Taiwan
PANGO/BLACK
Traditional Maori creation stories begin with Te Kore, the concept of nothingness and that's what is being explored in PANGO/BLACK - the latest work from Atimara Dance Company. It's about to be…
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Typhoon Megi: China shuts schools, recalls fishing boats
China shut schools and cancelled flights as Typhoon Megi, which killed four people and injured hundreds in Taiwan, made landfall in Fujian. Video
Tour bus overturns in Taiwan typhoon that injures at least 170
The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month has killed at least four people and injured hundreds. It forced thousands to evacuate and cut power to millions. Video, Audio
World's biggest storm slams into China
Typhoon Meranti has slammed into southeastern China, bringing strong winds and lashing rain, but losing strength after sweeping southern Taiwan. Video
Taiwan reeling from Typhoon Meranti, China braces
British man recounts his experience during one of Taiwan's most powerful ever storms to hit the region. There were no reported casualties despite wind gusts of up to 370 kilometres per hour. The… Audio
Year's strongest storm so far hits Taiwan
Super Typhoon Meranti has hit Taiwan, cutting power to nearly 200,000 homes, and forcing schools and businesses to close.
Karl Kane and Richard Bartlett - E-Democracy
With voter participation at an all time low among digital natives is there a digital fix to a growing crisis of democratic participation? Richard Bartlett is a co-founder of group decision making tool… Audio
Elaine Yan Ling Ng: textiles and tehnology
Kim Hill talks to Hong Kong-based designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng who interweaves technology with her textiles and furnishings at The Fabrick Lab. She visited Wellington as a keynote speaker for Nature… Audio
Evacuations in Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Nepartak
Taiwan is bracing itself for the arrival of a vast typhoon, with thousands of people evacuated and soldiers put on standby.
Simone Douglas: photographing 'home'
Kim Hill talks to the Associate Professor of Photography at Parsons, The New School in New York about Home, the exhibition she curated for the Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio, Gallery
'Slave-like' conditions in Taiwan's tuna-fishing fleet - report
Slave-like conditions, including beatings, allegations of murder and unpaid labour are endemic in Taiwan's tuna-fishing fleet, an investigation has found.
Edward White - Learning Mandarin
Freelance journalist Edward White spent a fair amount of this year living in Taiwan, primarily to learn the Chinese language of Mandarin. Audio
China, Taiwan presidents hold historic talks
The leaders of China and Taiwan have held historic talks in Singapore - their first in more than 60 years.
First-ever meeting of the leaders of China and Taiwan
An historic first-ever meeting of the leaders of China and Taiwan is to take place this weekend. Audio
EU warns Taiwan over Pacific fishing
Greenpeace says it hopes a European Union warning to Taiwan over its failure to curb illegal fishing in the Pacific will bring change to the way its fleet operates.
Sounds of Taiwan
Phillip Collins evokes the sounds, smells and colours of everyday life in Taiwan Audio
Cable repair ship due in CNMI on Thursday
A Taiwanese ship contracted to repair a vital undersea communications link to the Northern Marianas is now expected to arrive on Thursday.
Academic says Chinese rivalry gives Nauru leverage
Rivalry between China and Taiwan for influence in the region could stiffen Nauru's resistance to pressure from New Zealand and Australia over an alleged breakdown in democracy on the island. Audio
PNG and Taiwan to co-operate aganist illegal fishing
Taiwan and Papua New Guinea have agreed to co-operate in cracking down on illegal fishing.
Crowds expected through Tuvalu pavillion at Venice Biennale
More than one million people are expected to pass through a pavillion for Tuvalu at one of the world's most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions - the 56th Venice Biennale. Audio
