# AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-12 12:00–15:00 JST｜Page 5 of 7

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 430 items from 1 source; Taiwan, 207 items from 7 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## [idetox] Making sauna selection easier to understand: develops “Sauna 3D Customizer” using 3D and AR technology

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000125.000140798.html
- anchor: #n1917208
- Companies mentioned: idetox、アイデトックス、株式会社MY WAY SMART、MY WAY SMART CO.,LTD

Facts:
- Box type accommodates up to 4 people
- Barrel saunas accommodate up to 10 people
- Capital: 20 million yen

## The drone school is entering its 5th generation. First, we will train instructors to teach disaster preparedness and mitigation.

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000126.000023105.html
- anchor: #n1917207
- Companies mentioned: 一般社団法人日本ドローンビジネスサポート協会、株式会社キンシュウ、一般社団法人MASC、一般社団法人ドローン操縦士協会

Facts:
- Aug. 1, 2026
- September 15, 2026
- ¥550,000 (tax included)
- ¥1,100,000 (tax included)
- 110,000 yen (tax included)
- Maximum payload: 250 kg

## カイロスマーケティング to hold online seminar with NTTデータ on turning customer interest into sales discussions while it is still high

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000127.000144521.html
- anchor: #n1917206
- Companies mentioned: カイロスマーケティング株式会社、NTTデータ、Kairos3

Facts:
- August 19, 2026 (Wed.), 13:00–14:00
- Joined カイロスマーケティング株式会社 at its founding in 2012
- Kairos3, an integrated MA and SFA tool with 2,000 implementations

## Qoo10 exclusive! Yunth presents “Autumn Moments Diary,” a special collection featuring popular skincare at great prices

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000128.000061176.html
- anchor: #n1917205
- Companies mentioned: Aiロボティクス株式会社、Yunth、Qoo10、Brighte、Straine

Facts:
- Cumulative sales: 8.4 million units
- Up to 60% off
- 50%OFF
- 60% OFF

## Qoo10 exclusive! Brighte presents “Rewarding Night Care,” a special collection featuring its popular ELEKI LIFT facial device at a great price

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000129.000061176.html
- anchor: #n1917204
- Companies mentioned: Aiロボティクス株式会社、Brighte、Qoo10

Facts:
- Series cumulative sales: 2 million units
- Up to ¥53,200 off
- Price: ¥19,800

## ジンベイ to exhibit at “AI Agent DXPO Tokyo '26 [Summer]”

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000134.000143568.html
- anchor: #n1917203
- Companies mentioned: ジンベイ株式会社、ブティックス株式会社

Facts:
- August 18 (Tuesday) and 19, 2026
- Aug. 18, 2026 (Tue.), 9:30–17:30
- 19 (Wed.), 9:30–16:30

## ジンベイ to exhibit at “Sales & Marketing DXPO Tokyo '26 [Summer]”

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000135.000143568.html
- anchor: #n1917202
- Companies mentioned: ジンベイ株式会社、ブティックス株式会社

Facts:
- August 20 (Thursday) and 21 (Friday), 2026
- 9:30〜17:30
- 9:30〜16:30

## 「彩SAKE 田んぼサミット2026」を8月17日に開催

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000139.000056502.html
- anchor: #n1917201
- Companies mentioned: Miss SAKE埼玉大会実行委員会、埼玉県酒造組合、株式会社Fam Lab.

