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Airline turbulence lands 21 in Thailand hospital
10:18:47, 3 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Twenty one people have been hospitalised after a China Airlines Boeing 747 hit severe turbulence en route from Hong Kong to Bangkok.
French judge dismisses Taiwan warship graft case
13:28:32, 2 October 2008, Radio Australia News
A French judge has ordered the dismissal without trial of one of France's biggest graft cases involving the 1991 sale of French warships to Taiwan.
Typhoon Jangmi lashes Taiwan
21:40:59, 29 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Typhoon Jangmi has lashed Taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds as it moved offshore, leaving two dead and forcing the closure of schools, offices and financial markets.
Four vie for role as Palau's president
16:00:03, 24 September 2008, Radio Australia News
All four candidates vying for the presidency of Palau are friendly towards Taiwan.
Typhoon Sinlaku strikes Taiwan
21:12:54, 15 September 2008, Radio Australia News
At least four people in Taiwan have been killed by Typhoon Sinlaku and seven are reported missing.
Typhoon heads towards China
08:22:24, 15 September 2008, Radio Australia News
A powerful typhoon, which has killed at least one person in Taiwan and injured up to 17 is heading for mainland China.
Former Taiwan president cleared of defamation
22:37:05, 9 September 2008, Radio Australia News
A Taiwan court has cleared the former president, Chen Shui-bian, of defamation charges over allegations that the military had received kickbacks in a deal to buy six French-made Lafayette-class frigates in 1991.
Taiwan seeks official Pacific Forum recognition
16:44:32, 9 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Taiwan's foreign ministry says it plans to propose membership of the Pacific Islands Forum next year.
China rethinks Pacific aid methods
20:54:16, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr is confident China is willing to change how it presently carries out development assistance in the Pacific.
Malaysian lawmakers tour Taiwan as Ibrahim campaigns for government
18:31:19, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
More than 40 lawmakers from Malaysia's ruling coalition are on their way to Taiwan on an educational tour.
Taiwanese aid paper looks to change Pacific aid
16:50:38, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr says a reported shift away from dollar diplomacy in the Pacific by Taiwan is a realisation that it is counterproductive and destabilising.
Pacific diplomacy changes expected in Taiwan
12:32:43, 8 September 2008, Radio Australia News
A new Taiwanese White Paper on foreign aid is expected to signal a dramatic shift in the way it deals with the Pacific.
Pacific Forum members to visit China
21:30:40, 5 September 2008, Radio Australia News
China's increased involvement in the Pacific will be the subject of talks when a delegation of Pacific Forum members travel to the emerging economic power.
Tawain prosecutors question Chen's family
00:57:47, 26 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Prosecutors in Taiwan have questioned the son and daughter-in-law of Taiwan's ex-president Chen Shui-bian hours after they returned home from the US to face a probe into alleged money-laundering.
Taiwan's deputy PM to resign over PNG scandal
20:37:37, 22 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Taiwan's alleged attempt to buy Papua New Guinean's official recognition has claimed another high-ranking figure.
Taiwan launches money probe into former president
20:38:52, 15 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian has quit the Democratic Progressive Party after money laundering allegations against him and his family were launched by the government.
Taiwan's ex-president issues apology over funds disclosure
11:29:49, 15 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian has apologised for failing to fully declare his past campaign funds, but has denied embezzling money from the government.
US military seeks perfect nuclear controls
14:37:54, 13 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The new chiefs of the US Air Force say they will restore the standard for the control of nuclear forces to perfection.
Typhoon leaves one dead in Taiwan
10:58:10, 29 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Typhoon Fung-wong has hit Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains that left one man dead, forced schools to shut down across the island and disrupted air travel.
Typhoon causes widespread flooding in Taiwan
20:57:28, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A typhoon has dumped up to 700 millimetres of rain on Taiwan, causing widespread flooding.
Taiwanese medical team in the Solomons
20:57:27, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A 12-member Taiwan medical team is visiting Solomon Islands to provide free medical treatment to villagers.
Typhoon Fung-wong hits Taiwan's east coast
17:52:22, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Typhoon Fung-wong has slammed into Taiwan's east coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains.
Taiwan braces for Typhoon Fung-Wong
14:45:57, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A typhoon with wind gusts of up to 190 kilometres is hitting eastern Taiwan.
Pacific Ocean typhoon moves towards Taiwan
07:10:44, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Taiwan is bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-Wong, which is on course to hit the region with wind gusts of more than 170 kilometres an hour.
Taiwan ex-president to defend defamation claim
12:31:45, 21 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Taiwan's former president, Chen Shui-bian, is expected in court on Monday to defend himself in a defamation suit filed by five retired military officers.
![Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/lanka_blast_afp_061008.jpg "Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]")
![Leaders of Europe's four biggest economies vow to restore financial stability. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/france_europeleaders_afp_041008.jpg "Leaders of Europe's four biggest economies vow to restore financial stability. [AFP]")
![The warning comes as New York's Dow Jones index fell to a three-year low. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/us_dow_afp_031008.jpg "The warning comes as New York's Dow Jones index fell to a three-year low. [AFP]")
![Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden have clashed in their only televised debate. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/us_palinbiden_rtr_021008.jpg "Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden have clashed in their only televised debate. [Reuters]")
![A woman cries after seeing the body of her son, who was killed in a stampede at the Chamunda temple, inside a fort on the top of a hill near the historic town of Jodhpur. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/india_stampede_rtr_021008.jpg "A woman cries after seeing the body of her son, who was killed in a stampede at the Chamunda temple, inside a fort on the top of a hill near the historic town of Jodhpur. [Reuters]")
![One of the bombs went off at a bus stand while the remaining three exploded in and around a market in quick succession during the evening rush-hour. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/india_blast_afp_011008.jpg "One of the bombs went off at a bus stand while the remaining three exploded in and around a market in quick succession during the evening rush-hour. [AFP]")
