Nantou: The last two of five tourists whose raft overturned on the Zhuoshui River in Nantou County were airlifted to safety from a sandbar on Wednesday morning. The rescue operation was marred by tragedy when a firefighter, involved in the initial res…
New taipei: A clinic in New Taipei’s Banqiao District has been ordered to temporarily cease operations and fined NT$300,000 (US$9,439) after 11 patients contracted Hepatitis C as a result of medical safety and hygiene lapses, the Centers for Disease C…
Taipei: Prosecutors in Taipei on Wednesday indicted 57 people in connection with a sophisticated romance scam that allegedly defrauded more than 20,000 people out of at least NT$900 million (US$28.32 million) using voice-cloning technology.
Accordin…
Taipei: Taiwan’s population is set to undergo significant demographic shifts by 2027, as government projections indicate a decline in young people and a surge in the elderly population.
According to Focus Taiwan, the National Development Council (N…
Taipei: Taiwan should accelerate emissions cuts before 2035 while building a more effective system to automatically respond to climate risks, two Taiwan experts said Wednesday, following a new United Nations report warning that global warming is likel…
