Sources: People
The Taiwanese transport ministry announces that airlines will increase fuel surcharges on international flights by 157 percent starting April 7, following a rise in global oil prices linked to the Iran war. 2026-04-1
Typhoon Podul makes landfall in southern Taiwan, killing one person, injuring 112 people, leaving one missing, causing hundreds of flight cancellations, thousands of evacuations, school closures and blackouts. 2025-08-13
Twenty-nine Chinese military aircraft enter the Taiwanese air defence zone, prompting the Taiwanese Air Force to send their own aircraft in response. 2022-06-21
The United States sends 2.5 million doses of Moderna's vaccine to Taiwan. 2021-06-20
Prosecutors in Taiwan seek the arrest of a truck owner whose unattended vehicle rolled onto railway tracks, causing the accident that killed 50 people. 2021-04-3
Authorities find that the July 19 bus crash in Taiwan that killed 26 people was an intentional suicide by the bus driver. 2016-09-11
Taiwan's justice ministry releases former President Chen Shui-bian from jail on a one-month medical parole. 2015-01-5
A tsunami warning is also issued for Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the United States. 2011-03-11
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Taiwan, injuring 12 and disrupting communications and rail services. 2010-03-4