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[ad_1] Nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in Wednesday’s magnitude-7.4 quake, but strict building regulations and widespread public disaster awareness appear to have staved off a major catastrophe on the island. Dozens of residents of the worst-hit city spent a night outdoors rather in apartments still being …

[ad_1] A powerful earthquake struck off Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. Taiwan’s 0918 Earthquake Central Emergency Operations Center | Via Reuters A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, …

[ad_1] High-rise buildings sprawl out across the Taiwanese capital Taipei. Ratima Sritangwong | EyeEm | Getty Images Taiwan shares notched fresh all-time highs on Friday as a booming demand for artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology boosts investor optimism for the country’s tech firms. Market watchers expect the rally in Taiwan …

[ad_1] Taiwan and China are conducting a joint rescue mission to find two missing crew members after a fishing vessel capsized near Taiwan’s Kinmen islands. The boat carrying six people sank about 1.07 nautical miles (about 2km) southwest of the island chain’s Dongding islet at about 6am on Thursday (22:00 …

[ad_1] China announced on Tuesday that it would boost its defence spending in 2024, as hostility over Taiwan and in the South China Sea grows. The 7.2 per cent increase, identical to last year’s figure, was announced at the start of the annual meeting of the country’s rubber-stamp parliament, the …

[ad_1] Missiles on the background of the Chinese flag Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% to 1.67 trillion yuan in 2024, according to a budget report released by the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, as part of the country’s …

[ad_1] The South Pacific nation of Nauru announced on Monday it was severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and would instead recognise China. The announcement came days after Taiwan elected the independence-leaning Lai Ching-te as its next president. In a media release, the Nauru government said it would no longer recognise …

[ad_1] Taiwan told China on Sunday to “face reality” and respect its election result, after voters defied Beijing’s warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president. Voters spurned Beijing’s repeated calls not to vote for Lai, delivering a comfortable victory for a man China’s ruling Communist Party sees as …

[ad_1] In the final pre-election rallies in Taiwan, tens of thousands gather as the nation braces for crucial presidential and parliamentary polls. As China issues stern warnings, framing the elections as a choice between “peace and war,” the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) seeks a third term with Vice President Lai …

[ad_1] China vowed on Wednesday it will “never compromise” on Taiwan and told the United States to stop providing military aid, days ahead of a crucial election on the self-ruled island. China claims Taiwan, which holds elections on Saturday, as part of its territory and has vowed to seize it …