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Hackers Plant Chinese Flag on Taiwan Government Websites Over Nancy Pelosi Visit
Chinese hackers reportedly covered a Kaohsiung government website with a China flag picture for over 10 hours from late Friday to Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the website of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs crashed for a few hours on August 2, 4, and 5. Emergency response guidelines issued by the Cabinet on Friday say a website has to be taken ...
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TSMC To Build New Chip Factory In Taiwan's Southern City Amid Shortage
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it will set up a new chip factory in the island's southern city of Kaohsiung as the world's largest contract chip maker bids to boost production amid a global chip shortage.
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46 Dead, Dozens Injured After Fire Breaks Out In Taiwan Building
An overnight fire tore through a building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung on Thursday, killing 46 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.
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Taiwan Students Design Lego Disinfectant Dispenser To Fight Coronavirus
Students at an elementary school in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung have found their own unique way to fight the coronavirus and stay ahead of the curve in epidemic prevention - an automated disinfectant dispenser built from Lego.
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The Internet Can't Decide If Taiwan Cafe's Ice Cream Puppies Are Cute Or Freaky
J C Co Art Kitchen, a cafe in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has become an Instagram sensation thanks to their unique desserts. Their ice creams are carefully shaped to look like dogs and have garnered viral Internet fame.
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Taiwan Strengthens Academic Tie-Up With JMI, Signs MoU
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan have signed an MoU that will enable the two institutions to jointly undertake teaching and research activities in the fields of Humanities, Education, Science & Technology and Arts.
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Vegging Out: Taiwan Man Detained Over Hoarding 300 Tonnes Of Carrots
A Taiwanese man has been detained for hoarding 300 tonnes of carrots in what authorities say was a bid to manipulate prices.
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6 Inmates in Taiwan Hostage Standoff Commit Suicide
Six prisoners at a southern Taiwan jail committed suicide on Thursday, ending a standoff after they took several staff hostage to complain about unfair trials and demand their freedom, officials said.
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Asian Games: Golden Girls From Ravaged Taiwan City Lift Spirits
Both Taiwan's gold medallists at the Asian Games this week, Hsu Shu-ching (53kg) and Lin Tzu-chi (63kg), are graduate students in the southern city of Kaohsiung which was devastated by gas explosions less than two months ago.
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Floods Hit Blast-Ravaged Taiwan City
Torrential rain on Monday forced the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung to shut schools and offices as floods overwhelmed its sewage system which was severely damaged by gas explosions last month that killed 30 people and injured 300.
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12,000 Evacuees Return after Taiwan Gas Explosions
The 12,000 people who fled in fear of more gas pipeline explosions in Taiwan's second-largest city returned to their homes on Friday after authorities said there was no more risk of blasts like the series that ripped apart streets overnight, killing 26 people and injuring 267.
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Taiwan Blasts 'Like End of World'
Pan Hui-chen thought it was the end of the world when a series of massive explosions devastated her neighbourhood of Kaohsiung city overnight on Friday.
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Gas Blasts Kill 24, Injure 271 in Taiwanese Port
At least 24 people were killed and 271 injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan's second-largest city, hurling concrete and cars through the air and blasting trenches in the streets, authorities said, as a search for the cause began.
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Gas Explosions Kill 20, Injure 270 in Taiwan
A series of underground gas explosions killed 20 people and injured 270 others late Thursday in Taiwan's second-largest city, authorities said.
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Taiwan Gas Pipeline Blasts Injure Around 230, Fatalities Feared
Multiple gas pipeline explosions ripped through the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, leaving at least five people feared dead and injuring around 230, officials said on Friday.
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Hackers Plant Chinese Flag on Taiwan Government Websites Over Nancy Pelosi Visit
Chinese hackers reportedly covered a Kaohsiung government website with a China flag picture for over 10 hours from late Friday to Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the website of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs crashed for a few hours on August 2, 4, and 5. Emergency response guidelines issued by the Cabinet on Friday say a website has to be taken ...
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TSMC To Build New Chip Factory In Taiwan's Southern City Amid Shortage
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it will set up a new chip factory in the island's southern city of Kaohsiung as the world's largest contract chip maker bids to boost production amid a global chip shortage.
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46 Dead, Dozens Injured After Fire Breaks Out In Taiwan Building
An overnight fire tore through a building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung on Thursday, killing 46 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.
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Taiwan Students Design Lego Disinfectant Dispenser To Fight Coronavirus
Students at an elementary school in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung have found their own unique way to fight the coronavirus and stay ahead of the curve in epidemic prevention - an automated disinfectant dispenser built from Lego.
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The Internet Can't Decide If Taiwan Cafe's Ice Cream Puppies Are Cute Or Freaky
J C Co Art Kitchen, a cafe in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has become an Instagram sensation thanks to their unique desserts. Their ice creams are carefully shaped to look like dogs and have garnered viral Internet fame.
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Taiwan Strengthens Academic Tie-Up With JMI, Signs MoU
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan have signed an MoU that will enable the two institutions to jointly undertake teaching and research activities in the fields of Humanities, Education, Science & Technology and Arts.
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Vegging Out: Taiwan Man Detained Over Hoarding 300 Tonnes Of Carrots
A Taiwanese man has been detained for hoarding 300 tonnes of carrots in what authorities say was a bid to manipulate prices.
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6 Inmates in Taiwan Hostage Standoff Commit Suicide
Six prisoners at a southern Taiwan jail committed suicide on Thursday, ending a standoff after they took several staff hostage to complain about unfair trials and demand their freedom, officials said.
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Asian Games: Golden Girls From Ravaged Taiwan City Lift Spirits
Both Taiwan's gold medallists at the Asian Games this week, Hsu Shu-ching (53kg) and Lin Tzu-chi (63kg), are graduate students in the southern city of Kaohsiung which was devastated by gas explosions less than two months ago.
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Floods Hit Blast-Ravaged Taiwan City
Torrential rain on Monday forced the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung to shut schools and offices as floods overwhelmed its sewage system which was severely damaged by gas explosions last month that killed 30 people and injured 300.
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12,000 Evacuees Return after Taiwan Gas Explosions
The 12,000 people who fled in fear of more gas pipeline explosions in Taiwan's second-largest city returned to their homes on Friday after authorities said there was no more risk of blasts like the series that ripped apart streets overnight, killing 26 people and injuring 267.
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Taiwan Blasts 'Like End of World'
Pan Hui-chen thought it was the end of the world when a series of massive explosions devastated her neighbourhood of Kaohsiung city overnight on Friday.
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Gas Blasts Kill 24, Injure 271 in Taiwanese Port
At least 24 people were killed and 271 injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan's second-largest city, hurling concrete and cars through the air and blasting trenches in the streets, authorities said, as a search for the cause began.
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Gas Explosions Kill 20, Injure 270 in Taiwan
A series of underground gas explosions killed 20 people and injured 270 others late Thursday in Taiwan's second-largest city, authorities said.
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Taiwan Gas Pipeline Blasts Injure Around 230, Fatalities Feared
Multiple gas pipeline explosions ripped through the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, leaving at least five people feared dead and injuring around 230, officials said on Friday.
