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Ting Hsin International Group () is a Taiwanese-owned corporate group established in 1958.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Company Overview of Ting Hsin International Group )〕 It owns various food brands such as the instant noodle maker Kang Shi Fu((康師傅, Master Kong), Wei-Chuan Food Corporation and Dicos. 〔http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/10352/China/Noodle/ting-hsin-open-hundreds-china-noodle-outlets.html〕 In July 2009, it became the largest private shareholder in Taipei Financial Center Corporation, which owns Taipei 101. In August 2014, Ting Hsin acquired China Network Systems, a cable provider, from MBK Partners, Limited. == Food scandals and boycott == In November 2013, Wei Ying-chun (魏應充), former chairman of three subsidiaries of Ting Hsin International Group, was indicted on charges of fraud as part of an investigation into the 2013 Taiwan food scandal. Wei Ying-chun is the third of four Wei brothers controlling the Ting Hsin group. On 9 October 2014, prosecutors launched an investigation into the 2014 Taiwan food scandal alleging a unit of Ting Hsin International Group over sale of tainted cooking oil. Prosecutor Tsai Li-yi said Ting Hsin unit Cheng-I Food Co. (正義股份有限公司) is being investigated over allegedly mixing animal feed oil with cooking oil and then selling it for human consumption.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Taiwan prosecutors probe Ting Hsin unit alleging it sold tainted cooking oil )〕 After the revelations, the Taiwan public boycotted Ting Hsin items, with a number of local governments, restaurants, traditional markets and schools refusing to consume the conglomerate's products.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EDITORIAL: Ting Hsin likely won’t feel the pinch )〕 On 16 October 2014, Ting Hsin announced that it will leave Taiwan's oil market and donate NT$3 billion toward food safety under the supervision of Ruentex Financial Group (潤泰集團) Chairman Samuel Yin (尹衍樑).〔(Ting Hsin leaving Taiwan oil market )〕 The Changhua District Court granted a request to detain Wei Ying-chun on 17 October.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ex-chairman of troubled oil maker detained )〕 On October 21, prosecutors said according to Ting Shin's Vietnamese oil supplier Dai Hanh Phuc, the majority of animal feed-grade oil imported by Ting Shin may be used in the China market.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=越南噁油不只銷台灣 奸商自爆「中國是主力市場」 )〕 In response, consumers in China called for a united boycott against Ting Hsin products.〔(China calls for Ting Hsin boycott )〕 In November 2014, Ting Hsin's products were tested for Agent Orange since an unnamed source told authorities that the oil Ting Hsin imported from Vietnam may contain traces of the herbicidal weapon.〔(Ting Hsin oil allegedly contains Agent Orange )〕 In November 2015, six former managers of Ting Hsin International Group, including former executive Wei Ying-chun, were found not guilty. The verdict attracted immediate criticism from both the public and politicians.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Wei Ying-chun found not guilty )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=EDITORIAL: Evidence required for fair verdicts )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ting Hsin International Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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