Sitting on the toilet scrolling on a phone can raise hemorrhoid risk; doctor advises “in and out quickly”
Original長時間のトイレでのスマートフォン使用が痔の原因となることが指摘されており、近年10代の患者も増加傾向にあります。医師は、排便時は「速戦即決」を心がけ、レーザー痔核消融手術などの新しい治療法も紹介しています。
Companies mentioned：台中市澄清醫院中港分院
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Dua Lipa sues Samsung over “stealing photos to print on packaging” for TV sales, seeks 470 million
Popular singer Dua Lipa is suing South Korean technology giant サムスン電子, seeking about 470 million yen in damages for using her likeness without permission on television product packaging and in promotions.
Companies mentioned：サムスン電子
Logo redesign: CPC says it was put on hold in early 2025
Amid attention over Taiwan Power’s logo change, Taiwan’s state-owned oil company CPC had also considered changing its logo, but announced that it suspended the plan in early 2025, citing the company’s losses. Design costs of 980,000 New Taiwan dollars have already been incurred.
Companies mentioned：台灣電力公司 (台電)、台灣中油股份有限公司 (中油)、台灣自來水股份有限公司 (台水)
Original二呆藝館修復文化部補助逾2300萬 史博館優先排特展
Taiwan’s 文化部 announced it will provide more than 23 million New Taiwan dollars in subsidies to restore Er Dai Art Gallery in Penghu, which houses works by modern artist Zhao Ertai. The National Museum of History also plans to prioritize holding a special exhibition of Zhao Ertai’s work.
Companies mentioned：文化部、歷史博物館、澎湖縣政府文化局、馬公市公所
Groundbreaking held for D城 columbarium in Changhua; anti-second-tower self-help group from Dingzhuang protests outside
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the second columbarium in Dacheng Township, Changhua County, but a local residents’ group, calling itself the “Second Tower Opposition Self-Help Association,” staged a protest outside the venue. The township chief said the expansion was essential due to a shortage of space at the existing facility, and that completion is targeted for October 2027.
Companies mentioned：彰化縣大城鄉公所
Taiwan stocks rise 186.12 points
Original台北股市は5月11日に186.12ポイント上昇し、41790.06ポイントで取引を終えました。これは0.45%の増加で、取引額は1兆1135.27億台湾ドルでした。主要8業種のうち、金融株を除く7業種が上昇しました。
Companies mentioned：群創、主動統一台股增長、友達、力積電、聯電、全科、鴻勁、邁科、健策、嘉基、永擎、悅城、三集瑞-KY、亞航、雷虎
China’s domestic demand remains weak; passenger vehicle sales fall for 7 consecutive months
China’s domestic passenger car sales fell 21.5% year over year to 1.384 million in April, marking a 7th consecutive monthly decline. Meanwhile, passenger car exports in April rose 80.7% year over year, highlighting the contrast between weak domestic demand and strong exports.
Companies mentioned：中國乘用車市場信息聯席會、比亞迪
EU SAFE mechanism launched; Lithuania receives a 6.4 billion euro loan to strengthen its defense
Lithuania has signed a defense loan agreement worth about 6.4 billion euros through the European Union’s SAFE mechanism. The funding is intended to strengthen Lithuania’s military capabilities and improve its air defenses, with part also allocated to support Ukraine.
Companies mentioned：欧盟 (EU)、立陶宛財政部、立陶宛國防部、立陶宛國家廣播電台 (LRT)
Turkish Airlines plane catches fire after landing in Nepal; all 288 people aboard are safe
A Turkish Airlines aircraft caught fire after sparks came from a tire on its right landing gear as it landed at Kathmandu Airport in Nepal. All 288 people on board, including 277 passengers and 11 crew members, were safe.
Companies mentioned：土耳其航空 (Turkish Airlines)、尼泊爾民航局 (Nepal Civil Aviation Authority)
Praise for Lai Jui-lung draws attention; Tseng Li-yen: Full support for Ko Chih-en
Changhua County Kuomintang city councilor Tseng Li-yen drew attention after publicly praising Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Kaohsiung mayor Lai Jui-lung. Tseng later apologized, saying her polite remarks had been taken out of context, and declared her full support for Kuomintang candidate Ko Chih-en.
Companies mentioned：國民黨、民進黨