# AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-06 12:00–15:00 JST｜Page 9 of 11

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 811 items from 2 sources; Taiwan, 199 items from 4 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## トレタ予約台帳, a reservation and customer management system for restaurants, now automatically integrates with ビズイート, a corporate dining DX service

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000103.000038464.html
- anchor: #n1833673
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社トレタ、株式会社ビズイート、LINEヤフー株式会社

Facts:
- Capital: 100 million yen

## 内閣府担当者登壇！8/18（火）地域課題の解決につながる「地方創生起業支援事業」オンラインセミナー

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000105.000112121.html
- anchor: #n1833672
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社カルティブ、内閣府、river（リバー）、企ふるオンライン

Facts:
- Startup support grants of up to 2 million yen

## [New location opening] HACKK TAG GALLERY in ＫＩＴＴＥ丸の内 opens on the 3rd floor of ＫＩＴＴＥ丸の内

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000107.000068880.html
- anchor: #n1833671
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社IDEABLE WORKS、ＫＩＴＴＥ丸の内、HACKK TAG、東京藝術大学、すいどーばた美術学院、Peatix、Be Smart Tokyo

Facts:
- ■ Exhibits: approximately 20 works (planned)
- ■ Fee: 33,000 yen (tax included)
- The HACKK TAG gallery platform operated by our company features approximately ４,000 artists
- Approximately 16,000 works are registered
- ■ Display size: 61 cm × 61 cm (window dimensions), 2 units

## カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン主体の人気ボルドーワイン「シャトー・ニコ」が新ラベルに！

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000109.000132850.html
- anchor: #n1833670
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社モトックス、シャトー・ニコ

Facts:
- Founded in 1915
- Around early August 2026
- Approximately 35 km southeast of Bordeaux
- Cabernet Sauvignon: 70%
- Merlot: 30%
- 6 months
- 12 months
- Alcohol content: 14%
- Suggested retail price: 1,950 yen (before tax)

## Wearable cameras and a cloud-based video streaming service provided free of charge to support municipalities affected by the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000110.000019712.html
- anchor: #n1833669
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ソリトンシステムズ

Facts:
- Established: 1979
- Sales: 19.7 billion yen
- Fiscal year ended Dec. 2025

## RightTouch supports カウネット in building a web support system that integrates FAQs, AI agents and live chat

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000110.000098678.html
- anchor: #n1833668
- Companies mentioned: RightTouch、カウネット、KARTE、QANT、プレイド

Facts:
- Self-service resolution rate reached approximately 70%
- Figures compiled for May 1, 2026–June 16, 2026

## On sale August 22 (Sat.) at ファミリーマート! “シルバニアファミリー Kirakira Lottery: Starry-Sky Pajama Party”

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000111.000016095.html
- anchor: #n1833667
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エポック社、ファミリーマート、シルバニアファミリー

Facts:
- 価格：1回850円（税込）
- Lottery tickets: 70 per set (7 prize categories) + 1 last-chance prize
- シルバニアファミリーの商品を1回合計税込4,000円以上お買い上げ

## Regarding disaster relief donations to Kumamoto Prefecture following the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000112.000016946.html
- anchor: #n1833666
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ノースサンド

Facts:
- 10 million yen

## ABCash speaks at a consumer education seminar for teachers hosted by Saitama Prefecture, conducting a mock lesson on a financial education program for use in schools

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000112.000033541.html
- anchor: #n1833665
- Companies mentioned: ABCash、株式会社ABCash Technologies、金融経済教育推進機構（J-FLEC）、埼玉県消費生活支援センター、埼玉県教育委員会、埼玉県金融広報委員会

Facts:
- Cumulative enrollment surpasses 90,000

## 【メイクアップフォーエバー】ワンスワイプで心弾む鮮やかなカラーと、うるおいに満ちたツヤめきをかなえる「アーティスト カラーグロウ リップバーム」新発売！2026年8月20日(木)

- Published: 2026-08-06T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000113.000019175.html
- anchor: #n1833664
- Companies mentioned: メイクアップフォーエバー、エル・シー・エス株式会社、東武百貨店、ZOZOTOWN、伊勢丹、ギンザシックス、渋谷スクランブルスクエア、そごう、ジェイアール名古屋タカシマヤ、大丸、岩田屋

Facts:
- Available in 10 shades
- 3,800 yen (4,180 yen including tax)

## Lin Yu-min pitches 6 strong innings to earn his 6th 3A win; Tsung-Che Cheng reaches base 3 times

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:42:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608060135.aspx
- anchor: #n1833910
- Companies mentioned: 響尾蛇隊、紅襪隊、聖地牙哥教士隊、費城人隊、舊金山巨人隊

Facts:
- His 6th win of the season
- Allowed 2 runs in 6 innings
- Completed 6 innings on 91 pitches
- Fastest pitch: 92.1 mph
- Allowed 6 hits
- 6 strikeouts
- 2 walks
- Postgame ERA: 5.59
- 1 hit in 2 at-bats
- 打擊率上升到2成49
- Pitched 1 scoreless inning
- Postgame ERA: 4.15

## Livestock Research Institute establishes Taiwan cheese-making technology, going from a far-from-successful start to successful technology transfers

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:41:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060134.aspx
- anchor: #n1833911
- Companies mentioned: 畜產試驗所、安心生物科技

Facts:
- It took nearly 15 years
- Demand increased 2.3 times
- 占了8成以上
- Already has 2 technology transfer cases
- 1 collaboration project with an incubation center
- Has spent 20 years producing natural cheese strings

## 東京大學 webpage embeds “June Fourth Tiananmen”; professor suspended for 3 days

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:40:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060133.aspx
- anchor: #n1833912
- Companies mentioned: 東京大學、中央社、產經新聞、朝日新聞、J-CAST News、Wayback Machine

