Taipei: A standoff between the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the Ministry of Culture (MOC) escalated Thursday after Public Television Service (PTS) Chairperson Hu Yuan-hui was asked to leave a legislative committee meeting.
According to Focus…
Taipei: The Supreme Court: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected appeals by prosecutors and television personality Mickey Huang, making final his four-year suspended sentence for purchasing sexually explicit material involving minors. The court confi…
Hsinchu: A Hsinchu man has been granted deferred prosecution after admitting to placing a small bet on a local election outcome via an overseas online prediction market platform, prosecutors said Wednesday. The man, surnamed Ho, placed a bet on a Kuom…
Taipei: Taiwan shares ended up 369.56 points, or 0.91 percent, at 41,138.85 Wednesday on turnover of NT$1.449 trillion (US$45.95 billion).
According to Focus Taiwan, the stock market showed a positive performance with a significant rise in points b…
Taipei: A driver in New Taipei tested positive for narcotics after allegedly causing an eight-vehicle pileup while attempting to pick up a dropped cellphone, leaving six motorcyclists injured, police said Wednesday. The accident occurred on Guanqian R…
Taipei: Shares in Taiwan smashed closing records Wednesday, buoyed by tech stocks after a tech rally in the United States overnight, an analyst said. The Taiex, the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s benchmark index, ended up 369.56 points, or 0.91 percent, at 4…
