The China Post June 5, 2010 TAIPEI — Former Magistrate Wu Jun-li of southeastern Taitung County has been given a sentence of seven years and six months yesterday for embezzling public funds when he served as speaker of Taitung County Council a decade ago. When handing down the ruling, the Hualien branch of the...
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The China Post June 3, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — An additional fund of US$1.52 million held in the accounts of former President Chen Shui-bian’s family members at a Swiss bank was remitted back to Taiwan, according to the Special Investigation Division (SID). The Swiss bank wired two batches of fund — US$529,617 and US$1...
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The China Post May 19, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Harsh punishment, such as sentences without any chance for parole, should be imposed on sex offenders of young victims to reduce recidivism, a lawmaker said Tuesday in calling for legislation similar to “Jessica’s Law” in the U.S. Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Yang Li-huan, a member of...
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The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2010 By JASON DEAN BEIJING—A spate of suicides among employees of electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. is drawing fresh scrutiny on the conditions for workers at one of China’s largest foreign employers. A 24-year-old woman died Tuesday after jumping from an apartment building near Hon Hai’s...
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AFP May 14, 2010 MIAMI — A Taiwanese national pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to export thousands of missile components to Iran in violation of a US embargo, and faces up to 20 years in prison, the US Department of Justice said. Yi-Lan Chen, age 40 and also known by the name Kevin Chen,...
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