Taiwan Cement President passes away

Leslie Cheng-yun Koo, chairman and president of the Taiwan Cement Corporation, died Monday, 23 January after sustaining critical injuries in a fall on Saturday.

Mr Koo (62) was rushed to a hospital on Saturday after falling down a flight of stairs in the Regent Taipei, where he was attending a wedding banquet. He was taken to hospital for emergency treatment, where he remained in an intensive care unit. He had sustained extensive head injuries.

Taiwan Cement is expected to issue a statement confirming the death.

According to the company's rules, Chang An-ping, a board director of the company, will act on behalf of Mr Koo until further notice.