Sources: AP via Yahoo! News
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
China sanctions 20 United States defense-related companies and ten executives for providing weapons to Taiwan last week. 2025-12-27
Taiwan extends its nationwide alert level 3 until June 28 as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to remain high. 2021-06-7
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying 13 people crashes in New Taipei, Taiwan. Eight people are killed, including the Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming, the head of the Republic of China Armed Forces. 2020-01-2
Taiwan severs diplomatic relations with Kiribati, according to Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. Only the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau and Tuvalu maintain formal relations with Taiwan in the Pacific. 2019-09-20
Taiwan condemns China after two PLAAF fighter jets pass the maritime line on the Taiwan Strait. Though there was no immediate response from China, the move comes after a week when the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard sent ships through the Strait. 2019-03-31
Typhoon Soudelor (Hanna) strengthens to the strongest storm of 2015; it is expected to be equivalent to a Category 3 or Category 4 hurricane when it hits Taiwan. 2015-08-5
A Japan Coast Guard ship engages a Taiwanese ship carrying activists bound for the Senkaku Islands. 2013-01-24
Typhoon Tembin (2012): Taiwanese authorities evacuate almost 5,000 people ahead of the typhoon. 2012-08-23
A 6.5~6.9 earthquake strikes near Taitung, south east of Taiwan. 2010-04-26