Sources: BusinessWeek
A Taiwanese court sentences six current and former military personnel to prison terms of four and a half to eight and a half years for espionage offenses, including organizing networks and transmitting classified information to individuals linked to China. 2026-04-15
Three people are killed and five more injured in a mass stabbing near a subway station in Taipei, Taiwan. The perpetrator, who also threw smoke bombs at the train station, dies during the chase with police. 2025-12-19
Taiwan begins the "contested" rollout of its first domestically-produced MVC COVID-19 vaccine, with President Tsai Ing-Wen among the first Taiwanese to receive a dose of the protein subunit vaccine. 2021-08-23
The Taiwanese government prohibits outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people and indoor gatherings of more than 100 people, as well as banning all food and drink in trains until June 8, after reporting six new domestic COVID-19 cases with no clear source of infection. 2021-05-11
Taiwan cancels the upcoming Taiwan Lantern Festival for the first time since 1990, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases on the island. [https:--www.straitstimes.com-asia-east-asia-taiwan-cancels-major-festival-as-domestic-covid-19-cases-rise ("The Straits Times")]COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan2021-01-19
The Dominican Republic severs ties with Taiwan and establishes diplomatic relations with China. 2018-05-1
Taiwan protests China’s new air routes near the median line of the Taiwan Strait and vows to step up surveillance of aviation activity. 2015-01-14
A measles outbreak from the Philippines has spread into Australia, Canada, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. 2014-02-12
Heading toward Taiwan, slow-moving Typhoon Saola's torrential rains lead to the deaths of at least 12 people and displacement of 154,000 in the Philippines. 2012-08-1