Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinches first Olympic medal amid outcry tied to gender misconceptions
VILLEPINTE, France (news agencies) — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a ...
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Mudslide kills 15 people near tourist site in China as rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region
BEIJING (news agencies) — Fifteen people were killed after a mudslide hit a homestay house in a tourist area in ...
Read moreBeijing pressures lawmakers from 6 countries not to attend conference in Taiwan
BEIJING (news agencies) — Chinese diplomats are pressuring lawmakers from at least six countries not to attend a China-focused summit ...
Read moreTyphoon Gaemi wreaked the most havoc in the country it didn’t hit directly — the Philippines
BEIJING (news agencies) — What was Typhoon Gaemi has weakened to a severe tropical storm and headed toward inland China ...
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Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi approaches
YILAN: Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands from their homes on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Gaemi, which authorities said could ...
Read moreTrump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Former President Donald Trump demanded the self-governed island of Taiwan pay for U.S. protection, dodged the ...
Read moreWho is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
HUALIEN, Taiwan (news agencies) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a ...
Read moreA Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
HUALIEN, Taiwan (news agencies) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for ...
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New top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help the island with self-defense as threats from China loom
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised Wednesday that Washington will help the ...
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Taiwan says China’s coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel and demands its release
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — Taiwan said the Chinese coast guard boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat Tuesday before steering it ...
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