Taipei: Civil group representatives on Friday called for an increase in paid annual leave days and for it to be decoupled from seniority, saying the change would help ease the family care burden that often falls disproportionately on women. The govern…
Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on Friday reported its highest-ever sales for April, up more than 17 percent from a year earlier, with analysts attributing the growth to strong global demand for artificial intelligence.
Accordi…
Taipei: No Taiwanese citizens were on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday, dismissing rumors that Taiwanese travelers had returned home from the vessel following a hantavirus outbreak. The clarifica…
Taipei: Former Core Pacific Group Chairman Sheen Ching-jing has been indicted for allegedly arranging for a listed affiliate company to purchase the heavily indebted Core Pacific City shopping mall site in Taipei at an inflated price in 2019. Accordin…
Miaoli: A Taiwanese man in Miaoli County was arrested after allegedly shooting two stray dogs with a crossbow, leaving one dead and the other injured, local police said Friday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the incident occurred in Sanyi Township, where…
Taipei: Taipei introduced its first five negative-pressure smoking rooms on Thursday, with Mayor Chiang Wan-an calling the initiative a major milestone in the local government’s wider efforts to promote a smoke-free city. Three of the five smoking roo…
