投稿者: Associated Press in Taipei
Maritime authorities say they called off pursuit of commandeered vessel to avoid inflaming conflictTaiwan has demanded that Beijing releases a Taiwanese fishing boat that was boarded by the Chinese coastguard and steered to a port in mainland China.The…
Chen Siming posts video from Taoyuan airport saying he is seeking asylum from political persecutionA Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan whe…
Beijing residents urged to stay indoors as temperatures rise above 40C for third consecutive dayBeijing and parts of northern China are experiencing record temperatures, with authorities urging people to limit their time outdoors.The Nanjiao observator…
Announcement of closed trial coincides with uproar over unrelated assault at restaurant in TangshanThe Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has gone on trial for alleged rape and other offences in Beijing, as China is in uproar over a video showing a grou…
Forty-one injured in ‘extremely fierce’ blaze at 13-storey building in city of KaohsiungA cross-departmental investigation has been launched in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, after at least 46 people died and another 41 were injured in a fir…
Beijing police detain the ex-boy band member after social media allegations of date rapeChinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape.The 30-year-old former member of the Korean boyband EXO had previously be…
Authorities thank public for helping to reach milestone, as cases surge in many countriesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTaiwan has reached a record 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of Covid-19, underlinin…
Part-owner of shop that used to sell texts critical of China opens new business in TaipeiThe part-owner of a Hong Kong bookstore specialising in texts critical of China’s leaders has reopened his shop in Taiwan after fleeing Hong Kong because of legal …