China’s coast guard detains Taiwan fishing boat near frontline islands
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Two killed as slow-moving Typhoon Krathon lumbers into southern Taiwan
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Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island’s south
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least eight people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon.
Taiwan detects China’s test-firing of missiles
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it detected multiple waves of missile firings within China, days after Beijing said it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean.
What’s behind China’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday in a rare occurrence, adding to tensions in the region where multiple countries have overlapping territorial claims and both Beijing and Washington seek to project their influence.
Fruit and seafood are the latest front in escalating Taiwan-China tensions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Thursday that China’s ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violates trade rules, in the latest escalation of tensions between the self-governing island republic and its massive neighbor, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to annex it by military means.
Taiwan Company Tries to Distance Itself From Pagers Used in Lebanon Attack
Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese company that American and other officials named as the supplier of pagers used in attacks in Lebanon that killed at least 11 people, sought on Wednesday to distance itself from the devices.