Huoshan Reservoir (discharge to Beigang River): Free Overflow (Yunlin County, Chiayi County)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-12T04:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-08-12T07:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
2026-08-12 03:00–06:00 JST
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One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 73 items from 7 sources; Japan, 32 items from 4 sources.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心（36）
Major fire incident alert (Nantou County)
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Liyutan Reservoir (discharge into Jingshan Creek): free overflow (Miaoli County, Taichung City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-12T03:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-08-12T06:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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Strong Wind Advisory for Land Areas (Yellow Level) (Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taitung County)
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Facts
- Average winds of scale 6 or above
- Gusts of scale 8 or above
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署
Water Outage (Changhua County)
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Water Outage (Hualien County)
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Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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Water Outage (Taichung City)
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High Temperature Information (Taoyuan City, New Taipei City, Changhua County, Taipei City)
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Facts
- Probability of consecutive temperatures reaching 36 degrees
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署
High-temperature alert (New Taipei City, Taipei City)
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Facts
- 36-degree heat
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署
Water Outage (Taichung City)
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Water Outage (Tainan City)
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Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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Water Outage (Taichung City)
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Water Outage (New Taipei City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-11T09:42:47
- Expiration time: 2026-08-17T20:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Yunlin County)
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Facts
- Original115年8月12日
- Original上午08時00分
- Original下午18時00分
- 19:00 p.m.
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Chiayi County)
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Facts
- Water pressure will take 60 minutes to stabilize and return to normal
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Nantou County)
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Water Outage (Taichung City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-11T08:59:54
- Expiry time: 2026-08-12T17:30:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
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Water outage (Yunlin County)
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Facts
- Original115年08月12日
- 08:00~18:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (New Taipei City)
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Water Outage (Taichung City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-11T15:06:03
- Expiration time: 2026-08-12T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Kaohsiung City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-11T14:52:10
- Expiration time: 2026-08-12T17:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
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Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-11T08:54:06
- Expiration time: 2026-08-13T04:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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Water outage (Chiayi County)
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Water Outage (Taichung City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-11T12:19:15
- Expiration time: 2026-08-13T18:30:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Kaohsiung City)
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Water outage (Yunlin County)
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Water Outage (New Taipei City)
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Water Outage (Keelung City, New Taipei City)
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Water Outage (Changhua County)
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Japan | 気象庁（27）
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
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Ash fall forecast (detailed)
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Volcanic observation report on eruption
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Volcanic observation report on eruption
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Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