Facts:
- Suspended for 3 days
- From 2020 to November 2023
- 約有8成為中國留學生

## Argentine company partners with 華為; Beijing says U.S. intervened to block deal

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:38:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608060132.aspx
- anchor: #n1833913
- Companies mentioned: 華為、阿根廷電信、能源、數位基礎設施企業、阿根廷科多瓦省電力公司、阿根廷農業合作社協會

Facts:
- 華為 entered the Argentine market in 2001
- Helped 36,000 local farmers achieve digital transformation

## 鑫隆麻油廠’s camellia oil fails self-inspection; Chiayi County launches investigation and recall

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:38:43+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060131.aspx
- anchor: #n1833914
- Companies mentioned: 鑫隆麻油廠、鑫隆發實業股份有限公司

Facts:
- A total of 330 kilograms produced
- Fined between NT$30,000 and NT$3 million

## U.S. think tank: Beijing weighs new strategy to subdue Taiwan, combining blockade, decapitation and cognitive warfare

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:38:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060130.aspx
- anchor: #n1833916
- Companies mentioned: 蘭德公司、Meta、TikTok

Facts:
- An article was published in the March 2025 issue of “Military Academic”

## 橘焱胡同 aims to reach one hundred stores before 2028 and carefully enter the U.S. market

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:37:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060129.aspx
- anchor: #n1833917
- Companies mentioned: 橘焱胡同集團、開丼、胡同燒肉、胡同裏燒肉、星胡同、四代目菊川、Pepper Lunch胡椒廚房、一幻拉麵、台北萬豪酒店

Facts:
- Reach 100 stores
- Consolidated revenue reached NT$725 million in the first half of this year
- Up 12.12% year over year
- 占集團營收約3成
- 帶動6月營收年增近2成
- 今年單月6月營收年增近6成
- The group opened 13 new stores in total

## Keelung’s 六合 parking lot may continue operating; city says permit will be issued within 1 week of receiving the application

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:32:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060128.aspx
- anchor: #n1833870
- Companies mentioned: 台肥、富山公司

Facts:
- 492 passenger car parking spaces
- 88 parking spaces for large vehicles.
- An operating permit will be issued within 1 week of receiving the application

## Yeh Yi-tien sweeps Australian-Chinese player to claim first win at WTT Yokohama Champions

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:31:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608060127.aspx
- anchor: #n1833871
- Companies mentioned: 世界桌球職業大聯盟（WTT）

Facts:
- Swept the opponent 3-0
- Just 18 years old
- World No. 40
- World No. 31
- World No. 7
- In less than 22 minutes

## Taiwanese artists head to 多倫多夏日藝術節 to explore contemporary issues

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:31:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202608060126.aspx
- anchor: #n1833872
- Companies mentioned: 多倫多夏日藝術節、文化部、台北文化中心、紐文中心、台北藝穗節

Facts:
- 多倫多夏日藝術節 (SummerWorks Performance Festival) was founded in 1991
- The project was launched in 2024
- Won the annual award at the 2025 台北藝穗節
- Will be presented again in outdoor spaces in Toronto on August 8 and 15
- Wang Yi-hsiang’s “瞳孔無戰事” will run from August 6 to August 8
- Chou Kuan-jou’s “在場（Free Touch）” will be performed on August 13 and 14

## Kaohsiung holds aerospace certification training to help businesses align with new international standards in 2027

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:30:31+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060125.aspx
- anchor: #n1833873
- Companies mentioned: 高雄市經濟發展局、金屬工業研究發展中心、PRI、漢翔航空

The Kaohsiung Economic Development Bureau joined forces with the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre and PRI to hold aerospace certification training, helping businesses align with new international standards in 2027.

Facts:
- The training attracted 19 participants
- Completed 28 hours of training
- About 75% of processing and manufacturing is handled by Kaohsiung companies
- Taiwan’s aerospace industry has an annual output value of about NT$161.2 billion
- Kaohsiung accounts for about NT$48.3 billion
- More than 192 participant attendances so far
- Helped 90 businesses obtain relevant certifications
- The number of participating companies rose to 12 this year

## Herds of sambar deer roam Changhua’s Taifeng community at night, nearly knocking scooter riders off their bikes

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:29:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060124.aspx
- anchor: #n1833874
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

A herd of sambar deer collided with a scooter in Changhua City’s Taifeng community, prompting residents to raise concerns about wildlife sightings.

Facts:
- 3 sambar deer

## 3D-printed teddy bear used to smuggle drugs; Kaohsiung police bust drug smuggling case

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:26:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608060123.aspx
- anchor: #n1833879

Facts:
- More than 1 kilogram of ketamine
- 1,054 grams of the Category 3 drug ketamine
- NT$150,000 payment

## Camellia oil problems found at 6 oil mills; FDA to launch guidance measures

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:24:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060122.aspx
- anchor: #n1833880
- Companies mentioned: 鑫隆發實業股份有限公司、聯廣國際企業有限公司、中寮鄉農會、連淨、源春、農七十、德昌、源發、中聯油品

Facts:
- Benzo[a]pyrene detected at 6.3 ppb
- A total of 6 tea seed oil mills across Taiwan have been implicated
- 98 kilograms remaining at the plant

## 政院提修災防法 海嘯堰塞湖列法定天然災害由中央主管

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:22:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060121.aspx
- anchor: #n1833804
- Companies mentioned: 行政院、內政部、農業部

Facts:
- Tsunami and barrier lake disasters

## Urban resilience air-raid drill to take place in northern Taiwan on 8/13; Taipei police urge public to save shelter locations in advance

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:14:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060120.aspx
- anchor: #n1833795
- Companies mentioned: 台北市警察局、北市警局、中央社

