ATHLETICS
<strong>Tai earns doctorate</strong>
Taiwanese badminton star Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) yesterday received her doctoral degree from the Graduate Institute of Sports Training at University of Taipei. Tai completed her oral defense last Thursday before leaving for the Indonesia Open, which starts today. Upon receiving her master’s degree from the university in 2018, Tai pursued doctoral studies to broaden her expertise in sports science. Tai participated in part of the program through online courses while competing abroad. “No matter how hard playing sports and training is, I must not give up my school work,” she said.
JUSTICE
<strong>Seoul DUI sentence upheld</strong>
The South Korean Supreme Court
Seoul, June 9 (CNA) The South Korean Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an eight-year prison sentence against a man who was accused of causing the death of a Taiwanese student in a drunk driving accident in 2020.
Taipei, March 29 (CNA) The father of a Taiwanese woman who was killed by a drunk driver in Seoul in 2020 thanked a South Korean court for adhering to justice, after the court on Tuesday upheld an eight-year prison sentence handed down to the Korean driver.