Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 44.52 points, or 0.16 percent, at 27,949.11 Tuesday on turnover of NT$533.03 billion (US$17.41 billion). According to Focus Taiwan, the stock market in Taiwan experienced a slight decline, closing the day with a reduction in both points and percentage. The total turnover for the day

Taipei: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the largest contract electronics maker globally, announced that its board has approved a NT$42 billion (US$1.371 billion) investment plan to acquire artificial intelligence equipment for a supercomputing center. The Taiwan-based company plans to self-finance this investment over a year starting in December, aiming to

Hualien: A meeting to discuss the reconstruction of Hualien’s flood-hit Guangfu Township Monday drew protests from local residents and devolved into chaos after it was interrupted by the speaker of the county council over his lack of an invitation. According to Focus Taiwan, the meeting at Guangfu’s Dahua Activity Center

Taipei: Nearly 4 metric tons of Chinese mitten crab was stopped at Taiwan’s border after tests found traces of a banned veterinary drug, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday. The crab meat, imported by Taoyuan-based Ruiheng International Trade Co., contained 0.04 ppm of sulfadiazine, which is not

Taipei: Shares in Taiwan ended lower on Tuesday as the benchmark index on the local main board briefly breached the 28,000-point mark. Many investors were observed to be cautious ahead of the anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week. According to Focus

Taipei: The U.S. dollar experienced a decline against the Taiwan dollar on Tuesday, decreasing by NT$0.093 to settle at NT$30.626 by the end of the trading session. According to Focus Taiwan, the total turnover during the session amounted to US$1.049 billion. The U.S. dollar began the day at its peak