A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Taiwan at midnight, sending shockwaves across the island. The earthquake rattled buildings, triggered widespread alarms, and left many residents in fear.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring 27 people, triggering landslides and causing ceilings of homes to cave in. An Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist in the capital Taipei felt tremors for nearly a minute as the shallow quake struck shortly after midnight.
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TSMC resumes production at facilities located in two cities in Taiwan that were affected by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake.
Like Kong, others involved in the mainland tourism industry have been looking forward to returning to Taiwan, which was one of the most accessible and familiar destinations for mainland tourists before the ban by the island's DPP authorities under the pretext of COVID-19 restrictions.
Days away from President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a delegation headed by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute met with Taiwan's president and other senior officials in Taiwan.
Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule and asserts that Taiwan is an integral part of its territory, though it has never governed the island.
Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan near Chiayi, causing minor damage and evacuations. TSMC evacuated staff from its factories in central and southern regions. Buildings shook in Taipei and three people were trapped in Tainan.
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has called on President-elect Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Five individuals connected to Polam Kopitiam, including the owner and chefs of the Taipei restaurant, were indicted yesterday for negligent homicide in connection with a food poisoning case that resulted in six deaths last year,