Sources: People
China's People's Liberation Army begins two days of military drills around Taiwan. In response, Taiwan mobilizes its military. 2024-05-23
The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, United Kingdom, returns the remains of four Paiwan warriors to the Taiwanese indigenous community, marking the first international repatriation of ancestral remains for Taiwan. The skulls, which the university acquired in 1907 and are believed to have been taken by Japanese forces in 1874, will be housed at the National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung while awaiting a final resting place decision from Mudan authorities. 2023-11-3
U.S. President Joe Biden states that American troops would defend Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese invasion, a departure from a traditional policy of strategic ambiguity. 2022-05-23
Taiwan reports 551 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day figure of new cases this year. 2022-04-12
U.S. President Joe Biden announces that the U.S. will send a delegation to Taiwan in order to reaffirm its commitment to the country. 2022-02-28
Incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung and former presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu is removed from office after 939,090 people voted for his recall, vastly exceeding the minimum threshold of 574,996 votes. This marks the first time a mayor has been successfully recalled in Taiwan. 2020-06-6
Philippines Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario says Chinese coast guard ships that were sighted two weeks ago near the disputed Jackson Atoll in the northeast Dangerous Ground are no longer there today. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said ships were dispatched to the area in late 2015 to salvage a fishing vessel that posed a risk to navigation. Chinese ships, “... persuaded fishing boats to leave the waters in an effort to ensure safety conditions for normal navigation," Hong said. In addition to China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Brunei also lay claim to the Spratly Islands waters. 2016-03-2
"The Nikkei" reports that Japan's Sharp Corporation has accepted a 700 billion Japanese yen ($6.2 billion) takeover bid from Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group. 2016-02-25
An accidental fire severely burns a giant white rabbit erected by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in Taoyuan, Taiwan. 2014-09-15