Sources: Focus Taiwan
Peruvian police liberate 44 individuals, mostly Malaysians, from a Taiwanese organized crime group's extortion scheme in La Molina, Lima. Concurrently, six Taiwanese and two Peruvians are arrested, and the victims, who were deceived with job offers and trafficked via Amsterdam, Netherlands, will be extradited to Malaysia following an investigative process. 2023-10-9
A second earthquake in less than 24 hours strikes southeast Taiwan, killing one person and wounding 146 other people. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake is felt in Taipei and tsunami warnings are issued. 2022-09-18
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite Chinese threats of military action in response to her visit. Pelosi is the most senior U.S. official to visit the self-governing island since Newt Gingrich in 1997. 2022-08-2
Taiwan reports a record 30,035 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the first time the country has reported more than 30,000 cases since the pandemic began. 2022-05-6
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
At least eighty-five people are killed in Taiwan and tens of thousands stranded in airports as an unprecedented cold snap hits several Asian countries including China and South Korea. 2016-01-25
Typhoon Goni leaves seven people dead and two people missing as it moves from the Philippines towards Taiwan and Okinawa, Japan. 2015-08-22
A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the east coast of Taiwan. 2015-04-20
A Taiwanese ship initially believed to have been hijacked off the coast of Madagascar is later found safe. 2010-10-8