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

China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province, but the self-ruled island sees itself as distinct.

William Lai made the comments on the self-governing island's national day address amid tensions with China.

The cause of the fire - which began as Typhoon Krathon made landfall - is still under investigation.

Leeds' Merrion Centre is promoting itself on Chinese social media to its growing East Asian clientele.

There has been a rise in patrols by the US and its allies who do not accept China's claims over the strait.

The pagers that exploded had labels pointing to a Taiwanese firm - but it denied making the devices.

The race to find the manufacturer of pagers that exploded in Lebanon leads to a Taiwanese company.