Veterans Affairs Council head named new top intelligence chief

The head of Taiwan's Veterans Affairs Council Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) has been named as the nation's new top intelligence chief after his predecessor resigned from the post Monday over a over a cigarette-smuggling scandal.

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