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Strongest Earthquake In 25 Years Hits Taiwan, Tsunami Warning Issued

April 3, 2024 admin

Japan issues tsunami alert for its southern islands. Tokyo: A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s east on Wednesday morning, prompting tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan and the Philippines. The quake hit just before 8:00am local time (0000 GMT), with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) putting the…

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Taiwan group goes offline to help senior citizens ‘scrub’ off disinformation

April 2, 2024 admin

Students of Fake News Cleaner listen to volunteers as they learn how to use the LINE app to identify fake news during a class in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, on March 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They would head out to a church, a temple,…

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China-Taiwan Conflict: 43 Chinese Warplanes Detected In Taiwan Within 24-hours: Defence Ministry

November 1, 2023 admin

Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day. (Representational) Taipei, Taiwan: More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said today. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and has ratcheted…

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Taiwan presidential frontrunner slams China over Foxconn probe

October 24, 2023 admin

Representational image of Foxconn logo seen atop the company’s headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday hit out at China over its probe of major Apple supplier Foxconn, saying Beijing should “cherish” Taiwanese companies and not put pressure on them during an election. Foxconn is…

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Taiwan rattled by quake, no reports of damage

October 24, 2023 admin

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on October 24, the island’s weather bureau said, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei but with no reports of damage. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the sea off Taiwan’s Hualien county, to the south of Japan’s Yonaguni island, at a depth of 5.7 km…

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U.S., Korea raise concerns on India’s decision to impose import restrictions on laptops, computers

October 17, 2023 admin

On August 3, India imposed import restrictions on a host of IT hardware products such as laptops, personal computers (including tablet computers), micro computers, large or mainframe computers, and certain data processing machines with a view to boost domestic manufacturing and cut imports from countries like China. | Photo Credit: Elise Amendola The U.S., China,…

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1 dead, over 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan

October 5, 2023 admin

A man looks on while standing near a damaged food cart after Typhoon Koinu passed the southern tip of Taiwan, in Kenting, Taiwan on October 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on October 5, killing one person and injuring more than 300 as it brought pounding rain and record-breaking winds…

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China Warns At UN Not To Underestimate Its “Strong Will” On Taiwan

September 21, 2023 admin

China warned Thursday at the United Nations not to underestimate its “strong will” on Taiwan. United Nations: China warned Thursday at the United Nations not to underestimate its “strong will” on Taiwan, while saying Beijing preferred peaceful means to take the self-governing democracy. Addressing the General Assembly, Vice President Han Zheng repeated Beijing’s stance that…

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Taiwan detects 28 Chinese warplanes around island

September 17, 2023 admin

China flew 28 warplanes around Taiwan on Sunday, with most crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait for unspecified “long range” missions, Taipei authorities said. Taiwan’s defence ministry said 20 of the aircraft detected since Sunday morning crossed the median line of the waterway separating Taiwan and mainland China, and entered the self-ruled island’s…

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Beijing sanctions two U.S. defence companies over Taiwan arms sales

September 15, 2023 admin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File | Photo Credit: AP Beijing sanctioned Friday two U.S. defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan. The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defence. President Joe Biden’s…

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