Taipei: Nine people have been arrested and more than NT$12.75 million (US$431,600) in counterfeit Taiwan dollars seized in an operation against a drug and counterfeiting ring, the Taipei City Police Department said Tuesday. The ring was headed by a man surnamed Ko, a 55-year-old member of the Four Seas Gang,

Taipei: NGOs and medical groups have called on Taiwan’s government to enhance air pollution monitoring, citing serious health risks, including dementia, from exposure to pollutants like PM2.5. According to Focus Taiwan, air pollution is identified as one of 14 modifiable risk factors for dementia in a 2024 report by The

Pingtung: The captain of a Taiwanese long-distance fishing vessel, identified by the surname Wu, has been formally indicted for directing Indonesian crew members to kill dolphins to use as bait for shark fishing last year, as reported by the Pingtung District Prosecutors Office on Tuesday. This indictment comes after a

Taipei: The number of domestic deaths related to COVID-19 rose to 39 over the past week, setting a new weekly high for 2025 with the ongoing outbreak remaining at a plateau, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. According to Focus Taiwan, the death toll, which rose for the

New Taipei: Two newly approved Alzheimer’s drugs, Leqembi and Kisunla, have been administered for the first time in Taiwan, offering hope to patients in the early stages of the disease, though they are not currently covered by the National Health Insurance (NHI) system. A 76-year-old woman with very mild Alzheimer’s

Taipei: A batch of mayonnaise imported from Spain by the hypermarket chain Carrefour was blocked at the border for containing preservatives exceeding permitted levels, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday. The batch, totaling 108 kilograms, has been ordered to be returned or destroyed in accordance with regulations