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Taiwan reports its first case of the transmissible mpox clade Ib variant in a man in his 20s in northern Taiwan. 2026-05-19
Taiwan reports its first case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, in a Taiwanese individual arriving from India. 2022-07-22
Beginning December 1, Taiwan will require almost all visitors to have negative COVID-19 tests before arriving in the country due to an increase in imported cases. The government will also increase the number of places where people must wear masks. 2020-11-18
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar travels to Taiwan for a multi-day official visit. He is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the country in 40 years after the U.S. stopped recognising Taiwan in 1979 and has had unofficial ties since then. The PRC, which claims Taiwan as a breakaway province, condemns the visit. 2020-08-5
A man attempts Seppuku at Nankang Software Park in Taiwan, apparently in response to the final public appearance of online celebrity Zhou 'Dora' Yingxin. 2018-03-31
FORMOSAT-5, the first satellite fully designed by Taiwan's National Space Organization, is launched into low-earth orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. 2017-08-25
Taiwan scrambles navy ships and jets as Chinese warships, led by the aircraft carrier "Liaoning", sail through the Taiwan Strait following exercises in the South China Sea. 2017-01-11
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
Typhoon Tembin (2012): Taiwanese authorities evacuate almost 5,000 people ahead of the typhoon. 2012-08-23