## Beat the sweltering heat, sweat and makeup smudges: a guide to “cooling cosmetics” available in Shibuya, including Tokyu Department Store’s picks for body, hair and face, plus a premium head spa

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000149.000020722.html
- anchor: #n1917200
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社 東急百貨店、SHIRO、ジョンマスターオーガニック、SABON、O by F、ファチュイテ、クロードモネH2O、AVEDA

Facts:
- <SHIRO> Ice Mint Body Lotion, 190mL, ¥2,530
- <ジョンマスターオーガニック> S&M Body Mist Ice Mint/Spearmint & Meadowsweet, 60mL, ¥2,640
- <ジョンマスターオーガニック> L&A Cool Body Gel Sparkle/Lime & Aloe, 100mL, ¥2,970
- <SABON> Sparkling Yuzu Shower Oil, 300mL, ¥3,960
- <O by F> Scalp Shampoo Cool, 200mL, ¥3,080
- <O by F> Scalp Dry Shampoo Cool Shot, 100mL, ¥2,420
- <SHIRO> Ice Mint Essence UV SPF34 PA++, 30g, ¥3,300

## 2.5D idol group すたぽら releases its first cover album, 『あの頃せれくしょん！』, tracing its roots, today!

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000149.000115076.html
- anchor: #n1917199
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社VOISING、すたぽら

Facts:
- Released today, Aug. 12, 2026 (Wed.)
- すたぽら marked its 5th anniversary on April 2, 2026
- 10 cover songs

## NPO法人ソーシャルデザインワークス signs support partner agreement with いわきFC

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000149.000147285.html
- anchor: #n1917198
- Companies mentioned: NPO法人ソーシャルデザインワークス、いわきFC、Jリーグ

Facts:
- Established: November 2017
- July 7, 2026

## Ehime-focused job-matching service 「ジョブアンテナ愛媛」 surpassed 6,000 registered members on Aug. 10

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000150.000014652.html
- anchor: #n1917197
- Companies mentioned: インタラクティブ株式会社、北海道新聞社

Facts:
- Company information for approximately 60 companies
- More than 240 job listings
- Average age: 35.5
- Men: 34.2%
- Women: 43.1%
- As soon as possible: 37.8%
- 半年以内22.6%
- Within 1 year: 9.1%
- The following year or later: 5.2%
- If there is a good company: 22.6%
- Not considering it: 2.7%

## VIVIAN brides名古屋店, the bridal salon at wedding venue 百花籠, relocates and reopens

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000152.000033952.html
- anchor: #n1917196
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社一蔵、VIVIAN brides名古屋店、百花籠、グラストニア

Facts:
- A diverse lineup of more than 380 dresses
- Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026
- 115 stores nationwide
- 4 locations in Japan
- 1 location overseas

## Japan for UNHCR introduces “PayPay™” and “Google Pay™” for donations through its website

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000155.000008107.html
- anchor: #n1917195
- Companies mentioned: 特定非営利活動法人 国連UNHCR協会、PayPay株式会社、Google LLC、UNHCR

Facts:
- PayPayでの寄付金額の上限は、1回または24時間以内で30万円
- ¥1 million over the past 30 days
- Operating in approximately 122 countries worldwide

## Supporting healthcare professionals’ self-care with general medical devices such as compression socks｜Warming innerwear brand “温labo” to exhibit for the first time at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Academy of Nursing Administration

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000166.000027280.html
- anchor: #n1917194
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エル・ローズ、一般社団法人日本看護管理学会、株式会社島精機製作所

Facts:
- Price: ¥3,960 (tax included)
- Price: 2,750 yen (tax included)
- Price: ¥2,640 (tax included)
- Price: ¥3,190 (tax included)

## The 4 companies チェンジホールディングス, 東光コンピュータ・サービス, エアロネクスト and NEXT DELIVERY have been awarded a bear-countermeasure drone demonstration project by Akita Prefecture as a joint venture

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000170.000032193.html
- anchor: #n1917193
- Companies mentioned: チェンジホールディングス、東光コンピュータ・サービス、エアロネクスト、NEXT DELIVERY

Facts:
- In fiscal 2025, the nation’s highest number of 67 people*1 suffered injuries in bear attacks.
- Bears appear in approximately 62%*2 of residential areas.
- More than 1,800 drone flights have been conducted remotely and autonomously, without a pilot on site.
- Remote-operation infrastructure for logistics drones already operating in 11 regions nationwide by NEXT DELIVERY

