Taipei: Hsieh Yi-jung (???), the former head of the Work Development Agency’s New Taipei Office, is at the center of a controversy following the apparent suicide of her 39-year-old subordinate. Prosecutors have banned her from leaving Taiwan as they i…
Taipei: Police announced they have seized 135 kilograms (kg) of etomidate, a Category II narcotic commonly consumed using e-cigarette (vaping) devices, in the largest-ever single seizure of the recreational drug in Taiwan’s history. At a press confere…
Taipei: The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) confirmed on Wednesday the previous conclusion of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that a discolored dose of Adimmune Corp.’s influenza vaccine reported in October was an “isolated incident.”…
TAIPEI: Employees in the industry and service sectors received median annual earnings of NT$525,000 (US$16,155) in 2023, according to statistics released by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) Wednesday. Median earnin…
Taipei: Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (???) on Wednesday announced an increase in the number of ministry-sponsored Taiwan Fellowships from 100 to 125 beginning next year. At a scholarship event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Taipei headqua…
Tainan: The Taiwan High Court’s Tainan branch upheld seven out of eight sentences related to a submachine gun shooting during a local election campaign in Tainan in late 2022. The court’s decision, made on Wednesday, confirmed the sentences initially …
