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Taipei (AFP) Sept 27, 2016 - Taiwan went into shutdown Tuesday as the island faces its third typhoon in two weeks, with thousands evacuated, schools and offices closed across the island and hundreds of flights disrupted.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 - Taiwanese soldiers on a tiny islet just off China's mainland shot down an unidentified commercial drone on Thursday as a local tycoon vowed to train millions of civilian warriors to defend the island.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 30, 2019 - Communist China's creation seven decades ago irrevocably changed Taiwan, but Beijing's huge celebrations this week will be met with a collective shrug on an island where people increasingly see themselves as distinct from the mainland.
Jun 26, 2026
Hualien, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 17, 2014 - Taiwan's navy fired anti-submarine rockets and guns Wednesday simulating their response if China launched an invasion, as part of the island's biggest naval drill in 25 years.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 15, 2013 - Taiwan is to set up its first turtle sanctuary, officials said Sunday, after the second seizure within weeks of more than 2,000 of the protected creatures, bound for dinner plates in China.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 - A Taiwan court handed jail terms Thursday ranging from four to ten years to four people, including a former staffer in President Lai Ching-te's office, for spying for China.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 21, 2020 - Taiwan said it scrambled fighters and deployed anti-missile systems Monday after Chinese military jets entered its air defence zone for the fourth time in five days.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 18, 2020 - Taiwan scrambled fighter jets Friday as the Chinese military conducted exercises near the Taiwan Strait during a rare visit by a high-ranking US diplomat to the self-ruled island.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 16, 2009 - A Taiwanese scientist has developed an earthquake alarm that could give people a crucial 15-second warning in case of a tremor, one of his team said Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 - Taipei accused China on Wednesday of pressuring organisers of a Malaysian trade event into barring a Taiwanese beauty queen waving the island's flag on stage.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 22, 2018 - Taiwan said Saturday that a historic agreement between China and the Vatican would not result in Taipei losing its only diplomatic ally in Europe.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 3, 2018 - Taiwanese campaigners Monday submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures asking for the island to compete as Taiwan and not Chinese Taipei in the next Olympics, paving the way for a referendum that will incense Beijing.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 - Dozens of Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island's defence ministry said Tuesday, as it called on Beijing to stop its provocative actions.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 4, 2015 - Taiwan further relaxed controls Friday on local high-tech companies expanding into China, with the aim of allowing them to compete with giants like Intel and Samsung on the mainland market.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 2, 2021 - Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organised by two tech giants and a charity because of diplomatic pressure from China.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 19, 2016 - A group of opposition officials from Taiwan have bypassed the government and travelled to China on a bridge-building trip as relations with Beijing turn frosty under new president Tsai Ing-wen.
Jun 26, 2026
