CHINA and Taiwan have rung in the New Year with light shows in several major cities. In Beijing, celebrations were held at a former steelworks on the city’s western outskirts, while in Shanghai, crowds gathered to admire light displays along…
TAIWAN has firmly rejected South Africa’s demand to relocate its representative office from the capital, Pretoria, to Johannesburg, calling the request a breach of a long-standing agreement. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Jeff Liu, announced on Tuesday that this…
THE death toll after a severe earthquake off the coast of Taiwan has risen to seven, the Central Emergency Operation Centre, CEOC, said on Wednesday. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake centred about 25 kilometres south-east of Hualien in eastern Taiwan triggered several…
