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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Mark Ho (何志偉) and DPP New Taipei City Councilor Tai Wei-shan (戴瑋姍) yesterday urged restaurant chain operator Wowprime to curb fraud on its app. The lawmakers, joined by 20 people who have allegedly had their personal information leaked from the company’s app, told a news conference in Taipei that 38 instances of fraud in New Taipei City have been reported since July last year, costing the targets NT$3.7 million (US$132,044), with NT$730...

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began more than a year ago, Taiwanese consumers have developed a penchant for sanitation products and cosmetics that has led to unexpected opportunities for some businesses, retail sources said. During the pandemic, consumers have been buying larger amounts of cleaning supplies, such as medical-grade alcohol, antibacterial soap, disinfectant sprays, wet wipes and hypochlorous acid cleaning solution, a Watson’s Personal Care Stores official said. Demand for these ite...