Taoyuan: Former Taoyuan City Councilor Wu Tsung-hsien has been indicted for allegedly claiming more than NT$14.55 million (US$464,931) for “phantom assistants” over two decades, prosecutors said Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, the 66-year-old Wu used the IDs and bank information of several acquaintances to file expense claims for nonexistent employees

Taipei: The former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) executive, who is under suspicion for leaking technical secrets, did not have access to the company’s core technology, according to National Development Council (NDC) head Yeh Chun-hsien. Yeh, who also serves on TSMC’s board, clarified the situation following reports that Lo Wei-jen

Taipei: Google has announced the launch of its largest artificial intelligence (AI) hardware infrastructure engineering center outside the United States, located in Taipei. This new development marks a significant expansion of Google’s presence in the region, underscoring its commitment to leveraging Taiwan’s rich technological landscape. According to Focus Taiwan, Aamer

Taipei: Taiwan shares experienced a significant surge on Thursday, with the benchmark Taiex index climbing 846.24 points. This increase came after the U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp. reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, which triggered a broad rebound in AI-related stocks and led to a notable rise in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).

Taipei: Snow fell for the first time this winter on Yushan, Taiwan’s highest mountain, around midday on Thursday, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA). The snowfall was recorded by the CWA’s Yushan weather station, situated 3,844.8 meters above sea level. Observations noted that snowflakes melted immediately upon contact with

Taoyuan: A Taoyuan woman escaped with only light injuries Thursday after accidentally driving her car into a work zone and falling eight meters into an under-construction subway tunnel, local authorities said. The Taoyuan Police Department’s Bade Precinct said it received a call at 1:50 p.m. Thursday about a car that