Taiwan

Taiwan ex-president gets 19 years in prison (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - Taiwan’s supreme court sentenced ex-president Chen Shui-bian, an anti-China firebrand whose rhetoric enraged Beijing and irked Washington, and his wife to 19 years in prison for bribery, a…

Typhoon Megi triggers rockslides in Taiwan (AP)

October 22nd, 2010

A man stands in flood waters brought on Typhoon Megi in the north eastern town of Yilan, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 as it passes south of the island to China. Typhoon Megi's threat appeared to ease Thursday as it approached southern China, but wary residents continued their preparations for a storm that killed 20 people and damaged thousands of homes when it slammed into the northern Philippines. (AP Photo) ** TAIWAN OUT **AP - Officials say Typhoon Megi has brought heavy rains to northeastern Taiwan, triggering massive rockslides on a coastal highway that have trapped as many as 400 travelers.


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Report: US to sell Taiwan decommissioned warships (AP)

August 5th, 2010

AP - A Taiwanese newspaper reported Thursday that the U.S. will sell the democratic island two warships, a move that would almost certainly anger China and further undermine Beijing’s already…

China, Taiwan sign trade pact linking economies (AP)

June 29th, 2010

Anti-China demonstrators pack a street as they march, denouncing the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) planned with China, Saturday, June 26, 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan. opposition supporters chanted anti-communist slogans as they marched in Taiwan's capital Saturday to protest a planned trade agreement with rival China that they say will undermine the island's self-rule and its economy. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - A historic trade deal between China and Taiwan will ease 60 years of hostility and push their economies closer than ever, the latest sign that Beijing’s strategy of…

China, Taiwan to sign trade pact tying 2 economies (AP)

June 29th, 2010

Chen Yunlin, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), left, shakes hands with his counterpart, Chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), Chiang Pin-kung, at a welcoming ceremony in Chongqing city, China, Monday, June 28, 2010. Trade officials from China and Taiwan were finalizing details Monday on a landmark trade pact that will bind the economies of the political rivals closer than ever. (AP Photo/Peng Peng)AP - China and Taiwan prepared Tuesday to sign a trade deal that binds their economies closer and that Beijing hopes could lead to political accommodation six decades after the…

Strong earthquake hits Taiwan; injuries reported (AP)

March 4th, 2010

A woman walks inside a temple damaged by a quake that hit Shanlin Township, Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan, March 4, 2010. An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shook Taiwan early on Thursday, injuring 11, stopping transport and causing minor damage and fires in the southern half of the island.       REUTERS/Stringer (TAIWAN - Tags: DISASTER RELIGION) TAIWAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN TAIWANAP - A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications and triggering at least one large fire. Twelve people were injured, the National Fire Agency…

Strong earthquake hits Taiwan, 1 injury reported (AP)

March 3rd, 2010

A 6.4 magnitude quake struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, causing panic among residents in the island's second largest city who rushed into the streets as buildings shook.(AFP/Graphic)AP - A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday morning causing buildings to sway hundreds of miles (kilometers) to the north. Local news reports said at least one…