## Hosted by 鹿児島県｜Stamp rally system “Stanlly plus” adopted for a sightseeing event touring Kagoshima’s historical and cultural zone

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000174.000057725.html
- anchor: #n1917192
- Companies mentioned: 鹿児島県、株式会社PKBソリューション、株式会社MBCサンステージ、株式会社デンソーウェーブ

Facts:
- Underway since Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- Monday, Jan. 11, 2027 (national holiday)
- Prize A: A selection of special local products (25 winners)
- Prize B: A selection of gourmet local products (25 winners)
- Prize C: A selection of comforting local products (25 winners)

## JTOWER installs communications infrastructure using infrastructure sharing at TOFROM YAESU, a large-scale complex directly connected to Tokyo Station <Case study>

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000181.000020999.html
- anchor: #n1917191
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社JTOWER、東京建物株式会社、イオングループ、三井ショッピングパーク、Xフロンティア、プロロジスパーク、UIB湖南ロジスティクスセンターⅡ、国立京都国際会館、SAGAアリーナ、LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY、明治神宮野球場、エディオンピースウイング広島、町田GIONスタジアム、東京都庁、徳島県庁、岐阜県庁、愛知県警本部

Facts:
- 総延床面積約237,000㎡
- 51 stories above ground
- 10 stories above ground
- 841 properties equipped
- 延床面積1万㎡

## Notice of the 32nd “Blood Cancer Know-It Night” event: Acute myeloid leukemia

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000183.000025644.html
- anchor: #n1917190
- Companies mentioned: 認定NPO法人キャンサーネットジャパン、国家公務員共済組合連合会、虎の門病院

Facts:
- ■ Date and time: October 14, 2026 (Wednesday), 19:00–21:00
- Lecture (approximately 60 minutes) + Q&A (approximately 50 minutes)

## Elith to speak at launch event for “C Certification,” a new third-party certification system for the AI era

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000184.000121022.html
- anchor: #n1917189
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社Elith、一般社団法人日本ディープラーニング協会

Facts:
- Date and time: August 18, 2026 (Tuesday), 15:00–16:30 (doors open at 14:55)
- Registration deadline: August 18, 2026 (Tuesday), 14:30

## New StarPay-compatible payment terminal “SUNMI P3H” to go on sale in September

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000188.000019526.html
- anchor: #n1917188
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ネットスターズ、StarPay、SUNMI P3H、デンソーウェーブ

Facts:
- 6.75-inch large-screen display
- 17 mm at its thinnest point
- Approximately 400 g
- Up to 13 days of standby time
- More than 50 services in Japan and overseas

## Announcement of “Baby Crawling Race” event

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000201.000084725.html
- anchor: #n1917187
- Companies mentioned: 特定非営利活動法人ほっぺ

Facts:
- Date: September 10, 2026 (Thursday), from 10:30 a.m.
- Capacity: 20 groups
- Participation fee: 1,000 yen per 1 family

## アルフレッサファインケミカル株式会社 adopts “楽楽クラウド” to systematize purchasing operations

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000212.000017058.html
- anchor: #n1917186
- Companies mentioned: アルフレッサファインケミカル株式会社、株式会社ラクス、楽楽クラウド

Facts:
- Cuts paper purchase requisition forms by approximately 1,000 per month
- Cuts accounting data-entry time by 60 hours per month
- Used by more than 108,000 companies to date

## New store information! “アップガレージ茨城龍ケ崎店” to open on September 18, 2026

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000219.000058006.html
- anchor: #n1917185
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アップガレージグループ、アップガレージ、アップガレージライダース、タイヤ流通センター

Facts:
- More than 280 stores
- Parking: 13 spaces

## Gourmet treats pair with the “イルムス” Nordic brand and the “Made in Japan” catalog featuring Japanese masterpieces! HYACCA to release 3 gift sets for thank-you gifts on August 18

