2026 Drifting Birds 197—Longitudinal Valley Earth Art Festival: Finding the Land’s Renewal in Guangfu and Matai’an, as a Bamboo-Woven Lotus Slowly Blooms Toward the Morning Light
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The 2026 Drifting Birds 197—Longitudinal Valley Earth Art Festival will showcase 3 artworks in Guangfu, Hualien, and the Matai’an Wetlands. Using elements such as shovels, bamboo weaving and traditional hearth stones, the works respond to the land’s renewal after the 2025 disaster and portray the restorative relationship between people and nature.
The Wedding You Owe Me and The Victims’ Game lose out! Netflix’s 10 best Taiwanese dramas of the first half of 2026: the top title racked up 4.9 million views, a new high for fantasy Taiwanese dramas
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Netflix announced its viewing data for the first half of 2026, with the Taiwanese drama “乩身” ranking No. 1 with 4.9 million views. Works across diverse genres have drawn global attention, reaffirming the international influence of Taiwanese content.
How can a top-tier foldable phone priced at over NT$80,000 sell? Samsung Taiwan offers double storage for preorders and installment plans, while 3 major telecom carriers roll out NT$0 plans and trade-in discounts of up to NT$6,000
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Samsung Electronics’ Taiwan subsidiary is stepping up promotions for high-priced foldable smartphones. It is taking preorders for new models, including the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, priced at more than 80,000 yen, and offering perks such as storage upgrades, installment payments and trade-ins. Major Taiwanese telecom operators are also subsidizing purchases through bundles with 5G plans, intensifying market competition.
Samsung launches 3 flagship foldables at once! Z Fold8 is estimated to account for 55% of preorders, while the Ultra’s top price exceeds NT$80,000
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Samsung has launched 3 new foldable phones in Taiwan: the Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8 and Z Flip8. The Z Fold8 is estimated to account for 55% of preorders, making it the main sales model. The move shows Samsung is stepping up its push in the foldable phone market and catering more to demand from high-end business users and content creators.
Taiwan’s 2026 phone market sees “lower volumes, higher prices”! Samsung Taiwan’s Chen Chi-meng: Full-year sales volume is forecast to fall 7%, while sales value rises 8%; high-end phones priced above US$600 become a key pillar
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Samsung Taiwan forecasts that phone sales volume in 2026 will fall 7% year over year, while sales value will rise 8%, mainly as demand concentrates on high-end and foldable models. Chen Chi-meng said consumers are taking longer to replace their phones but are increasingly opting for high-spec flagship models.
2026 Drifting Birds 197—Longitudinal Valley Earth Art Festival heads to Fuli and Ruisui to hear the earth breathe, with bamboo groves, geological strata and shifting light and shadow composing a long poem of time in the valley
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The 2026 Drifting Birds 197—Longitudinal Valley Earth Art Festival is being held in Fuli and Ruisui, Hualien, Taiwan. The artworks blend into the natural environment, using bamboo structures, geological cross-sections and flowing mesh to help visitors experience the earth’s breath and the passage of time. The event strengthens ties between local culture and ecology.
2026 Drifting Birds 197 Longitudinal Valley Earth Art Festival follows Provincial Highway 9 to gather the valley’s faint glimmers, as art slowly awakens among the rice fields and wind in Luye, Guanshan and Chishang
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In 2026, the “Migratory Birds 197—Longitudinal Valley Land Art Festival” will be held in Luye, Guanshan and Chishang along Taiwan’s Route 9. Artworks by international artists will blend into the rural landscape, drawing attention as a cultural event that coexists with nature.
Is China’s AI America’s biggest pain point? Chen Feng-hsin says this policy “created its greatest enemy”: Silicon Valley is at war with itself
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Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3, a low-cost AI model capable of designing chips in just 48 hours, sending shockwaves through the U.S. market. Its highly efficient development under resource constraints is putting competitive pressure on U.S. companies’ closed-source model strategies.
Systex Telecom’s EPS reached 7.57 yuan in the first half of 2026, as a recovery in LY2 data center client move-ins boosted operating momentum. The company expects its full-year gross margin to exceed 50%, reflecting strong growth momentum.
