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Taipei, March 16 (CNA) The eligibility and scope of ferry services currently operating between Taiwan-held offshore islands and ports in China's Fujian Province will be broadened from March 25, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced on Thursday.

Taipei, March 15 (CNA) The average regular wage in Taiwan in January reached NT$45,376 (US$1,487), rising by 2.3 percent year-on-year, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported on Wednesday.

Taipei, March 15 (CNA) National Communications Commission (NCC) Chairman Chen Yaw-shyang (陳耀祥) on Wednesday denied any wrongdoing in the commission's approval of the establishment of a new TV news channel in January 2022.

Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported another four domestically transmitted cases of mpox Tuesday, bringing the total number of local infections to seven since the disease was designated a Category 2 communicable disease last June.

Kinmen, March 14 (CNA) The eligibility and scope of limited ferry services between Taiwan-held Kinmen Island and China's Xiamen on the other side of the Taiwan Strait will be broadened from late March, according to a lawmaker who represents the outlying island of Kinmen.

Taichung, March 13 (CNA) Three people were arrested for growing cannabis plants with a street value of nearly NT$20 million (US$666,600) in Chiayi County earlier this year and could be sentenced to life in prison for breaching the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act, Taichung police said Monday.

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Taiwan's three science parks posted revenue of NT$4.26 trillion (US$46.35 billion) in 2022, a 14.75 percent year on year increase and all-time high, National Science and Technology Council chief Wu Tsung-tsong (吳政忠) said Monday.

Taipei, March 8 (CNA) Former Control Yuan President Wang Chien-hsien (王建煊) on Wednesday announced he will run as an independent in the 2024 presidential race on a platform of peaceful unification with China to secure the interests of its 23 million people.

Taipei, March 8 (CNA) Taiwan's gross national income (GNI) in 2022 surpassed that of South Korea for the first time since 2002, recently published official statistics from both countries indicate.

Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.43 percent year-on-year in February, down from an increase of 3.05 percent in the previous month, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Tuesday.