Sources: People
Two Chinese fishermen drown and two others are rescued when their boat capsizes near Kinmen, Taiwan, while being pursued by the Taiwan Coast Guard, who allege that the fishermen were trespassing. 2024-02-14
Nauru formally re-establishes diplomatic relations with China after withdrawing diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. 2024-01-24
Taiwan grants emergency use authorization for the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-02-20
Taiwan quarantines 700 Navy sailors after three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on board a vessel that recently returned from the island nation of Palau. 2020-04-18
Taiwan donates 10 million masks to countries hardest hit by COVID-19. 2020-04-2
Taiwanese voters head to the polls to elect a president and a new session to the Legislative Yuan. Incumbent pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen defeats anti-independence challenger Han Kuo-yu in a landslide victory by more than 20%. 2020-01-11
"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
A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the east coast of Taiwan. 2015-04-20
TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into residential buildings in an emergency landing in Taiwan's Penghu Islands, with at least 47 feared dead and 11 injured. 2014-07-23
The United States approves arms sales to Taiwan, amid opposition from China. 2010-01-7