Facts:
- Will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the 13th
- A 30-minute drill will be held in each location on the day of the exercise
- Violators may be fined between NT$30,000 and NT$150,000 under the Civil Defense Act

## 東元’s joint modules enter the quadruped robot market; company partners to develop humanoid robots

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:13:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060119.aspx
- anchor: #n1833796
- Companies mentioned: 東元、科技公司、系統廠商

## Environment Ministry: Next climate adaptation plan to focus on high temperatures and heavy rainfall

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:09:13+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060118.aspx
- anchor: #n1833797
- Companies mentioned: 環境部、綠色和平基金會

Facts:
- 環境部 collected NT$4.97 billion in carbon fees this year
- Community climate adaptation budgets in the six special municipalities generally remain below 1%

## Han Kuang exercise: Cho Jung-tai says training will be realistic and emphasize commanders’ decision-making in changing situations

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:04:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060117.aspx
- anchor: #n1833798
- Companies mentioned: 行政院、國軍、國防部

Facts:
- 10 days and 9 nights of continuous live-force exercises
- A 30-minute mobile network slowdown drill

## 115年 national defense legal officer exam begins 12/19; 15 positions available

- Published: 2026-08-06T14:01:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060116.aspx
- anchor: #n1833691

The Examination Yuan approved the 115年 national defense legal officer examination plan, with 15 positions expected to be filled. The exam will be held from late 115年 to early 116年 to strengthen legal expertise in the armed forces.

## Sokhiev leads 維也納愛樂 back to Taipei National Concert Hall in October

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:58:07+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202608060115.aspx
- anchor: #n1833692
- Companies mentioned: 維也納愛樂、牛耳藝術

The Vienna Philharmonic, led by conductor Semyon Bychkov, will perform at the Taipei National Concert Hall in October. The program will include a performance with Lang Lang and masterpieces by Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

## AI profit concerns resurface; Asian stocks mostly lower in early trading, with technology shares leading declines

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:57:05+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060114.aspx
- anchor: #n1833693
- Companies mentioned: SK海力士、三星电子、晟碟、威騰電子、鎧俠、東京威力科創、軟銀集團

Facts:
- Surged nearly 18%
- Rebounded strongly by more than 25%
- Plunged more than 5%
- Plunged more than 10%
- Fell 7%
- Fell 6%
- Fell 1.6%
- Fell 2.0%
- Rose 0.2%
- Fell 4.5%
- Rose 0.7%
- Rose 0.5%
- Rose 0.1%

## Army Logistics Support Command's Second Branch carries out supply replenishment, requisitioning civilian vehicles for onboard storage and distribution

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:56:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060113.aspx
- anchor: #n1833517
- Companies mentioned: 陸軍第二地區支援指揮部、花防部裝騎連

Facts:
- Requisitioned 6 civilian wing-body trucks
- Supplies provided based on the mechanized cavalry company’s needs for 30 days
- The military will conduct the Han Kuang No. 42 live-fire exercise for 10 consecutive days and 9 nights, from the 5th to the 14th

## Children Are Us launches Mid-Autumn charity gift boxes to support employment for people with disabilities and care for students in remote areas

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:55:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060112.aspx
- anchor: #n1833518
- Companies mentioned: 喜憨兒基金會、幾米

Facts:
- Aims to raise 4萬5762 gift boxes
- Has distributed a total of 55萬 gift boxes
- Supporting 1183 schools

## South Korean police search football association offices in probe into World Cup coach appointment

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:52:58+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608060111.aspx
- anchor: #n1833519
- Companies mentioned: 韓國足球協會、Tottenham Hotspur、拜仁慕尼黑、Paris Saint-Germain

Facts:
- Hong Myung-bo's salary is as high as 38億韓元

## 民眾黨 Taoyuan team's transportation platform calls for earmarking traffic fines exclusively for transport improvements

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:47:56+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060110.aspx
- anchor: #n1833520
- Companies mentioned: 民眾黨、YouBike

Facts:
- About NT$20億元 in traffic violation fine revenue allocated to the city government
- Taoyuan's traffic fine revenue reached NT$29.4億元 in 2025
- Last year, 1275 children aged 0 to 12 were killed or injured in traffic incidents in Taoyuan City
- Taoyuan currently has only 685 YouBike stations
- Proposes adding 600 stations over 4 years
- A shortage of 145 bus drivers

## Lin Shih-chia: Taiwan should strengthen contract manufacturing in regenerative medicine and compete for global orders

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:46:54+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060109.aspx
- anchor: #n1833521
- Companies mentioned: 台灣醫界聯盟基金會、生物技術開發中心、富士軟片、FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics、Cellular Dynamics

Facts:
- More than 30 iPSC-derived therapies have entered clinical trials

## Li Hao-yu strikes out as Tigers lose to Mariners, ending 4-game winning streak

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:45:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608060108.aspx
- anchor: #n1833527
- Companies mentioned: MLB、底特律老虎隊、西雅圖水手隊

Facts:
- The Tigers ultimately lost 2-4 to the 西雅圖水手隊
- Ending a 4-game winning streak
- Postgame batting average: 2成66
- Julio Rodriguez's 3-run homer in the bottom of the 6th determined the outcome
- Dillon Dingler hit a 2-run homer to cut the deficit
- Colt Emerson's solo homer extended the Mariners' lead again
- Bryan Woo delivered 7 scoreless innings
- He also struck out 5
- Issued 1 walk.
- Earned his 8th win of the season

## Lee Sichuan and Su Chiao-hui attend a ceremony together at Xinzhuang Wusheng Temple, both pledging to promote temple-street culture

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:44:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060107.aspx
- anchor: #n1833528
- Companies mentioned: 國民黨、民進黨、國家電影及視聽文化中心

Facts:
- Xinzhuang Wusheng Temple has a history of 266 years

## Cho Jung-tai: Preserve and develop Taiwan's cultural environment, and continue seeking budget funding

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:42:32+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060102.aspx
- anchor: #n1833512
- Companies mentioned: 文化部、行政院、公視、國發基金

Facts:
- Over the past 5 years, support has gone to the production of a total of 607 film and television works.
- Investment plans exceeded NT$40億元
- The “國發基金加強投資文創產業” program also drew up to NT$184.04億元 in private investment
- There were 123 international co-productions over the past 5 years.

