Taipei: The Taipei District Court on Thursday sentenced former Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Liao Kuo-tung to seven years and six months in prison for his role in a 2020 corruption case. Liao was found guilty of soliciting NT$700,000 (US$22,323) in bribes from Kung Hsiang-ke, an employee of New Taipei-based Number Media

Taipei: Taiwan will open its Automated Immigration Clearance (e-Gate) system to New Zealand biometric passport holders starting Saturday, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) announced Thursday. The decision follows New Zealand’s move to extend the same access to Taiwanese travelers on October 13. According to Focus Taiwan, eligible travelers from New

Taipei: The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Thursday, shedding NT$0.010 to close at NT$31.340. Turnover totaled US$1.115 billion during the trading session. According to Focus Taiwan, the greenback opened at NT$31.320, and moved between NT$31.285 and NT$31.347 before the close.

Taipei: Taiwan’s consumer confidence index (CCI) saw an improvement in November, with five of its six sub-indicators rising from October, as reported by National Central University’s Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development on Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, the survey conducted by the center indicated that the index rose by