Sources: Focus Taiwan
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
Typhoon Koinu makes landfall in Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan as a category 4 typhoon, with winds of over 342 kilometers in Orchid Island, becoming the strongest on record. 2023-10-5
It is announced that a record seventy-one military vehicles from the Chinese Air Force entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone in the past 24 hours. 2022-12-26
Russia defaults on two Taiwanese-owned Eurobonds worth US$100 million after Western sanctions on Russia led Euroclear to block Russian attempts to service the debt before yesterday's deadline. Russia describes the default as artificially manufactured and "a farce". The default will have few immediate consequences for Russia since the country is currently unable to borrow internationally due to the SWIFT ban against Russian banks. 2022-06-27
U.S. President Joe Biden announces that the U.S. will send a delegation to Taiwan in order to reaffirm its commitment to the country. 2022-02-28
The Taipei City Government announces the indefinite closure of entertainment venues and multiple public facilities such as libraries and sports centres beginning tomorrow after Taiwan reports a record 29 new locally transmitted cases in the past 24 hours. 2021-05-14
Taiwan announces that it will establish a Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Guyana. The United States welcomes the "milestone". 2021-02-4
Sources around President Donald Trump say that the United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems, including mines, cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan. 2020-09-16
Anti-China protests are held by the opposition in Kiribati's capital of Tarawa after the government severed ties with Taiwan and established relations with China. 2019-09-27
2011 Pacific typhoon season: At least one person in the Philippines is missing and several towns are flooded as a result of Typhoon Nanmadol which is now heading for Taiwan. 2011-08-25