# AI News 180m Report｜2026-06-30 21:00–24:00 JST｜Page 2 of 2

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 56 items from 1 source; Taiwan, 46 items from 1 source.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## Taipei Metro to allow contactless payments starting 7/1; international card networks offer ride discounts

- Published: 2026-06-30T20:58:36+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202606300354.aspx
- anchor: #n1273339
- Companies mentioned: Visa、萬事達卡、Apple Pay、Google Pay、Samsung Pay、中信銀、台新銀、永豐銀、一銀、中國信託、Richart、台新Pay、第一銀、iLEO

Facts:
- Up to 100% cashback
- Up to NT$100 in cashback per person per month
- Earn up to 7% in rewards
- Earn up to NT$125 in credit card rewards each week
- Up to NT$500
- Earn up to 3.8% cashback on every transaction
- Earn 100% cashback in credit card rewards
- Earn up to an additional 5% cash back
- Earn 10% in credit card rewards

## EVA Air and 立榮航空 to raise booking service fees starting 8/1

- Published: 2026-06-30T20:54:34+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202606300353.aspx
- anchor: #n1273327
- Companies mentioned: 長榮航空、立榮航空、華航、星宇航空、台灣虎航

Facts:
- A fee of US$33 per ticket
- About NT$1,050
- A fee of US$28 per ticket
- Rising from US$28 to US$30
- The peak-season fare remains NT$400 per person per flight segment
- NT$300 during the off-peak season