Taipei: Activist groups on Tuesday urged a multipronged approach to curb Taipei’s rat population, warning that rodenticide overuse could lead to poison-resistant rats while killing natural predators such as birds of prey. At a news conference at the L…
Taipei: Taiwan Sugar Corp. on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council to deepen cooperation on bioethanol production and expand its use in transportation fuels. Under the agreement, Taiwan Sugar will c…
Taipei: Taiwan Lottery Corp. has launched two new scratch-off games offering total prize money exceeding NT$1.9 billion (US$60 million).
According to Focus Taiwan, the company announced in a press release on Tuesday that the new games, “Mahjong Big …
Taipei: Transactions of residential and commercial properties in Taiwan’s six largest cities dipped to an eight-year low for April, and market analysts said large investors moved funds to the booming local stock market.
According to Focus Taiwan, s…
Houston: Houston Astros right-hander Teng Kai-wei, the only active Taiwanese pitcher in Major League Baseball, continued to impress out of the bullpen Monday, tossing two scoreless innings in an 8-3 home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
According to…
Mailiao: A Liberian-flagged supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil will dock at Mailiao Port on Wednesday, providing Formosa Petrochemical Corp.’s (FPCC) underused refineries a timely boost, a company executive said Tuesday. FPCC Presiden…
