Category: Taiwan
Taichung police incinerate confiscated drugs worth over NT$100 million
Taichung, Jan. 14 (CNA) The Taichung Police Department recently incinerated narcotics and drug paraphernalia with a street value in excess of NT$100 million (US$3 million), officers said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501140019
Read MoreDelta Electronics to issue overseas bonds for business expansion
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Delta Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that it will issue more than US$500 million worth of overseas exchangeable bonds through its Thai subsidiary. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501140018
Read More30-39 age-group urged to get free NHI health checkups
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Tuesday encouraged those aged 30 to 39 to take advantage of recently expanded free National Health Insurance (NHI) checkups. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501140017
Read MoreKMT, TPP to seek cuts to government’s 2025 budget plan
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Lawmakers of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) said Tuesday that they planned to demand spending cuts from the government’s 2025 budget proposal during cross-party negotiations Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501140016
Read MoreTaiwanese fire dancer held by fraud ring in Myanmar returns home
Bangkok, Jan. 14 (CNA) A Taiwanese fire dancer who had been held for ransom by a criminal gang in Myanmar since late December was recently released and safely returned to Taiwan on Tuesday morning. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501140015
Read MoreTaiwan shares bounce back as electronics sector regains footing
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan staged a technical rebound, rising about 300 points Tuesday, following a slump the previous session, as the bellwether electronics sector led the gains ahead of an investor conference by contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501140014
Read More9 positive for norovirus in suspected Taipei restaurant food poisoning
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday announced that nine people who fell ill after dining at buffet restaurant INPARADISE’s Breeze Xinyi branch in Taipei tested positive for norovirus. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501140013
Read MoreU.S. firm pitches Taiwan on making semiconductor materials in space
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Representatives of American space company Axiom Space visited Taiwan in late November last year to discuss the possibility of potential collaborations in the future that would take Taiwan’s manufacturing of its flagship semiconductors into space. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202501140012
Read MorePresident Lai confers medal on former Lithuanian foreign minister
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday conferred a presidential medal on former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in recognition of his contribution to the promotion of relations between Taiwan and Lithuania. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501140011
Read MoreSinoPac’s remittance ADM plans draw lukewarm response from migrants
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Bank SinoPac’s plans to expand its automatic deposit machine (ADM)-based remittance services have been met with a tepid response from its target demographic, migrants working in Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501140010
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