Category: Taiwan
Against the KMT’s amendments
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Read MoreDomestic satellite PARUS-T1 launched in California
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Read More7 indicted for selling Sudan dye-tainted condiments
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Seven people working at a company producing and selling spices and condiments were indicted Tuesday for violating food safety laws, forging documents and committing fraud, relating to their alleged involvement in distributing products containing banned Sudan dyes, prosecutors in Yunlin County said. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501150023
Read MoreUMC fab joins Global Lighthouse Network as 1st semiconductor foundry
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp.’s (UMC) flagship fab in southern Taiwan has been selected for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network, becoming the first semiconductor foundry in the world to earn Lighthouse status, the company said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202501150022
Read MoreDevelopment project at center of Ko allegations asks for permit change
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Core Pacific Development Corp. has asked for a change of building use permit for a redevelopment project allegedly granted illegal concessions by former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲). https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501150021
Read MoreApproved outbound investment hits new high in 2024
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) With contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Co. (TSMC) investing huge amounts on building advanced fabs in the United States and Japan, approved outbound investment from Taiwanese firms hit a new high in 2024, the Department of Investment Review under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501150020
Read MoreHigh Court orders RCA, 3 other companies pay NT$170 million damages
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Taiwan’s High Court ruled on Wednesday that the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and three other companies must pay NT$170 million (US$5.14 million) to former workers and family members affected by cancer-causing chemicals used at RCA’s factory in Taoyuan from 1970 to 1992. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501150019
Read MoreMND aims to stem exodus of volunteer soldiers with pay raises
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Wednesday it has proposed pay raises for volunteer enlistees amid reports of a fourfold increase in military personnel opting out of their contracts early. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501150018
Read MoreNvidia’s Jensen Huang to attend opening of new SPIL plant Thursday
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing services provider Siliconware Precision Industries Co. (SPIL) said American artificial intelligence chip designer Nvidia Corp. founder and CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) will visit the company Thursday, to attend the opening ceremony of a new plant in Taichung, central Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501150017
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