# AI News 180m Report｜2026-07-07 18:00–21:00 JST｜Page 2 of 3

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 129 items from 2 sources; Japan, 120 items from 1 source.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## 【KURUKURU】3 products from 3 brands win the “OMOTENASHI Selection 2026.” Ur.Salon’s “Jet Monster Micro Dryer 02” wins the highest Gold Award.

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000400.000036491.html
- anchor: #n1351885
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社KURUKURU、Ur.Salon、GOKUMIN、MAIMO、ANA

Facts:
- Price (tax included): 13,298 yen
- Price (tax included): 14,398 yen
- Price (tax included): S: 31,298 yen
- The unit weighs approximately 285g
- Approximately 610 independent cells
- Approximately 3.4 kg
- 55 mm in diameter

## Fragrances inspired by 5 princesses from the original TV anime 『プリンセッション・オーケストラ』 are here!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000542.000045988.html
- anchor: #n1351884
- Companies mentioned: フェアリーテイル株式会社、Project PRINCESS-SESSION、テレ東

Facts:
- Sales begin on July 7 (Thu).
- Size: 50 ml
- Price: 5,500 yen (tax included)

## Korean ballad singer Monday Kiz launches the 【Monday Kiz Japan Official Fanclub】!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000630.000015650.html
- anchor: #n1351883
- Companies mentioned: THECOO株式会社、Monday Kiz

Facts:
- Paid subscribers across all Fanicon communities exceed 345,000
- Monday Kiz Japan Official Fanclub (800 yen per month)
- 5 lucky winners will receive a signed Polaroid!

## 【大木町, Fukuoka Prefecture】A beetle and stag beetle specimen-making experience event will be held on July 31 (Fri) and August 1 (Sat)!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000635.000041975.html
- anchor: #n1351882
- Companies mentioned: 筑後地区観光協議会、大木町地域おこし協力隊

Facts:
- Japanese rhinoceros beetle or stag beetle: 3,000 yen
- Rainbow stag beetle: 4,000 yen
- Hercules beetle: 5,500 yen

## Orders are now open for holographic acrylic shikishi boards from the original TV anime SK∞ エスケーエイト!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000743.000080345.html
- anchor: #n1351881
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アズメーカー、ボンズ、Project SK∞、きゃらON！

Facts:
- ■Size: approximately 120 × 140 mm
- We carry approximately 5,000 types of anime merchandise, from products for men to products for women.

## Orders are now open for T-shirts, B2 tapestries, character rubber mats, and clear files from the TV anime 「お隣の天使様にいつの間にか駄目人間にされていた件2」!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000746.000080345.html
- anchor: #n1351880
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アズメーカー、SBクリエイティブ、アニメ「お隣の天使様」製作委員会

Facts:
- Approx. 5,000 types of anime merchandise

## 〈物語〉シリーズ プリズムビジュアルコレクションの受注を開始しました！

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000751.000080345.html
- anchor: #n1351879
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アズメーカー、きゃらON！、講談社、アニプレックス、シャフト

Facts:
- 7 types in total
- Size: approx. 70×130 mm
- Approx. 5,000 types

## Orders are now open for T-shirts, a set of 2 hologram pin-back buttons, and a set of 2 metallic pin-back buttons from the TV anime 『盾の勇者の成り上がり Season 4』!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000752.000080345.html
- anchor: #n1351878
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アズメーカー、きゃらON！

Facts:
- Approx. 5,000 types of anime merchandise

## Announcement: Ryunosuke Sato transfers permanently to バレンシアCF

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001008.000034942.html
- anchor: #n1351877
- Companies mentioned: 東京フットボールクラブ株式会社、バレンシアCF、ファジアーノ岡山

Facts:
- FC Tokyo career appearances: 26 matches
- FC Tokyo career goals: 6

## Already generating buzz as “a masterpiece of a new dimension”! Mikito Chinen’s first isekai reincarnation light novel, 『偽世界転生』, goes on sale July 30 (Thu)!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001055.000014531.html
- anchor: #n1351876
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社双葉社、Mノベルス、谷島屋、書泉ブックタワー、福岡金文堂、紀伊國屋書店、紀伊国屋書店

Facts:
- List price: ¥1,430 (tax included)

## A capsule toy featuring karaoke hits from the Heisei era is here! JOYSOUND launches the “Kyoku NAVI” Music Play Mascot—with audio gimmicks to bring back memories! Nostalgic for adults and emotionally resonant for young people.

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002885.000004747.html
- anchor: #n1351875
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エクシング、株式会社トイズスピリッツ、USEN＆U-NEXT GROUP

Facts:
- Manufacturer’s suggested retail price: 500 yen (tax included)
- 5 types in total
- Release period: around mid-July 2026 onward

## “Learning × Smiles”—a hands-on exhibition event combining the latest science and comedy makes its Chugoku-Shikoku debut! “What is this?!” Professor Sugihara’s Laughing Illusions Exhibition ~A Mysterious Laboratory to Explore with Yoshimoto Comedians~

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005162.000029501.html
- anchor: #n1351874
- Companies mentioned: 吉本興業株式会社、みろくの里、中国放送、よしもと錯覚研究所実行委員会

Facts:
- Starting July 18, 2026 (Sat)
- Adults (junior high school students and older): 900 yen
- Children (ages 3 through elementary school): 700 yen

## 『クレイヴ・サーガ 神絆の導師』 launches a campaign to help players take on Twelve Saints raid boss Dikuon! Special-value gacha draws and limited-time packs are also available for the event!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000006362.000032953.html
- anchor: #n1351873
- Companies mentioned: 合同会社EXNOA、DMM GAMES

Facts:
- After maintenance ends on July 7 (Tue)
- Through July 14 (Tue), 12:59
- February 16, 2023 (Thu)

## Lump of Sugar’s 20th anniversary and the crowdfunding project to remake 『Nursery Rhyme -ナーサリィ☆ライム-』 are now underway on ソレオス!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000008544.000016756.html
- anchor: #n1351872
- Companies mentioned: Lump of Sugar、フロンティアワークス、ソレオス、kawaiinium

Facts:
- 2026年6月26日（金）19:00より開催中です
- June 26, 2026 (Fri), 19:00–August 24 (Mon), 23:59

## Included with the special edition of 『ブルーロック』 volume 40! Designs revealed for 8 clear files featuring newly shot photos of the film cast!