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Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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Volcanic observation report on eruption
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Taiwan | 公視新聞（25）
UK Royal Mint uses discarded 3C devices to extract gold; electronic waste has a higher gold purity than natural ore
Summary not yet available
Facts
- It currently processes 4,000 tons a year
- 皇家鑄幣局's 886 jewelry collection
Companies mentioned：皇家鑄幣局、英格蘭銀行、Incador珠寶
輝達 joins forces with 6 giants to raise US$500 billion and build an investable AI infrastructure factory
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Aims to raise US$500 billion
- Funding equivalent to about NT$16 trillion
Companies mentioned：輝達、NVIDIA、微軟、OpenAI、AWS、Claude、Google、Gemini
Ban on auto dealers improperly charging license plate fees takes effect on the 13th; fines of up to NT$90,000 and business license revocation
Summary not yet available
Facts
- As much as NT$300,000
- NT$350,000 in key money
Companies mentioned：交通部、汽車運輸業駕駛員全國總工會、台北市新世代計程車發展協會
Typhoon Bailu sweeps across inland China; nearly 10,000 evacuated as floodwaters in Xiangyang rise
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Facts
- An astonishing 309 millimeters of rainfall
- Around 150 millimeters of rainfall
Typhoon Chan-hom makes landfall in Kanto; Japanese airports cancel 64 flights amid severe weather
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 64 flights have already been canceled at Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports
- Local accumulated rainfall could reach a maximum of 180 millimeters
- Maximum instantaneous wind speeds could reach 35 meters per second
Companies mentioned：日本氣象廳、北京氣象單位
哥倫比亞 earthquake death toll reaches 164; rescue workers clear rubble by hand as disaster zone lacks heavy equipment
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck
- The 哥倫比亞 earthquake this time occurred at a depth of around 100 kilometers
- 委內瑞拉 also experienced two consecutive major earthquakes, measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, in June this year (2026)
- It caused 6,300 deaths at the time
Companies mentioned：哥倫比亞、卡利、智利安地斯大學、委內瑞拉
公視's short-film showcase premieres, focusing on labor, family and national identity [In-house news]
Summary not yet available
Facts
- I have lived in Taiwan for more than 6 years
- Only 4 days off a month
Companies mentioned：公視
環境部 promotes the "Three-Burn Method for New Joss Paper" for Ghost Festival worship; last year's reduction in joss paper use was 2.67 times greater
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The amount was 2.67 times that of the previous year
- Joss paper use cut by nearly 4,000 metric tons
- Donations have already exceeded NT$25 million
Companies mentioned：環境部、台北市民、康寧里、鄭秀鳳、台南市、台南市環保局、陳幸芬
Elementary school near Nanzih Industrial Park draws parents; enrollment is uneven, and Education Ministry plans support for transformation
Summary not yet available
Facts
- First-grade enrollment at the elementary school has exceeded 230, filling all available places
- 8 classes are needed to accommodate them
- First-grade enrollment is only 19 students
- Still short of the 29 students needed to fill a class
- Only 138 students are accommodated per hectare
Companies mentioned：台積科技、高雄大學
Admission of student accused of abusing mice to graduate school sparks debate; 成大 says it has no authority to refuse and plans psychological counseling
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The man graduated successfully after his alma mater gave him 2 major demerits
Companies mentioned：成大、PETA
Foreign media reveal aircraft switch to reduce risk during Trump's visit to Turkey; 白宮 confirms facing a severe threat
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Iran has threatened the Middle East for 50 years
- The strait is now open and one hundred percent under the control of the U.S. military
Companies mentioned：美國華盛頓郵報、白宮、卡達
Postal worker killed on duty by falling roadside tree; 公路局 ordered to pay NT$1.76 million in second-instance ruling
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Sought NT$3.21 million in damages
- Should pay NT$1.46 million in compensation
- An additional NT$300,000 in compensation for emotional distress
Companies mentioned：公路局
Passenger's power bank emits smoke on 北捷's Bannan Line; Fire Department urges cooling it with water immediately
Summary not yet available
Facts
- More than 1,000 passengers were evacuated immediately
- All 117 stations on 北捷 have this equipment
Companies mentioned：北捷、台北捷運站務處、高鐵、台鐵
Taiwanese travelers to 烏干達 have passports confiscated and are denied entry; 外交部 says influence from the one-China principle cannot be ruled out
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Taiwan and St. Vincent
- A review will be conducted at the end of August
Companies mentioned：烏干達、摩洛哥、肯亞、聖文森及格瑞那丁、外交部、伊波拉
中選會 holds mock exercise to improve voting procedures for Indigenous people
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Opposition pushes for November referendum to coincide with general election
Companies mentioned：中選會、國民黨、民眾黨、民進黨
哥倫比亞's magnitude 7.4 earthquake leaves 132 dead; new government faces test of recovery efforts
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Facts
