Music holds the key to a good night’s rest – and soothing tunes are the most beneficial, scientists say Scientists from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan made discovery They found that older adults who listen to music before bed had better sleep Melodies with a slow beat worked best, according to the new … Read more
Too scared to offend China: Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier ‘will avoid the Taiwan Strait on maiden voyage through South China Sea to avoid provoking Beijing’ HMS Queen Elizabeth will take the South China Sea after sailing east from the UK Politicians have criticised the passage schedule, saying it is too soft on Beijing The … Read more
At least 48 people have been killed after a train smashed into a truck and derailed inside a tunnel in Taiwan. Some 70 passengers remain trapped inside the mangled carriages, while another 40 have been rushed to hospital, after the train crashed outside the city of Hualien on Friday. The express train was packed with … Read more
36 people are killed and 70 remain trapped after train derailed in tunnel in Taiwan after crashing into a truck that slid off the road Train derailed inside tunnel outside the city of Hualien in eastern Taiwan Carriages were ripped apart and crumpled after train struck a truck Many were standing on the cramped train … Read more
Eight Chinese fighter jets buzz Taiwan air space in response to ‘collusion’ between the island and the US Four J-16s, four JH-7s and an electronic craft entered Taiwan’s air defence zone In response, Taiwan’s air force deployed its missile defence system Beijing said it was responding to ‘collusion’ with the US, Taiwan’s main backer By … Read more
A giant prehistoric worm sprang from long tunnels in the seabed and sliced fish in half, according to a new study. Researchers found large, L-shaped burrows from layers of seafloor dating back to the Miocene period (23 million to 5.3 million years ago) of northeast Taiwan. These burrows are trace fossils – geological records of biological … Read more
Her trip cancelled in the final days of the Trump administration, US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft instead met virtually Wednesday night with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and told her: ‘The United States will always stand with Taiwan.’ And though she’ll leave office with the president next week, Craft said she still hopes … Read more
A group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists went on trial in China today after they were arrested at sea as they tried to flee the city by speedboat to get to Taiwan. Ten of the so-called ‘Hong Kong 12’ appeared in court today in the southern city of Shenzhen to face charges linked to an … Read more
Taiwan records its first locally transmitted Covid-19 case in 253 days after woman catches it from a New Zealand pilot friend Taiwan has not had a locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since mid-April Woman in her 30s tested positive Tuesday, after being infected by a pilot New Zealand pilot was infected after flying to the … Read more
China appears to send a new warning to Taiwan after releasing footage of its army tanks engaging in a simulated street battle during a recent urban warfare exercise. In a video released by state broadcaster CCTV, the Chinese battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles are seen rolling past the streets, a mock invasion reported by … Read more