A Bank of Taiwan branch and police teamed up in Tainan on Thursday to prevent a 70-year-old woman from falling victim to a fraud ring and throwing away NT$2.15 million (US$71,678) on the purchase of gold bars.The woman, surnamed Cheng (?), told a bank …

Taiwan shares closed up 333.84 points, or 2.27 percent, at 15,036.04 on Friday on turnover of NT$202.78 billion (US$6.76 billion).Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel