The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.

Chiung Yao's work has been adapted to movies and TV and launched the careers of big name stars.

Lai Ching-te's trip to the US state is being billed as a stopover, but has been condemned by Beijing.

Start-up firms are looking for ways to dye clothes using less water and heat.

A plane at Taoyuan Airport was forced to abort its initial landing amid strong winds.

The storm is the largest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years.

The drills were held for more than four hours in Niushan, an island 105km from Taiwan.

Beijing says the exercise involved all parts of the military and simulates a full-scale attack on its neighbour.