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Taiwan Shares Inch Up by 0.09%

Taipei: Taiwan shares ended up 23.12 points, or 0.09 percent, at 25,215.71 Thursday on turnover of NT$589.17 billion (US$19.43 billion).

According to Focus Taiwan, the modest increase in the stock market indicates investor confidence amid current e…

Taiwan High Court Upholds KMT Lawmaker’s Sentence for Corruption

Taipei: The Taiwan High Court Taichung Branch on Thursday rejected an appeal by Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Yen Kuan-heng, upholding his prison sentence of eight years and four months for corruption and related crimes. The court stated that the corrupti…

Taipei Clinic Head and Son Indicted for Illegal Sale of Stilnox

Taipei: The head of Qing Shan Clinic in Taipei, Chen Wei-chu, and his son have been indicted for allegedly issuing falsified prescriptions for the sleeping pill Stilnox (zolpidem) and selling them to the public, earning more than NT$2 million (US$65,9…