AP Week in Pictures: Asia

April 26-May 2, 2024 Workers marched during a May Day rally in Jakarta, anti-nuclear protesters demonstrated in front of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan in Taipei, and people in India’s northeastern Assam state crossed the Brahmaputra River in a country boat to vote in the national...

Chunghwa: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chunghwa Telecom Co. (CHT) on Thursday reported net income of $298.7 million in its first quarter. The Taipei, Taiwan-based company said it had net income of 38 cents per share. The telecommunications company posted...

A cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan after a strong quake killed 13 earlier this month

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there were further damages to two...

Rescue teams in Taiwan searching for family feared trapped in rockslide following earthquake

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, which has left at least 12 dead. Two bodies have been found in the Taroko National Park, a tourist attraction famous for its...

Shhh, I’m on vacation. Travelers are on a quest for the quiet

At home in the New York City suburbs, Oscar Sandoval has lots of friends and an active social life. But when it’s time for vacation, he prefers to keep it quiet. Like, literally. Sandoval began practicing Zen Buddhism a few years back, and has been on silent retreats to Buddhist...

Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing or stranded after major earthquake kills 10

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded when Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads. Ten people died and more than 1,000 were injured. The...

Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded. Taiwan is no stranger to powerful...

Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens at quarries and a national park, and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. The quake, which injured more...

Taiwanese authorities say 70 workers are trapped in 2 rock quarries after a powerful earthquake rocked the island (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that they were trapped in coal mines)

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities say 70 workers are trapped in 2 rock quarries after a powerful earthquake rocked the island (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that they were trapped in coal mines).

Taiwanese authorities say they have lost contact with 50 people in minibuses after powerful quake downed phone networks

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities say they have lost contact with 50 people in minibuses after powerful quake downed phone networks.