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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
May 31-June 6, 2024 Supporters of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) dance in celebration of their party's showing in India's election. Police officers patrol in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown. People...
At least 4 killed and 1 injured in building collapse in eastern China, state media says
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media says at least four people have been reported dead in a building collapse in the eastern province of Anhui. A section of the 10-unit apartment block in the city of Tongling fell onto its occupants shortly after noon on Monday, leading to an...
US lawmakers pledge support for Taiwan and its new president after China's military drills
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A U.S. congressional delegation met Taiwan's new leader on Monday in a show of support days after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to his inauguration. Rep. Andy Barr, the co-chair of the Taiwan caucus in the U.S. Congress, said...
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...