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The high-profile detention of former Taipei mayor and incumbent Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was extended for another two months on Friday, as prosecutors continue their investigation into alleged corruption known locally as the "Core Pacific City case."

Taiwan kicked off its free influenza and COVID-19 vaccination program at hospitals and other medical facilities across the country on Tuesday.

A 41-year-old man died after being attacked by hornets in Taitung County, southeastern Taiwan, last week. He had been guiding a group of students on a hike on Jinshuiying Old Trail when a swarm descended on him and stung him more than 50 times.

People living across Taiwan will hear sirens ring out between Monday and Thursday this week as the nation conducts a series of annual air raid drills known as the Wanan Exercises.

On Aug 6, the Constitutional Court will hear oral arguments on executive oversight amendments passed by opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) lawmakers and opposed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

After a recent deadly food poisoning outbreak at the Xinyi branch of Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam in Taipei caused two deaths, Bongkrekic acid was found in a blood sample taken from one of the deceased Thursday, forensic autopsy results showed.

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is set to build two packaging plants using the sophisticated Chip on Wafer on Substrate (CoWoS) technology at the Chiayi Science Park in southern Taiwan, with construction of the first plant scheduled to begin in May and mass production in 2028.

Taiwan is facing a food safety problem involving the presence of "Sudan dyes" -- red synthetic chemical dyes banned in Taiwan for use in foodstuffs -- in chili powder imported from China. CNA has compiled answers to some frequently asked questions about the issue.

On Feb. 14, Taiwan's Coast Guard responded after a Chinese speedboat trespassed within 1.1 nautical miles of the eastern coast of the Island of Kinmen, setting off a chase in which the Chinese boat capsized, causing the deaths of two of the four men on board.

The Taiwanese people will go to the polls on Jan. 13 to elect a new president and legislators.