What situations should be recognized as work-related injuries?

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According to Article 14 of the Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance, an employee shall be recognized as having a work-related injury under any of the following circumstances: (1) Suffering an accident injury due to work reasons during working hours and in the workplace; (2) Suffering an accident injury while carrying out preparatory or concluding work related to work before or after working hours in the workplace; (3) Suffering accidental injuries such as assaults while performing job duties during working hours and in the workplace; (4) Contracting an occupational disease; (5) Suffering an injury due to work reasons or going missing in an accident while on a business trip; (6) Suffering an injury in a motor vehicle accident on the way to or from work; (7) Other circumstances stipulated by laws and administrative regulations as being work-related injuries. 　　3. Circumstances to be regarded as work-related injuries In accordance with Article 15 of the Regulations on Work-Related Injury Insurance, an employee shall be regarded as having a work-related injury under any of the following circumstances: (1) Dying suddenly from an illness during working hours and at the workplace, or dying within 48 hours despite emergency treatment; (2) Suffering injuries while participating in activities to safeguard national interests or public interests, such as disaster relief efforts; (3) An employee who was previously in the military, was disabled as a result of combat or duty-related injuries, has obtained a certificate for revolutionary disabled soldiers, and experiences a recurrence of those old injuries after starting work at a new employer. 　　If an employee falls under the circumstances specified in items (1) and (2), they shall be entitled to work-related injury insurance benefits in accordance with the relevant provisions of the work-related injury regulations; if an employee falls under the circumstance specified in item (3), they shall be entitled to work-related injury insurance benefits other than the one-time disability allowance, in accordance with the relevant provisions of those regulations.