Society

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

Enterovirus activity in Taiwan is showing signs of declining, the country's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Tuesday.

A Filipina tourist who was struck and injured by a train in a scenic area of New Taipei's Pingxi District on Monday may be fined for trespassing on the tracks, the Railway Police Bureau said Tuesday.

Five individuals connected to Polam Kopitiam, including the owner and chefs of the Taipei restaurant, were indicted on Tuesday for negligent homicide in connection with a food poisoning case that resulted in six deaths last year, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said.

A slew of fun activities and offerings will be available at several recreational venues in Taipei to mark the upcoming Year of the Snake, the city's Department of Education said Tuesday.

The Labor Insurance Fund, a key source of funding for Taiwan's main basic pension program, has good short-term prospects due to recent premium and investment gains, but the future of the program remains challenging, according to a report released Tuesday.

Taiwan's Legislature on Tuesday approved legal amendments to comprehensively ban the use of steel-jaw traps, dynamite and other explosives to hunt or kill wild animals.

Doctors pronounced dead late Monday a woman and her baby daughter rushed to hospital earlier in the day after their scooter collided with a truck in Chiayi County, Minsyong Police Precinct said Tuesday.

The northern section of New Taipei Metro's Circular Line is expected to be completed by 2031 and facilitate travel between Luzhou and Xindian districts, Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) said Tuesday.

Shipments totaling 570 kilograms of spice powder from abroad were recently intercepted at the border for excessive pesticide residues, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday.