Taipei
Anguish and anger after Taiwan building blaze kills 46
The blaze is the latest tragedy to highlight concerns over lax safety standards in Taiwan and has exposed the poor living conditions of many elderly in a...
The defence ministry said it had dispatched a rescue team following the Black Hawk helicopter’s forced landing in New Taipei City, after aviation authorities lost contact with the craft at 8:22am.
China claims Taiwan as its own and considers the self-ruled island a wayward province. The island has about 300,000 Catholics.
China has been infuriated over a US bill that seeks to raise official contacts between Washington and Taipei.
Many of the passengers were elderly, although the age range was early 20s to late 60s, according to city authorities.
The mayor came under fire from the Department of International Relations and the ANC for allegedly breaching government’s “one China policy”.
Solly Msimanga was invited by the Taiwanese city's mayor Ko Wen-je but some ANC members view the visit as contravening the “One China” policy.
Victims suffered burns on limbs and torsos, with some passing out from the pain.
The plane warned five times of stalling before the crash in the centre of Taipei.
The plane, with 58 people on board, clipped a highway bridge before crash landing into a river.
The plane crashed into a river in Taiwan with 58 passengers on board.
A 70-seat ATR 72, crashed near the runway while trying to land on the small island of Penghu.
Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry will begin mass production of Apple's next-generation iPhone.
HTC's stock price is at an eight-year low and has warned it could make its first operating loss this quarter.
5 people died after torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding across Taiwan.