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35 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river   Map of Keelung river Taipei Taiwan A plane belonging to Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways has crash-landed. Ten people were injured. More than 50 people were onboard
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| Feb.4 |
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Teams seek Taiwan plane missing Map of Keelung River Taipei Taiwan Rescue teams in Taiwan are continuing to search for the 12 people who remain unaccounted for after ATR-72 turbo-prop crashed in a river
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| Feb.6 |
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Problems with both engines before TransAsia crash The pilots of Flight GE235 grappled with problems with both engines before the plane clipped a bridge and crashed into a river
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| Feb.7 |
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TransAsia crash: Flights cancelled to train Taiwan pilots Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways is cancelling 90 flights so that its pilots can attend training, after one of its planes crashed on Wednesday
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| Feb.11 |
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Taiwan jail siege ends in suicides Six inmates who seized weapons and took a warden and guard hostage at a prison have killed themselves after a 14-hour stand-off
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| Apr.19 |
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Underwater earthquake east of Taiwan forces evacuations School children were evacuated to higher ground on some islands and buildings swayed in Taipei after a strong earthquake struck Monday in se...
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| Jun.27 |
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Fire injures 500 people attending party at Taiwan water park Map of Formosa Water Park New Taipei City Taiwan| 200 people were injured as an accidental explosion of an unknown powder set off the fire Saturday night near a performance stage | |
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| Jul.2 |
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Taiwan TransAsia pilot shut wrong engine Map of Taipei Taiwan| Aviation regulator has released data showing the pilot of a plane which crashed in Taipei had switched off the working engine after the other lost power | |
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| Aug.4 |
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 Super Typhoon Soudelor is strongest storm of the year Soudelor is taking aim at Taiwan and China, threatening damaging winds, destructive storm surge and flooding rains
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| Aug.7 |
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Powerful Typhoon Soudelor slams into Taiwan Map of Hualien Taiwan| Soudelor made landfall Saturday morning just north of the city of Hualien on the east coast of the island, bringing fierce winds and torrential rain | |
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| Aug.20 |
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  2 typhoons over Pacific Typhoon Goni is projected to make landfall, clipping the Philippines, Taiwan and then possibly striking southern Japan
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| Sep.27 |
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Powerful Typhoon Dujuan advancing toward Taiwan A strong storm is spinning across the sea toward Taiwan, bringing the threat of powerful winds and heavy rains
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| Sep.28 |
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Typhoon kills 2 people, injures 324 in Taiwan A typhoon struck mainland China after lashing Taiwan, where it killed two, injured hundreds and left hundreds of thousands without power or water
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| Nov.3 |
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Taiwan and China to hold historic summit in Singapore Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore - the first ever meeting between leaders of the two countries
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| Nov.6 |
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Protests as China and Taiwan leaders prepare for talks Map of Taipei Taiwan Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou are set to hold historic talks in Singapore
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| Nov.7 |
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 China and Taiwan leaders hail historic talks Map of Shangri-la Hotel Singapore| Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou have held historic talks in Singapore - their first in more than 60 years | |
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East Asia 
Takeoff Accident
Main Event: 35 dead as plan...