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000008641.000001719.html
- anchor: #n1351871
- Companies mentioned: 講談社、CK WORKS

Facts:
- 8 clear files featuring newly shot photos of the film cast
- On sale August 17, 2026 (Mon)
- Friday, Aug. 7, 2026

## Sightseeing tour now on sale for the 39th Kanmon Strait Fireworks Festival!

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:56:33+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001279.000037933.html
- anchor: #n1351844
- Companies mentioned: JR九州、株式会社JTB

Facts:
- Adults (junior high school students and older): 25,000 yen
- Children (elementary school students): 23,000 yen
- Minimum number of participants: 80

## More children who don’t give up can move society forward. Crowdfunding for an experiential program launches July 7 (Tue).

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:53:28+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000174.000046389.html
- anchor: #n1351845
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社Ridilover、NPO法人 子どもの体験格差解消プロジェクト、花まる学習会、慶應義塾大学、株式会社ベネッセホールディングス、アソビュー株式会社

Facts:
- 400 supporters
- Total support: 2 million yen
- The program has provided experiences to more than 400 children in total
- July 7 (Tue) to September 30 (Wed), 2026

## 【ABCラジオ】『北村真平のあいがけ』, a talk show where wordsmiths come together over a dish, launches July 10 (Fri) at 24:00! The first guest is essayist Shiho Oiyuba.

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:50:58+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000760.000040629.html
- anchor: #n1351846
- Companies mentioned: 朝日放送ラジオ株式会社、ABCラジオ

Facts:
- 24:00–25:00 each episode

## 【ステーキのあさくま】あさくまグループ opens its first airport location! The 中部国際空港 store is set to open in mid-August 2026 on 4F of Terminal 1 at Chubu Centrair International Airport.

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:50:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000239.000030130.html
- anchor: #n1351847
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社あさくま、あさくまグループ、ステーキのあさくま、中部国際空港

Facts:
- Featuring 25 tables and 96 seats
- With a store area of 71.8 tsubo
- Mid-August 2026
- The 27th location in Aichi Prefecture
- The 73rd location under the 「ステーキのあさくま」 brand
- The 84th location across the あさくまグループ as a whole

## 【Summer limited edition】“Glacia,” the signature product from AUDREY（オードリー）, gets a new chocolate mint flavor, “Glacia Chocominty”! On sale starting July 8, 2026 (Wed).

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:45:03+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000143.000039832.html
- anchor: #n1351848
- Companies mentioned: AUDREY（オードリー）、株式会社プレジィール、髙島屋、西武、グランスタ、羽田空港

Facts:
- 5-piece box: 850 yen (before tax)
- 8-piece box: 1,280 yen (before tax)

## IPAC visits Taiwan as 3 lawmakers each from 民眾黨 and 民進黨 officially join

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:46:42+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607070342.aspx
- anchor: #n1352141
- Companies mentioned: IPAC、民眾黨、民進黨、中央社

Facts:
- 6 Taiwanese legislators
- 23 million people in Taiwan

## Benzopyrene-contaminated oil scandal widens; 中聯 and all 4 major downstream companies delayed reporting

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:42:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070341.aspx
- anchor: #n1352135
- Companies mentioned: 中聯、SGS、南僑、福壽、泰山企業、福懋油脂、愛之味、台北市政府衛生局、台中市政府、彰化縣衛生局、衛福部、食藥署

Facts:
- Benzopyrene detected in soybean salad oil at 1.6μg/kg
- Standard: 2.0μg/kg
- Test result: 4.6μg/kg
- Test result: 8.0μg/kg
- Test result: 4.68μg/kg
- Test result: 8.1μg/kg
- Fined NT$6 million
- 中聯 hit with record NT$160 million fine from central authorities
- 中聯's fine, calculated according to the severity of the case, is NT$115.2 million
- Additional penalty of NT$47 million
- Total: NT$50 million

## 臻鼎: AI remains in the infrastructure stage; ABF shortfall unlikely to be made up within 3 years

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:42:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070340.aspx
- anchor: #n1352136
- Companies mentioned: 臻鼎、工商協進會

Facts:
- Investment spending expected to remain high
- Relief is still unlikely in the next 2 to 3 years

## Sea levels rise and temperatures climb in the Southwest Pacific; UN warns of growing risks

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:41:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070339.aspx
- anchor: #n1352137
- Companies mentioned: 聯合國世界氣象組織、法新社

Facts:
- Between 1999 and 2025, sea levels in the region rose at an average rate of 3.7 millimeters per year

## FSC approves merger of SinoPac Bank and King's Town Bank; branch count rises to the market's No. 2 spot

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:18:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070338.aspx
- anchor: #n1352105
- Companies mentioned: 永豐銀行、京城銀行、永豐金控、合庫銀行

Facts:
- Branch count reaches 189
- 合庫銀行 has 248 branches
- Total assets reach NT$3.19 trillion
- Capital of about NT$129.4 billion
- 191 domestic operating locations
- A total of 710 ATMs

## 6月CPI漲幅創近1年半新高 楊金龍：全年應可在2%以下

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:17:31+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070337.aspx
- anchor: #n1352106
- Companies mentioned: 中央銀行

Facts:
- June CPI rose 2.6% year on year
- Core CPI, excluding fruit, vegetables and energy, rose 2.45% year on year
- Full-year CPI forecast at 1.91%
- Core CPI at 1.9%
- International oil prices have fallen sharply to more than US$70 a barrel

## France to plant 1 billion trees to combat heat waves; experts warn of water shortages and temperature extremes

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:16:29+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070336.aspx
- anchor: #n1352107
- Companies mentioned: 世界報、迴聲報、巴黎人報、Cerema、法國國家自然史博物館、巴黎市政府

Facts:
- Plant 1 billion trees by 2032
- Interim target: plant 467 million trees by the end of 2026
- 126 million trees planted with public funding
- The southern French city of Toulouse has planted 110,000 trees from 2020 to early 2026 to mitigate the urban heat island effect
- An oak tree needs to consume as much as 1,000 liters of water daily to maintain its temperature

