Sun, Nov 05, 2023 page3

• Taiwan News Quick Take

  • Staff writer, with CNA
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  TECHNOLOGY

  Taiwan wins big in Seoul

  Taiwan on Friday won a grand prize, 22 golds, 25 silvers and 34 bronze awards, as well as five special prizes at the Seoul International Invention Fair. A delegation of 146 people, led by the Taiwan Invention Association, participated in the fair, taking with them 97 inventions. Taiwanese biotech company TCI won the grand prize, the highest award at the fair. Taipei City University of Science and Technology was the biggest winner among those in the delegation, taking home seven golds, three silvers and five bronzes, as well as two special prizes awarded by South Korea and Thailand. A special prize is given by a foreign country to an outstanding and interesting invention. Most of Taiwan’s entries this year were in the biotechnology category, the association said.

  SOCIETY

  One dead, 6 hurt in crash

  A scooter driver died after being struck from behind by a car in Kaohsiung’s Sanmin District (三民) yesterday, the district’s second police precinct said. Six other people were injured in the collision, which occurred on Dingli Road at about 8am, police said. A 67-year-old woman surnamed Tseng (曾) allegedly hit eight scooter drivers from behind as they were waiting for the traffic light to change, police said. A male scooter driver who was pinned against a roadside transformer box by the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, adding that Tseng had immediately been arrested.

  TRANSPORTATION

  MRT records 13bn rides

  The Taipei MRT system recorded its 13 billionth passenger on Friday, with the individual able to travel free of charge on MRT trains for a year, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) said yesterday. The passenger, who entered Zhongxiao Fuxing Station at 7:50pm to travel to Xindian Station, also won a free night in the Crystal Resort at Sun Moon Lake’s presidential suite, which is worth NT$88,000, the company said in a statement. The five passengers who traveled before and after the winner would each receive a free 30-day TPass, TRTC said. The winners were decided based on the time they entered an MRT station using an electronic card, but also had to be registered MRT members, the company said. Passenger volume on the MRT system, which was introduced in 1996, is expected to top 700 million this year, it said.

  CRIME

  Migrants arrested for drugs

  Two Vietnamese who went missing from their legally designated place of employment have been arrested, during which narcotics were seized from them, Taichung police said yesterday. The two suspects, surnamed Chu and Nguyen, were arrested in late September after a tip-off was received about their whereabouts, police said. Officers disguised themselves as buyers and contacted Chu, 29, and Nguyen, 26, and set up a meeting for a drug deal at a karaoke bar where the arrests were made, police said. The suspects were caught with a variety of drugs, including ketamine and amphetamines, as well as NT$30,000 in cash, they said. Chu and Nguyen worked at a processing factory, but left in October last year after complaining of low pay, police said, adding that during interviews they admitted to later selling drugs to make a living. Meanwhile, a court granted a request by prosecutors to detain the two suspects, as they are being investigated for contravening the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (毒品危害防制條例).
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