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Taiwan's Navy Accidentally Fires Missile Toward China, Hits A Fishing Boat

7:55pm July 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The incident occurred Friday morning, when a 500-ton corvette that was sitting in a military harbor launched a supersonic missile that flew nearly 40 nautical miles.

University students who belong to indigenous tribes prepare for a ceremony to affirm their ethnic identity. Taiwan's aboriginal tribes arrived thousands of years before Chinese immigrants, but now account for only 2 percent of the population.

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Taiwan's Aborigines Hope A New President Will Bring Better Treatment

8:27am June 11, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Aborigines account for 2 percent of Taiwan's population and face numerous challenges. In an aboriginal village, people hope Taiwan's new president will provide more favorable treatment and policies.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen smiles at the crowd on Friday during her inauguration in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Taiwan Inaugurates First Female President

7:29am May 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Tsai Ing-wen's party has previously pushed for formal independence from mainland China. But in her inauguration speech, she didn't mention the dispute over the "one-China" policy at all.

A proof-of-life photo of the panda Tuan Tuan was released by the Taipei Zoo on Facebook this week.

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Taipei Zoo Releases Proof-Of-Life Photo Of Panda Rumored To Be Dead

11:34am May 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Chinese newspapers have reported that 11-year-old Tuan Tuan died of distemper. Not so, the Taipei Zoo says — releasing photos of the panda, complete with recent newspapers, as evidence.

Wang Mao-lin, Taiwan's coast guard commander for the Spratly Islands, speaks next to an image of Taiping Island during a visit by journalists to the island on March 23. The island, claimed by Taiwan, is one of many that are dispute in the South China Sea.

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A Primer On The Complicated Battle For The South China Sea

4:04pm April 13, 2016

by Rami Ayyub

China and several regional neighbors are locked in a growing dispute over the status of islands throughout the South China Sea. Here's a guide to what's at stake.

Rescue workers used heavy equipment to look for survivors trapped in a building that collapsed in a magnitude-6.4 earthquake in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan.

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Developers Arrested Over Building That Collapsed In Taiwan's Earthquake

10:42am February 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

So far, 39 of the more than 40 people who died in the quake were residents of the Golden Dragon apartment building in the city of Tainan.

Rescue workers in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan look for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake.

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In Earthquake-Rattled Taiwan, A Somber Start To Lunar New Year

12:41pm February 08, 2016

by Elise Hu

Taiwanese officials canceled traditional New Year celebrations and instead went to temples to pray for earthquake victims.

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Blue cans, seen sandwiched between layers of concrete, are visible at the Golden Dragon complex, which collapsed in Saturday's magnitude-6.4 earthquake in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan.

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Photos Of Cans Inside Taiwan Building's Pillars Help Spur Call For Safety Reviews

10:08am February 08, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Dozens of people are still missing — but some survivors were still being pulled from rubble some 60 hours after the quake. Nearly all of the 38 reported deaths occurred in one building.

Monks pray near a list of the patients near a collapsed building on Sunday in Tainan, Taiwan.

In Pictures: The Taiwan Earthquake And Rescue Operations

12:56pm February 07, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The magnitude-6.4 earthquake left 26 people dead. The photographs show stories of life and death, destruction and hope in the quake's aftermath.

Rescue workers look through the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Sunday, following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck early on Saturday. For more than 30 hours, rescuers have worked to free more than 12

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Day After Deadly Quake In Taiwan, Survivors Still Emerging From Rubble

8:42am February 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

More than 170 people have been saved from a collapsed high-rise building, and rescuers believe more survivors are trapped inside. At least 26 people are confirmed dead after Saturday's earthquake.