Taiwan engineer becomes lightsaber master craftsman

"Star Wars" fan quit his job to work on lightsabers full time after he was disappointed with the franchise's official version

• Dec 16, 2015

6 decades for a handshake between China and Taiwan

Historic meeting between presidents paints picture of political good will, but experts say it's more about changing nothing

• Nov 9, 2015

Leaders of Taiwan and China to hold first meeting since 1940's civil war

Taiwanese have criticised their president for getting close to China which they fear will use economic power against them

• Nov 3, 2015

Taiwanese mom could be billed for forcing flight delay

Mother is widely believed to have planned birth in U.S. airspace to give child citizenship, but it could cost her thousands of dollars

• Oct 23, 2015

Taiwanese mom who gave birth on flight to U.S. separated from baby

News agencies report the woman had been denied admission to the U.S. and had returned to Taiwan without her baby

• Oct 22, 2015

Deadly typhoon hits mainland China after slamming Taiwan

Taiwan's Central News Agency says storm left 2 dead, hundreds injured, 6 mountain climbers missing and more than a million households without water or power

• Sep 29, 2015

Deadly typhoon lashes Taiwan, leaves hundreds injured

Taiwan's Central News Agency says the storm has left two dead, 324 injured and six mountain climbers missing

• Sep 28, 2015

Taiwan boy stumbles, punches hole through $1.5 million painting

Surveillance video shows the beverage-toting boy falling over a rope barrier directly into the masterpiece's canvas

• Aug 25, 2015

Deadly typhoon's remnants pound China after lashing Taiwan

Storm injures dozens, leaves millions in two countries without power

• Aug 8, 2015

​Typhoon Soudelor strikes Taiwan

At least four people killed and dozens hurt as strongest typhoon in years strikes island with strong winds and heavy rain

• Aug 8, 2015

Taiwan pilot in TransAsia crash described as "nervous" by colleagues

Pilot who mistakenly throttled down still-running engine before deadly crash failed a flight simulator test in 2014, officials say

• Jul 2, 2015

American burned in Taiwan inferno fights for life, dad says

Alex Haas was burned in his lungs and on 90 percent of his body in massive conflagration at a water park; family says they don't blame country

• Jul 1, 2015

Sudden inferno at Taiwan water park injures hundreds

An accidental explosion of an unknown powder sets hundreds of people on fire at once during concert; cause still a mystery

• Jun 28, 2015

Hundreds hurt in fire at Taiwan water park

An accidental explosion on stage at music party leads to conflagration that injures more than 500

• Jun 28, 2015
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Dogs in Taiwan upping their #selfie game

A new trend in Taiwan has dog owners trimming their pup's faces into perfect geometric shapes to raise their internet appeal

• Apr 28, 2015
• 8 photos