## 中國試射飛彈 北約秘書長：顯示不能對北京天真

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:14:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070335.aspx
- anchor: #n1352099
- Companies mentioned: 北大西洋公约组织、日本、韩国、澳洲、紐西蘭、中國、北韓、伊朗、俄羅斯、烏克蘭

Facts:
- 中國6日向太平洋試射一枚據稱可搭載核彈頭的潛射洲際彈道飛彈
- The NATO summit will be held on the 7th and 8th in Ankara, the Turkish capital
- This is the second consecutive year that only a few IP4 countries have sent leaders to the summit

## GO-70 revival ceremony: Chiang Wan-an pays tribute to fallen heroes and veterans

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:10:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070334.aspx
- anchor: #n1352082
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- Looking back on the 8-year War of Resistance
- The venue was set up with 300 banquet tables
- 3,000 people attended
- More than 6,000 retired and discharged service members

## Judge in fatal crane accident case accused of callousness; Taipei District Court reviews records

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:08:22+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607070333.aspx
- anchor: #n1352083
- Companies mentioned: 吊車公司

Facts:
- Tsai's mother filed a lawsuit against 吊車公司 seeking NT$12 million in damages
- The insurance payout actually received by the family differed from the NT$7 million stated in the judgment

## Super Typhoon Bavi approaches; Taichung City Government restricts access to the trail leading to Xueshankeng

- Published: 2026-07-07T20:05:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070332.aspx
- anchor: #n1352084
- Companies mentioned: 台中市政府、中央氣象署、台中氣象站

Facts:
- Large-scale slope collapses have occurred repeatedly at the 1.5-kilometer mark

## DGBAS: AI-driven computer price hikes push education equipment inflation to a 44-and-a-half-year high

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:55:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070331.aspx
- anchor: #n1352061

Facts:
- “Education and training equipment and supplies” rose 7.39%
- Largest increase in 44 and a half years
- June consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.6% year over year
- The import price index in New Taiwan dollars rose 23.07% year on year in June
- Computers and peripheral equipment account for just 1.6% of the CPI weighting

## “Nintama Rantaro” creator 尼子騷兵衛 to appear at comics expo

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:54:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202607070330.aspx
- anchor: #n1352062
- Companies mentioned: 尼子騷兵衛、阮光民、2026漫畫博覽會日本館

Facts:
- Japanese manga “Rakudai Ninja Rantaro” marks its 40th anniversary
- Original manga artist 尼子騷兵衛 will be invited to Taiwan on the 25th to share behind-the-scenes stories

## 玉山金併三商壽過關 金管會：不影響245萬保戶權益

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:54:14+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070329.aspx
- anchor: #n1352063
- Companies mentioned: 玉山金、三商美邦人壽、三商壽

Facts:
- The rights of 三商壽's 2.452 million policyholders will also remain unaffected.
- 三商壽's 10,304 employees
- Effective policies total 10.038 million
- 三商壽 issued subordinated bonds and completed capital increases totaling NT$17.14 billion in 2025
- Subsequent capital increases to exceed NT$20 billion

## Vice President Hsiao: China's ICBM launch is an attempt to expand its malign influence

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:48:11+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607070328.aspx
- anchor: #n1352055
- Companies mentioned: IPAC、對中政策跨國議會聯盟、2026中國影響力網絡年會、China In The World

Facts:
- Meetings have been held regularly every year since 2019

## Tainted oil affects 165 schools; Education Ministry says school meal contractors will not be penalized if they handle it according to law

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:45:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070327.aspx
- anchor: #n1352056
- Companies mentioned: 中聯油品、教育部、衛生福利部食品及藥物管理署

Facts:
- 中聯油品 affects 3 manufacturers
- 4 counties and cities have reported that 165 schools used the affected oil

## Keelung kindergarten child abuse case: prosecutors and police question 6 people, including the person in charge and the director

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:43:07+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607070326.aspx
- anchor: #n1352052
- Companies mentioned: 名人幼兒園、基隆市政府、基隆地檢署、基隆市警察局第三分局

Facts:
- Questioning the person in charge, a man surnamed Lin, and the director, a woman surnamed Liu, among 6 people
- A total of 10 parents have filed complaints

## 研華's June revenue tops NT$10 billion, setting a record as customer orders remain strong

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:36:05+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070325.aspx
- anchor: #n1352040
- Companies mentioned: 研華

Facts:
- June consolidated revenue was about NT$10.123 billion
- Up 30.9% month on month
- Up 73.4% year on year
- Second-quarter consolidated revenue was about NT$26.126 billion
- Up 28.2% quarter on quarter
- Up 46.5% year on year
- Embedded business group up 72% year on year
- Embedded computing and peripherals

## Tainan traces tainted oil; all products to be removed from shelves regardless of usage level

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:34:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070324.aspx
- anchor: #n1352036
- Companies mentioned: 中聯油品、衛生局、教育局、環保局、衛生福利部食品藥物管理署

Facts:
- 99 Tainan schools with their own kitchens
- 16 school meal contractors
- 360 downstream businesses affected nationwide
- 22 are in Tainan City
- A total of 780 kilograms of tainted oil removed and recalled
- Inspections completed at 10 retail businesses
- 93 kilograms of tainted oil removed and recalled

## 亞股熄火熱錢流出 新台幣重貶1.18角收32.143元

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:34:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070323.aspx
- anchor: #n1352037

Facts:
- Taiwan stocks plunged 1,077 points today
- The New Taiwan dollar fell sharply against the US dollar, closing at 32.143
- 新台幣兌美元跌勢洶洶，收盤收32.143元，重貶1.18角
- Combined trading volume in the Taipei and Yuanta foreign exchange markets totaled US$2.9485 billion
- The index fell 1077.28 points at the close to 45479.11 points.
- The New Taiwan dollar opened at 32.03 per U.S. dollar today.
- It touched an intraday low of 32.176.
- It plunged 1.51 jiao.
- Foreign investors continued to be net sellers of more than NT$50 billion in Taiwan stocks today.
- The U.S. dollar index fell 0.07% today.
- The Korean won surged 0.59%.
- The yen appreciated 0.12%.
- The yuan edged down 0.06%.
- The New Taiwan dollar plunged 0.37.

