the strongest 7.2 magnitude earthquake in a quarter-century rocked taiwan during the morning rush hour on wednesday, killing nine people, injuring 1,011, stranding dozens of workers at quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. the quake, which also injured more than 1,000, was centred off the coast of rural, mountainous hualien county, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.
In the presidential elections held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai emerged victorious.
As the clock struck midnight ushering in 2024 across the globe’s time zones, the world painted a diverse canvas of New Year’s Eve, a tapestry woven with threads of celebration, reflection, and the stark contrasts of human experiences across continents.
The title of this article is addressed both to the Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, at the same time to those among us who reacted so sharply against him and his remarks before the 8th Manila Forum sponsored by an NGO which calls itself the Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU).
Taiwan said China dialed down plans for a no-fly zone near the island after it complained about risks to flight safety, a rare possible instance of backtracking by Beijing as tensions between the two sides simmer.