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Pakistan reports a case of mpox in Kashmir, bringing the total number of cases in the country to four. In response to the rapid increase of cases in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces that the country will begin screening people at entry points.
2024-08-19

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured.
2024-04-3

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

An AIDC AT-3 crashes in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killing the pilot. In response, the Taiwanese Air Force suspends training operations.
2022-05-31

Around 200 demonstrators in Taipei, Taiwan call for the war to end.
2022-02-26

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says that she is ready to have talks with China and urges the country to have dialogues with Taiwan.
2021-01-1

The United States plans to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion in arms, the first such sale under the administration of Donald Trump.
2017-06-29

Japan and Taiwan sign an agreement over fishing rights around the Senkaku Islands. China voices "extreme concerns" over the deal. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-china-22092853 (BBC)] [http:--www3.nhk.or.jp-nhkworld-english-news-20130410_36.html (NHK World)]date=August 2019
2013-04-10

Heading toward Taiwan, slow-moving Typhoon Saola's torrential rains lead to the deaths of at least 12 people and displacement of 154,000 in the Philippines.
2012-08-1

A tsunami warning is also issued for Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the United States.
2011-03-11