07-06-2019 09:49
A Taiwanese train driver was charged with negligent homicide on Thursday (Jun 6) over a derailment last year that killed 18 people, the island's deadliest rail accident for a quarter of a century.
27-11-2018 09:17
Taiwan's government said Monday (Nov 26) that speeding was the main cause of a train derailment that killed 18 people last month in the first official report on the incident.
13-04-2011 22:07
Taiwan is preparing to upgrade the earthquake-resistant designs of its nuclear power plants in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, the economic minister said Wednesday.
02-05-2018 11:00
The Department of Overseas Labour Management has directed the arrangement of work for over 160 Vietnamese workers who lost their jobs due to a blaze that broke out in a factory dormitory in Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) on Saturday.
10-02-2018 22:46
Vietnam Airlines will start operating direct flights from Taiwan to CanTho and vice versa, said Nguyen Phuc Dien, head of Vietnam Airlines’ branch in Can Tho, on Thursday.
23-02-2017 09:17
TAIPEI: A Taiwanese man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday (Feb 22) for detonating a pipe bomb on a busy Taipei train that injured more than two dozen people last year.
14-02-2017 09:56
TAIPEI: At least 32 people were killed when a tour bus crashed near Taipei on Monday night, with television footage showing the bus careening towards a road barrier before flipping on its side.
21-02-2011 08:00
Deputy trade ministers from Taiwan and China will meet on the island this week in what is being hailed as a significant step forward in the normalisation of ties between the former rivals.
07-10-2016 10:18
TAIPEI: A shiny new cohort joined the workforce in Taiwan on Thursday (Oct 6) - a troop of mini robots all going by the name "Pepper", enlisted to entertain customers and give them the hard sell.
15-10-2016 09:10
Taiwan's Polytex Far Eastern Company President Douglas Tong Hsu visited the southern province of Binh Duong on October 13 to enquire about the province's policy to attract investment for business expansion.
13-09-2016 15:56
HANOI: A Taiwanese company has been fined US$9,000 for dumping waste water in a Vietnamese canal, an official said Tuesday (Sep 13), just months after another firm from the island was blamed for mass fish deaths in the country.
02-09-2016 19:12
The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) made streamlined visa application procedures available to citizens of India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam effective November 1, 2015.
17-08-2016 09:21
TAIPEI: Three soldiers were killed when a tank slipped and plunged into a river during heavy rains following an annual firing drill in southern Taiwan, officials said on Tuesday (Aug 16).
22-07-2016 08:59
CHICAGO: Charley Hull finished eagle-birdie and Holly Clyburn closed with a match-winning birdie as England stunned the United States with two four-ball triumphs on Thursday (Jul 21) to open the LPGA International Crown.
21-05-2016 11:18
Vietnam grabbed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals yesterday at the Taiwan Athletics Open.