Eased visa policies drive tourism growth between Vietnam and S.Korea, Taiwan
Travel 16:59 24/08/2025Relaxed visa policies and streamlined application procedures are fueling a surge in tourism between Vietnam and South Korea and Taiwan, with officials and travel industry leaders highlighting significant growth in two-way visitor numbers.
Typhoon Podul slams into southern Taiwan, hundreds of flights cancelled
World 15:17 13/08/2025Typhoon Podul hit Taiwan's sparsely populated southeast coast on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph), as a large swathe of southern and eastern parts of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated
World 16:37 04/08/2025TAIPEI - Four people died and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year's rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding.
Typhoon Danas lashes southern Taiwan with record winds, injuring hundreds
World 17:00 07/07/2025Typhoon Danas lashed southern Taiwan with record winds and strong rain early on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 500 in a rare hit to the island's densely populated west coast.
Nearly 2kg of suspected gold found hidden in Taiwanese passenger’s camera lenses at Hanoi airport
Vietnam News 14:57 26/06/2025Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have seized 12 metal bars suspected to be gold, weighing nearly two kilograms and worth more than VND5.5 billion (US$210,470), after finding them hidden inside camera lenses in a Taiwanese passenger’s suitcase.
China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan
World 17:30 18/05/2025BEIJING - China on Sunday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9% on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan.
Ho Chi Minh City schools partner with Taiwan on semiconductor engineering training
Education 07:27 05/09/2024Research indicates a significant future surge in demand for semiconductor professionals
Da Nang welcomes back first visitors from Taiwan following COVID-19 pandemic
Economy 16:33 30/10/2022The visitors arrived on flight JX701 operated by Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines
Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion
World 13:53 06/12/2021Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread
Taiwanese footwear manufacturer donates $1mn to Vietnam’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fund
Vietnam News 18:03 15/06/2021Pou Chen Group has donated US$1 million to the fund to help Vietnam achieve herd immunity soon
Taiwan prepares white rhino 'Emma' to find mate in Japan
World 16:13 04/03/2021Part of an attempt to widen the gene pool of Asia's captive-bred white rhinos, it is the first time Taiwan will send a rhino overseas to breed
Vietnamese Canadian who made illegal entry proves coronavirus-negative: health department
Vietnam News 10:25 30/12/2020The Vietnamese Canadian flew from Canada to Taiwan before landing in Cambodia on December 11
