Even as the remains of Super Typhoon Meranti continue to spin down in China, where widespread damage was reported, Typhoon Malakas is gaining strength and could take a swipe at Taiwan this weekend. Malakas is expected to pass just east of Taiwan and over or near Japan's southwesternmost islands as a Category 3 typhoon.

In the summer of 1867, the American merchant vessel Rover, sailing north from southern China’s Guangdong Province, lost its way during a storm, drifted into waters off the southern coast of Taiwan, struck a reef, and sank.

More than half a million homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday and five people were injured as Super Typhoon Meranti, which is believed to be the world's strongest storm this year, hit the island.

While the Atlantic is on the tepid side this weekend in terms of tropical cyclones, we have two potentially fearsome storms in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Orlene could attain Category 1 or 2 strength well southwest of Mexico before turning out to sea, while Typhoon Meranti is en route to a potential landfall in Taiwan by midweek, potentially as a Category 4 storm. In the Atlantic, two tropical waves show little signs of development, while a third has some potential for becoming a tropical storm

Taiwan is trying to figure out how hackers managed to trick a network of bank ATMs into spitting out millions. Police said several people wearing masks attacked dozens of ATMs operated by Taiwan's First Bank on Sunday. They spent a few minutes at each of the machines before making off with the equivalent of $2 million stashed in a backpack. They didn't use bank cards but rather appeared to gain control of the machines with a "connected device," possibly a smartphone, the police said in a statement Thursday.

Raw footage of super typhoon Nepartak battering the city of Taitung in SE Taiwan.

Relations between the two sides have grown increasingly frosty since President Tsai Ing-wen won Taiwan's leadership by a landslide in January and took office in May, ending eight years of rapprochement.

Uber, an APP providing cab-calling service, has been ruled illegal by the Taipei High Administrative Court. The company hires drivers who do not have vehicles registered for commercial use. Its main goal is to create a platform that allows unregistered vehicles to take passengers and charge for the service, both of which are considered against the regulations in Taiwan.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck the southern part of Taiwan

At least 87 deaths have been reported from a cold wave over the last week that’s brought dangerously chilly temperatures and wintry precipitation to tropical and subtropical latitudes of Southeast Asia, as well as brutally frigid readings further north.

After Tsai Ing-wen’s election as president, Xinhua warns that any moves towards independence would be ‘poison’ for the future of the island nation

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 shook parts of Taiwan on Monday (Oct 19), the island's Central Weather Bureau said, with witnesses reporting that tremors could be felt in buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake was centred in the ocean off Taiwan's east coast, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.

A strong storm is spinning across the sea toward Taiwan, bringing the threat of powerful winds and heavy rains.

The Taiwanese smartphone pioneer is dropped from the country's top 50 stock index as its market share and stock price continue to dwindle.

August 9, 2015 - Tainan City, Taiwan (Yong Cheng Road) Terrifying dashcam footage captures the moment that several pedestrians and vehicles are swept into a powerful tornado. These tornadoes were a part of Typhoon Soudelor. The woman left sitting on the road was seriously injured by the tornado while the others involved suffered only minor injuries. Dashcam was not configured properly, hence the incorrect display date.

Taiwan braced for a direct hit from Typhoon Soudelor on Saturday as the storm took dead aim at the island and was expected to make landfall in a matter of hours, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

With wind speeds of 180 mph, Soudelor is the strongest tropical cyclone yet in 2015 -- and getting stronger.

The KMT endorsed Hung Hsui-chu, currently the deputy speaker of parliament, at a party congress. She is expected to face a tough challenge from Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Relations with mainland China are likely to be a major campaign issue. Ms Hung favours closer relations while Ms Tsai and her party fear this could threaten the island's sovereignty.

Thousands of gay rights supporters marched through Taipei on Saturday, months ahead of elections that are likely to usher in a pro-gay party and could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Protesters waved rainbow flags, lit candles and shouted "gay votes are still votes" as they marched between parliament and the headquarters of Taiwan's two main political parties.

A grand exhibition to display culture and academic development in Taiwan will open at the Mendel Museum, Masaryk University of Czech Republic on July