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Taiwan Shares Close Down 1.75%

Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 716.26 points, or 1.75 percent, at 40,175.56 Tuesday on turnover of NT$1.09 trillion (US$34.10 billion).

According to Focus Taiwan, the market saw a significant downturn, reflecting a broader trend impacting major ind…

Keelung Hantavirus Strain Non-Transmissible Between Humans: CDC

Keelung: A man in Keelung who contracted hantavirus after being bitten by a rat was infected with the Seoul virus strain, which does not spread from person to person, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. The latest case brought Tai…

Keelung Hantavirus Strain Non-Transmissible Between Humans: CDC

Keelung: A man in Keelung who contracted hantavirus after being bitten by a rat was infected with the Seoul virus strain, which does not spread from person to person, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. The latest case brought Tai…

17 Taiwanese Indicted in Philippines Telecom Scam Ring

New taipei: Seventeen Taiwanese suspects accused of operating a telecom fraud ring in the Philippines were indicted after allegedly defrauding more than 100 victims in Taiwan of over NT$60 million (US$1.9 million), prosecutors said on Tuesday. The New…

17 Taiwanese Indicted in Philippines Telecom Scam Ring

New taipei: Seventeen Taiwanese suspects accused of operating a telecom fraud ring in the Philippines were indicted after allegedly defrauding more than 100 victims in Taiwan of over NT$60 million (US$1.9 million), prosecutors said on Tuesday. The New…