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Supreme Court orders death penalty review for 2022 mass shooter
Taipei, May 26 (CNA) The Supreme Court has remanded the case of a man sentenced to death for fatally shooting four people in central Taiwan in 2022, amid a tightening of the country's criteria for imposing capital punishment.
Taiwan passes amendment to include tax credits for AI investments
Taipei, April 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on Friday passed a law amendment to include tax credits for businesses that invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and carbon emissions reduction technologies. Under the amended Statute for Industrial Innovation, the ceiling for the amount eligible to be claimed as tax credits in the same taxable year has also been raised from NT$1 billion (US$30.67 million) to NT$2 billion.
Media personality Lucifer Chu receives 11 months for indecent assault
Taipei, Nov. 14 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court on Thursday handed an 11-month prison sentence to media personality Lucifer Chu (朱學恆), the Chinese translator of "The Lord of the Rings," for indecent assault, a three-month reduction on the sentence handed down by the district court. The ruling followed Chu's failure to reach a settlement with Chung Pei-chun (鍾沛君), a Taipei City councilor from the Kuomintang, who accused Chu of forcibly kissing her twice at a Taipei restaurant in August 2022.
Taiwan Greenlights NT$1.8B Digital Modeling Plan
Taiwan Greenlights NT$1.8B Digital Modeling Plan 9/1/2024 1:13:38 AM (MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) By Flor Wang and Lai Yu-chen TAIPEI, Taiwan, (CNA) – The Executive Yuan on Thursday passed a four-year NT$1.8 billion (US$564 million) plan aimed at building a comprehensive digital modeling ecosystem for a wide range of businesses.
Media personality Lucifer Chu gets jail time for indecent assault
Taipei, March 29 (CNA) Media personality Lucifer Chu (朱學恒) was sentenced Friday to 14 months in prison in a case of indecent assault against a city councilor, which dates back to 2022, according to a Taipei District Court ruling.
Nantou mass shooter awaits death penalty ruling as life sentence upheld
Taipei, March 1 (CNA) The Taiwan Supreme Court on Friday upheld a life sentence given to a mass shooter who killed four people in Nantou, pending a ruling on the constitutionality of the death penalty. Lee Hung-yuan (李鴻淵) was originally sentenced to death by the Nantou District Court for severely injuring and killing the brother and daughter of Kang Jian Biotech Chairman Lai Min-nan (賴敏男) as well as two of the company's employees surnamed Chang (張) and Liu (劉) on July 14, 2022.
Taipei prosecutors question man after fugitive gunned down in Thailand
Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Taipei prosecutors said Tuesday they are questioning a man over the killing of fugitive Shih Mou-chiang (石茂強), whose bullet-riddled body was found in an abandoned Bangkok house on Feb. 25. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office said that a man in his 20s surnamed Chou (周) was brought in for questioning after returning to Taiwan on Monday.
Navigating cross-strait relations taxing but not impossible: Taipei mayor
Shanghai, Aug. 30 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) on Wednesday told the annual Twin-City Forum in Shanghai that although navigating cross-strait relations is not an impossible proposition, it will require effort. Making reference to two ancient Chinese poems, Chiang, a member of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), described cross-strait exchanges as a process requiring both sides to find a path forward in the face of difficulties.
1 dead, 8 injured after crane boom collapses on MRT in Taichung (update)
Taichung, May 10 (CNA) A woman has died and eight people are hospitalized after the boom of a crane at a construction site fell and slammed into an MRT carriage in Taichung's Nantun District, according to local authorities. The woman, whose identity has not been made public, was found without vital signs by emergency personnel and was later declared dead, Taichung police said. The crane's boom collapsed close to the intersection of Wenxin Rd. and Wenxin S.
Tsai's transit in line with U.S. policy: State Department
ROC Central News Agency 03/28/2023 11:48 AM Washington, March 27 (CNA) The United States Department of State reiterated Monday that transit stops being made by President Tsai Ing-wen (ĶöĪĶŗ▒µ¢ć) in the U.S. on her way to two of Taiwan's formal diplomatic allies are in line with Washington's long-term policy. Tsai will head to Guatemala and Belize on Wednesday and will stop in the U.S. on the way to Central America and back.
