Taipei: A shipment of chili powder imported from Vietnam has been blocked at Taiwan’s border after testing positive for Sudan IV, an illegal dye, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) reported Tuesday. The 7,500-kilogram batch, imported by Fu…
Taipei: The Taipei City government has imposed a fine of NT$200,000 (US$6,061) and confiscated a pit bull that attacked two motorcyclists this month. The pit bull, which jumped out of its owner’s truck window, bit the motorcyclists while they were sto…
Taipei: China’s ongoing provocations of Taiwan with gray zone tactics and military exercises have intensified regional tensions and shown that China is the “troublemaker” threatening peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, officials said Tuesday. De…
Taipei: China sent 59 warplanes and nine vessels in Taiwan’s vicinity on Monday after a few days of relative calm, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday. Of those aircraft, more than two dozen crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait…
Taipei: Taiwan shares closed up 153.04 points, or 0.69 percent, at 22,271.67 Tuesday on turnover of NT$273.99 billion (US$8.30 billion).
According to Focus Taiwan, the trading session saw a positive performance, reflecting investor confidence in the…
Taipei: Taiwan Water Corp. (TWC) is contemplating a price hike in water rates to tackle increasing financial losses and plans to deliver a pricing review report to the Ministry of Economic Affairs by the end of March.
According to Focus Taiwan, the …
