For non-skyscrapers, Taiwan's updated building codes required "robust steel rebar designs embedded in reinforced concrete, strengthening building foundations, and staging regular earthquake drills ...

TAIPEI--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 ...

Taiwan's earthquake preparedness comes from decades of regulation and work in building structural resilience. But there were still some damaged buildings, showing that things remain to be done.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese tourist has remained trapped for more than 30 hours inside the Great Wall Hotel in ...

While Taiwan's military, which is at the front lines of helping deal with actual disasters like earthquakes, was not directly involved, the armed forces did lend equipment to set up outside ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 ...

Japan will provide $1 million in relief aid to Taiwan to support rescue activities and recovery from Wednesday’s strong earthquake, foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Friday. Japanese Prime ...

A rescue worker stands near the cordoned off site of a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on Wednesday. Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter ...

Taiwan (Reuters) -Win Win has been glued to social media for the past day, trying to work out whether her family in Myanmar's Mandalay survived Friday's powerful earthquake, distracting herself at ...