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Taiwan museum removes defaced statues given by Jackie Chan INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan museum removes defaced statues given by Jackie Chan

Statues donated by pro-Beijing actor Jackie Chan to a top Taiwanese museum and later defaced by anti-China protesters have been removed from display, officials said Monday ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Third typhoon of the month hits Taiwan, 32 injured INTERNATIONAL

Third typhoon of the month hits Taiwan, 32 injured

Strong wind and rain lashed Taiwan on Tuesday as the third typhoon to hit the island this month made landfall, injuring more than 30 people, ripping signs off buildings and knocking down trees.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Typhoon Meranti lashes China after pounding Taiwan INTERNATIONAL

Typhoon Meranti lashes China after pounding Taiwan

Typhoon Meranti battered southeastern China with heavy winds and torrential rain on Thursday, cutting power, ripping up trees and smashing windows, a day after lashing Taiwan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Flights cancelled, schools shut as Typhoon hits Taiwan INTERNATIONAL

Flights cancelled, schools shut as Typhoon hits Taiwan

Tens of thousands of homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Meranti hit the island, a storm seen as the strongest in the world so far this year ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taiwan prosecutors seek 12-year jail for ATM thieves INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan prosecutors seek 12-year jail for ATM thieves

Taiwan prosecutors are seeking a 12-year prison term for each of three foreigners accused of stealing 83mn Taiwan dollars ($2.6mn) from hacked cash machines in Taiwan in July, state media reported on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taiwan braces for super typhoon Meranti INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan braces for super typhoon Meranti

Taiwan braced for approaching super typhoon Meranti on Tuesday, evacuating nearly 1,800 tourists from offshore islands and closing some schools and offices.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Climate change 'spells worse typhoons for Asia' INTERNATIONAL

Climate change 'spells worse typhoons for Asia'

China, Taiwan, Japan and the Koreas will experience more violent typhoons under climate change, said researchers on Monday, presenting evidence for a recent rise in storm intensity caused by ocean warming.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taiwan developer resumes $1bn Abu Dhabi project ECONOMY

Taiwan developer resumes $1bn Abu Dhabi project

Farglory Land has resumed work on a delayed $1bn real estate project in Abu Dhabi and now expects to complete the development's first phase in 2018, two years later than originally planned.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore INTERNATIONAL

Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore

Australia, Taiwan and South Korea advised pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore after an outbreak of the Zika virus infected more than 50 people in the city-state.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Giraffe dies 'of anxiety' in latest Taiwan animal scandal INTERNATIONAL

Giraffe dies 'of anxiety' in latest Taiwan animal scandal

A seven-year-old male giraffe has died of anxiety after being caged and loaded onto a truck at a Taiwan zoo, the latest animal death to spark angry calls for tougher protection laws.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New Taiwan envoy to Singapore resigns over drink-driving INTERNATIONAL

New Taiwan envoy to Singapore resigns over drink-driving

Taiwan's new envoy to Singapore resigned Tuesday after he was caught drink-driving last week in the island's capital Taipei, just hours after he had been sworn into office.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taiwan apologises to indigenous people for first time INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan apologises to indigenous people for first time

Wearing traditional dress from feather headdresses to loincloths, members of Taiwan's indigenous community met President Tsai Ing-wen Monday as she made a landmark apology ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016