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000221.000012817.html
- anchor: #n1917184
- Companies mentioned: イルムス、HYACCA、キュービック、annon、オニバスコーヒー、AKOMEYA TOKYO、伊勢重、ロウリーズ・ザ・プライムリブ、your SELECT.、ミライトーチ

Facts:
- Price: 5,830 yen (tax included)
- Price: 6,270 yen (tax included)
- Price: 8,320 yen (tax included)

## 【Seeking flexible part-time workers who can appear in a commercial!】シェアフル seeks 3 extras for a new commercial shoot, offering an exceptionally high-paying short-term job

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000241.000124219.html
- anchor: #n1917183
- Companies mentioned: シェアフル株式会社、パーソルグループ

Facts:
- Openings: 3
- Pay: 10,000 yen per hour
- Transportation: provided (up to 5,000 yen)
- Currently used by 13 million people (*)

## 【Tracking 18 aspects of employee well-being】Launch of monthly support for assessing organizational conditions

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000258.000118106.html
- anchor: #n1917182
- Companies mentioned: フラクタルワークアウト株式会社、BODY PALETTE、PHRサービス事業協会、健康経営アライアンス、がん対策推進企業アクション、スマート・ライフ・プロジェクト、Sport in Life、東京都スポーツ推進企業、健康優良企業

Facts:
- Each item is rated on a 10-point scale
- Capital: 50 million yen

## The Ties approach: The secrets of “analog matching” powered by people and data

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000261.000033277.html
- anchor: #n1917181
- Companies mentioned: ポーターズ株式会社、株式会社タイズ、LINE WORKS株式会社、株式会社ウィルビー、株式会社エーピーシーズ、株式会社クウゼン、株式会社スマレジュ、株式会社PeopleX、株式会社マルジュ、株式会社Mico、レバレジーズ株式会社

Facts:
- Providing systems for 25 years to support better matching and job creation for companies in the recruitment business
- “PORTERS DAY 2026,” an in-person event focused on the human resources business sector, to be held on August 25 (Tuesday), 2026
- Capacity: 500 people
- More than 2,200 companies have adopted the service, mainly recruitment and staffing agencies, including those in 12 countries outside Japan

## Exploring the science behind summer vacation’s “why?”: 15 elementary school students take on wireless power to make glowing washi-paper lamps

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000283.000009609.html
- anchor: #n1917166
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ビー・アンド・プラス、小川町立図書館

Facts:
- Held on August 6, 2026, at 小川町立図書館

## 【Taking place 9/13 (Sunday)】A special matching event bringing together 100 people of the same generation at Hiroshima landmark EDION PEACE WING HIROSHIMA

- Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000284.000020019.html
- anchor: #n1917165
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社オミカレ、公益財団法人ひろしまこども夢財団、サンフレッチェ広島、サンフレッチェ広島レジーナ

Facts:
- 独身の男女各50名の計100名が参加予定
- The participation fee is set at 2,000 yen for both men and women
- More than 1 million members

## Typhoon Dolphin passes; Shimen Reservoir completes flood-control operations, water supply normal

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:47:47+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120139.aspx
- anchor: #n1917631
- Companies mentioned: 經濟部水利署、北區水資源分署、新北市政府水利局、台北市政府水利工程處、水利署第十河川分署、台水公司

Facts:
- Reservoir storage has rebounded to 100%
- Cumulative rainfall in the catchment area reached 166 millimeters
- Total inflow was 39.86 million cubic meters
- Cumulative outflow was 32.76 million cubic meters
- Effectively reduced water releases by 7.1 million cubic meters
- Operated the A’mei Ping desilting tunnel to flush out 158,000 cubic meters of sediment
- Saved about NT$80 million in reservoir sediment removal costs

## Australia sets minimum pay and insurance standards for delivery gig workers; union says they lead the world

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:45:44+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120138.aspx
- anchor: #n1917632
- Companies mentioned: Fair Work Commission、ILO、TWU、Uber Eats、DoorDash

Facts:
- Gig workers will receive at least A$31.30 per hour
- Australia’s current minimum wage of A$26.44 per hour
- About 250,000 workers are expected to benefit