Tsai's transit in line with U.S. policy: State Department
Washington, March 27 (CNA) The United States Department of State reiterated Monday that transit stops being made by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in the U.S. on her way to two of Taiwan's formal diplomatic allies are in line with Washington's long-term policy. Tsai will head to Guatemala and Belize on Wednesday and will stop in the U.S. on the way to Central America and back.
KMT Hsinchu mayoral candidate rejects 2nd plagiarism accusation
Taipei, Sept. 7 (CNA) Hsinchu City Councilor Lin Geng-ren (林耕仁), who is running for city mayor on the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) ticket, denied allegations of plagiarism made against a second master's thesis in a press statement issued Wednesday, having earlier in the week been accused of plagiarizing a different thesis.
Taiwan moving to ban employment of convicted public school educators
Taipei, July 22 (CNA) The Cabinet on Thursday approved a draft amendment to a bill on the employment of educational personnel, with the aim of weeding out public school employees convicted of sexual assault, corruption, or national security-related offenses.
Taiwan vice president attends wake for Shinzo Abe in Tokyo
Taipei, July 12 (CNA) Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) attended a wake at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo on Monday evening to pay his respects to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on Friday in the Japanese city of Nara.
Man convicted of child pornography has 104-year jail term upheld
Taipei, March 18 (CNA) The Supreme Court has upheld a Taiwan High Court's decision to sentence a man convicted of soliciting nude photos from more than 80 underage girls to a prison term of 104 years and two months, with two other crimes remanded to a lower court for retrial. The conviction and 104-year two-month sentence is final and cannot be appealed.
Taiwan needs to boost asymmetric capabilities: U.S. defense official
ROC Central News Agency 03/11/2022 11:59 AM Washington, March 10 (CNA) A top defense official in the United States said Thursday that Taiwan should strengthen its asymmetric capabilities, as a preparatory measure, in the event of an attack by China. Mara Karlin, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans, and capabilities, said in a Senate hearing that the war being waged by Russia against Ukraine illustrates why Taiwan needs to be prepared.
Taiwan needs to boost asymmetric capabilities: U.S. defense official
Washington, March 10 (CNA) A top defense official in the United States said Thursday that Taiwan should strengthen its asymmetric capabilities, as a preparatory measure, in the event of an attack by China. Mara Karlin, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans, and capabilities, said in a Senate hearing that the war being waged by Russia against Ukraine illustrates why Taiwan needs to be prepared.
Cage-free egg farm climbs from loss to profit while creating 'circle of good'
By Flor Wang, CNA staff writer Eric Lin's (林智傑) five-hectare farm in Miaoli was one of the first in Taiwan to start supplying major supermarket chains in the country with locally produced cage-free eggs in 2018. Three years later, Lin is facing stiff competition from big companies that have since entered the market for the supply of barn-laid eggs, as they are also called. "It is difficult for small farmers like me to compete against them," he said.
Over 20,000 complete pre-ordering of vouchers in 5 minutes
Taipei, July 1 (CNA) More than 20,000 people in Taiwan pre-ordered government-issued spending vouchers in five minutes after they went on sale at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said. Echoing Su, Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said at a separate function that more than 160,000 people pre-ordered their vouchers at around 9:30 a.m. There were initial connection problems when the system opened Wednesday morning, but they were quickly resolved, Wang said.
Tang Prize laureates receive awards in Taipei
Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) A grand ceremony was held at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei Friday, at which eight 2018 Tang Prize laureates received awards honoring their achievements in the fields of sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology and rule of law.
January Elections: Presidential race becoming polarized as election nears
Tue, Oct 08, 2019 - Page 3ã By Flor Wang, Wen Kuei-hsiang and Yu Hsiang / CNA With fewer than 100 days until the presidential and legislative elections on Jan. 11, the race is shaping up to be a polarized contest with contrasting opinions, including on China, between a clear front-runner and a challenger party that is trying to stage a comeback.
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