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Taiwan Shares Close Up 0.91%

Taipei: Taiwan shares ended up 369.56 points, or 0.91 percent, at 41,138.85 Wednesday on turnover of NT$1.449 trillion (US$45.95 billion).

According to Focus Taiwan, the stock market showed a

Driver in 8-Vehicle Pileup Faces Drug Charges

Taipei: A driver in New Taipei tested positive for narcotics after allegedly causing an eight-vehicle pileup while attempting to pick up a dropped cellphone, leaving six motorcyclists injured, police said