Why you should head to Taiwan if you’re a fan of scenic railway journeys: Channel 5 documentary reveals the island’s stunning train trips The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys takes viewers on a trip of a lifetime around Taiwan’s rail network This week’s episode, narrated by Bill Nighy, takes in the Alishan Forest Railway and … Read more
After mankind has left: Abandoned buildings around the world now teeming with plant-life after being reclaimed by nature These incredible pictures feature an abandoned ballroom in Germany being overtaken by ferns and a desolate manor house in Taiwan covered by trees The beautiful yet crumbling locations left by their human inhabitants have been reclaimed by … Read more
What are you looking at? Playful Beluga whale lunges forwards every time zoo visitor approaches its tank Huang Chunchun visited the Pingtung Sea Life Museum in southern Taiwan She was standing by the glass of the aquarium when a Beluga whale approached Ms Chunchun described the encounter as the best experience of her entire life By … 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
A U.S. admiral has warned that China aims to invade Taiwan within the next six years ahead of the Biden administration first meeting with the country’s officials in Alaska next week. U.S. Navy Admiral Philip S. Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, also told the Senate Armed Services Committee of fears among the U.S. … 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
China says it is paying ‘close attention’ as the first US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait since Joe Biden’s inauguration A warship sent by the US Navy passed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday It is the first such voyage since the inauguration of the new President Joe Biden Beijing claimed to have been … Read more
China has increased tensions with Taiwan by stepping up military activities and declaring that ‘independence means war’ in spite of US pledges to support Southeast Asian countries. Taiwan has been claimed by China as one of its territories, but recently Beijing has deployed fighter jets and bombers into the island’s airspace. China believes Taiwan’s democratically-elected … 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