July 10, 2018
Taiwan warned businesses and schools to prepare for extreme conditions as Severe Typhoon Maria closes in on the island, disrupting flights and curtailing futures trading. The typhoon could bring strong winds and heavy rains to northern and central Taiwan, Central …
July 9, 2018
A fierce typhoon is headed in the direction of Taiwan, spurring warnings over extreme weather that risks shuttering schools, businesses and the stock exchange. Super Typhoon Maria could bring strong winds and heavy rains to northern and central Taiwan in …
February 7, 2018
Hundreds of rescuers are searching for people still missing after a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan late Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 200 others. The Central Emergency Operation Center said 76 people …
February 4, 2015
A TransAsia Airways Corp. turboprop plane crashed into a river near Taipei moments after taking off, killing at least 19 of the 58 people on board in the second fatal accident in less than a year for the Taiwanese airline. …
August 4, 2014
Taiwan authorities are preparing to inspect thousands of miles of pipeline after the government blamed the island’s deadliest industrial accident on a chemicals company. Shares of petrochemicals declined. Preliminary investigations indicated that seepage from LCY Chemical Corp.’s system may have …
July 11, 2013
Taiwan told people to clear the seas as a storm with winds gusting as fast as 227 kilometers (141 miles) per hour loomed off its eastern coast. Typhoon Soulik, a severe typhoon, approached Taiwan at 22 kilometers per hour [app. …