- A total of seven airports nationwide were damaged
- More than 1,600 homes were damaged or collapsed
Companies mentioned：哥倫比亞、佩雷拉、曼尼沙、喬科省、紐約時報、卡達半島新聞網
Taichung City Secretariat involved in leak of labor procurement information; city government says case was opened 5 years ago and it has cooperated with investigation
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Defendant surnamed Yen: NT$150,000
- 調查局 opened an investigation into the case 5 years ago
Companies mentioned：台北市政府、台中市政府、調查局、台中地檢署、民進黨、國民黨
Chinese spouse Xu Chunying convicted on 5 counts in first instance and sentenced to 7 years; her Taiwanese status could be revoked
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Facts
- 7-year prison sentence
- Prosecutors sought a sentence of 21 years and 6 months
- 2026
Companies mentioned：中華兩岸婚姻家庭服務聯盟、台灣新住民關懷總會、國民黨、民進黨、陸委會
Ukrainian drones strike Russian refinery, killing 13; both sides step up long-range attacks as civilian casualties mount
Summary not yet available
Facts
- At least 13 people killed
- 75 people injured
- 254 battles on the front line
- 11 guided bombs were shot down
- At least 5 people killed
- 20 people injured
Companies mentioned：塔內科煉油廠
Taipei juvenile detention center housed more than 150 youths this summer; drug cases make up the largest share
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Facts
- More than 150
- Youths stay at the facility for about 45 days
Companies mentioned：台北少年観護所、更生少年關懷協會、未来カフェ
Original新冠14死72重症創本季新高 最小重症個案年齡僅1個多月
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- Original上週國內新冠肺炎門急診就醫達2.4萬多人次
- Up 27% from the previous week
- 70 new severe flu cases reported domestically last week
- 70 new severe flu cases and 12 deaths reported domestically last week
- About 37,000 vaccine doses from the central stockpile are expected to be distributed on the 13th
Fishermen spot 7 Chinese naval vessels in waters; 海巡's Lienchiang ship deployed ahead of schedule
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Facts
- 7 Chinese military vessels
- 8 missile-launcher vehicles
- Within a 2-hour time limit
Companies mentioned：國軍、海巡、國防院、公視、國軍花蓮總醫院
Western Europe temperatures hit record highs. What is the “Omega block” causing heat waves?
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Facts
- The average temperature reached 21.62°C
- The highest temperature recorded in France was 44.3°C on June 23
- 1.47°C above the preindustrial average (1850 to 1900)
Companies mentioned：歐盟哥白尼氣候變遷服務、歐洲中期天氣預報中心
Management measures for civil servants’ communications equipment overseas take effect; key personnel traveling to China are barred from bringing their commonly used official devices
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立法院 continues negotiations over the 公視 budget; the blue and white camps each consolidate their proposals to cut and freeze funding and submit them to the floor [news about the outlet itself]
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Cut by 100 million to 200 million
- Cut by 210 million
- Cut by 21.85 million
- Freeze 200 million
- Cut by 50 million
- Freeze 30%
- About 620 million
- Freeze 100 million
- 75% executed
Companies mentioned：Taiwan Plus、CNN、公視、立法院
Taiwan | 中央社 CNA（4）
Lebanese parliament formally abolishes the death penalty, a first for the Middle East
Lebanese parliament formally abolishes the death penalty, becoming the first in the Middle East to do so. The historic decision converts all existing death sentences to life imprisonment, aiming to protect human rights and improve international judicial cooperation.
Facts
- Lebanese parliament formally abolishes the death penalty
- All existing death sentences converted to life imprisonment
- Lebanon is the first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty
- Lebanon has not carried out an execution since 2004
- At least 85 people were on death row before the death penalty was abolished
US official: Israel and Lebanon to hold new round of talks in Rome in September
Israel and Lebanon will hold talks in Rome in early September to advance a framework agreement to end hostilities. The US continues to mediate, and the sides have reached preliminary consensus on the text and procedures.
Facts
- Israel and Lebanon will hold a new round of talks in Rome in early September
- Israel and Lebanon reached agreement on a framework for a deal in June
- The Israel-Lebanon conflict has killed more than 4,300 people in Lebanon
Iran: Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until US meets Tehran’s conditions
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Washington and Tehran reached a memorandum of understanding in June to end the war in the Middle East
Companies mentioned：伊朗最高國家安全委員會、塔斯尼姆通訊社、X平台
Trump-Putin call pays off as former Marine held by Russia is released
Former US Marine Gilman was released after 4 years in Russian custody following a call between Trump and Putin. The release was made on humanitarian grounds and without an exchange. The US continues efforts to secure the return of other detained citizens.
Facts
- Gilman was held by Russia for more than 4 years for assaulting a police officer and assaulting prison staff.
- A call between Trump and Putin led to Gilman’s release.
- Russia released Gilman without demanding an exchange.
Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署（4）
Central and local governments jointly hold the “115 Annual Biological Pathogen Disaster Prevention and Response Exercise,” advancing the One Health approach and strengthening cross-sector response capabilities for emerging zoonotic diseases
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A total of 35 central and local government agencies took part
- 205 people took part in the exercise
- The fatality rate is as high as 40% to 100%
Companies mentioned：衛生福利部、臺南市政府、疾病管制署、行政院、災害防救辦公室、農業部動植物防疫檢疫署、環境部環境管理署、海洋委員會海巡署、陸軍第八軍團、防檢署、國立成功大學醫學院附設醫院、臺南市肉品市場股份有限公司
Original國內新冠疫情持續升溫，本季新冠疫苗將於8月13日全數撥配至各縣市提供民眾接種 有需求民眾請儘速接種
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original第31週(8/2-8/8)新冠門急診就診計24,645人次
- Up 27.6% from the previous week (7/26-8/1)
- Original上週(8/4-8/10)新增72例本土重症病例
- Original去(114)年10月起累計337例新冠併發重症本土病例
- Of these, 42 people died
- Adults aged 65 and older (73.9%)
- People with a history of chronic illness (84.0%)
- Original89.6%未接種本季新冠疫苗
- Original本季新冠疫苗接種累計約179.6萬人次
- Among adults aged 65 and older, the first-dose vaccination rate was 21.22%
- Second dose: 0.97%
- Original國內新冠疫苗現有庫存共約
Companies mentioned：疾病管制署、食藥署
The domestic flu season has not yet begun, but cases are trending slightly upward, with influenza A predominating
Summary not yet available
Facts
- During Week 31 (8/2-8/8), there were 92,075 outpatient and emergency department visits for influenza-like illness
- Up slightly by 2.4% from the previous week
- 70 new cases of severe influenza complications
- 12 deaths
- Influenza A accounts for 83.7% of flu viruses currently circulating in the community
- A total of 995 severe cases have been recorded this flu season (114-115)
- 188 deaths
- Adults aged 65 and older account for 63% of severe cases
- People with a history of chronic illness account for 82%
- 73% had not received this season’s flu vaccine
- About 4,000 contracted medical institutions nationwide
Companies mentioned：疾病管制署、克流感、易剋冒、瑞樂沙
疾管署 explains the exclusion of this year’s first domestic typhoid case
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Facts
- First confirmed locally acquired typhoid case this year
- On August 6 this year (2026), authorities announced a new confirmed case of domestic typhoid, the first this year
- The patient’s sample was collected by the treating hospital (an accredited laboratory) in late July
- The case was ruled out as typhoid on August 10
- During the patient’s hospitalization, a physician assessed the patient and provided treatment based on clinical expertise. The patient recovered and was discharged on August 5.
- The patient was originally scheduled to provide an initial stool sample on August 19
Companies mentioned：疾病管制署、疾管署
Japan | 消防庁（3）
Original令和8年台風第15号による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第1報・R8.8.11）
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Facts
- Deaths
- Damage to homes
Companies mentioned：岩手県、宮城県、消防庁
Original令和８年熊本地震による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第49報・R8.8.11更新）
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Facts
- Deaths
- Injured
- Completely destroyed
- Evacuation order
Companies mentioned：消防庁、気象庁、熊本県、福岡県、大分県、鹿児島県、長崎県、佐賀県、宮崎県、岡山県、広島県、山口県
Original令和８年熊本地震による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第47報・R8.8.9更新）
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Companies mentioned：消防庁、気象庁、熊本県、福岡県、大分県、鹿児島県、長崎県、佐賀県、宮崎県、岡山県、広島県、山口県
Taiwan | 鉅亨網（2）
Treasury buyers are no longer buying everything on offer! 30-year yields may remain elevated for the long term
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Private investors currently hold about 73% of US Treasuries
- About 50% ten years ago
- The US 30-year Treasury yield was about 5.23% on Tuesday (11)
- It briefly approached the multidecade high of 5.28%
- It has remained above this level for 41 trading days
- In 2007, yields stayed above 5% for 50 consecutive days
- Original周四 (13 日)250 億美元 30 年期新債標售
- The Bloomberg index tracking Treasuries with maturities of more than 20 years has fallen 3.8%
- Rose 4.6% in 2025
Companies mentioned：巴克萊、Barclays、BCS-US、Fed