Taipei: More than 150,000 eggs potentially contaminated with high residues of the pesticide fipronil-sulfone have entered the market in 10 municipalities throughout Taiwan, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Sunday night. An emergency recall of the eggs has been issued in the areas, including Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung,
Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on Monday reported its highest-ever monthly sales in October with market analysts attributing the growth to solid global demand for artificial intelligence applications. In a statement, the world’s largest contract chipmaker said it generated NT$367.47 billion (US$11.85 billion) in consolidated sales in October, up
Taipei: Despite their limited production, Taiwanese kiwifruits have a sweetness and delicate texture that comes from being harvested closer to ripeness than their imported counterparts, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Monday. According to Focus Taiwan, the MOA’s Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station highlighted in a news release
Tainan: A large majority of vehicle manufacturers are likely to disappear within two decades as humanoid robots become increasingly common in manufacturing, a Taiwanese tech chief said Monday. Peter Chen, chairman and CEO of Qisda, a Taiwan-based technology manufacturer, made the remark at a forum in Tainan. According to Focus
Kinmen: Ferry services between Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen County and China were suspended Monday as a precautionary measure ahead of the expected effects of Typhoon Fung-Wong, according to the Kinmen Harbor Bureau. According to Focus Taiwan, on its Facebook page, the bureau announced that ferry services between Kinmen and the Chinese
Taipei: Taiwan’s population declined for the 22nd consecutive month in October, according to data released Monday by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI). According to Focus Taiwan, a total of 9,458 babies were born in October, marking an increase of 855 from September but a decrease of 2,612 (22 percent)
