Taiwan’s leaders are working on an ambitious new satellite system to keep the island online in the event of a disaster as it faces the ongoing threat of hostilities with China. Wu Jong-shinn, director general of the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), told CNN in an exclusive interview that Taiwan is in an “experimental development phase” … Read more
Taiwan’s leaders are working on an ambitious new satellite system to keep the island online in the event of a disaster as it faces the ongoing threat of hostilities with China. Wu Jong-shinn, director general of the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), told CNN in an exclusive interview that Taiwan is in an “experimental development phase” … Read more
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens in quarries and a national park and sending some residents clambering out of the windows of damaged buildings. The earthquake, which injured more than 1,000 people, struck just before 8 a.m. and struck off the … Read more
The powerful earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday shook an island well prepared for a seismic catastrophe – probably more than some regions of the US, several experts said. Nine deaths have been reported, although Taiwanese officials said the death toll could rise in the coming days. More than 1,000 were injured and at least 100 … Read more