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
Vietnam ranks fourth on travel wish list: Agoda
Vietnam News 16:31 29/09/2020Taiwan came out on top of the list this year, ousting last year’s winner Thailand to the second place
Vietjet ready to fly to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan in September
Vietnam News 15:18 19/09/2020All three destinations are held in high regard for their successful control of the local COVID-19 outbreaks to date
