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Beijing has warned Washington to stop arming Taiwan after the US Senate approved a bill that includes $8bn for countering China’s actions threatening America’s allies in the Indo-Pacific region. The package covers a wide range of parts and services aim…
A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there was further damage to two multistorey buildings t…
Floods have swamped a number of cities in the densely populated Pearl River delta after record-breaking rains. Precipitation records for April have already been broken in many parts of Guangdong, leaving large areas of the province underwater. State me…
A song aired on North Korean state television shows jubilant citizens hailing Kim Jong-un as their ‘friendly father’, with people of different ages and backgrounds singing Kim’s praises. The song was released after the leader inaugurated a new resident…
There were queues at the Myanmar border on Friday as people attempted to flee to Thailand after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy fell to the anti-junta resistance, which has been growing in strength. The number of people crossing from Myawaddy …
Local authorities in Kazakhstan have started blowing up artificial dams in an effort to lower water levels in flooded areas. The deluge of meltwater has forced more than 110,000 people from their homes in Kazakhstan, Russia’s Ural Mountains and Siberia…
Liberal opposition parties in South Korea won more than three-fifths of seats in national assembly elections. Senior members of the conservative People Power party (PPP) offered to resign in response to its heavy defeat, which has severely weakened th…
Footage from around the world has captured celebrations of Eid al-Fitr as Muslims marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with the three-day festival. For many, however, the six-month war in Gaza has cast a shadow on the Islamic holiday Continue…
Rescue efforts are still under way in Taiwan’s Taroko national park to find two missing Australian nationals, who have not been seen for six days after a massive earthquake hit the island. CCTV footage shows the couple, who also hold Singaporean passpo…
Rescuers evacuated several people trapped inside highway tunnels in Taiwan on Friday, two days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake caused landslides and blocked the way out. In the video provided by Pingtung fire department, a member of the rescue team is…
A large boulder was sent crashing down a hillside into a car after the Taiwan earthquake in the eastern county of Hualien. Local media reported that the driver was only slightly injured Taiwan earthquake: rescuers search for survivors amid landslides …
CCTV footage shows staff rush to hold on to wobbling cots when an earthquake struck Taiwan. Surveillance video caught the moment the earthquake hit the Ma Cherie maternity centre in Taipei. Taiwan is still assessing the aftermath of the quake – given a…
More than 100 people were rescued from a fire on a ferry off the coast of Thailand. The ferry had been travelling to Koh Tao, known as ‘death island’, when a fire broke out in the engine room. Passengers and crew in lifejackets were rescued from the de…
Drone footage shows mine workers trapped by landslides triggered by a strong earthquake in Taiwan.A 7.2-magnitude quake rocked the island, killing at least nine people. The number injured has exceeded 1,000, though dozens of workers who were heading to…
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday was captured by the cameras in a newsroom during a live broadcast. As the quake hit, anchors on air carried on delivering the news while the studio was visibly shaken and lights swayed violentl…