• 09/20/2024

‘Improper discipline’ involved in Taichung student suicide case: School

Taichung, April 11 (CNA) Four faculty members at a senior high school in Taichung have been found to have “used improper methods to discipline” a student prior to his death by suicide in February, the school said after a meeting on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110028

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Authorities bust investment fraud ring with 30 known victims

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Thirty-three suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a fake investment scheme that defrauded 30 victims out of millions of dollars over the past two years, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110027

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Taiwan reports first imported case of measles in 2023: CDC

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwan reported its first imported case of measles in 2023 on Tuesday, the country of origin being Thailand, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) . https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110026

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March exports fall for 7th straight month, Q1 figure down almost 20%

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwanese exporters continued to feel the pinch from weakening global demand, with outbound sales falling from a year earlier for the seventh consecutive month in March, while exports for the first quarter of the year plunged almost 20 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110025

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After U.S. visit, Terry Gou embarks on Japan trip Wednesday

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwanese Business tycoon Terry Gou (郭台銘), founder of the world’s biggest contract manufacturing company Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., known as Foxconn overseas, will head to Japan Wednesday, his office announced Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304110024

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2 technology universities agree on merger plan

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) and Hwa Hsia University of Technology have agreed to merge, the two schools said Tuesday in a joint statement. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304110023

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Taiwan’s CPI rises 2.35% year-on-year in March

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.35 percent year-on-year in March, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110022

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Taiwanese aircraft maker signs NT$35 billion deal with GE Aerospace

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), an aircraft maker, said Tuesday that it has signed a NT$35 billion (US$1.14 billion) contract with GE Aerospace to provide key components. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110021

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Taiwan shares end slightly up, but TSMC falls on Q1 sales

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed slightly higher Tuesday, while contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) came under pressure and moved lower after reporting disappointing sales for the first quarter of the year, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110020

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Fresh strawberries from Japan seized at border for pesticide residue

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Five shipments of fresh strawberries from Japan were recently seized at Taiwan’s border, after being found to contain residue of a banned pesticide, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110019

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