Jun 28 Explosion at Taiwan water park injures nearly 500 By Cathy Zhao Special effects color powder at a water park near Taipei, Taiwan, suddenly ignited into a fireball and blasted into a crowd on Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 06 Engines on TransAsia plane failed seconds before crash By Marina Lopes Both engines on a TransAsia flight that cartwheeled into a highway this week, killing 35 people, failed seconds after liftoff, a Taiwan aviation safety official said Friday, citing initial findings from the flight’s data recorder. Continue reading
Jul 23 Report: Taiwan plane crashes on landing; 47 feared dead By News Desk BREAKING: Taiwanese news agency: Plane crashes in emergency landing, killing 51 people, injuring 7. — The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2014 UPDATED 11:07 p.m. EDT: A Transasia Airways plane crashed Wednesday while… Continue reading
Mar 25 Taiwan’s president offers to meet student protesters after violent clashes By Ariel Min Taiwan’s president Ma Ying-jeou extended an offer to talk with student protest leaders in the midst of escalating tensions and demonstrations near the parliament building on Tuesday. Protests erupted between students and police after Taiwan's president refused to scrap a… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch National Pride is at Heart of China and Japan Dispute Over Islands National Pride Is at Heart of China and Japan Dispute Over Islands… Continue watching
Jan 16 Taiwanese Vote with Their Pocketbooks for Incumbent President Ma By Larisa Epatko Much is made of Taiwan's relations with the United States and China, but rather it was economic and social issues that drove Taiwanese to the polls on Saturday to re-elect President Ma Ying-jeou to four more years, says GlobalPost's Cain… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch As China’s Economy Grows, How Hard Should U.S. Push on Currency, Human Rights? Continuing his U.S. visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao met with political and business leaders. Jeffrey Brown evaluates the final day of his visit and the impact on the business world with Myron Brilliant of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thea… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Dalai Lama Visit Fuels Friction Between China, U.S. Chinese officials openly criticized President Obama's decision to meet with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Thursday. Beijing warned that U.S. recognition of Tibet as an independent state would further strain Sino-U.S. relations. Jeffrey Brown speaks to two… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Beijing Residents React to President Obama’s Visit GlobalPost correspondent Josh Shin gets reactions from Beijing residents about President Obama's three-day trip to China. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Other News: Pakistani Forces Pummel Taliban Bases; Taiwan Dispatches More Aid In other news, Pakistani forces pummeled key Taliban bases near the Afghanistan border, and a double suicide bombing in Iraq killed at least 21 people. Continue watching