Taichung: A 23-year-old unlicensed driver was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for a drunk-driving hit-and-run that killed a university student delivering food in Taichung earlier this year. The Taichung District Court’s citizen-judge panel imposed a nine-year sentence on the defendant, Wu (?), for DUI causing death and five
Taipei: The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$31.200 at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.015 from the previous close. According to Focus Taiwan, this change reflects the fluctuating dynamics in foreign exchange markets. Traders and investors are closely monitoring the situation, as currency values can significantly
Taipei: More than 40 percent of legislative seats in Taiwan were held by women in 2024, the highest proportion of any country in Asia, according to the Taiwanese government’s latest report on gender equality. Taiwan also ranked sixth globally and first in Asia in 2023 in the Organisation for Economic
Taipei: Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Wednesday announced the discovery of 756 fraud cases on the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known in English as RedNote, within the first 11 months of 2025. According to Focus Taiwan, the most prevalent fraud type on the app was fake online auctions,
Taipei: As Ruth Bradley-Jones, the United Kingdom’s representative to Taiwan, reflected on her initial nine months in office, she expressed enthusiasm about the advancements her team has made, while emphasizing her commitment to two key priorities: fostering technology collaboration and addressing “shared security concerns.” According to Focus Taiwan, Bradley-Jones, who
Taipei: CSBC Corp. has been accruing fines since last month after missing the contractual delivery deadline for Taiwan’s first domestically built defense submarine, Navy Chief of Staff Chiu Chun-jung said on Wednesday. “Fines have been tallied since November after the delivery date passed,” Chiu said at a Ministry of National