## Interior Ministry's singles mixer opens for registration on 8/7; first couple to marry wins 1-carat diamond rings

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:41:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060106.aspx
- anchor: #n1833508
- Companies mentioned: 内政部

Facts:
- 1-carat diamond couple's rings
- 400 people registered
- 74 couples were successfully matched
- NT$1440

## Chili powder containing Sudan Red was still sold; company owner argued “eating it has no effect” and was sentenced

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:40:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608060105.aspx
- anchor: #n1833509
- Companies mentioned: 朝天椒辣椒粉、林男之母名義所開的另一家食品公司

Facts:
- Imported 1萬4000 kilograms of chili powder from mainland China
- Lin was sentenced to 6 months in prison
- Also fined NT$30萬元

## Wang Hui-chun named a founding member of the FEBS研究學院, with her research recognized

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:39:43+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060104.aspx
- anchor: #n1833510
- Companies mentioned: 歐洲生化學會聯盟、FEBS、FEBS研究學院、中央研究院、美國伊利諾大學香檳分校、麻省理工學院、美國科學促進協會、世界科學院、亞太生化暨分子生物學家聯盟

Facts:
- One of 96 founding members appointed worldwide
- Including 27 Nobel laureates
- 歐洲生化學會聯盟 (FEBS) was founded in 1964

## Kaohsiung and Mutsu, Aomori, Japan sign an MOU; 高雄高工 establishes another sister-school partnership

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:37:41+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060103.aspx
- anchor: #n1833511
- Companies mentioned: 高雄高工、陸奧工業高校、福誠高中、青森縣立田名部高校

Facts:
- The two sides have maintained ties for more than 30 years
- All 9 junior high schools in Mutsu have also established sister-school ties with Yang Ming Junior High School

## Hit by typhoons and a stock market crash, the July Housing Exhibition outlook index has flashed a yellow-blue light for 15 consecutive months

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:33:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060101.aspx
- anchor: #n1833468
- Companies mentioned: 住展雜誌、瓏山林建設

Facts:
- The score edged up to 35.5
- Presale project volume was also only NT$200多億元 higher than in June
- Down 3成 year on year
- Housing Exhibition statistics show more than 400 newly launched units
- 瓏山林建設's project in New Taipei City's Sanchong District contributed more than 200 units, providing the biggest boost
- An increase of more than 300 units from June
- The weekly average number of prospective buyers visiting was fewer than 10 groups
- Fewer than 1 group made a purchase
- The number of unsold projects rose to 1600
- Negotiation rates remained below 1成

## Russia's “Black Widows” set up soldiers in marriage scams to claim death benefits

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:31:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060100.aspx
- anchor: #n1833469

A fraud scheme known as “black widows” is rampant in Russia, in which women marry men sent to the battlefield and fraudulently claim compensation after they are killed in action. The government is under pressure to take action.

## Reports that Chinese policyholders must pay tax on returns from Hong Kong insurance policies send Hong Kong insurance stocks tumbling

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:31:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608060099.aspx
- anchor: #n1833470
- Companies mentioned: 友邦、AIA、保誠、PRU、富衛集團、宏利、Manulife

Facts:
- 友邦（AIA）股價重挫8.74%暫收港幣70.95元
- 保誠（PRU）大跌5.8%暫收107.1元
- 富衛集團 fell 4.95%, last trading at 29.92 yuan
- 宏利（Manulife）也下跌2.51%暫收341.6元
- Tax rates in some cases reached 20%

## Claims that leftover food would be provided to disadvantaged groups spark controversy; Taipei education department says no such plan

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:29:30+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060098.aspx
- anchor: #n1833471

Taipei's education chief suggested providing leftover school lunches to disadvantaged groups, sparking controversy. Mayor Chiang Wan-an immediately denied the idea, and the education department clarified that there was no such plan, stressing that kitchen waste would not be given to disadvantaged groups.

## Construction tender announced for National Children's Future Museum; Hou Yu-ih calls it an important New Taipei City landmark

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:29:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060097.aspx
- anchor: #n1833472

Construction of the National Children's Future Museum in New Taipei City was put out to tender for NT$9.54 billion. Mayor Hou You-yi called it progress despite an 8-year delay and stressed that cooperation between central and local governments would make it a landmark for New Taipei City.

## 記憶體飆漲 華為余承東：所有手機可能大規模漲價

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:28:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608060096.aspx
- anchor: #n1833477
- Companies mentioned: 華為、小米、OPPO、一加、vivo

Facts:
- Prices for all models to rise by 300 yuan
- About NT$1440
- Prices after adjustment start at 2999 yuan
- 小米17系列每台上調300元
- 小米17系列每台上調...500元
- Price increases generally stand at 300 yuan
- Price increases generally stand at ...1000 yuan

## 漢光演習國軍馳援綠島蘭嶼 驗證離島防衛能力

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:26:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060095.aspx
- anchor: #n1833478
- Companies mentioned: 國軍、第二作戰區

Facts:
- More than 100 service members

## Malaysia sends task force to Indonesia to investigate pilot's cross-border drug-smuggling network

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:25:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060094.aspx
- anchor: #n1833479
- Companies mentioned: 馬來西亞航空公司（Malaysia Airlines）

