• 03/14/2025

No evidence of outside force in Tainan bullying case: Autopsy

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) An autopsy conducted on a 13-year-old boy who died last week following alleged school bullying found no signs of external force, though the results of a toxicology report are still pending, Tainan prosecutors said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503030014

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MLB fines Team Taiwan over rule-breaking during WBCQ

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Organizers of the 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers (WBCQ) have fined Team Taiwan over rule-breaking during the games held in Taipei last month, Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) confirmed on Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202503030013

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Taiwan shares close down 1.29%

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended down 296.93 points, or 1.29 percent, at 22,756.25 Monday on turnover of NT$419.95 billion (US$12.76 billion). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503030012

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Search for missing captain, Indonesian fisher ongoing following boat blaze

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) The search for two missing people from a Taiwanese fishing boat that caught fire in waters off Taiwan’s Pengjia Islet is still ongoing, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503030011

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Police reveal arrest of woman who sold drugs out of baby stroller

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Taichung police on Monday revealed the arrest last year of an alleged heroin dealer who evaded detection by hiding her drugs in a baby stroller. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503030010

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Central bank expected to leave rates unchanged amid tariff uncertainty

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is expected to leave its key interest rates unchanged at its upcoming quarterly policymaking meeting scheduled for March 20, at a time when the local economy faces uncertainties created by a tariff war launched by the Trump administration, according to economists. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503030009

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Taiwanese boxers win gold at international boxing tournament in Bulgaria

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Taiwanese female boxers Chen Nien-chin (陳念琴) and Wu Shih-yi (吳詩儀) clinched gold medals in their respective weight divisions at this year’s International Boxing Tournament (Strandja) in Bulgaria on Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202503030008

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Taiwan sees more opportunities than threats in Trump’s China policy: FM

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said the confrontational policy of the second Donald Trump presidency toward China is more of an opportunity for Taiwan than a threat. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202503030007

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Mercury forecast to reach 33°C in southern Taiwan Monday

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) In the wake of a warm southerly wind system, daytime temperatures in southern Taiwan are expected to reach as high as 33 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503030006

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U.S. dollar up in Taipei trading

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.880 at 10 a.m. Monday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, up NT$0.060 from the previous close. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503030005

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