Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 283.95 points, or 1.03 percent, at 27,342.53 Monday on turnover of NT$476.47 billion (US$15.16 billion). According to Focus Taiwan, the decline in Taiwan shares was observed as the market closed on Monday. The trading turnover for the day was noted at NT$476.47 billion, equivalent to
Kaohsiung: The Kaohsiung City health department announced a recall order for tilapia fillets found to contain traces of a banned veterinary drug, with approximately 4,080 packets already sold before the recall could be enforced. According to Focus Taiwan, the recall was initiated on November 27 after tests conducted in October
Taipei: Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) marked World AIDS Day on Monday by inviting drag queens for a performance in the hope of breaking down continuing stigma against people living with HIV, even as the agency forecast that new HIV infections in Taiwan this year will fall below 900,
Taipei: The number of workers in Taiwan on formal unpaid leave rose from 8,456 to 9,153 in the second half of November, with 369 out of 456 employers citing U.S. tariffs, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Monday. According to Focus Taiwan, three large manufacturers in the machinery equipment, metal
Taipei: Activist Chi Chia-wei said Monday that the Ministry of the Interior’s (MOI) continued requirement that transgender people undergo surgery before changing their legal gender in Taiwan violates both the law and fundamental rights. Chi, a pioneer in Taiwan’s gay rights movement, filed a misconduct complaint with the Taipei District
Taipei: Taiwan’s manufacturing activity continued to expand in November due to a price increase in electronics components and electric equipment as well as an improvement in employment, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said on Monday. Data compiled by CIER, one of the leading economic think tanks, showed the
