Harimau Malaya don’t deserve to go through if unable to beat Taiwan, says coach
KUALA LUMPUR: The Harimau Malaya squad don’t deserve to advance further in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers if they fail to beat Taiwan in Taipei next Tuesday, said the former’s head coach Kim Pan Gon. The South Korean coach said his team must fight for three points in their Group D second match of the […]
Death toll rises to 9 in southern Taiwan factory blaze, 1 still missing
PINGTUNG: Two more bodies were found Sunday morning, more than 24 hours after a factory fire and subsequent explosions at an industrial park in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County, reported Central News Agency (CNA). As of 8 am Sunday, the incident at a golf ball manufacturer Launch Technologies Co.’s factory at Pingtung Technology Industrial Park killed […]
Typhoon Haikui slams into China, fire truck plunges into river
BEIJING: Heavy rains and powerful winds caused by typhoon Haikui have led to significant disruptions in southern China, as the typhoon reached the Chinese mainland on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media said. Near the megacity of Fuzhou, a fire truck with eight people on board plunged into a river, Chinese state television reported on Tuesday. […]
Moderate earthquake strikes Taiwan region
A moderate earthquake struck the Taiwan region at 5:22 AM today, as reported by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). The earthquake registered a magnitude of 5.0 and occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. Its epicentre was located at coordinates 21.9 degrees north and 121.5 degrees east, approximately 144 kilometres southeast of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. There […]
Restoration of 500-year-old Quran completed in Taiwan
TAIPEI: The restoration of a 500-year-old handwritten Holy Quran was completed on Sunday, according to the Taiwan-based Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation. The 500-page manuscript, heavily worn down by wear and tear, was presented to Master Cheng Yen, founder of the charity foundation, as a gift in 2020 by Faisal Hu, a Tzu Chi volunteer […]
Macron praised in China for brilliant Taiwan comments
BEIJING: Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected suggestion that Europe not “follow” US policy on Taiwan is being hailed as a “brilliant decision” this week in China, where state news outlets and social media users are lauding his independence. The French president sowed confusion across the international community — and left Western allies bristling — after calling for […]
Taiwan’s badminton ace Tai Tzu-ying to retire at end of 2024
KAOHSIUNG (Taiwan): After competing on the badminton court for over two decades, Taiwan’s top female shuttler Tai Tzu-ying has announced she will retire at the end of next year. Tai, 28, revealed her retirement plan on Saturday when attending a commercial activity in her hometown of Kaohsiung, according to Central News Agency (CNA). “I plan to retire […]
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocks Taiwan
TAIPEI: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Taiwan’s southeastern Taitung County at 2.44pm Sunday, stronger than Saturday’s magnitude 6.4 temblor, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). The epicentre of Sunday’s quake was in Chishang township at a depth of 11.1 kilometres (km) and 41.8km north of Taitung County Hall, […]
China makes second largest Taiwan defence zone incursion this year
TAIPEI: China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said late Monday it had scrambled its own aircraft and deployed air defence missile systems to monitor the latest Chinese activity. In recent years, […]
Philippines to uphold South China Sea ruling
MANILA: Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Thursday he would uphold an international ruling against Beijing over the disputed South China Sea, insisting he would not let China trample on Manila’s maritime rights. China claims almost all of the resource-rich waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, with competing claims from the […]
