The civil defence drills are part of Taiwan's broader annual 10-day Han Kuang military drills, which began on July 9--the island country's largest war games--aimed at increasing defence preparedness ...

Fu Kun-chi (傅?萁) — known as the “King of Hualien” — is a larger-than-life figure. He is outrageous, ostentatious and brazen.

Taiwan’s first privately bred cattle breed, the Yuansing (源興) cattle, was launched in Hualien on Tuesday with a three-year, 1 ...

In the wake of last year’s April 3 earthquake in Taiwan, the Hualien County Government has launched “We Bloom!”, a ...

Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades, as the number of people injured passed 1,000.

Hualien County on Taiwan’s east coast is a scenic, sleepy tourist area tucked away from the island’s urban centers, with a famous gorge and aquamarine waters.

After decades in service, Taiwan’s Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets are being retired as part of the island democracy’s ...

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Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker ...

The epicenter, Hualien County, is home to around 300,000 of the 23 million people who live in Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy with an outsized impact on global business and trade.

Hualien Mayor Hsu Chen-wei said 48 residential buildings were damaged in the city, which shares a name with the county. Hsu said water and electricity supplies were in the process of being restored.

HUALIEN, Taiwan — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, which has left at least 12 dead. Two bodies ...