## 「木想傢」plants the seeds of talent, nurturing woodworking artisans in remote parts of Hualien

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:30:59+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070322.aspx
- anchor: #n1352026
- Companies mentioned: 木想傢、台灣木想傢協會、193小松菸、木想傢木工坊、玉東卡本特

Facts:
- A final 12 trainees were selected.
- The camp featured 6 days of classes.
- Without 7 or 8 years of long-term training

## Asian stocks languish; 三星 shares plunge, triggering another trading halt in South Korea

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:27:56+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070321.aspx
- anchor: #n1352027
- Companies mentioned: 三星、Amazon、Apple、盛寶金融、Saxo Markets

Facts:
- The company expects operating profit to surge more than 1800% in the 2nd quarter.
- The stock still closed down more than 6%.
- Dragging the KOSPI index down nearly 5% at the close.
- It has since fallen about 20%.

## 上證指數 falls below 4000 points, losing the level for the 4th time in 2026

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:27:54+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607070320.aspx
- anchor: #n1352028
- Companies mentioned: 上證指數、深證成指、創業板指、科創綜指、前海開源基金、匯豐私人銀行及財富管理

Facts:
- 上證指數 stood at 3990.24 points.
- Down 1.26%.
- Combined turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets was 2.58 trillion yuan.
- Trading volume shrank by 510 billion yuan.
- Nearly 4800 stocks across the market fell.
- It closed at 3957.05 points.
- Down 1.24%.
- It plunged 1.7% to 3959.34 points.
- Plunged 1.7%.
- It closed at 3993.23 points.
- Down 0.42%.

## After 父後七日, writer Liu Zijie confronts death head-on through 「再生」

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:26:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202607070319.aspx
- anchor: #n1352029
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- 20 years ago, 父後七日 brought her into the spotlight.
- Until she turned 40

## 國票金's new team sets out 4 priorities, with risk control the top task

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:24:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070318.aspx
- anchor: #n1352030
- Companies mentioned: 國票金、國票證券、樂天網銀、樂天銀行

Facts:
- 國票金 reported self-assessed after-tax profit of NT$770 million for June.
- Cumulative after-tax profit reached NT$2.783 billion.
- Year-on-year growth reached 323.61%.
- Earnings per share (EPS) after tax were NT$0.77.
- 國票證券 posted profit of NT$2.043 billion in the first 6 months of this year.
- That was an increase of NT$1.939 billion from the same period last year.
- 樂天銀行 had 356,000 accounts at the end of June.
- Deposits reached NT$44.15 billion.
- Loans reached NT$30.312 billion.
- 樂天銀's corporate deposits reached NT$6.54 billion.
- Corporate loans reached NT$6.92 billion.

## 廣達's June revenue hit a record NT$385.1 billion; 2nd-quarter revenue topped NT$1 trillion for the first time

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:23:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070317.aspx
- anchor: #n1352035
- Companies mentioned: 廣達

Facts:
- Consolidated revenue in June was about NT$385.191 billion.
- 第2季營收首度突破兆元、達1兆365.93億元
- Laptop shipments totaled 4.5 million units in June.
- Laptop shipments totaled 11.5 million units in the 2nd quarter.
- Full-year 2026 laptop shipments are expected to decline by a high single-digit percentage year on year (about 7% to 9%) to a double-digit rate.

## Miaoli companies showcase their strength at the Paris Inventions Fair; all 28 research and development entries win awards

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:22:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070316.aspx
- anchor: #n1352015
- Companies mentioned: 苗栗縣、寶崙塑膠有限公司、台灣流行顏色股份有限公司、福隆昌淨水有限公司、國立聯合大學、育達科大

Facts:
- All 28 research and development entries won awards.
- They won 4 gold, 7 silver and 17 bronze medals.

## Typhoon Bavi is expected to prompt sea and land warnings on the 9th, with its storm-force wind radius reaching land on the evening of the 10th.

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:22:44+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070315.aspx
- anchor: #n1352016
- Companies mentioned: 中央氣象署、中央社

Facts:
- Its center was about 1930 kilometers east-southeast of Eluanbi.
- Moving at 25 kilometers per hour
- Maximum sustained winds near the center were 58 meters per second.
- The radius of 7-level winds is 350 kilometers
- Force 10 winds extend 150 kilometers from the storm's center
- The storm's radius is still expected to exceed 300 kilometers.
- Tainan should remain alert for localized temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius.
- Greater Taipei, areas south of Taichung, and Yilan and Hualien should also watch for temperatures reaching 36 degrees Celsius or higher.

## China test-fires a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile; a look at the latest international backlash

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:18:42+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070314.aspx
- anchor: #n1352006
- Companies mentioned: 美國國務院、美國國務院發言人皮戈特、日本內閣官房長官木原稔、菲律賓國防部、澳洲總理艾班尼斯、澳洲國防部長馬勒斯、澳洲外交部長黃英賢、索羅門群島總理瓦爾、太平洋島國論壇

Facts:
- China did not notify Australia 48 hours before the test.

## Rakuten Monkeys' Lin Li begins playing consecutive games, with his physical condition assessed daily.

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:17:39+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607070313.aspx
- anchor: #n1352007
- Companies mentioned: 樂天桃猿隊、中信兄弟、富邦悍將

Facts:
- He has had 13 at-bats in first-team games this season.
- He collected 7 hits.

## Explore the full 空總 site and glimpse the history of an era through its historic buildings

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:15:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202607070312.aspx
- anchor: #n1352008
- Companies mentioned: 空軍總司令舊址、台灣總督府工業研究所、空總、許伯元、蔡嘉豪、中央社

Facts:
- Over 3 years

## 日本 to donate Abukuma-class escort ships to the Philippines; defense chief says delivery could come in 2 to 3 years at the earliest

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:15:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070311.aspx
- anchor: #n1352009
- Companies mentioned: 日本、菲律賓、菲律賓海軍、中共解放軍、澳洲、紐西蘭

Facts:
- 5 Abukuma-class escort ships
- To be delivered within 2 to 3 years.

