Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) will upgrade a scenic train it operates in eastern Taiwan to include fine cuisine in a dining car touted as a “five-star moving restaurant” from March 30, the TRA said Wednesday.The “Future Express,” a refurbished C…
Category: Legal Matters
Taiwan court rules against forced blood alcohol content tests for drivers
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday that it is unconstitutional to force drivers to take blood test for alcohol concentration after a road accident, and it said the relevant traffic laws must be revised accordingly.The court was referring to one…
Three more cases of alleged child abuse found at Taichung daycare center
After the press briefing, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (???) apologized and pledged to launch an investigation into Hwa Shin.In its statement on Monday, the bureau said it had not looked at all of the 10-day surveillance footage it had obtained when the…
Court blocks Globalwafers takeover of German electronics firm
Published by DPA A legal challenge by Taiwan-based microchip supplier Globalwafers to force approval of its takeover of Munich-based electronics
CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan to ban food on public transport, halts large religious events
Taiwan’s government announced Saturday that eating on public transportation will be prohibited across the country from Sunday, while large non-socially
‘Children Should Be Playing’: Pope Pleads For Fight Against Child Labor
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged governments to combat child labor, saying it was terrible that children who should be playing are instead working as adults or scavenging in garbage dumps for something to sell.Speaking at his weekly general audience Fra…
Father of woman killed in DUI-case in Seoul upset by court ruling
The father of a Taiwanese woman who was killed by a drunk driver in Seoul in 2020 was disappointed by the South Korea Supreme Court’s recent rejection of the driver’s eight-year prison sentence, a decision that could result in a more lenient penalty.Th…
Court overturns guilty verdicts in 2002 Taichung murder case
Two men convicted over the death of a teacher 19 years ago were exonerated Thursday after the Taiwan High Court overturned guilty verdicts handed out in 2012.Wang Chi-cheng (???) and his friend Hung Shih-wei (???) were presented with flowers by their f…
Food import ban issue unavoidable in CPTPP talks with Japan: minister
Although the government has yet to start discussions on lifting Taiwan’s ban on some Japanese food imports, the nation’s economic minister said Thursday the issue is certain to be brought up when the two countries begin official talks on Taiwan’s bid t…
Man gets 106 years for child pornography
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 106 years in prison for soliciting nude photos of underage girls over a three-year period, starting in 2014.The man, identified only by his surname Lin (?), was convicted of illicitly enticing 81 girls, some as y…