Taiwan
Taiwan’s New President Lai Ching-te Vows to Defend Democracy, Urges China to Cease Military Intimidation
Taipei – On Monday, Taiwan’s newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te pledged to safeguard the island’s democracy and called on China to halt its military intimidation of the self-governed territory. In his inauguration speech, Lai confronted the escalating threat of war, highlighting Taiwan’s resilience amid mounting pressure from China to unify the island with the mainland. […]
US offers help as nine die, 1,000 injured in Taiwan earthquake
At least nine people lost their lives, and more than 1,000 sustained injuries as a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday. The tremor caused extensive damage to numerous buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended as far as Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Dozens of individuals were believed to be safe but stranded […]
Seven Persons Dead, Hundreds Injured In Taiwan’s 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has killed seven and injured at least 700, causing building collapses, power outages and landslides on the island, and sparking initial tsunami warnings in southern Japan and the Philippines. The quake, given a magnitude of 7.7 by Japan’s meteorological agency, struck close to the popular tourist city of Hualien, […]