Tainan, Jan. 8 (CNA) Tainan City Fisheries Association Director-General Lin Shih-chieh (林世傑) was arrested and detained late Saturday by prosecutors investigating allegations of vote buying in last month's Tainan City Council speakership election.
By Chang Wei-chen and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerMore than 80 percent of respondents to a poll said they believe Taiwanese should be responsible for their country’s defense, a foundation said yesterday.
Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) Former National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Chang Jung-feng (張榮豐) said in a talk show that Washington had had an issue with Taipei after then-President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) suggested Taiwan and China be two different jurisdictions in 1999.
Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) Taiwan's Chung Tien Television (CTiTV) filed a defamation lawsuit against entrepreneur Robert Tsao (曹興誠) on Monday, seeking NT$500 million (US$16.26 million) in damages, after he referred to the media entity last week as a "bandit station."
Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, is planning to hire 1,500 new master's and Ph.D. graduates in 2023, with average annual pay for master's degree holders to top NT$2 million (US$65,573).