Category: Taiwan
Taiwan’s tax revenue hits record high of NT$3.73 trillion in 2024
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Taiwan’s tax revenue in 2024 reached a record high of NT$3.73 trillion (US$112.66 billion), exceeding the budgeted amount by NT$497.2 billion, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) reported on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501130024
Read MoreVietnamese worker injured in meat grinder accident
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) A Vietnamese national working at a food processing company’s factory in Yunlin County was injured Monday after his right hand was caught in a meat grinder. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501130023
Read MoreIn personnel shuffle, police agency names 1st woman deputy chief
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) The National Police Agency (NPA) on Monday announced a list of personnel adjustments and promotions, including the promotion of highway police chief Liao Mei-ling (廖美鈴) who will become the NPA’s first female deputy director-general. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501130022
Read MoreCaptain Taiwan hopes commercial success inspires players to work hard
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲), Team Taiwan’s captain at the 2024 WBSC Premier12, has appeared in multiple local ads since the team won the historic championship last November, which he said he hopes will spur domestic players to strive for excellence. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202501130021
Read More5 tourists to be fined for walking on Alishan Forest Railway tracks
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Five tourists will be fined after they were caught walking on the tracks of the Alishan Forest Railway in Chiayi County on Monday, the result of increased patrols by local authorities prompted by a non-fatal collision last month. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501130020
Read MoreSuspect who shot man in front of Yilan Prison arrested in Miaoli
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) A suspect wanted for kidnapping and shooting a man in front of Yilan Prison was arrested late Sunday after police pursued him into an orchard in the mountains of Miaoli County. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501130019
Read MoreTSMC market share hits 64% in Q3 2024: Counterpoints Research
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) secured a 64 percent share of the global pure play foundry business in the third quarter of last year, up from 62 percent a quarter earlier, further cementing the company’s lead over its peers, according to market research firm Counterpoint Research. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501130018
Read MoreU.S. dollar tops NT$33 mark, hits highest level since 2016
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar closed above the NT$33 mark Monday, hitting its highest level against the Taiwan dollar in almost nine years amid concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of its rate cuts, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501130017
Read MoreTraffic accidents rank first among 2024 child safety news stories
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Traffic accidents were ranked first among the 212 major news stories involving child safety last year compiled by the Jing Chuan Child Safety Foundation, with 86 cases leading to 115 deaths and injuries to children under the age of 14, the foundation said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501130016
Read MoreDiving instructors ordered to pay NT$20.73 million for diving death
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) A court has ordered a couple and their diving center to pay total compensation of NT$20.73 million (US$625,944) to the family of a Japanese national who died during one of their diving courses in Pingtung County over five years ago. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501130015
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