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Taipei prosecutor gets deferred prosecution for meth use

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) A prosecutor with the Taipei District Prosecutors Office has been granted an 18-month deferred prosecution over drug use and ordered to undergo addiction treatment, the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office said Thursday.

Taiex suffers 6th steepest daily point loss led by tech stocks

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan suffered their sixth-steepest single-day point loss on Thursday, plunging over 1,600 points as tech stocks were hammered by fears of a Federal Reserve rate hike after Washington released higher-than-expected inflation data overnight, dealers said.

TSMC's Q3 net profit hits new quarterly high

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on Thursday reported a new quarterly high in net profit in the third quarter, on the back of strong global demand for AI applications, while its gross margin fell from a quarter earlier due to an increase in shipments of chips made using the company's…

Taiwan shares close down 3.41%

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended down 1,655.96 points, or 3.41 percent, at 46,969.87 Thursday on turnover of NT$1.32 trillion (US$40.98 billion).