Thu, Jul 24, 2014
Plane crash on Penghu kills dozens
A TransAsia Airways (復興航空) plane crashed on Penghu yesterday, killing at least 47 people, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said last night. The flight from Greater Kaohsiung crashed near the Magong Airport’s runway with 54 passengers and four crew on board, the agency ...FULL STORY
Typhoon Matmo hurts 17, many lose power
Seventeen people were injured and more than 460,000 households lost power as Typhoon Matmo pummeled the...FULL STORYNo shift in Washington’s arms sales to Taiwan policy
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First bodies of Flight MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands
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