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Taiwan shares close up 1.16%

Taiwan shares closed up 169.02 points, or 1.16 percent, at 14,719.64 Monday on turnover of NT$225.35 billion (US$7.53 billion).Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

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Tainan to protect brown land crabs during breeding season

The government of southern Taiwan’s Tainan City said on Monday that it has begun installing signs near Yanshui River to protect brown land crabs from vehicles and other dangers during their breeding season.Every year between June and November, female b…

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Taiwan to enforce migrant fishermen’s pay hike: official

As the minimum monthly wage for new migrant fishermen working on Taiwan’s distant-water fishing (DWF) fleets is increased by US$100 (NT$2,996) this month, employers have until the end of the year to update the salaries of those on old contracts or face…

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