Taipei: Taiwan shares ended up 218.13 points, or 0.77 percent, at 28,400.73 Wednesday on turnover of NT$492.18 billion (US$15.77 billion). According to Focus Taiwan, the market experienced a positive trading session, with significant activity contributing to the uptick in the share index. The performance indicates a continued interest in Taiwan’s

Taipei: Taiwan Water Corp. (TWC) announced it will resume sourcing water from the Keelung River starting Thursday, following clearance of an oil spill that occurred in late November. This decision comes after confirming that the water now meets safe drinking standards, the state-run company revealed on Wednesday. According to Focus

New taipei city: A senior New Taipei City police official has been ordered detained and held incommunicado, while three other officers were released on bail as they are investigated for accepting bribes and leaking information to gangsters, authorities said Wednesday. The New Taipei District Prosecutors directed a wave of searches

Yilan: The first deep geothermal test well in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, has confirmed a high-potential site after temperatures of nearly 150 degrees Celsius were recorded at a depth of nearly 4,000 meters, Academia Sinica said Wednesday. Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s leading research institution, and the state-owned energy company, CPC Corp.,

Taipei: The U.S. dollar experienced a decline against the Taiwan dollar on Wednesday, decreasing by NT$0.007 to finish at NT$31.208. According to Focus Taiwan, the turnover for the session amounted to US$1.098 billion. The greenback commenced trading at NT$31.210 and fluctuated within a range of NT$31.160 to NT$31.217 before the