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After fire leaves 9 dead, Taiwanese golf ball manufacturer fined for storing hazardous material

Taiwan authorities fined a golf ball manufacturer $75,000 on Monday and warned of criminal charges for storing 30 times the legal limit of hazardous material and other violations after a major factory fire killed nine people and left one other missing. The mayor of Pingtung county said at a news …

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Americans on alert as popular tourist hot spot now enforcing digital IDs at border

A new procedure for all incoming visitors has been launched in a popular tourist spot in an effort to streamline the travel process, plus security. Travelers to Taiwan are now required to apply for a “digital arrival” card (TWAC) three days in advance of their trips, according to the Ministry …

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