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Powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattles Taiwan The epicentre struck around 37 miles south-east of the country’s Taipei capital There were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage in the region City government said there was scattered reports of light damage Subway system continued to operate normally while high-speed railway paused By Chris Jewers For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Man is fined £2,650 for breaking Taiwan’s coronavirus restrictions for eight seconds A man has been fined £2,650 in Taiwan for breaking coronavirus restrictions He had been quarantining when he stepped out of his hotel room for 8 seconds Hotel staff contacted the Department of Health after reviewing CCTV footage By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline … Read more
Man is fined £2,650 for breaking Taiwan’s coronavirus restrictions for eight seconds A man has been fined £2,650 in Taiwan for breaking coronavirus restrictions He had been quarantining when he stepped out of his hotel room for 8 seconds Hotel staff contacted the Department of Health after reviewing CCTV footage By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline … Read more
Chinese President Xi tells his army ‘not to fear death’ and ‘prepare to win wars’ as he addresses military commanders President Xi gave the speech Wednesday to the Central Military Commission The Chinese leader stressed the importance and urgency of war readiness Xi urged soldiers to step up combat training and ‘not to fear death … Read more
Covid-19 success story Taiwan marks 200 days without a single domestically transmitted case of coronavirus Taiwan’s Centre for Disease Control last reported a domestic case on 12 April The country has recorded 553 cases, and just 7 deaths since start of pandemic While Taiwan has stopped domestic transmission, new cases continue to be logged among … Read more
China’s recent military exercises near Taiwan are a ‘necessary action’ to protect the country’s sovereignty, particularly against ‘the interference of foreign forces’, a government spokesperson has said. Beijing, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own, has stepped up large-scale air and naval drills near the island, in what Taiwan views as intimidation to force it to … Read more
Taiwan denies shooting down a Chinese Su-35 fighter jet after social media footage shows crashed plane on fire Twitter footage shows thick smoke billowing from a burning wrecked plane Accounts claimed it was Chinese Su-35 fighter jet that fell in southern China Web users also said the aircraft was shot down by Taiwan’s air defence … Read more
U.S. Navy sends a warship through the Taiwan Strait for the second time in two weeks – days after an American destroyer sailed near disputed South China Sea islands amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing A U.S. warship transited the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan confirmed Monday Ship was on an ‘ordinary mission’ and situation … Read more
Taiwan tries to make its executions ‘more humane’ with new rules allowing the condemned to be hooded (before they are sedated and shot in the heart) Condemned in Taiwan are currently laid face-down and shot in the heart They are also given a powerful sedative before being shot through the back New rules will allow … Read more
Pizza Hut Taiwan has launched a very unique ramen pizza – complete with thick noodles, pork slices, and a soft-boiled egg. The pizza giant has teamed up with Menya Musashi, a popular ramen restaurant from Tokyo, to create the world’s first Japanese-inspired pizza topping. The unusual mashup consists of ramen noodles, barbecue pork slices, white … Read more