## AI investment reshuffles the landscape; Taiwan stocks attract foreign investors with steady earnings

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:43:23+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608123002.aspx
- anchor: #n1917626
- Companies mentioned: 三星電子、SK海力士、台積電、法國興業銀行

Facts:
- Foreign investors have net bought $1.7 billion in Taiwan stocks
- Over the same period, foreign investors net sold $6.2 billion in South Korean stocks
- Analysts raised their earnings forecasts for Taiwan-listed companies over the next 12 months by 9.5% last month
- Over the same period, earnings forecasts for constituents of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) were raised by 7.4%

## Taoyuan expands free school lunch subsidies; fresh milk program extended to junior high schools

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:41:42+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120137.aspx
- anchor: #n1917627
- Companies mentioned: 桃園市

Facts:
- 7,465 homeroom teachers and lunch secretaries at public and private junior high and elementary schools
- A monthly NT$300 lunch guidance allowance
- About 67,000 junior high school students across the city
- The number of students eligible to redeem milk or soy milk each week is expected to exceed 280,000

## 台積電 rises NT$20; Taiwan stocks gain 397 points to close at 45,518.07

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:39:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608120136.aspx
- anchor: #n1917607
- Companies mentioned: 台積電、鴻海

Facts:
- 台積電 closed at NT$2,415, up NT$20
- Taiwan stocks opened higher and extended gains today, closing up 397.35 points
- Closed at 45,518.07 points
- Market capitalization climbed to NT$62.62 trillion
- Contributed about 158 points to the broader market
- The share price rose NT$7
- Closed at 270 yuan
- The electronics index rose 1.04%
- The machinery and electrical equipment, cable, and glass indexes rose more than 2%

## US lifts TikTok ban, allows use on government devices

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:34:54+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120131.aspx
- anchor: #n1917604
- Companies mentioned: TikTok、ByteDance、Oracle、Silver Lake、MGX

Facts:
- TikTok transferred its US operations to a US-owned joint venture in January this year

## Han Kuang exercise: 愛國者飛彈 drills practice rearming after combat, testing sustained combat capability

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:34:38+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120135.aspx
- anchor: #n1917600
- Companies mentioned: 愛國者飛彈

## Massive data center construction enrages Memphis Black community over power plant air pollution

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:33:36+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120134.aspx
- anchor: #n1917601
- Companies mentioned: SpaceXAI、Anthropic

Facts:
- Cancer risk is 4 times the US average
- Rented “Colossus One” for more than $1 billion per month
- Draws 4.5 million liters of groundwater every day from the aquifer that supplies Memphis drinking water to use for cooling
- It generated $12 million in tax revenue
- It will redirect $3.35 million of that to affected communities

## Madou pomelo season nears; young farmers promote Mid-Autumn preorders to support charity

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:33:34+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120133.aspx
- anchor: #n1917602
- Companies mentioned: 快快公雞公益文旦聯盟、台南市府農業局、麻豆農會

Facts:
- 7 young farmers formed the “快快公雞公益文旦聯盟”
- The alliance will donate 20% of sales proceeds to charity
- Tainan City has 1,080 hectares of pomelo cultivation
- About 28% of the nationwide total
- Madou District has about 810 hectares under cultivation
- The alliance’s charity pomelo campaign enters its 12th year

## School Health Act amendment passes initial review; adds mental health education and provision of menstrual products

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:29:32+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120132.aspx
- anchor: #n1917603
- Companies mentioned: 立法院、教育及文化委員會、教育部

Facts:
- Use of beta-agonists (lean meat powder) is prohibited

## China’s wealthy change hands over 30 years, reflecting shifts in the industrial center of gravity

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:14:27+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608120130.aspx
- anchor: #n1917567
- Companies mentioned: 深度求索（DeepSeek）、世界貿易組織（WTO）、希望集團、網易、國美集團、碧桂園、萬達集團、恆大集團、比亞迪、娃哈哈、三一重工、阿里巴巴、騰訊、農夫山泉、字節跳動、寧德時代

