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Black box and voice recorders were recovered from the wreckage of TransAsia Flight GE235

Taiwan plane black box reveals 'mayday' call

The black box data and voice recorders of the TransAsia plane that crashed into a river in Taipei show the pilot called "mayday" and announced an engine flameout 35 seconds after noticing engine failure, according to aviation authorities.

World • 06 Feb 15

TransAsia Flight GE235 crashed on its left side into shallow water shortly after take-off yesterday

Family moved seats before plane crash - reports

A Taiwanese couple and their two-year-old toddler who survived a plane crash in the centre of Taipei changed seats from the left hand side of the plane before take-off, a move that likely saved their lives, a Taiwanese newspaper reported this morning.

News • 05 Feb 15

A crane is used to lift the plane wreckage from the river

12 still missing after TransAsia crash

Taiwanese rescue officials hope to find 12 people missing more than 24 hours after a TransAsia Airways plane crashed into a Taipei river, killing at least 31.

News • 05 Feb 15

The plane veered between buildings, clipped an overpass, then crashed into a river

31 killed as plane hits bridge in Taiwan

A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board has crashed into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport, killing at least 31 people and leaving about 20 missing.

News • 04 Feb 15

HTC said its net profit for its fiscal third quarter came in at $14.7m

HTC posts third quarterly profit in a row

HTC today posted a third successive quarterly profit as the launch of a series of new products gave a lift to the resurgent brand.

Business • 06 Jan 15

There are fears the death toll from Taiwan gas explosion is likely to rise

Death toll from gas blast in Taiwan rises to 25

A series of explosions caused by a gas leak have killed 25 people and injured 267 in Taiwan's second city of Kaohsiung.

News • 01 Aug 14

A blast rips through the city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan

15 killed in Taiwan gas explosions

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead in a series of gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.

News • 31 Jul 14

The Dalai Lama has offered prayers for the protest 'martyrs'

China urged to 'redress wrongs' of Tiananmen Square

International leaders are calling on China to embrace democracy and redress the wrongs of the crushed protests which took place in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 25 years ago.

Special Reports • 04 Jun 14

Organisers hope to attract more than 100,000 people to today's protest

Mass protest in Taiwan over Chinese trade pact

Tens of thousands of Taiwanese protesters have taken to the streets in Taipei in a bid to pressure President Ma Ying-jeou to retract a controversial trade pact with China.

News • 30 Mar 14

The protesters are opposed to moves by the government to pass a trade pact with China

Taiwan protesters occupy parliament over pact

Around 200 Taiwanese activists are locked in a tense stand-off with police after they stormed the parliament in a bid to thwart government efforts to ratify a contentious trade agreement with China.

News • 19 Mar 14

Foxconn facing rising costs and labour unrest in China

Foxconn eyes factories in US and Indonesia

Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group may build high-tech factories in the US and low-cost plants in Indonesia as the appeal of "made in China" fades into a burden.

Business • 27 Jan 14

Politicians from opposite sides clashed in the parliament

Taiwan politicians scrap over nuclear bill

Taiwanese MPs have exchanged punches and thrown water at each other before a vote approving a referendum on whether to go ahead with a fourth power plant.

News • 02 Aug 13

A worker moves a ticket booth from the Yanping Riverside Park in Taipei

Taiwan and China brace for Typhoon Soulik

China and Taiwan are bracing for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200.

News • 12 Jul 13

Taiwanese vessels said the islands belong to Taiwan

Taiwanese vessels protest over disputed islands

Japanese coastguard vessels armed with loudspeakers and fire hoses have closed in on a Taiwanese fishing fleet of 60 boats as it neared a disputed island group.

News • 25 Sep 12

HTC posts third drop in quarterly profit in a row

HTC posts 58% drop in quarterly profits

HTC Corporation posted its third consecutive drop in quarterly profit as intensifying competition from Apple and Samsung Electronics hurt sales.

Business • 03 Aug 12

Fishing boats are moored in a shelter at the Nanfangao harbor in eastern Ilan county

Taiwan battered by torrential rain and flooding

Torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding across Taiwan, killing five people and injuring 15, as Typhoon Saola skirted the island's east and north coasts and headed towards China.

News • 02 Aug 12

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