Earthquake shakes Taiwan, Japanese islands
GenevaLunch News A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale shook eastern parts of Taiwan and Japan’s southernmost Ryukyu islands early Monday morning 17 August. No immediate injuries were...
View ArticleWMO says early warning of extreme weather does save lives
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Eight countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus and five in Southeast Asia are implementing early warning systems to protect against...
View ArticleIpad comes to Switzerland, Apple overtakes Microsoft
GenevaLunch News But shadow cast by iPhone plant suicides Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Apple (Ah-pull’ in Geneva French, if you’re looking for the store) shop in the Rive district in Geneva...
View ArticleChina, Taiwan to sign major deal
GenevaLunch News China and Taiwan will be signing what looks like the most important agreement since they were separated 60 years ago. The Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement (ECFA) is expected...
View ArticleTaiwan loses ISO name battle in Swiss courts
GenevaLunch News Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Taiwan, in its first attempt to fight an international organization in court to keep the name “Republic of China (Taiwan)”, has lost its case in...
View ArticleTaiwan and N Marianna Island residents no longer need Swiss visa
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Residents of Taiwan and the N Marianna Islands in the Pacific will not in future need visas to visit Switzerland as tourists, the federal government...
View ArticleChina, Taiwan mark 100 years free of emperors
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Double 10 holiday in Taiwan and China, to celebrate the 10 October 1911 Wuchang Uprising that ultimately led to the end of imperial rule in China had a...
View ArticleChina-Japan tensions rise over islands
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Tensions continue to rise between China and Japan, in a standoff over a group of islands that are uninhabited but rich in resources, known as Diaoyu in China and...
View ArticleCanada could serve as China-Japan example, says foreign minister
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird has suggested that Canada could set an example for China and Japan over how to avoid escalating tensions when territory is...
View ArticleWorld weather: no March lambs in line
GenevaLunch News Ukraine gets massive snowfall, Taiwan has earthquake, Europe chills out GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The world’s weather is doing everything but letting March go out like a lamb. Taiwan media...
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