Facts:
- Assets surged 38.5 times in 1 year
- About NT$1.27 trillion

## 北美台灣商會 backs Hsu Chia-ching, calls for rigorous legislative oversight without distorting the facts

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:13:25+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120129.aspx
- anchor: #n1917568
- Companies mentioned: 北美台灣商會、北美洲台灣商會聯合總會、台灣民眾黨、僑委會

Facts:
- Traveled abroad 47 times in less than 5 years
- A total of 526 days
- Spent a total of NT$23.83 million in public funds
- 26 days abroad
- The inspection report was only 5 pages
- Spent 39 years serving overseas Taiwanese communities

## Mobile internet slowdown drill: 國民黨 caucus says the public should be told what to do

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:11:23+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120128.aspx
- anchor: #n1917569
- Companies mentioned: 國民黨、國家通訊傳播委員會、Google Maps

Facts:
- 2026 Urban Resilience Exercise
- Will be conducted in northern Taiwan on the 13th

## Former Hengchun police officer who prodded theft suspect to death with baton still sentenced to 6 years and 4 months on appeal

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:08:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608120127.aspx
- anchor: #n1917570
- Companies mentioned: 屏東縣恆春警分局、台灣高等法院高雄分院

Facts:
- 27-year-old man surnamed Zhan
- 50-year-old man surnamed Tsai

## MLB’s Lee Hao-yu welcomes 新明國中 players, rekindling memories of a wish from 9 years ago

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:07:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608120126.aspx
- anchor: #n1917504
- Companies mentioned: MLB、底特律老虎隊、新明國中、世界少棒聯盟、Threads

Facts:
- 9 years ago
- 2026 世界少棒聯盟
- 4-0
- 2017

## Australia’s target of 1.2 million new homes may be out of reach; labor shortages and other construction industry issues pose challenges

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:05:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120125.aspx
- anchor: #n1917505
- Companies mentioned: National Housing Accord、Cotality、Master Builders Queensland、Urbis、Housing Industry Association

Facts:
- The government has pledged to build 1.2 million homes by 2029
- Home auction clearance rate falls to a 6-year low
- Average home prices have fallen about 2% in 4 months
- 澳洲自2020年以來近7成獲核准的公寓尚未動工
- The figures are 64% in Sydney and 62% in Melbourne

## Beijing braces for heavy rain; some rail services and flights expected to be canceled

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:01:14+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608120124.aspx
- anchor: #n1917506
- Companies mentioned: 新京報、央視新聞、北京八達嶺長城景區、九眼樓長城景區、野鴨湖公園濕地公園、北大、清華、中國中央氣象台、河南省氣象台

Facts:
- Rail services suspend 123 trains
- 57 flights canceled
- Leaving 44 dead
- Cumulative rainfall in some areas reached 100 to 200 millimeters
- Some areas of Henan, western Shandong and elsewhere saw 300 to 400 millimeters
- Some weather stations could record more than 500 millimeters
- The highest rainfall was 356.9 millimeters in Changcun, Ye County

## Hua Jingqun: Zhaoji’s flagged account has been unfrozen; will negotiate debts with 銀行團

- Published: 2026-08-12T14:01:12+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120123.aspx
- anchor: #n1917507
- Companies mentioned: 兆基屋管、趙姬投資、寄居蟹管理顧問、國家住都中心、銀行團

Facts:
- Transition arrangements launched for more than 400 social housing lease-and-management cases
- Processing completed for 6,600 cases
- 8,500 cases are part of the central government’s social housing lease-and-management program
- More than 7,000 cases are social housing lease-and-management cases run by county and city governments
- 90 social housing lease-and-management operators can take over

## Keelung 老大公廟 shrine-door opening coincides with drill; speeches and worship on the 13th to be moved earlier

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:58:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120122.aspx
- anchor: #n1917415
- Companies mentioned: 基隆市文化觀光局、老大公廟、基隆市公車處、大都會客運、首都客運、台鐵

Keelung 老大公廟 adjusts its shrine-door opening and worship procedures to accommodate the urban resilience drill.