## 巨有科技 posts record June revenue for the period; outlook for the second half is optimistic

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:13:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070310.aspx
- anchor: #n1352010
- Companies mentioned: 巨有科技

Facts:
- June revenue was NT$159 million.
- Up 88.44% from the same period last year.
- 2nd-quarter revenue was NT$613 million.
- Up 65.9% quarter on quarter.
- Up 121.7% year on year.
- Revenue in the first half was NT$983 million.
- Up 107.89% from the same period last year.

## Thai tourism delegation visits Taoyuan, sees potential for developing in-depth travel

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:13:31+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070309.aspx
- anchor: #n1352001
- Companies mentioned: 桃園市觀光旅遊局、燕府旅行社、交通部觀光署

Facts:
- The familiarization tour group comprised about 50 people.
- The number of Thai visitors to Taiwan exceeded 400,000 in 2025.
- The number of overnight stays in Taoyuan by inbound visitors in the 1st quarter of 2026 grew 5.36% in the Thai market.

## Landlord-tenant dispute in Taipei's Da'an District leads to knife injuries; police refer case for prosecution

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:12:29+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607070308.aspx
- anchor: #n1352002
- Companies mentioned: 台北市警察局、台北地方法院

Facts:
- The man surnamed Chen owed him NT$3,000 and had not repaid it.

## 福壽 says its pet food contains no salad oil; oil samples sent to a third party for testing for benzo[a]pyrene

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:11:27+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070307.aspx
- anchor: #n1352003
- Companies mentioned: 福壽

Facts:
- The formula uses absolutely no soybean salad oil.

## 3 suspects referred for prosecution after illegal construction waste dumped on farmland in Chiayi

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:11:25+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070306.aspx
- anchor: #n1351972
- Companies mentioned: 嘉義縣政府、環保局、內政部警政署保七總隊、嘉義地檢署

Facts:
- The landowner surnamed Hsu accepted NT$1.2 million in payment.
- More than 180 truckloads of waste bricks, concrete and other materials were hauled in and dumped.
- The burial area covered 207 square meters.
- The volume reached 1246 cubic meters.
- The 3 people face prison terms of at least 1 year and no more than 5 years.
- They may also be fined up to NT$15 million.

## 聯強's June revenue hits a record NT$76.4 billion; 2nd-quarter revenue tops NT$200 billion for the first time

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:10:23+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070305.aspx
- anchor: #n1351973
- Companies mentioned: 聯強

Facts:
- Overall 2nd-quarter revenue topped the NT$200 billion mark for the first time.
- It reached NT$201.3 billion.
- 聯強's revenue for the first half totaled NT$327.7 billion.
- Up 135% year on year.
- Up 1.16 times year on year.
- Up 59% quarter on quarter.
- Up 77% year on year
- Chinese city

## Chinese and Japanese vessels face off in waters near the Diaoyutai Islands, each claiming to have driven the other away

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:10:21+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070304.aspx
- anchor: #n1351974
- Companies mentioned: 中国海警局、日本海上保安廳

Facts:
- Two China Coast Guard vessels
- Japan Coast Guard confirms 4 China-related vessels nearby
- Before about 9:20 a.m. today

## Typhoon Bavi: Eastern maritime routes suspended from the afternoon of the 8th

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:07:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070303.aspx
- anchor: #n1351975
- Companies mentioned: 航港局、中央氣象署

Facts:
- All eastern routes suspended from the afternoon of the 8th through the 11th
- Keelung-Matsu and Yanpu-Xiaoliuqiu routes suspended from the 9th to the 11th
- Moving west at 30 kilometers per hour

## Rakuten Monkeys go with two foreign hitters, hope local pitchers can carry the load as 林子崴 returns to the starting rotation

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:06:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607070302.aspx
- anchor: #n1351976
- Companies mentioned: 桃猿隊、樂天桃猿隊、道威聖、威克、榊原元稀、曾家輝、陳克羿、劉家翔、林子崴

Facts:
- 林子崴 has made 21 appearances in the first team this season so far, all in relief
- Pitched 32.2 innings and allowed 9 runs
- Pitched 32.2 innings and allowed 9 runs (7 earned)
- 1.93 ERA

## Abuse of complaints on campus: Cheng Ying-yao says improvements will be made in 4 areas

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:03:14+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070301.aspx
- anchor: #n1351968
- Companies mentioned: 教育部、立法院、國民及學前教育署、勞動部

Facts:
- Improvements will be made in 4 areas, including teacher support mechanisms
- 鄭英耀曾向立法院教育及文化委員會承諾，7月15日前會提出新的報告
- Amendments to campus affairs meeting rules in January this year included scrapping anonymous complaints and separating major and minor cases

## Super Typhoon Bavi's landfall: Weather Administration simulates 2 disaster scenarios

- Published: 2026-07-07T19:03:12+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070300.aspx
- anchor: #n1351969
- Companies mentioned: 中央氣象署、行政院、國軍

Facts:
- Its center was about 1930 kilometers east-southeast of Eluanbi.
- Moving at 25 kilometers per hour
- Maximum sustained winds near the center were 58 meters per second.
- The radius of 7-level winds is 350 kilometers
- Force 10 winds extend 150 kilometers from the storm's center
- Rainfall totals of about 500 to 800 millimeters in central and northern Taiwan
- The Mataian Creek watershed in Hualien is on the leeward side, so rainfall is expected to be about 100 to 200 millimeters
- Mataian Creek could receive 150 to 300 millimeters of rain
- Coastal areas will see gusts of level 6 to 10
- Strong gusts of level 10 to 12 or higher are possible along the northern and northeastern coasts, as well as in Matsu and Lanyu
- Long-period waves of more than 6 meters are expected along the coast

## 英特爾CPU漲價 童子賢：短期調整不必太擔憂

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:57:10+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070299.aspx
- anchor: #n1351960
- Companies mentioned: 英特爾、和碩、輝達

Facts:
- In the past, few U.S. companies had market values exceeding $500 billion
- Cut the time by 2/3

## Decaffeinated tea market tops NT$3.2 billion; 佳格 and 金車 launch products to tap summer demand

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:57:08+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070298.aspx
- anchor: #n1351961
- Companies mentioned: 佳格、金車、尼爾森、Kantar Worldpanel

