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

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 ...

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

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

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.

Aftershocks continued to rattle the island a day after the 7.4 magnitude quake struck just south of Hualien County, the worst-affected region, ... in Hualien, Taiwan April 4, 2024.

Super Typhoon Kong-ray, which made landfall in northern Taitung County on October 31st, 2024, did significant damage to Port ...

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. All Catch Up 49 Posts ...

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

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.

Taiwan’s Hualien county was hit by a series of earthquakes – with the highest magnitude at 6.3 – in the early hours of Tuesday morning.