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The Hsinchu District Court on Tuesday approved a request by prosecutors to detain the driver of a Mercedes sedan that struck and killed one person and injured six others in Hsinchu City a day earlier.

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a request to detain and hold incommunicado the driver of a Mercedes sedan that struck and killed one person and injured six others in Hsinchu City on Monday.

The Kaohsiung City Tourism Bureau on Tuesday said it has been working to actively promote the city to tourists from Hong Kong, the country's second largest source of international visitors.

A Vietnamese migrant worker surnamed Ho has recently been detained on suspicion of killing another Thai migrant worker who he believed was having an affair with his wife, Taichung police said Tuesday.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to investigate "wax candy" products from China that have appeared for sale on Taiwanese online shopping websites, Deputy Health Minister Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) said on Tuesday.

Occasional rain showers are forecast in eastern Taiwan and the southern Hengchun Peninsula, while Greater Taipei and mountainous areas of the western half of Taiwan can expect scattered rainfall on Tuesday as the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated around Taiwan, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Tuesday are as follows:

The Taipei District Court on Monday found seven people guilty of helping a funeral business tycoon flee Taiwan after the convicted businessman jumped bail of NT$517 million (US$16.22 million) while awaiting a Supreme Court verdict in September 2023.

One person was killed and five others, including three children, injured in Hsinchu City on Monday after a Mercedes sedan driving on the wrong side of the road struck pedestrians and two motorcycles, local authorities said.

Two professors at a university in Kaohsiung suspected of accepting bribes to help six students obtain their masters' or doctoral degrees have been indicted by the Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office.