Facts:
- More than 70,000 ecstasy pills
- Weighing about 25 kilograms
- The 39-year-old pilot

## Railway crossing deficiencies: 台鐵 says it will roll out upgrade projects to install surveillance cameras and emergency buttons

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:24:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060093.aspx
- anchor: #n1833480
- Companies mentioned: 台鐵、審計部、交通部

Facts:
- A total of 1143 cases of illegal railway crossing violations were reported over the past 3 years
- 台鐵 reported only 85 cases itself
- 全台鐵路平交道共43處未設置錄影監視設備
- A total of 34 railway crossings across Taiwan lack emergency buttons

## Kumamoto earthquake-hit areas rush to prepare for typhoon; levee repairs accelerated and medical ship services suspended

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:23:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060092.aspx
- anchor: #n1833391
- Companies mentioned: 讀賣新聞、日本氣象廳、日本國土交通省、防衛省、白鷗2號

Facts:
- This year's 13th typhoon, “Dolphin”
- A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28
- Seismic intensity of 6 upper was observed in Yatsushiro City
- Repairs covering a 250-meter construction zone
- Last week's earthquake damaged 253 medical institutions in Kumamoto Prefecture
- A 29-year-old man in Yatsushiro City

## Public hearing on Legislative Yuan consent vote for Control Yuan personnel appointments; scholars focus on whether the Control Yuan should be abolished

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:20:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060091.aspx
- anchor: #n1833392
- Companies mentioned: 台灣人權促進會、台灣基督長老教會玉山神學院

Facts:
- Of the 27 nominees
- 15 are aged 65 or older
- 5 are even aged 70 or older
- 13 have backgrounds in social welfare or law

## 台股開低震盪 股王股后撐盤盤中再現「雙萬金」

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:20:13+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060090.aspx
- anchor: #n1833393
- Companies mentioned: 台積電、台達電、鴻海、信驊、川湖、聯電、國巨、聯發科、南電、景碩、欣興、臻鼎-KY、台光電、華邦電、旺宏、南亞科、奇鋐、雙鴻、智邦、聯鈞、大立光、聯亞、旭隼

Facts:
- Lows near 44,024 points
- 台積電 falls NT$35 to NT$2370
- There are 48 stocks priced above NT$1,000
- The weighted index falls 190.6 points
- The weighted index falls 190.6 points to 44421
- Trading value totals NT$723.097 billion
- A decline of 1.46%
- 台達電 and 鴻海 jump about 2%
- 南電 jumps more than 3%
- 臻鼎-KY falls more than 1%
- 台光電 rises more than 1%

## Taiwanese team independently sets sail for the Arctic for the first time to study extreme climate and ocean circulation

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:17:11+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060089.aspx
- anchor: #n1833394
- Companies mentioned: 中央大學、清華大學

Facts:
- A 12-day trip to waters west of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic
- Deploys 11 sets of automated weather observation systems

## Woman's concussion scan shows no problems, but she often feels dizzy; symptoms improve with traditional Chinese medicine treatment

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:16:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060088.aspx
- anchor: #n1833395
- Companies mentioned: 奇美醫院

Facts:
- A 60-year-old woman

## Strait of Hormuz may reopen to shipping; gold posts 4 straight gains to reach a 7-week high

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:12:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060086.aspx
- anchor: #n1833398
- Companies mentioned: IG集團、路透社、諾巴金業集團

Facts:
- Spot gold rises 1% to $4285.84 per ounce
- If gold prices can continue to break above the 200-day moving average, they may advance further toward $5000 per ounce
- Spot silver rises 0.1% to $62.16 per ounce
- Platinum rises 1.7% to $1764.10
- Palladium rises 1.1% to $1377.83 per ounce

## Presidential Office: President and team conduct the Wan Jun drill to assess the command system's response

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:12:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060087.aspx
- anchor: #n1833397
- Companies mentioned: 中央社、總統府、雲豹八輪甲車、UH-60M黑鷹直升機

Facts:
- Conducts a 10-day, 9-night exercise

## 華郵: Trump furious after learning ammunition was running out without being told; lashes out at Hegseth

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:11:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060085.aspx
- anchor: #n1833381
- Companies mentioned: 華郵、白宮、大衛營、美軍、以色列、烏克蘭、俄國、美方

Facts:
- 美軍 had fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles
- More than 1000 Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missiles
- 美軍 also used more than 1300 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) in the first few weeks of the war
- 美方 has used up more than 25% of its total THAAD interceptor stockpile

## Salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican chili peppers sickens 345 people in 27 U.S. states

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:10:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060084.aspx
- anchor: #n1833382
- Companies mentioned: Chipotle、QDOBA、Coast Citrus Distributors

Facts:
- 27 states across the U.S.
- 345 people infected
- 36 hospitalized
- Between June 19 and July 20

## Han Kuang 42 live-fire exercise: drone reconnaissance and combat-readiness training in Changhua

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:06:58+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060083.aspx
- anchor: #n1833383

The Fifth Operations Zone conducted the Han Kuang 42 live-fire exercise in Changhua County, carrying out requisitioning of supplies for the Ziqiang exercise and combat-readiness training.

Facts:
- The Armed Forces' Han Kuang 42 live-fire exercise enters its second day
- The Fifth Operations Zone conducts the Ziqiang exercise and combat-readiness training in Changhua County
- The Ziqiang exercise includes wartime requisitioning and procurement of operational supplies
- Combat-readiness training includes drone operation and confined-space combat

## The New Taiwan dollar rises 6.6 cents at midday, provisionally closing at 32.249

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:04:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608060081.aspx
- anchor: #n1833385
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- Provisionally closes at 32.249
- Rises 6.6 cents
- Trading volume of US$1.372 billion
- Opens at 32.29
- High of 32.20
- Low of 32.29

## Secretary at New Taipei councilor's service office threatened with a knife; suspect found to be wanted

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:04:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608060082.aspx
- anchor: #n1833384
- Companies mentioned: 新北市警察局海山分局、新北地檢署、南投地檢署、民進黨

Facts:
- A man surnamed Liu, in his 30s, is suspected of involvement

## 81st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing: calls to abolish nuclear weapons and prevent a repeat of tragedy amid rising tensions

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:57:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060080.aspx
- anchor: #n1833279
- Companies mentioned: 讀賣新聞、每日新聞、歐盟（EU）、聯合國

Facts:
- This year's ceremony drew participants from 121 countries and regions
- Matsui and representatives of bereaved families will read the names of 4393 atomic bombing victims whose deaths were newly confirmed over the past year
- The total number of atomic bombing victims listed has reached 353,639
- A total of 91,105 people nationwide hold atomic bomb survivor health certificates
- The average age has reached 86.66

## Han Kuang 42 exercise blocks roads near Xiaogang Airport; more than 30 reservists take part

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:55:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060079.aspx
- anchor: #n1833064
- Companies mentioned: 国军、第四作战区、工兵部队

## 法鼓山 to present Caring for Life Awards and hold forum on 9/13, hoping to restore a sense of stability

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:52:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060078.aspx
- anchor: #n1833065
- Companies mentioned: 法鼓山、法鼓山人文社會基金會、財團法人肝病防治學術基金會、衛福部、中油

Facts:
- The “2026法鼓山 Caring for Life Awards Ceremony and Forum” will be held on September 13

## Chinese national emblem appears in Taichung public housing notice; city government apologizes and removes it

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:51:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060077.aspx
- anchor: #n1833066
- Companies mentioned: 台中市政府、Gemini

Facts:
- A Consumer Protection Act information notice posted inside an elevator at Taichung Park social housing
- 台中市政府住宅發展工程處政風室宣導
- This image was generated by Gemini

## 綠色和平評估氣候衝擊 台南淹水與高溫考驗最劇

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:44:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060076.aspx
- anchor: #n1833067
- Companies mentioned: 綠色和平、聯合國氣候變遷小組（IPCC）

Facts:
- At least 10% of local adaptation budgets
- Taipei City recorded 86 high-temperature days over the past 10 years
- Annual average rainfall intensity on rainy days under a 2-degree Celsius warming scenario
- Increase in the annual average number of high-temperature days under a 2-degree warming scenario

## Recruiting a thousand poll watchers; Shen Po-yang hopes people will join efforts to safeguard democracy

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:40:41+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060075.aspx
- anchor: #n1833058
- Companies mentioned: 民進黨、中央社

Facts:
- Recruiting a thousand poll watchers

## Rise of low-cost AI brings Chinese internet giants back into investors' favor

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:40:12+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608063001.aspx
- anchor: #n1833057
- Companies mentioned: KraneShares、蓮華資產管理、阿里巴巴、騰訊、DeepSeek、月之暗面、美團、京東

Facts:
- Rises more than 20%
- Falls about 10%

## Financial dispute involving a Cosplay agency leads to 4 people being abducted in a vehicle; 2 suspects indicted

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:35:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608060073.aspx
- anchor: #n1833060
- Companies mentioned: Cosplay

Facts:
- A group of 4
- Afternoon of June 13
- 3 female models

## BNT疫苗採購詐騙慈濟案 調查局：查扣財產逾10億元

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:35:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608060074.aspx
- anchor: #n1833059
- Companies mentioned: 慈濟基金會、上海復星公司、鴻海公司、台積電公司、鈺達企業管理顧問公司

Facts:
- 查扣財產總值已逾10億元
- Paid NT$1,061,981,295
- NT$93,081,100 in cash
- 158 kilograms and 800.125 grams of gold (market value: NT$659,179,319)

## Lawyer accused of claiming access to BNT vaccines to defraud Tzu Chi of 1 billion yuan; former Changhua Bar Association chairman indicted

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:29:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608060072.aspx
- anchor: #n1833061
- Companies mentioned: 慈濟基金會、鈺達企業管理顧問公司

Facts:
- In a case involving fraudulently obtaining fees for a vaccine procurement mandate, prosecutors in central Taiwan seized criminal proceeds worth more than NT$1 billion after an investigation
- Procure 5 million doses of BNT vaccine
- Pay US$30 million in mandate fees
- About NT$1.06 billion
- Withdrew a total of about NT$520 million in cash in installments
- Evaded about NT$53.74 million in business tax, corporate income tax and additional tax on undistributed earnings
- Used about NT$410 million of the cash to buy a large quantity of gold weighing about 232 kilograms
- Sought confiscation of criminal proceeds totaling more than NT$1,115,720,000 from the defendants
- About NT$93.08 million in cash was seized
- About 158.8 kilograms of gold
- Estimated to be worth about NT$680 million at market prices when seized

## Investigation into female police officer leaking personal data uncovers Chinese espionage case; former Yunlin County magistrate's secretary and others indicted

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:28:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608060070.aspx
- anchor: #n1833063
- Companies mentioned: 輝達、Threads、中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部

Facts:
- Paid NT$2,000 in bribes
- Bought 2 files with 5,000 Tether tokens
- More than 28.12 million personal records
- More than 23.57 million personal records
- More than 16 million personal records of citizens
- 78 victims

## Additional funding for teacher-training teaching practice research; grants of up to NT$320,000 per project

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:28:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060071.aspx
- anchor: #n1833062
- Companies mentioned: 教育部、台灣師範大學

