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Taiwan Cancels Flights, Shuts Schools Ahead Of Typhoon Koinu's Landfall
Taiwan cancelled flights and closed schools in parts of its southern region on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Koinu's expected landfall, the second major storm to make a direct hit on the island in a month.
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5.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes South Taiwan
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a largely rural part of southern Taiwan on Tuesday, the island's weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage.
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Foxconn To Invest $600 Million In 2 Manufacturing Projects In Karnataka
Taiwan's Foxconn will invest $600 million in two manufacturing projects in southern Indian state of Karnataka, including one which will be a partnership with US-based Applied Materials, a state government statement said.
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Apple Supplier Foxconn to Invest $600 Million for iPhone Components, Chip-Making Machinery Projects in Karnataka
Taiwan's Foxconn will invest $600 million in two projects in the southern Indian state of Karnataka for chip equipment manufacturing and casing components for iPhones, the state government said on Wednesday.
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Japan Scrambles Jets After Chinese Planes Take Off From Aircraft Carrier
Japan said Monday it had scrambled jets in recent days as Chinese fighter planes landed and took off from an aircraft carrier deployed near southern Japan and Taiwan.
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Karnataka Approves $968 Million Investment From Foxconn
The southern Indian state of Karnataka has approved an 80 billion rupee ($967.91 million) investment in the state by a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn.
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Foxconn in Serious Talks With Karnataka Government Over Investment Plans
India's southern Karnataka state is in serious talks with Taiwan's Foxconn over investment plans, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, potentially setting it up as the Indian third state to host Foxconn. Foxconn is said to be the world’s largest electronics manufacturer. As of last year, it ranks 20th in the Fortune Global 500.
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Chinese Planes Crowd Sensitive Taiwan Skies "Like Flies On Dining Table"
Shortly after dawn on a southern Taiwanese beach, Robin Hsu's iPhone pings with the first radio message of the day from Taiwan's air force as it warns away Chinese aircraft.
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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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Local Media Says China Arrested At Least 10 At Sea, Fleeing Hong Kong For Taiwan
Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong, the provincial Coast Guard Bureau said in a post on its social media site.
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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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"Pain In My Heart Forever": Driver Of Fatal Taiwan Train Tells Relatives
The driver of a train that derailed and killed 18 people this month apologised to victims' families at an emotional memorial service in southern Taiwan Wednesday after being accused of "professional negligence" by a court.
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Dragons, Steamed Buns, Lanterns Make Taiwan's Temple-Like Church Unique
With a cross rising from a red pagoda roof and two lion statues guarding the entrance, a Catholic church in southern Taiwan could easily be mistaken for one of the ubiquitous temples dotting the island.
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Lonely Hearts Club: Figure In Pedestrian Crossing Sign Gets A Girlfriend
A lonely figure who helps pedestrians cross the road safely in a southern Taiwanese city will soon be getting a girlfriend. Except... he's not human. Neither is she. Taiwan's Pingtung county announced it will add a female figure to all its existing pedestrian crossing signs, reports Taiwan News. The move, according to the news website, is to save t...
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Taiwan Cancels Flights, Shuts Schools Ahead Of Typhoon Koinu's Landfall
Taiwan cancelled flights and closed schools in parts of its southern region on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Koinu's expected landfall, the second major storm to make a direct hit on the island in a month.
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5.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes South Taiwan
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a largely rural part of southern Taiwan on Tuesday, the island's weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage.
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Foxconn To Invest $600 Million In 2 Manufacturing Projects In Karnataka
Taiwan's Foxconn will invest $600 million in two manufacturing projects in southern Indian state of Karnataka, including one which will be a partnership with US-based Applied Materials, a state government statement said.
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Apple Supplier Foxconn to Invest $600 Million for iPhone Components, Chip-Making Machinery Projects in Karnataka
Taiwan's Foxconn will invest $600 million in two projects in the southern Indian state of Karnataka for chip equipment manufacturing and casing components for iPhones, the state government said on Wednesday.
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Japan Scrambles Jets After Chinese Planes Take Off From Aircraft Carrier
Japan said Monday it had scrambled jets in recent days as Chinese fighter planes landed and took off from an aircraft carrier deployed near southern Japan and Taiwan.
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Karnataka Approves $968 Million Investment From Foxconn
The southern Indian state of Karnataka has approved an 80 billion rupee ($967.91 million) investment in the state by a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn.
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Foxconn in Serious Talks With Karnataka Government Over Investment Plans
India's southern Karnataka state is in serious talks with Taiwan's Foxconn over investment plans, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, potentially setting it up as the Indian third state to host Foxconn. Foxconn is said to be the world’s largest electronics manufacturer. As of last year, it ranks 20th in the Fortune Global 500.
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Chinese Planes Crowd Sensitive Taiwan Skies "Like Flies On Dining Table"
Shortly after dawn on a southern Taiwanese beach, Robin Hsu's iPhone pings with the first radio message of the day from Taiwan's air force as it warns away Chinese aircraft.
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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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Local Media Says China Arrested At Least 10 At Sea, Fleeing Hong Kong For Taiwan
Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong, the provincial Coast Guard Bureau said in a post on its social media site.
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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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"Pain In My Heart Forever": Driver Of Fatal Taiwan Train Tells Relatives
The driver of a train that derailed and killed 18 people this month apologised to victims' families at an emotional memorial service in southern Taiwan Wednesday after being accused of "professional negligence" by a court.
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Dragons, Steamed Buns, Lanterns Make Taiwan's Temple-Like Church Unique
With a cross rising from a red pagoda roof and two lion statues guarding the entrance, a Catholic church in southern Taiwan could easily be mistaken for one of the ubiquitous temples dotting the island.
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Lonely Hearts Club: Figure In Pedestrian Crossing Sign Gets A Girlfriend
A lonely figure who helps pedestrians cross the road safely in a southern Taiwanese city will soon be getting a girlfriend. Except... he's not human. Neither is she. Taiwan's Pingtung county announced it will add a female figure to all its existing pedestrian crossing signs, reports Taiwan News. The move, according to the news website, is to save t...
