RALPH JENNINGS

April 2, 2021 at 7:46 pm

Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash VIEW

HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan on Saturday sought an arrest warrant for the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a...

Nation & World

A section of a derailed train is seen cordoned off near the Taroko Gorge area in Hualien, Taiwan on Friday, April 2, 2021. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing dozens. With the train still partly in a tunnel, survivors climbed out of windows and walked along the train’s roof to reach safety after the country’s deadliest railway disaster. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) XHG301 XHG301

April 1, 2021 at 8:41 pm

Train hits truck that slid onto track in Taiwan, killing 51 VIEW

HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) — A train barreled into an unmanned truck that had rolled onto the track Friday in Taiwan, leaving at least 51...

Nation & World

May 8, 2020 at 6:20 am

Taiwan baseball fans allowed inside stadium but sit apart VIEW

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AP) — There were fans in the stands for baseball in Taiwan on Friday, albeit spaced far apart as a safeguard...

April 24, 2020 at 2:54 pm

Baseball in full swing in Taiwan, even in empty stadiums VIEW

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AP) — When Wang Wei-chen had a base hit for the Chinatrust Brothers, no one booed or cheered from the stands...

Sports

February 24, 2020 at 9:34 pm

Dispute leaves Taiwanese stuck in locked-down Chinese cities VIEW

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beauty salon operator Shelly Chen flew from Taiwan to her hometown in China last month to see her aging parents for...

February 13, 2020 at 10:35 pm

Health concerns meet politics amid Taiwan’s WHO exclusion

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s exclusion from the World Health Organization is pitting health concerns against geopolitics during the current crisis over the new illness...

January 9, 2020 at 9:06 pm

Suspected Chinese meddling focus in Taiwan presidential vote VIEW

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s ruling party is crying foul over alleged Chinese attempts to sway the self-governing island’s presidential election on Saturday. The Democratic...

January 8, 2020 at 7:56 pm

Taiwan leader gets election boost from unlikely place: China VIEW

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A year ago, Taiwan's leader was on the ropes. Then she got a boost from an unexpected corner: Chinese President Xi...

January 1, 2020 at 8:48 pm

Copter crash kills Taiwan’s top military officer, 7 others

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on...

December 12, 2019 at 3:05 am

Taiwan probes visa scam allowing visits by Chinese officials

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan prosecutors say they have detained 10 people, including a former staff member of the China-friendly opposition party, and are investigating...

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