AI News 180m Report｜2026-07-12 12:00–15:00 JSThttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.htmlOne place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 51 items from 1 source; Japan, 18 items from 1 source.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.en Is the grass greener on the other side? Ivy League alum: I’d rather be a big fish in a small pondhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453545https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453545Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:44:11 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 台塑石化：汽柴油13日起價格不調整https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453546https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453546Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:43:09 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Typhoon Bavi causes damage; 5 schools in Jianshi and Wufeng townships in Hsinchu County suspend work and classes on 7/13https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453542https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453542Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:43:07 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Large rockslide in Beitou, Taipei; Chiang Wan-an: Still dangerous, reopening date not yet sethttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453543https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453543Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:43:05 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA COVID-19 cases in China on an upward trend, with 79,000 new cases in Junehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453544https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453544Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:41:02 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Typhoon Bavi moves away; Yilan Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival and Taipingshan reopen on the 13thhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453539https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453539Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:34:00 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA From Wong Kim Ark to Trump v. Barbara: A 128-year dispute over “who is an American”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453540https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453540Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:29:58 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA About 20,000 Changhua County residents certified in CPR and AED training, boosting emergency response success rateshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453541https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453541Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:28:56 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Seven in ten infants contract RSV before age 1; doctor says the biggest vulnerability is at homehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453538https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453538Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:23:53 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 客家工藝太平藍驚艷洛杉磯 主打「越在地、越國際」https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453534https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453534Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:22:51 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Closing food safety loopholes: Health Ministry considers tougher penalties for concealment and bringing in professional independent directorshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453535https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453535Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:21:49 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA New U.S. National Science Foundation rules could have a broad impact on U.S.-China academic cooperationhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453536https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453536Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:21:47 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 嘉科二期台積電再設3座廠 打造全球先進封裝重鎮https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453530https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453530Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:15:45 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Banning social media for teenagers: A look at where countries standhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453531https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453531Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:13:42 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA China to release Q2 GDP figures; analysts forecast slower growth than in Q1https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453532https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453532Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:11:40 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Whose American dream? Birthright citizenship torn apart by social welfare costs and ethnic anxietieshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453533https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453533Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:08:38 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Chang Ching-sen worries about overuse of typhoon days off; Chiang Wan-an: Public safety comes firsthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453524https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453524Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:07:36 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Carcinogens in oil products exceed limits; Ko Wen-je: The central government still needs rules on how to handle thishttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453525https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453525Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:06:34 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Caught in the birthright citizenship storm, Taiwanese mothers’ 美寶夢 shatteredhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453526https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453526Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:05:31 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Will Taiwan stocks rebound on the 13th? Analysts say to watch for changes as U.S.-Iran tensions escalatehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453523https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453523Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:57:29 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Court upholds constitutional safeguards; 黃金德’s great-grandson: Welcoming immigrants is an American valuehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453520https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453520Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:52:25 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Four New Taipei schools to finish preparations by noon; exam venues for the subject-based test open for inspection at 4 p.m.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453521https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453521Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:50:23 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA China orders major refineries to maintain high output to avoid oil price volatilityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453519https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453519Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:44:50 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Typhoon not included in southern waters warning zone; 1 man surfing at Sizihwan told to leavehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453516https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453516Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:38:20 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 世界盃阿爾瓦雷茲關鍵遠射 阿根廷退瑞士闖4強https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453517https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453517Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:38:18 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Drunk driver in Pingtung crashes SUV into scooter and ditch, destroys speed camera pole; 2 drivers suffer minor injurieshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453515https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453515Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:29:16 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Typhoon Bavi passes; multiple landslides in Taoyuan’s Fuxing District remain under repairhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453511https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453511Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:19:14 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Russian missile and drone attacks kill 8; Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up military aidhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453512https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453512Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:18:12 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Tainan Mango Festival wraps up with crowds shopping at 玉井青果市場https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453513https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453513Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:17:09 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA The Future of Taiwan—from the World’s Contract Manufacturer to a Provider of Solutions for the Worldhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453509https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453509Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:15:53 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Joint defense exercise set for the 13th, focusing on response after enemy launches and decentralized commandhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453510https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453510Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:11:07 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Signpost pole intrudes onto Jiaoxi railway track; 台鐵 train hits it, 40 passengers transfer to another trainhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453507https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453507Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:06:05 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA International Physics Olympiad: Taiwan’s 5 students win 5 gold medals, rank No. 1 internationallyhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453504https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453504Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:53:03 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA South Korea issues its first emergency heat alert; Gyeongsan and Pohang reach danger thresholdhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453505https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453505Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:51:00 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Major disciplined for asking soldier to pass along information; court rules it was not classified and overturns punishmenthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453506https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453506Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:49:58 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 10 years after the South China Sea arbitration, 外交部 reiterates 4 principles and urges preservation of peacehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453498https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453498Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:30:56 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Typhoon moves away; Taoyuan Airport observation decks reopen and most connecting transport returns to normalhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453499https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453499Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:30:54 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Tourism Administration names 1609 illegal lodging businesses; fines total NT$81.58 million in first half of yearhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453500https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453500Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:30:52 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA State-owned banks drive reverse mortgages, with more than 10,000 approved loans totaling NT$62.8 billion.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453501https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453501Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:29:50 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Road resurfacing on the Kaohsiung Metro Yellow Line construction route; the Metro Bureau says nighttime work begins today.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453502https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453502Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:29:48 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA World Cup loss to England: Norwegian budget airline honors its bet by changing its social media profile picture.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453497https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453497Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:26:45 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Hung-Leng Chang gives up 1 run on a homer over 6 innings in High-A, earning a quality start but getting no decision.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453492https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260712-12/index-en.html#n1453492Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:15:25 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Contradictions found in 中聯 oil tests; 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