Facts:
- Maximum grant per project raised from NT$200,000 to NT$320,000
- The second category, “Academic Paper Awards,” offers prizes of up to NT$50,000
- Total grants and awards amount to NT$6.83 million
- A total of 71 applications were submitted for fiscal year 115
- 30 projects approved for funding
- 通過率達4成

## Bomb-carrying drone breaches German airport; Germany launches counterterrorism investigation, treating it as a new type of threat

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:27:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060069.aspx
- anchor: #n1832967
- Companies mentioned: Antonov

Facts:
- About 200 kilometers away

## Drone carrying explosives spotted at German airport; police launch counterterrorism investigation

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:23:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060068.aspx
- anchor: #n1832968
- Companies mentioned: DHL

Facts:
- A drone carrying explosives

## 15 Trump-class warships to cost nearly $9 trillion, the most expensive fleet in U.S. history

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:22:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060067.aspx
- anchor: #n1832969
- Companies mentioned: アメリカ海軍、アメリカ国会予算処、福特號、愛阿華級

Facts:
- 15 ships
- US$275 billion
- US$23.4 billion
- US$18 billion
- US$13.3 billion

## Hanguang Exercise defenses at Taipei Port; reservists mobilize cargo ship and fishing boats to block channel

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:22:22+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060066.aspx
- anchor: #n1832970
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- 1 800-ton cargo ship
- 16 fishing boats
- 150 two-ton concrete blocks
- 80 bulk bags
- 28 shipping containers

## Airport MRT to impose restrictions during air-defense exercise on 8/13; passengers urged to arrive early

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:22:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060065.aspx
- anchor: #n1832971
- Companies mentioned: 桃捷公司、桃園大眾捷運公司

Facts:
- “2026 Urban Resilience (Air Defense) Exercise”
- The Ministry of National Defense will conduct the exercise from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the 13th
- 30 minutes before the exercise
- Customer service hotline: (03) 286-8789

## School affairs meeting regulations sent back; civic groups call for third-party case-diversion mechanism

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:21:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060064.aspx
- anchor: #n1832977
- Companies mentioned: 人本基金會、教育部、人本教育基金會、國教行動聯盟、不會教小孩行動聯盟、台灣青年民主協會、EdYouth台灣一滴優教育協會、全國教師工會總聯合會（全教總）

Facts:
- The Legislative Yuan sent back the school affairs meeting regulations on July 27
- 教育部 revised the school affairs meeting regulations in January this year

## Spending by residents and visitors declines, putting pressure on Hong Kong's consumer market

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:14:57+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608060054.aspx
- anchor: #n1832949

Facts:
- In 2025, local residents' domestic spending totaled HK$198.9 billion
- In 2025, local residents' domestic spending totaled HK$198.9 billion (about NT$815.5 billion)
- Down slightly by 1% from 2018
- Hong Kong residents' spending abroad surged 10%
- Spending by visitors to Hong Kong plunged 44% in 2025
- Just under 50 million visits
- 23% below the 2018 peak
- Local retail sales totaled HK$31.5 billion last month
- Up 4.6% from the same period last year
- Restaurant receipts totaled HK$27.2 billion in the second quarter of this year
- Up slightly by 0.4%

## Writer 王聰威 uses words to create a shared lover, where technology meets loneliness

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:14:54+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202608060053.aspx
- anchor: #n1832950
- Companies mentioned: 王聰威、張愛玲、范銘如、中央社

Facts:
- 王聰威 began writing “Shared Lover” in late 2019
- This section ran too long; “I probably cut a few thousand words”

## Typhoon Dolphin's outer circulation to affect the area; Guishan Island to close for 4 days starting on the 6th

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:13:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060052.aspx
- anchor: #n1832951
- Companies mentioned: 交通部觀光署、東北角及宜蘭海岸國家風景區管理處

Facts:
- Island closed for 4 days

## NBA湖人奪冠班底重聚 費城76人簽下卡德威-波普

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:13:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608060051.aspx
- anchor: #n1832952
- Companies mentioned: NBA、湖人、費城76人、曼菲斯灰熊、丹佛金塊、底特律活塞、華盛頓巫師、奧蘭多魔術、喬治亞大學

Facts:
- Averaged 21.3 minutes per game
- Averaged 8.4 points per game
- Field-goal percentage: 41.0%
- 2.7 assists
- 2.5 rebounds
- Scored a season-high 20 points in a game
- Three-point shooting percentage of at least 38.3%
- Three-point shooting percentage of 42.3%
- Averaged 9.7 points per game
- Three-point shooting percentage: 35.8%
- Pulled down 2.8 rebounds
- 1.7 assists
- 1.2 steals
- Averaged 32.4 minutes per game
- Averaged 10.4 points per game
- 3.1 rebounds

## Both hit leadoff homers in multi-hit games; Ohtani and Armstrong vie for NL MVP

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:13:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608060050.aspx
- anchor: #n1832953
- Companies mentioned: 洛杉矶道奇、芝加哥小熊、美联社

Facts:
- 26 home runs this season
- 28 stolen bases
- 69 RBIs
- 11th leadoff home run of the season
- 35th of his career
- 4th leadoff home run of his career
- 24th of his career
- Drove in 4 runs today
- Ohtani also drove in 3 runs for the Dodgers
- Went 8-2 in 14 starts
- 1.79 ERA
- 打擊率0.288
- 13 at-bats
- 6 hits
- 5 RBIs

## Report: U.S. plans to ban new Chinese optical modules; analysts say U.S.-China decoupling will be difficult

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:13:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608060049.aspx
- anchor: #n1832956
- Companies mentioned: 中際旭創、新易盛、高意、朗美通、谷歌、輝達、Meta、Amazon、光迅科技、華工正源、海信寬帶、索爾思光電