Facts:
- Taiwan's market for ready-to-drink decaffeinated Chinese tea exceeded NT$3.2 billion in 2025
- 年成長近3成
- 台灣近一年有近7成消費者曾購買無糖即飲茶
- 台灣家庭購買大麥茶的普及率已拉升至3成以上

## June CPI rose 2.6% year on year, a 17-month high; expected to remain above the inflation alert threshold in July

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:57:06+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070297.aspx
- anchor: #n1351962
- Companies mentioned: 主計総処

Facts:
- June CPI rose 2.6% year on year
- Core CPI rose 2.45% year on year
- Heavy rain reduced vegetable supplies, pushing prices up 10.5%
- Fuel costs remained sharply higher, up 19.45%
- Airfares rose 13.49% as fuel surcharges on international routes increased
- CPI is estimated to have risen 2.04% in the 2nd quarter of this year
- CPI rose 2.17% in the 2nd quarter

## Rakuten Monkeys register 道威聖, who will make his first-team debut on 7/8; using two foreign hitters is a possible direction

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:53:04+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607070296.aspx
- anchor: #n1351954
- Companies mentioned: 樂天桃猿隊、道威聖、威克

Facts:
- Signed 2 foreign hitters at once: 道威聖 and 威克
- The CPBL has not seen 2 foreign hitters start for the same team in the same game for 11 years

## Preparing for Typhoon Bavi, Taipei stocks emergency resources and urges drivers to move vehicles from low-lying areas

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:53:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070295.aspx
- anchor: #n1351955
- Companies mentioned: 台北市大地工程處、台北市新工處、台北市停管處、中央氣象署

Facts:
- 50 potential debris-flow torrents
- 50 sedimentation ponds
- Personnel and equipment on standby at 12 hillside disaster-response sites
- A total of 275 people can be mobilized
- 12 large engineering vehicles
- 21 small engineering vehicles
- 20 generators
- 15 water pumps
- 20 other machines, including excavators and loaders
- 15,000 sandbags
- 31 chainsaws

## Carcinogenic cooking oil scandal: National Sports Training Center finds restaurant products were unaffected

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:51:59+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607070294.aspx
- anchor: #n1351942
- Companies mentioned: 國家運動訓練中心

Facts:
- Just over 2 months remain until the 2026 Nagoya Asian Games
- Since 2025, the main cooking oils used in its restaurants have been switched entirely to mustard seed oil and olive oil

## 川湖: Expanding U.S. and Taiwan production at full throttle, next targets a European plant

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:46:57+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070293.aspx
- anchor: #n1351943
- Companies mentioned: 川湖、川益

Facts:
- Cumulative patent portfolio reaches 3,808
- Last year's gross margin hit a record high of 76%
- June revenue was NT$4.442 billion
- That was 2.2 times the figure for the same period last year.

## 鴻海 teams up with Mitsubishi FUSO to develop zero-emission buses; new company to be established in the second half

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:46:55+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070292.aspx
- anchor: #n1351944
- Companies mentioned: 鴻海、三菱FUSO卡客車株式會社、FUSO BUS Co., Ltd.、戴姆勒卡車、三菱集團

Facts:
- The new company will be owned equally, with Mitsubishi FUSO Truck and Bus Corporation and 鴻海 each holding 50%
- 戴姆勒卡車 holds 89.29% of the shares (Daimler Truck AG)
- 10.71% is held by several companies under 三菱集團
- Services cover about 170 markets worldwide

## 強颱巴威來襲機率逾半 台東農作物搶收選舉看板急拆

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:45:53+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607070291.aspx
- anchor: #n1351945
- Companies mentioned: 中央氣象署、民進黨、國民黨、台東市公所

Facts:
- The odds for Taitung are 57%

## First senator to visit Taiwan after the 川習會: Tammy Duckworth says she came to convey strong support for Taiwan

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:44:51+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607070290.aspx
- anchor: #n1351946
- Companies mentioned: 川習會、台灣、美國、北約、民主黨、共和黨、COVID-19

Facts:
- 今年國防預算按照北約標準已超過GDP 3%
- Expected to reach 5% of GDP before 2030
- It would deal a blow to the global economy, costing as much as $10 trillion
- 造成美國GDP 7%的風險

## Sister Mai Lei of Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages dies at 93 after devoting more than 50 years to education in Taiwan

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:44:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070289.aspx
- anchor: #n1351952
- Companies mentioned: 文藻外語大學

Facts:
- Mai Lei was sent to Taiwan from the United Kingdom in 1973

## Typhoon Bavi approaches: Wuling, Cingjing and Fushoushan farms to close from noon on the 9th

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:40:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070288.aspx
- anchor: #n1351953
- Companies mentioned: 退輔會、中央氣象署、國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會

Facts:
- 9日中午12時起實施預警性休園
- A land typhoon warning will be issued on the 10th
- Affected by the typhoon and its peripheral circulation on the 11th

## 國研院偕台日學者 實現6吋晶圓二硫化鎢100%全覆蓋

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:35:44+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070287.aspx
- anchor: #n1351925
- Companies mentioned: 國研院、國儀中心、比利時微電子研究中心、艾司摩爾、台積電、國立陽明交通大學、日本東京大學

Facts:
- 6-inch wafer
- 100% coverage
- 8- to 12-inch class

## Li Tung-ming gives up 3 homers in a loss, looks for answers and vows to keep improving, saying, 'I still have energy'

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:33:42+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607070286.aspx
- anchor: #n1351926
- Companies mentioned: 富邦悍將、味全龍隊

Facts:
- Pitched a total of 4.1 innings
- Including 3 home runs
- Allowed 4 earned runs
- Won 10 consecutive starts
- Has pitched 74.2 innings so far this season
- Tied his personal single-season high of 75.2 innings from last year
- Career record at Tianmu Baseball Stadium: 3 losses
- 8.10 ERA

## Yamazaki Masayoshi has strong breaking balls and late movement; Lin Wei-chu praises the development system in Japan's independent leagues

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:32:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607070285.aspx
- anchor: #n1351927
- Companies mentioned: 富邦悍將、日本獨立聯盟、四國島聯盟plus、德島藍短襪隊、樂天桃猿隊

