Taiwan

Beijing has regularly sent military aircraft and ships to circle Taiwan on drills in the past few years

No immediate reports of casualties or damage

Amnesty International urged Taiwanese government to not water down same-sex marriage proposals

Tsai framed local elections as a way to tell the world that Taiwan would not bow to Beijing

The results will be closely watched in China, which claims self-ruled, proudly democratic Taiwan as its own

Self-ruled country will also hold a referendum on same-sex marriage

After President Donald Trump's barbed comments against China in the runup to this week's congressional elections

Trade war and the issue of Taiwan become flashpoints in Sino-US ties

187 injured after a train derails in the island’s northeast

Authorities are not able to confirm if any passengers remain trapped alive inside the train

The rally, one of the largest seen on Taiwan this year, was organised by a group called Formosa Alliance

Washington last week enacted new tariffs against China covering another $200 billion of its imports

Allegations come as China ramps up efforts to encourage Taiwanese to settle in China permanently

The allegations comes as China ramps up efforts to encourage Taiwanese to settle in China permanently

A tropical depression has been dumping torrential rain in central and southern Taiwan

Beijing has begun ordering foreign companies to label Taiwan as part of China on their websites

Taiwan's independent status remains a bone of contention between Washington and Beijing

Officials warn of possible floods and mudslides

10 % tariff on US trade fully passed on to the consumer could tip the global economy into a state of stagflation

United States overtures towards Taiwan

Washington gave up official diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979 to recognise Beijing

Taiwan has accused China of using dollar diplomacy to lure away its allies, promising generous aid packages

White House says it will resist efforts by Chinese to impose political correctness on American companies

The Dominican Republic said it had taken the decision after a long process of consultation, and prioritizing its needs

Caribbean nation agreed to establish diplomatic relations with China in favour of Taiwan

China claims Taiwan as its sacred territory

Chinese state media says the drills were a direct response to provocations by Taiwan leader

Local govt confab kicks off in capital, UCLG leaders hope conference sensitizes govt on SDGs

China suspects Tsai wants to push for formal independence

White House says 'Taiwan Travel Act' encourages visits between officials of the Washington and Taipei at all levels

A total of 17 people died across the eastern coastal town, 14 of them in the Yun Tsui building

Legislators passed a pension reform bill last June, cutting civil servants' generous pension packages

Taiwan welcomed 30 percent more visitors from southeast Asia in 2017

Hualien's worst tremor in recent decades was a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed around 2,400 people

Golden Labrador named "Iron Hero" rescues people caught under earthquake debris

5.7 magnitude quake felt on eastern coast of the island

Buildings and infrastructure also collapses due to high-intensity earthquake

Local media reported a number of buildings had toppled with around 30 people trapped inside

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the routes would only be used for civilian flights

China’s air force has carried out 16 rounds of exercises close to Taiwan in the past year or so

Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring what it considers a wayward province under its rule

The group was sentenced to between two and 15 years in prison and slapped with fines

The previous record holder was seen for six hours above Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1994

Authorities dispatched 17 military planes as well as 10 naval and coastguard vessels to conduct a search

China has not said if Xi plans to meet Soong

Island nation seeks to bolster defences in face of Chinese military build-up

State Department says no change in one China policy

Ties between Taiwan and China have turned frosty since the election of Tsai Ing-wen as president last year

China has cut off a regular dialogue mechanism, ramped up military drills and stepped up international pressure

The United States has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to help it defend itself