Kaohsiung: The Ciaotou District Court on Friday placed a former executive of state-run CPC Corp., Taiwan on a wanted list, and forfeited his NT$5 million (US$156,449) bail after he went missing ahead of sentencing for corruption. A circular order for …
Taipei: An Australian woman claiming to hold a Republic of China (ROC) passport and birth certificate, who alleges she was sold as an infant, has had her nationality application rejected by Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior (MOI), according to a Taiwa…
Hualien: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Taiwan at 9:32 p.m. Friday, followed two minutes later by a nearby magnitude 4.6 temblor, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). There were no immediate reports of dam…
Taipei: Sugar-coated and flavored betel nuts have been sold in Taiwan since last year, raising concerns from the Taiwan Betel Nut and Oral Cancer Prevention Association, which is urging the early passage of a bill to regulate their sale. The associati…
