10 things Taiwan does better than anywhere else
Although the industrious island has built a global reputation for cheap electronics, this is one Asian tiger that offers far more than stickers on the backs of calculators. Economically there’s…
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TransAsia Plane Engines Both Lost Power Before Taiwan Crash
One of the engines on TransAsia Airways Flight 235 went idle 37 seconds after takeoff, and the pilots apparently shut off the other before making a futile attempt to restart…
Investigators: Repeated stall warnings before TransAsia crash in Taiwan
Flight GE235 crashed into a river in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, shortly after taking off Wednesday with 58 people on board. Authorities say that so far, 35 people have been confirmed…
TransAsia flight crashes into Taiwanese river, no reports of casualties
Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) confirmed that the flight lost contact while over the Nangang district of Taipei. Shortly before 11 a.m. local time, the New Taipei City Fire Department…
TransAsia Plane Carrying 53 Passengers Crash Lands In Keelung River
A Taiwanese commercial flight with 53 passengers aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island’s capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. Footage of…