The Tainan District Court on Wednesday sentenced former Tainan Economic Development Bureau director-general Chen Kai-ling (陳凱凌) to eight years in prison and deprived his civil rights for five years on ...
Veterinarian probed over death from unauthorized anesthesia
A vet surnamed Wang (王) said they would make the dog “comfortable and well-behaved” while drawing blood, she said. Shortly afterward, Micky went into shock and died, Chang said, adding that she later ...
Asian Markets Climb On US Tech Rally, China Cuts Rate
Asian markets rose Tuesday as a US tech rally bouyed sentiment although concerns over China weighed on Hong Kong as a surprise rate cut and a batch of weak figures gave little cheer on the economic ...
Taiwan presidential frontrunner says no plans to change island’s formal name
The leading candidate to be Taiwan's new president, Vice President William Lai, said in an interview on Tuesday that he has no plans to change the island's formal name, but reiterated that Taiwan is ...
Sensationalist campaigns are toxic
The Internet is ubiquitous. Inundated with information, people seldom think or use their judgement to discern whether any given piece of information is true or false. In this superficial culture, a ...
Distributed solar as an antidote to illegal roof dwellings
Researchers in Taiwan are proposing a market-based incentive scheme to help property owners to move from using their roofs for illegal dwellings to rooftop solar power generation. They found these ...
Insurance broker lied about owning F1 team, $250M Champagne collection in bid to get on Forbes Billionaires list: report
As part of his campaign to be included on the list of billionaires, Calvin Lo misrepresented parts of his biography to Forbes, the magazine said.
Asian markets struggle after more weak China data
Asian markets wavered Wednesday after data showing the first drop in Chinese consumer prices compounded worries about the world's number two economy.The mood on trading floors was already glum after ...
Recommitting Totaiwan, Chipmaker Tsmc Eyes R&D Lead
The semiconductor industry's leading manufacturer has become one of its top R&D institutions as well, raising the bar for the competition and changi ...
‘No democracy should be threatened by an authoritarian country’: Taiwan foreign minister’s message to China
Joseph Wu, an outspoken member of the Taiwanese government, says his island home is "not safe for us" amid frequent incursions by China's People's Liberation Army aircraft, and a desire from China's ...
Number of multiple-property owners increases: MOF
Buildings in Taipei’s Neihu District are pictured yesterday ... To rein in house hoarding and property price hikes, the Executive Yuan last month approved a proposal imposing different tax rates on ...
Deals boosted by first-home buyers
Sinyi Realty Inc (信義房屋) shared similar observations, pointing out that first-home buyers contributed more than 50 percent of last month’s transactions and houses valued between NT$7 million and NT$20 ...
Thirteen arrested in an alleged fraud operation
Police have arrested 13 people involved in an operation that allegedly defrauded people using promises of high returns on cryptocurrency investments. A man surnamed Sun (孫), who promoted himself as a ...
Hinson says US backing of Taiwan critically important
Iowa Congreswoman Ashley Hinson says it’s critical that the U.S. support Taiwan with military hardware as China threatens the independently-governed island. Taiwan produces 60% of the world’s supply ...
Taiwan GDP Recovers 1.45% In Q2
(RTTNews) - Taiwan's economy expanded in the second quarter after remaining ... equipment, and intellectual property. Data showed that both exports and imports dropped by 6.6 percent and 7.7 percent, ...
Hong Kong stocks gain 4% as China vows support for ailing property market
Mainland Chinese stocks were also all higher, with the Shanghai Composite up 2.13% to close at 3,231.52, its highest one day gain since February. Meanwhile, the Shenzhen Component rose 2.55% and ended ...