Facts:
- The shrine doors will open promptly at 2 p.m.
- After the ceremony, the public will have about 20 to 25 minutes to leave
- About 100 to 200 people are expected to attend the shrine-door opening ceremony
- Traffic controls will be in effect in downtown Keelung from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

## 芮芭奇娜逆轉擊敗大坂直美 挺進多倫多女網賽4強

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:58:07+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608120121.aspx
- anchor: #n1917416
- Companies mentioned: 芮芭奇娜、大坂直美、高夫、班西琪

ライバキナが大坂直美に逆転勝利し、多倫多女網賽4強に進出。

Facts:
- Fired 13 aces
- After a grueling 2 hours and 33 minutes
- 22-year-old American star 高夫

## Wu Ming-hsien has been hospitalized for 50 days and will be transferred to a general ward at National Taiwan University Hospital

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:55:05+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120120.aspx
- anchor: #n1917280
- Companies mentioned: 台大醫學院、台大醫院

Facts:
- 61-year-old dean of 台大醫學院 Wu Ming-hsien

## Indigenous leader in Venezuela kidnapped and killed; rights groups call for a thorough investigation and accountability

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:47:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120119.aspx
- anchor: #n1917281
- Companies mentioned: Provea、FARC、ELN

Facts:
- More than 48 Indigenous people from the Pemon, Warao, Jivi, Yanomami, Piaroa and Wayuu peoples have been killed
- Has been detained for 8 days

## Primaries kick off in several U.S. states; can the Democratic Party's left wing maintain its winning streak?

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:45:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120118.aspx
- anchor: #n1917282
- Companies mentioned: Tina Smith、Peggy Flanagan、Angie Craig、Bernie Sanders、Elizabeth Warren、Francesca Hong、David Crowley、Emily Berge、Rebecca Cooke、Derrick Van Orden、Darline Graham Nordone、Lindsey Graham、Ralph Norman、Russell Fry、Mark Sanford、Donald Trump

Facts:
- （中央社華盛頓11日綜合外電報導）

## Earthquakes in Nagasaki and Kumamoto, Japan, estimated at magnitude 4.9; no tsunami threat

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:40:58+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120117.aspx
- anchor: #n1917270
- Companies mentioned: 日本放送協會（NHK）、氣象廳

Facts:
- Estimated magnitude 4.9
- Maximum seismic intensity of 4
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
- Maximum intensity of 7

## Drunk foreign passenger causes disturbance and harasses passengers during taxiing; 華航 returns to gate and refuses to carry him

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:40:56+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120116.aspx
- anchor: #n1917271
- Companies mentioned: 華航、航空警察局

Facts:
- Flight delayed by nearly 2 hours
- The flight took off again at 1 a.m.

## Manus: Set to resume operations as an independent company

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:39:54+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608120115.aspx
- anchor: #n1917272
- Companies mentioned: Manus、Meta、中國商務部、外商投資安全審查工作機制辦公室、國家發展改革委

Facts:
- Data generated by some users on or after Dec. 29, 2025
- Will be deleted starting at 8 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2026, through Aug. 24
- Back up data from now until 7:59 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2026
- Data restoration will begin at 8 a.m. on Aug. 25, 2026

## Hotels in Kaohsiung roll out local-style mooncake gift boxes to tap into the Mid-Autumn Festival gift market

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:38:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120114.aspx
- anchor: #n1917167
- Companies mentioned: 然一酒店、洲際酒店、高雄福華大飯店、高雄日航酒店、漢來美食、H₂O Hotel、承億酒店、高雄洲際酒店、台北洲際酒店

Facts:
- Featuring 9 classic and innovative flavors

## Search conducted over suspected leak in Taichung City Hall labor procurement case; