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Taiwan's consumer confidence index (CCI) rebounded in May, rising by 8.83 from April to hit 72.2, mainly due to a bullish stock market that has stayed above 21,000 points, according to the latest monthly Taiwan Consumer Confidence Index Report released by National Central University (NCU).

A Taiwanese fugitive in China, who allegedly has become a member of a political organization there, has lost his citizenship in his home country, according to Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, will build seven new plants this year in a bid to boost its global competitiveness, a company official said on Thursday.

Three shipments of red cherries imported from the United States have been rejected at Taiwan's border for containing the banned substance mefentrifluconazole, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) reported Tuesday.

Two Taiwanese men have been given suspended sentences after being found guilty of illegally recruiting personnel for a Chinese high-tech company in Taiwan, the Hsinchu District Court said Monday.

Taipei, July 18 (CNA) A fugitive Taiwanese couple has been extradited from Thailand more than 20 years after being indicted over an alleged NT$4 billion (US$129.2 million) investment fraud, the Investigation Bureau said Tuesday.

Taipei, July 18 (CNA) A tropical storm expected to form east of the Philippines over the weekend could bring rain to some parts of Taiwan early next week as it approaches the island, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Tuesday.

Taipei, July 17 (CNA) Lawmakers have agreed to hold a second extra session to address amendments to three gender equality laws, the Statute of Open Prisons and screen terms linked to a U.S.-Taiwan trade deal, the Legislative Yuan said in a statement on Monday.

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Thursday announced they had smashed a cross-border drug trafficking scheme with the cooperation of Thai police and that the Taiwanese duo involved were both detained after they sought to smuggle 20 kilograms of ketamine into Taiwan last year.

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) Two tropical disturbances are set to bring rain to parts of Taiwan beginning this weekend, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Thursday.