By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporterThe third Taiwan-Japan Maritime Affairs Cooperation Dialogue is to be held today in Tokyo, with a focus on emergency resc
UNDERWORLD LINKS? As authorities had raided the man’s residence in May and seized illegal drugs, they did not rule out a dispute with gangsters as a m
/ Staff writer, with CNAAThe last two bodies of people killed in the magnitude 6.0 Hualien earthquake on Feb. 6 were recovered yesterday from the rubb
FATAL REMINDER: The earthquake struck just hours after the nation held earthquake drills to mark the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 temblor that killed
CONTESTED AREA: The tanker involved in the incident was carrying oil from Taiwan to Singapore. Malaysia and Singapore both claim the collision took pl
TAIPEI GATHERINGS: The president gave the opening address to the Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue forum, while a former US vice president spoke at a pri
/ AFP, BEIJINGAt least five people were found dead and more than 120 remained missing hours after a massive landslide yesterday buried a mountain vill
HAPPINESS AND TEARS: Liang Sheng-yueh lost 30kg while trapped on a ledge and said his girlfriend Liu Chen-chun died three days before rescuers found t
By Jason Pan / Staff reporterMilitary units in central Taiwan put advanced weapons and newly acquired attack helicopters into use, with special forces
By Jason Pan / Staff reporterProsecutors and investigators yesterday inspected the damaged Taiwanese fishing vessel Hsiang Li Sheng (翔利昇), which was h
‘HUMAN ERROR’: Navy official Mei Chia-shu said that operators ‘did not follow standard procedure’ during an exercise that saw a missile launched into
HEAVY LIFTING: Tainan’s mayor said crews were talking to two people in the rubble, but once they were rescued, excavators would be brought in to lift
RESCUE WORK CONTINUES: At least 15 people were reported dead after several buildings collapsed in Tainan. Rescuers are working through the night to lo
Luck wasn’t on the side of a Texas man who ventured out to buy a lottery ticket this week.幸運沒和一名本週冒險出去買樂透彩券的德州男子站在同一邊。The 67-year-old Fort Worth man w
/ AP, BEIJINGChina will complete land reclamation projects on its disputed South China Sea territorial claims as planned within days, the Chinese Mini
NAME GAME: Chinese President Xi Jinping said the two sides should settle political differences through ‘equal consultations,’ Xinhua news agency repor
‘BLABBERMOUTH’ STAFF? After Ko’s side said it thinks Lien’s camp had acquired private information via wire taps, the KMT’s Tsai said Ko’s staff create
Why learn French when you could learn Klingon?假如你可以學克林貢語,何必還要學法語?The language created more than 30 years ago for the "Star Trek" race of long-haired w