Facts:
- 23-year-old Japanese pitcher Yamazaki Masayoshi

## 颱風巴威進逼 水利署要求各河川分署加強巡檢河海堤

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:30:38+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070284.aspx
- anchor: #n1351915
- Companies mentioned: 水利署、農業部、林業保育署、農村水保署、台南市、高雄市、屏東縣、宜蘭縣、彰化縣、雲林縣、嘉義縣、新竹縣、南投縣

Facts:
- 4 monitored landslide-dammed lakes across Taiwan
- 240 million cubic meters of earth and sand
- 3.25 million tons
- 69,000 tons
- 27 mobile water pumps damaged
- 98 mobile water pumps

## 矢板明夫遇襲 日台後援會譴責暴力籲嚴查國安疑慮

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:29:36+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607070283.aspx
- anchor: #n1351916
- Companies mentioned: 矢板明夫、日本台灣後援會、春雨文教基金會、中央社

Facts:
- 日本台灣後援會聲明，呼籲台灣政府及司法、國安機關全面調查案件

## 華邦電 and 旺宏 post record-high June revenue; 十銓 hits a record for the same period

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:29:34+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070282.aspx
- anchor: #n1351917
- Companies mentioned: 華邦電、旺宏、十銓

Facts:
- 華邦電 reports preliminary June revenue of NT$20.597 billion
- Up 2.98% month on month
- Up 189.88% year over year
- 華邦電 reports second-quarter revenue of NT$59.843 billion
- Up 56.44% quarter over quarter
- Revenue for the first half totaled NT$98.096 billion
- Total revenue last year was NT$89.406 billion
- Up 139.2% year over year
- 旺宏 reports preliminary June revenue of NT$6.956 billion
- Up 11.2% month over month
- Up 216.09% year over year
- 旺宏 reports second-quarter revenue of NT$19.125 billion
- Up 82.68% quarter over quarter
- Revenue for the first half totaled NT$29.593 billion
- Total revenue last year was NT$28.88 billion

## To prevent lithium battery fires，Taipei firefighters remind the public to avoid prolonged charging and list 7 precautions

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:28:32+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607070281.aspx
- anchor: #n1351918

Facts:
- 7 key precautions

## Chinese man suspected of assaulting Yaita Akio may have had accomplices; prosecutors seek detention under the Anti-Infiltration Act

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:25:30+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607070280.aspx
- anchor: #n1351919
- Companies mentioned: 印太戰略智庫、春雨文教基金會、中央社、行政院、台灣台中地檢署、台灣台中地方法院

Facts:
- 33-year-old man surnamed Liao
- This time，he also came to Taiwan on the 2nd under the pretext of tourism
- He left after staying for more than 1 month

## NATO summit set to open; Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi to miss it due to parliamentary schedule

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:23:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070279.aspx
- anchor: #n1351906
- Companies mentioned: 北大西洋公約組織、朝日電視台、每日新聞、日本外務省、烏克蘭

Facts:
- Raise defense-related spending to about 5% of gross domestic product (GDP)

## Shih Chung-liang：Products using 中聯油 to be fully removed from shelves before July 8

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:21:25+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070278.aspx
- anchor: #n1351907
- Companies mentioned: 中聯油、泰山、福壽、福懋

Facts:
- A total of 175 products contain less than 20%
- 中聯 soybean salad oil exceeds the limit for the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene；about 1,300 metric tons went to 泰山、福壽 and 福懋，among others
- 360 businesses affected
- All products must be removed from shelves before midnight 0:00 tomorrow (July 8)

## Foreign investors cut Taiwan stocks by NT$54.7 billion，heavily selling actively managed ETFs

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:17:23+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070277.aspx
- anchor: #n1351908
- Companies mentioned: 復華富時不動產、台新新光金、凱基金、主動群益美國增長、國泰金、長榮航、台企銀、玉山金、第一金、主動統一升級50、主動統一台股增長、群創、友達、主動復華未來50、主動統一全球創新、主動富邦台灣龍耀、元大台灣50、主動國泰動能高息、主動群益科技創新

Facts:
- Taiwan stocks plunged 1,077 points today
- Foreign investors also cut holdings by NT$54.731 billion
- Proprietary traders heavily sold NT$48.733 billion
- Investment trusts recorded net purchases of NT$8.773 billion today
- Net short positions held by 三 major institutional investors fell by 2101 contracts today
- To 8062 contracts
- Foreign investors’ net short positions fell by 45 contracts
- 仍超過8萬口至8萬42口

## Cross-sector team launches 王爺公 into space on a test flight mission；liftoff scheduled for this afternoon

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:13:21+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070276.aspx
- anchor: #n1351900
- Companies mentioned: 教育部、中央大學、屏東縣政府、屏東東港東隆宮、中央大學太空團隊、屏東大學、靜宜大學、明志科技大學

Facts:
- Officially launched at 3:12 p.m. today

## 3 regions in eastern Spain issue highest-level heat alerts；temperatures set to exceed 40 degrees Celsius

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:11:19+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070275.aspx
- anchor: #n1351859
- Companies mentioned: 西班牙國家氣象局（AEMET）、法新社

Facts:
- Temperatures are set to soar above 40 degrees Celsius

## Subject-specific exam postponed for the first time due to a typhoon；specific date to be announced on 7/8

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:08:15+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070274.aspx
- anchor: #n1351860
- Companies mentioned: 教育部、招聯會、大考中心、氣象署

Facts:
- The subject-specific exam for the 115 academic year，originally scheduled for the 11th and 12th，has been postponed
- Current options include rescheduling to the 13th and 14th，or the 14th and 15th
- The final decision is expected to be announced as early as 9 a.m.

