The M1A2T Abrams tanks that Taiwan purchased from the US participated in a combat readiness exercise in Hsinchu on Tuesday, marking the first time they had operated outside their base.
HsinchuBaseballStadium should have been a source of pride for the city, but due to suspended Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao’s (高虹安) political manipulation and administrative incompetence, it has instead become synonymous with an absurd farce.
Hsinchu city and county have the most reported fraud cases and highest amount of defrauded money in the nation, suggesting that people working in high-tech sectors are at high risk of investment and fintech scams, prosecutors said last month.
A Hsinchu woman has been handed a suspended prison sentence of two years for forging a loan agreement and an NT$8.5 million (US$278,278) promissory note by using the fingerprint of a deceased “alleged debtor” at a funeral parlor.