Taipei: The Legislative Yuan has passed a new law that lays down principles on how artificial intelligence (AI) will be governed in Taiwan and designated the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) as the governing authority for AI. Under the Artificial Intelligence Basic Act, passed Tuesday, the government is required
Taipei: The Legislative Yuan on Tuesday passed amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that raise the penalties for certain traffic violations. The amendments were passed without objection. According to Focus Taiwan, the amendments stipulate that drivers who fail to reduce their speed in areas marked as school
New taipei: The Taiwan High Court on Tuesday increased the prison sentences handed down to two juveniles convicted in a fatal New Taipei junior high school stabbing in 2023, revising a lower court ruling after new medical evaluations were considered. According to Focus Taiwan, under the new judgment, the male
Taipei: The primary source of income for a man who killed at least three people and injured 11 others in downtown Taipei attacks was his mother, as revealed by the Taipei City Police Department on Tuesday. According to Focus Taiwan, the perpetrator, 27-year-old Chang Wen, was unemployed and had been
Taipei: The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Tuesday, shedding NT$0.015 to close at NT$31.508. Turnover totaled US$942 million during the trading session. According to Focus Taiwan, the greenback opened at NT$31.510, and moved between NT$31.485 and NT$31.544 before the close.
Taipei: Taiwan will add two international and three domestic undersea communications cables as part of its efforts to strengthen communications resilience, Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yi-jing said Tuesday. Lin was briefing President Lai Ching-te and other participants on the ministry’s efforts to bolster the country’s communications and financial security
