Sources: BBC
Health officials in Tainan City, Taiwan, report that they have confirmed three cases of mpox so far this year. 2024-08-19
Taiwan officially begins extending its compulsory military service from four months to one year amid increased tensions with China. 2024-01-25
Honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of "China" from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China. 2023-03-26
Taiwan's Central Election Commission approves three referendums in late August. The referendums will allow the public to decide on banning pork containing ractopamine, on holding referendums on the same day as general elections, and whether to change the location of a planned new liquefied natural gas terminal to protect the maritime environment. 2021-05-14
Taiwan receives their first shipment of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative. 2021-03-3
Taiwan strongly rejects accusations from the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom that it "condoned racist attacks" on him, and demands an apology. He has accused Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs of "waging a months-long campaign against him, including death threats and racist abuse." 2020-04-9
The Typhoon Jebi in Taiwan killed six people while another was declared missing. 2018-09-3
China stages joint war games featuring mock beach landing, helicopter assaults and tank battles along its east coast, just days before the inauguration of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen. 2016-05-18
Mainland China's leader Xi Jinping and Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou meet in Singapore, the first meeting between a Chinese and Taiwanese leader since the Chinese Communist Revolution. [http:--edition.cnn.com-2015-11-07-asia-china-taiwan-summit-index.html (CNN)]2015 Ma–Xi Meeting2015-11-7
Eric Chu, KMT party chairman, has replaced Hung Hsiu-chu as Taiwan’s ruling party candidate just months ahead of elections. 2015-10-19