In 1996, a rust-streaked freighter carrying barrels of nuclear waste attempted to dock at Orchid Island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan. It never made it to shore.

(Bloomberg) — In 1996, a rust-streaked freighter carrying barrels of nuclear waste attempted to dock at Orchid Island off the southeast coast of Taiwan. It never made it to shore. Hundreds of ...

In Taiwan, AI boom prompts doubts about ditching nuclear power. Self-ruled island’s rising energy needs have rekindled the nuclear debate as last reactor is set to go offline.

The Alingano Maisu, a traditional double-hulled Micronesian canoe, has landed at Taiwan's Orchid Island. Built in memory of Micronesian navigator Mau Piailug, and used to teach ancestral ...

"It was terrifying last night. Many people on the island didn't sleep, worrying about something happening to their house," Sinan Rapongan, a government official on Lanyu, also known as Orchid Island, ...

Typhoon Kong-rey is expected to be the largest storm by size to hit Taiwan in 30 years. ... a government official on Lanyu, also known as Orchid Island, told Reuters.

Authorities in Taiwan are warning residents along its eastern coast to brace for the impacts Super Typhoon Kong-rey, which has rapidly intensified as it barrels towards the island after bashing ...

Authorities in Taiwan are warning residents along its eastern coast to brace for the impacts Super Typhoon Kong-rey, which has rapidly intensified as it barrels towards the island after bashing ...

China launched a large-scale, one-day military drill Monday that simulated a blockade of Taiwan. The exercise, code-named “Joint Sword – 2024B,” involved the People’s Liberation Army Navy ...