Taiwan

Watch: Taipei mayor releases viral rap video in re-election bid

The mayor of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, has released a rap video as part of his re-election bid, in which he repeatedly urges voters to “do the right thing”.

2 November 2018

Taiwan

Panic buying 'toilet paper frenzy' in Taiwan

Shoppers have been clearing the shelves amid fears of a steep price hike

28 February 2018

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Fists fly over budget brawl in Taiwan parliament

Lawmakers tempers erupt in row over new economic plan

14 July 2017

Taiwan

Taiwan elects first female president

Taiwan has elected opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen as its first female president. The overwhelming victory for the leader of the pro-independence

16 January 2016

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Taiwan election: experts predict win for pro-independence DPP

Taiwan has gone to the polls in elections which could prove crucial to its future relations with China. Outgoing president Ma Ying-jeou and his

16 January 2016

Taiwan

Boy punches hole in 17th century Italian masterpiece

25 August 2015

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

6 February 2015

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

5 February 2015

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

4 February 2015

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.

4 February 2015

Taiwan

Taiwanese plane clips highway and plunges into river: ten killed

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

4 February 2015