Sources: BBC
The Government of South Africa orders Taiwan to relocate its representative office from the South African capital of Pretoria, allegedly due to pressure from China. 2024-10-17
Nauru withdraws diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and establishes formal diplomatic relations with China. 2024-01-15
At least 46 people are killed and 79 others are injured in a fire at a 13-storey tower block in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2021-10-14
Taiwan reports zero community transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the first time since the country's largest outbreak began in May. 2021-08-25
Taiwan raises its COVID-19 alert level to level 3 nationwide, which is the same level as Taipei and New Taipei City, where masks are required to be worn at all times and gatherings of more than five people indoors and ten people outdoors are banned amid an increase in the number of locally transmitted cases. 2021-05-19
Taiwan reports a record 16 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,231. 2021-05-12
Taiwan reports its first death from COVID-19 since May 2020 in a woman in her 80s. 2021-01-30
Typhoon Meranti hits southern Taiwan with record breaking winds and heavy rains, disrupting transport and knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. 2016-09-14
The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Taiwan rises to at least 29, with at least 120 trapped under collapsed buildings in Tainan, while 198 people have been rescued. 2016-02-7
Taiwan evacuates hundreds of people ahead of Typhoon Soudelor (2015). 2015-08-7