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Taiwan welcomes New Year with fireworks at skyscraper Taipei 101
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWatch as Taiwan welcomes the New Year with fireworks at the skyscraper Taipei 101. The iconic Taipei...
This 660-ton pendulum protects Taiwan's tallest skyscraper from earthquakes
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Taipei 101 skyscraper (left) and the tuned mass damper inside it (right).Annice Lyn/Getty...
Taiwan's 'SEALs' would be on the frontline of a war with China. Here's how they'd try to hold off an...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTaiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reviews the Taiwanese army's 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance...
Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid high-pressure standoff with China
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan's capital of Taipei on Tuesday, arriving for a...
Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, angering China, which warns she's 'playing with fire'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday, a highly anticipated visit amid...
Taiwan's tallest skyscraper uses a massive pendulum to protect itself from earthquakes
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Taipei 101 building uses an enormous tuned mass damper, or a 660-ton pendulum, to protect itself...
Huge Pendulum in Skyscraper Protected It When Epic Earthquake Struck
Futurism via Yahoo News· 3 months agoUnwrecking Ball A massive, 730-ton steel ball suspended inside Taiwan's iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper...
Rescue effort in massive Taiwan earthquake may take a 'Herculean effort': Updates
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAfter a massive earthquake killed nine and injured over 1,000 people early Wednesday, rescuers in...
Pelosi departs Taiwan as a furious China holds military drills
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoTAIPEI, Taiwan — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after a whirlwind visit...
I Grew Up Visiting Taiwan — but Only Recently Explored Its Mountains, Beaches, and National Parks
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBeyond the city limits of ultramodern Taipei lies a wild and majestic landscape. Here's how to plan...