## 半年內3度全國大停電 古巴人民苦不堪言

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:03:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070262.aspx
- anchor: #n1351852
- Companies mentioned: 聯合電力公司（UNE）

Facts:
- Leaving 9.6 million Cuban residents without power
- 首都哈瓦那復電逾3成
- Including power supply to 43 medical centers and 9 water distribution facilities
- Some parts of Havana experienced outages lasting more than 30 hours
- Some rural areas were without power for more than 70 hours
- This was Cuba’s 8th blackout since the end of 2024

## Yang Yung-wei prepares for the Asian Games；will move training to Japan on 9/9 to increase intensity

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:01:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607070261.aspx
- anchor: #n1351853
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- He is expected to leave for a training camp in Tokyo，Japan，on September 9
- He will stay there until September 24，then move to Nagoya
- He is set to compete in the World Judo Championships on October 4
- The scoring time for holding an opponent down with a pin in groundwork has also been cut to 5 seconds

## Finance Ministry previews rule changes to simplify tax-free shopping by eliminating signature requirements

- Published: 2026-07-07T18:00:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607070260.aspx
- anchor: #n1351854
- Companies mentioned: 財政部、關務署

Facts:
- The public comment period runs through August 31 this year

## Explosion near Macron’s hotel in Syria；France confirms president is safe and continuing his schedule

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:58:44+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607070259.aspx
- anchor: #n1351849
- Companies mentioned: 四季酒店、路透社、美聯社、敘利亞「祖國報」、敘利亞電視台、法新社、敘利亞國家通訊社

Facts:
- The explosion injured 18 people
- Including 4 police officers

## Hong Kong court postpones hearing in asset confiscation case involving Jimmy Lai

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:55:41+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607070258.aspx
- anchor: #n1351838
- Companies mentioned: 壹傳媒集團

Facts:
- Total amount exceeds HK$127 million
- About NT$510 million

## 食藥署 releases details of 232 products involving carcinogenic oil；more than 43 metric tons recalled

- Published: 2026-07-07T17:54:39+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607070257.aspx
- anchor: #n1351839
- Companies mentioned: 中聯油脂、泰山、福壽、福懋、食藥署、衛生福利部食品藥物管理署

Facts:
- Details of 232 products
- 43.278 metric tons recalled
- As many as 360 businesses affected
- A total of 1,300 metric tons went to 泰山、福壽 and 福懋, among others
- 18 affected products
- A total of 30 lot numbers
- 331 businesses identified
- 29 businesses being tracked
- 17 oil products
- 26 for food service
- 15 for processing
- 2 for animal feed
- 71 businesses under investigation
- Products from 30 downstream businesses are bulk-grade 1 soybean oil
- 3 for food service
- 5 unrefined oils

## 【拓凱】Correction：Announcement on the board’s resolution regarding a major investment plan by its important subsidiary 拓凱(越南)責任有限公司

- Published: 2026-07-06T22:25:44+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
- Official text: https://mopsov.twse.com.tw/mops/web/ajax_t05st01?encodeURIComponent=1&step=2&firstin=1&off=1&queryName=co_id&inpuType=co_id&TYPEK=sii&co_id=4536&year=115&month=7&b_date=1&e_date=31&seq_no=2&spoke_time=212544&spoke_date=20260706
- anchor: #n1352146

拓凱 corrected the total amount of its major investment in its Vietnamese subsidiary，saying it will invest about US$19.53 million to build factories and dormitories to support the group’s expansion. The move signals its strategic commitment to strengthening overseas production capacity.

## 【日月光投控】announces that its subsidiary 矽品精密工業(股)公司 has acquired plant engineering services

- Published: 2026-07-06T21:48:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
- Official text: https://mopsov.twse.com.tw/mops/web/ajax_t05st01?encodeURIComponent=1&step=2&firstin=1&off=1&queryName=co_id&inpuType=co_id&TYPEK=sii&co_id=3711&year=115&month=7&b_date=1&e_date=31&seq_no=14&spoke_time=204852&spoke_date=20260706
- anchor: #n1352145
- Companies mentioned: 詮宏空調系統服務股份有限公司

A subsidiary of 日月光投控 secures a factory equipment installation project worth 610 million yen. The work is for production and sales use and is contracted with an unrelated company, marking a significant equipment investment.

## 【日月光投控】On behalf of subsidiary 矽品精密工業(股)公司, announced the acquisition of business-use machinery and equipment valued at 十億元.

- Published: 2026-07-06T21:48:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
- Official text: https://mopsov.twse.com.tw/mops/web/ajax_t05st01?encodeURIComponent=1&step=2&firstin=1&off=1&queryName=co_id&inpuType=co_id&TYPEK=sii&co_id=3711&year=115&month=7&b_date=1&e_date=31&seq_no=13&spoke_time=204835&spoke_date=20260706
- anchor: #n1352127
- Companies mentioned: 聚嶸科技股份有限公司

矽品精密, a subsidiary of 日月光投控, acquires equipment for sales operations for approximately NT$1.028 billion. The counterparty is an unrelated third-party company, and the general manager approved the transaction.

## 【日月光投控】On behalf of subsidiary 矽品精密工業(股)公司, announced the acquisition of business-use machinery and equipment valued at 十億元.

- Published: 2026-07-06T21:48:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
- Official text: https://mopsov.twse.com.tw/mops/web/ajax_t05st01?encodeURIComponent=1&step=2&firstin=1&off=1&queryName=co_id&inpuType=co_id&TYPEK=sii&co_id=3711&year=115&month=7&b_date=1&e_date=31&seq_no=12&spoke_time=204816&spoke_date=20260706
- anchor: #n1352122
- Companies mentioned: 萬潤科技股份有限公司

A subsidiary of 日月光投控 acquires equipment for sales operations for approximately NT$1.893 billion. The transaction was approved by the general manager and conducted through a price comparison and negotiation process.

## 【日月光投控】Announcement on behalf of subsidiary 矽品精密工業 (股)公司 regarding the acquisition of business-use machinery and equipment totaling NT$1 billion

- Published: 2026-07-06T21:48:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
- Official text: https://mopsov.twse.com.tw/mops/web/ajax_t05st01?encodeURIComponent=1&step=2&firstin=1&off=1&queryName=co_id&inpuType=co_id&TYPEK=sii&co_id=3711&year=115&month=7&b_date=1&e_date=31&seq_no=11&spoke_time=204802&spoke_date=20260706
- anchor: #n1352115
- Companies mentioned: 矽品精密工業、程泰科技股份有限公司

矽品精密, a subsidiary of 日月光投控, acquires equipment for sales operations for approximately 2.78 billion yen. The supplier is Taiwanese machine-tool maker 程泰科技. The investment will boost production capacity.