Facts:
- 中際旭創 plunged 7.27% at the close
- 新易盛 also tumbled 5.29%
- 中際旭創 holds a leading 27% share of the global data center transceiver module market
- It rose further to 61.7% in the first quarter of 2026

## 伊朗總統：目前難與最高領袖穆吉塔巴聯繫

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:11:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060048.aspx
- anchor: #n1832955
- Companies mentioned: 伊朗、美國、以色列、中央社、法新社

Facts:
- Injured in the same airstrike

## Typhoon White Dolphin to hit Okinawa, disrupting flights; Japan Meteorological Agency: Gales could topple some homes

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:09:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060047.aspx
- anchor: #n1832954
- Companies mentioned: 日本航空、全日空、日本空之子航空、樂桃航空、天馬航空、沖繩旅客船協會

Facts:
- At least 612 flights arriving at or departing from Okinawa Prefecture were canceled
- More than 90,000 people are expected to be affected
- 樂桃航空也取消明天52個航班
- At least 92 ferry services, mainly on routes to and from Okinawa's outlying islands, will be canceled
- By the afternoon of the 5th, 22 households, totaling 23 people, in Kitadaito Village had taken shelter at evacuation centers
- Located about 220 kilometers east of Minamidaito Island
- 中心氣壓950百帕
- Maximum wind speed near the center: 4 per second

## Typhoon White Dolphin approaches; Chiang Wan-an: Prepare for the worst and defend against the enemy strictly

- Published: 2026-08-06T12:07:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608060046.aspx
- anchor: #n1832839
- Companies mentioned: 台北市政府、中央氣象署、北捷遊憩公司、觀傳局

Facts:
- Accompanied by gusts of 7 to 9 on the Beaufort scale
- Torrential or heavy rain is possible on the 8th and 9th

## Fan Man-nung and Yeh Lu-na have persevered for 12 years; the Piano Project began with a commitment to education

- Published: 2026-08-06T11:58:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202608060045.aspx
- anchor: #n1832840
- Companies mentioned: 新象藝術、力晶文化基金會

Facts:
- Now in its 8th edition
- A total of 46 people

## NEO unveils new AI memory technology; Stan Shih: It brings new possibilities for semiconductors

- Published: 2026-08-06T11:57:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202608060044.aspx
- anchor: #n1832841
- Companies mentioned: NEO Semiconductor、宏碁集團、智榮基金會

NEO Semiconductor unveiled its X-SRAM memory technology at FMS 2026, greatly increasing the built-in capacity of AI chips while reducing power consumption.

Facts:
- Up to 5 times the memory density
- Built-in memory capacity in AI chips, currently about 200 to 400 MB
- Increased to 1 to 2 GB
- Reduces power consumption for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) access by about 50% to 80%

## Lee Yi-yang attends Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, calls for a world without nuclear weapons

- Published: 2026-08-06T11:49:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608060042.aspx
- anchor: #n1832843
- Companies mentioned: 瑞典斯德哥爾摩國際和平研究所、美國科學家聯合會、日本笹川和平基金會

Taiwan's representative to Japan, Lee Yi-yang, led a delegation to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony marking the atomic bombing and called for a world without nuclear weapons. He warned that China's nuclear buildup threatens peace in the Indo-Pacific and urged democracies to unite to uphold the international order.

Facts:
- 140,000 deaths
- 410 warheads
- 610 warheads
- 2,000 missiles
- 2035

## 因應颱風白海豚 航港局啟動近岸12浬船舶淨空

- Published: 2026-08-06T11:49:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608060043.aspx
- anchor: #n1832842
- Companies mentioned: 航港局、中央氣象署、海洋委員會海巡署

航港局啟動近岸12浬颱風避風管制，要求船舶及早離岸。

Facts:
- 中心氣壓945百帕
- The center was 1,360 kilometers east of Taipei
- Moving at 20 kilometers per hour
- Maximum sustained winds near the center reach 43 meters per second
- 7級風暴風半徑320公里
- Force 10 winds extend 150 kilometers from the storm's center
- A warning zone in coastal waters within 12 nautical miles

## 分析：劃分航道解封荷莫茲 伊朗變相取得海峽控制

- Published: 2026-08-06T11:47:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608060041.aspx
- anchor: #n1832766
- Companies mentioned: 伊朗、阿曼、美國、以色列、卡達、大西洋理事會、紐約時報、華爾街日報、路透社

Facts:
- 伊朗與阿曼這份為期60天的協議

## Chinese-made Zbtlink routers contain a backdoor; 100,000 units worldwide may be affected

- Published: 2026-08-06T11:46:25+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202608060040.aspx
- anchor: #n1832769
- Companies mentioned: Zbtlink、Wiflyer、智博通電子、VulnCheck、TP-Link、美國聯邦傳播委員會

Facts:
- At least 100,000 such routers have been deployed worldwide
- Every 35 seconds, the backdoor automatically communicates with a specific IP address and a domain registered in China

## Meta AI model accessed other companies' systems during testing, raising cybersecurity concerns

- Published: 2026-08-06T11:45:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202608060039.aspx
- anchor: #n1832770
- Companies mentioned: Meta、Anthropic、OpenAI、Google、Irregular、Hugging Face

## Netflix and HBO Max lose out! This is the world's best streaming platform: 'A rich library, great picture and powerful sound'—unmatched value

- Published: 2026-08-06T13:47:51+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 風傳媒
- Original: https://www.storm.mg/lifestyle/11141154
- anchor: #n1833589
- Companies mentioned: Disney+、HBO Max、Apple TV+、Netflix、Amazon、Peacock、Paramount+

MoffettNathanson released its quality index for streaming platforms, with Disney+ ranking No. 1 and Netflix coming in at No. 4. The findings show that the competitive landscape for streaming services is shifting as content quality and original productions gain importance.