Category: Taiwan
Taiwan closes loophole on use of steel-jaw traps to hunt, kill animals
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Taiwan’s Legislature on Tuesday approved legal amendments to comprehensively ban the use of steel-jaw traps, dynamite and other explosives to hunt or kill wild animals. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210025
Read MoreMother, baby daughter killed in Chiayi vehicle accident
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Doctors pronounced dead late Monday a woman and her baby daughter rushed to hospital earlier in the day after their scooter collided with a truck in Chiayi County, Minsyong Police Precinct said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210024
Read MoreTaiwan shares end up but gains capped
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan moved higher Tuesday after Donald Trump did not pledge new tariffs in his inauguration speech overnight as he had threatened previously, but gains were limited on reduced turnover, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501210023
Read MoreNorthern section of New Taipei Circular Line to be completed by 2031
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) The northern section of New Taipei Metro’s Circular Line is expected to be completed by 2031 and facilitate travel between Luzhou and Xindian districts, Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210022
Read MoreForeign minister sends off teen ‘diplomats’ to U.S., Canada
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) attended a pre-departure event on Tuesday for Taiwanese high school students who will soon visit the United States and Canada as part of an annual government program promoting public diplomacy. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202501210021
Read More570 kg of spice powder rejected at border for pesticide residue
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Shipments totaling 570 kilograms of spice powder from abroad were recently intercepted at the border for excessive pesticide residues, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210020
Read MoreHsieh Su-wei reaches Australian Open women’s doubles semifinal
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Reigning Australian Open women’s doubles champion Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) moved closer to defending her title in Melbourne on Tuesday after a hard-fought three-set match. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202501210019
Read MoreU.S. dollar closes lower on Taipei forex market
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Tuesday, shedding NT$0.043 to close at NT$32.765. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501210018
Read MoreCWA warns of aftershocks of over magnitude 5 in coming days
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) The Central Weather Administration (CWA) on Tuesday warned of aftershocks measuring magnitude 5 or higher in southern Taiwan over the next three days, after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted Chiayi County earlier in the day. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210017
Read MoreTSMC’s operations around Taiwan back to normal after earthquake
Taipei, Jan. 22 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC) operations returned to normal around Taiwan Tuesday morning after a strong earthquake hit southern Taiwan just after midnight Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501210016
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