Super Typhoon Ragasa Batters Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southern China A barrier lake in Taiwan’s eastern Hualien County overflowed on Wednesday, sending a wall of water into a nearby town, as heavy rains from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the island, the Taiwan fire department reported. Since Monday, Taiwan has been under the outer rim of […]
Powerful Typhoon Podul Slams Taiwan With Fierce Winds, Torrential Rains TAIPEI — Taiwan is bracing for the full force of Typhoon Podul, which is packing winds of 155 km/h (96 mph) at its centre and continuing to strengthen, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). Forecasters say the storm is expected to make landfall in […]
Typhoon Co-May, upgraded from a tropical storm overnight, follows days of monsoon rains that have killed at least 12 people and left another eight missing across the archipelago since July 18, according to the national disaster agency. With maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour, the typhoon was expected to make landfall […]
Up to 70 Chinese ships, including navy vessels, were monitored from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea from May 1-27, a security official said on the condition of anonymity. Beijing has ramped up the deployment of fighter jets and warships around Taiwan in recent years as it pressures Taipei to accept its claims […]
Taiwan had been due to be hit with 32% U.S. tariffs two weeks ago, until President Donald Trump paused his “reciprocal tariffs” for 90 days. Speaking at a news conference in Taipei, Premier Cho Jung-tai said the initial T$88 billion ($2.71 billion) aid package would be increased to as much as T$410 billion ($12.61 billion), […]
The appointment, effective March 18, comes three months after Intel ousted CEO and company veteran Pat Gelsinger, whose costly and ambitious plan to turn the company around was faltering and sapping investor confidence. The Technology Roundup newsletter brings the latest news and trends straight to your inbox. Tan, a former Intel board member, had been […]
It was the first major setback for the AT-5 Brave Eagle, made by state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development with a budget of T$68.6 billion ($2.1 billion). The first test flight in 2020. Taiwan’s air force said the aircraft took off from the Chihhang air base in Taitung on the island’s east coast for a weapons training […]
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring it under its control. Taipei fears Beijing could sever communication links to the island as part of an attempt to seize or blockade it. A Cameroon-flagged vessel was briefly detained by Taiwan’s coast guard earlier this month on suspicion […]
This event was part of China’s Shenzhou 19 mission, which comprises three crew members, and occurred from late Monday night into Tuesday morning, as reported by officials from the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). The duo of astronauts set a new record, surpassing the previous mark of eight hours and 56 minutes established by […]
Beijing’s biggest maritime drills in years involve about 60 warships and 30 coast guard vessels deployed from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea, a senior national security official told AFP on the condition of anonymity. China has also ramped up military aircraft activity closer to Taiwan, with 100 sorties detected […]