Featured Image for Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society SAN DIEGO, Sept. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OTS is pleased to announce that, after two years of meeting virtually, the 18th Annual Oligo Meeting will include a robust in-person program live from Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak in Phoenix, Arizona, where delegates from many different countries can […]
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Thai man’s 15-year sentence for murder upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 15-year jail sentence handed down by a lower court to a migrant worker from Thailand who was found guilty of murdering his co-worker in Taoyuan last year.The sentence is final and cannot be appealed, the Supreme C…
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS/Taiwan approves updated Moderna vaccine as booster
Taiwan’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Monday approved the use of Moderna’s second-generation COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot for recipients at high risk of infection or severe disease.ACIP convener Lee Ping-ing (???) made t…
Read MoreCTiTV sues tycoon for defamation over ‘bandit station’ remark
Taiwan’s Chung Tien Television (CTiTV) filed a defamation lawsuit against entrepreneur Robert Tsao (???) on Monday, seeking NT$500 million (US$16.26 million) in damages, after he referred to the media entity last week as a “bandit station.”Tsao, founde…
Read MoreELECTIONS 2022/KMT Taoyuan mayoral candidate denies plagiarism accusations
Kuomintang Taoyuan mayoral candidate Simon Chang (???) on Monday denied fresh allegations of plagiarism that he improperly used a National Communications Commission (NCC) report as part of a research project he headed while working at Acer Inc.Chang ha…
Read MoreHon Hai reports highest ever revenue for August
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the world’s largest contract electronics maker, had consolidated revenue of NT$448.91 billion (US$14.60 billion) in August, its highest ever for the month.Hon Hai, which assembles Apple Inc’s iPads and iPhones, saw a 12….
Read MoreJOB SCAM/11 more Taiwanese human trafficking victims repatriated from Cambodia
Eleven Taiwanese nationals, who had been among hundreds of others trafficked to Cambodia to work for fraud rings, were sent home over the past two two days, Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Monday.The return of the 11 Taiwanese — two …
Read MoreCOST OF LIVING/U.S. dollar rises to almost 3-year high amid Fed rate hike concerns
The U.S. dollar continued its uptrend Monday, hitting its highest level against the Taiwan dollar on the local forex market amid rising expectations of more aggressive interest rate hikes by the United States Federal Reserve.After opening at the day’s …
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