Chiang Wan-an raises the possibility of a no-confidence vote: Who would replace Cho Jung-tai as premier if he stepped down? Kuo Cheng-liang names “him,” saying Chen Chi-mai may not be the top choice
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an called for a no-confidence motion in response to the benzo[a]pyrene issue at Zhonglian Oils and named Chen Chi-mai as a candidate for the next premier. However, Ko Cheng-liang said Lai Ching-te is likely to prioritize Pan Men-an.
Could ASEAN become a buffer zone in the US-China trade war? Report reveals Southeast Asia risks being caught in a supply-chain “sandwich”
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Amid U.S.-China trade tensions, Southeast Asia is becoming increasingly important as a link between inputs from China and exports to the United States, while being caught in a supply-chain squeeze. This structural dependence is heightening geopolitical risks.
Day 2 after the major Kumamoto earthquake》台積電: Construction site work resumes! JASM’s power and water supplies are normal, and resources are being deployed to support equipment calibration
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On the second day after the major Kumamoto earthquake, 台積電’s JASM confirmed that personnel were safe and power and water supplies were normal, and construction work resumed. Production equipment needs to be calibrated one unit at a time because of the shaking; the timeline for restoring capacity is unclear, and 台積電 has deployed resources to provide support.
Are Google, Microsoft and Meta being dishonest? Chen Feng-hsin cites a Nikkei investigation: hidden debt in financial reports reaches 53 trillion
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A Nikkei survey found that U.S. cloud companies such as Google, Meta and マイクロソフト have $1.65 trillion in hidden liabilities not listed on their financial statements. Mounting debt from AI investment is fueling market anxiety.
4 China Coast Guard vessels enter Kinmen restricted waters in 2 groups; Taiwan Coast Guard rushes out to shadow and escort them in a one-on-one operation
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4 China Coast Guard vessels entered Kinmen’s restricted waters in 2 groups. Taiwan’s Coast Guard urgently dispatched patrol boats to monitor and drive them away in a one-on-one operation. The incident highlights tense cross-strait standoffs in the gray zone and reflects the continuing escalation of sovereignty disputes.
Will App Store commissions come under regulation? Apple says new UK rules amount to price controls
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Apple has pushed back against proposed new rules by U.K. regulators allowing external links from the App Store, criticizing them as equivalent to price controls and warning they could undermine incentives for innovation.
No Fed rate hike means the dollar will fall? ING warns bullish positions could reverse
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荷蘭國際集團（ING） warned that if 美聯儲（Fed） keeps interest rates unchanged, the market may unwind its bullish dollar positions, sending the dollar lower. The correlation between the dollar index and oil prices has weakened, while market optimism about the dollar has reached its highest level since 2015.
US-Iran war could drag on for several months! Control of the Strait of Hormuz is the biggest sticking point
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The war between アメリカ and イラン could continue for months, with the struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz emerging as the biggest obstacle to a ceasefire.
Worried about spooking bond markets ahead of the midterm elections, US Treasury expected to hold off on signaling expanded borrowing
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The U.S. Treasury is likely to avoid announcements signaling an increase in long-term bond issuance ahead of November’s midterm elections. Morgan Stanley said officials may postpone changes to the wording of their issuance policy to avoid turmoil in the bond market.
〈Earnings preview〉Cook’s final act! Apple’s quarterly revenue is forecast to rise 15.5%, potentially its best comparable quarter in 5 years
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Apple is expected to report 15.5% year-over-year revenue growth for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, its fastest growth in 5 years, in what will be CEO Tim Cook’s final earnings report. Incoming CEO John Ternus will inherit challenges involving AI and pricing strategy.
Down more than 43% from its peak! After the KOSPI crashed and triggered circuit breakers for 2 straight days, South Korea announces market-stabilization measures, including restrictions on retail investors’ access to leveraged ETFs
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After South Korea’s KOSPI index triggered circuit breakers for 2 consecutive days, the government announced market-stabilization measures, including restrictions on retail investors’ access to leveraged ETFs. The emergency measures aim to curb excessive market volatility, and the government decided to regulate leveraged trading by individual investors.
South Korean government steps in urgently to stabilize stock market, restricts leveraged ETFs on individual stocks and may revive “market stabilization fund”
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South Korea’s government announced emergency measures to restrict individual investors’ trading in single-stock leveraged ETFs following a steep stock-market decline. It is also considering restarting the “Stabilization Fund” to stabilize the market.