Japanese manufacturer apologizes over Taichung MRT train malfunction

The Japanese manufacturer of the trains to be used in Taichung's new mass rapid transit (MRT) system apologized Monday for a major flaw found during the system's trial run last month, saying the problem was caused by an assembly defect and is now being fixed.

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