm around.

12 May 2016

Taiwan

Eternal love? mother and baby in a 4,800-year embrace

Archaeologists have discovered the fossilised remains of a mother cradling a baby in Taiwan.

27 April 2016

Taiwan

[WATCH] Edge-of-seat stuff at world office chair race in Taiwan

Hundreds of enthusiastic competitors take to the streets of Tainan, Taiwan, on Sunday (April 24) to compete in the country’s first ever office chair

26 April 2016

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Recycle for good

Primary school students in a remote Taiwanese village have collected around 100,000 bottle caps to create colourful frescoes and raise environmental

29 February 2016

Taiwan

Claims of Chinese missiles in South China Sea spark tension in region

Taiwanese officials say China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system on an island in the South China Sea. The US also acknowledged

17 February 2016

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Lanterns of Love

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, hundreds of couples came together in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City on Sunday (February 14) evening to

15 February 2016

Taiwan

Taiwan quake: rescue efforts over at site of toppled apartment block

Rescue efforts are over at the site of a collapsed apartment block in Taiwan, with the death toll reaching 114. The building was toppled in the city

13 February 2016

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Taiwan quake: Developer arrested in collapsed building probe

Witnesses at the scene of the collapsed Golden Dragon building in Tainan say they have seen cans of cooking-oil packed inside wall cavities exposed by the damage, apparently having been used as buildi

9 February 2016

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Gloomy Lunar New Year's Eve in Taiwan

Taiwan is mourning after an earthquake struck the city of Tainan. Numerous Lunar New Year’s Eve festivities were cancelled.

8 February 2016

Taiwan

Taiwan: more survivors are pulled from the rubble

48 hours since the 6.4 earthquake caused devastation in the south

8 February 2016

Taiwan

Two more survivors are rescued from the rubble in quake-struck Taiwan

Man and woman pulled alive from rubble in Taiwan Death toll from deadly quake rises to 38 Probe launched into building collapse Two more people

8 February 2016

Taiwan

Taiwan quake: baby rescued 30 hours after building collapses, scores still inside

Rescue teams were continuing to search on Sunday evening for around 120 people believed to still be trapped inside a collapsed apartment block in the

7 February 2016

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Quake-hit Taiwan tower

Drone footage shows the collapsed Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building, an apartment tower in Tainan, Taiwan. The building was toppled by a 6.4 magnitude

7 February 2016

Taiwan

Taiwan quake: young man pulled alive from rubble, as survivor search continues

More than 24 hours after a deadly earthquake hit Taiwan, a young man has been pulled alive from a toppled, high-rise apartment block. The 20-year-old

7 February 2016

Taiwan

Taiwan: at least 18 killed as earthquake brings down several buildings

At least 18 people have been killed in southern Taiwan, after 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck early on Saturday. Fifteen of the dead, including a

6 February 2016

Taiwan

At least five dead as powerful quake hits southern Taiwan

What we know so far A powerful earthquake has toppled a 17-storey apartment block in southern Taiwan, killing at least five people, including a

6 February 2016

Taiwan

Ten-day-old baby among dead after powerful quake hits southern Taiwan

What we know so far A powerful earthquake has toppled a 17-storey apartment block in southern Taiwan, killing at least five people, including a

6 February 2016

Taiwan

Ten-day-old baby among dead after powerful quake hits southern Taiwan

A powerful earthquake has toppled a 17-storey apartment block in southern Taiwan, killing at least two people - including a 10-day old girl.

5 February 2016

Taiwan

The transfer of power begins: Taiwan's DPP officially takes office

Su Jia-chyuan has been sworn in as Taiwan’s new parliamentary Speaker as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officially begins its term in office

1 February 2016

Taiwan

Taiwan reacts to Tsai Ing-wen's landslide election victory

The news of a political shift in Taiwan following Saturday’s election (January 16) has provoked mixed reactions in the capital. New president Tsai

17 January 2016