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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

Taiwan reports a record 207 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 206 of which are locally transmitted cases. This subsequently brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,682.
2021-05-16

Typhoon Meranti hits mainland China and Taiwan killing at least eight people and destroying 1,600 houses.
2016-09-16

Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency criticizes Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as politically extreme and lacking emotional balance because she is unmarried and does not have children.
2016-05-26

Under pressure from the Chinese delegation, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Kris Peeters ejects the Taiwanese delegation from a symposium of the OECD Steel Committee; it was the first such incident since Taiwan joined the OECD Steel Committee in 2005.
2016-04-19

China says Chinese passengers flying from the Chinese cities of Nanchang, Kunming, and Chongqing, will be allowed to stop at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport before flying to a third destination. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou applauded this step toward normalizing relations between the two states. Taiwan's opposition party expressed concern that Beijing is trying to interfere with the country's January 16, 2016, presidential and legislative elections.
2016-01-5

The Republic of China lifts sanctions imposed on the Philippines after president Benigno Aquino apologized to the family of a Taiwanese fisherman shot dead in disputed waters.
2013-08-8

Heavy rain causes flash floods in Taiwan and the death of four people in landslides leading to the evacuation of 3,000 people.
2012-06-12

The South African Development Community calls on Madagascar to allow political exiles, including former President Marc Ravalomanana to return to end the political deadlock.
2011-06-13

The United States and Australia issue travel warnings for India following the shooting of two Taiwanese tourists outside the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi.
2010-09-20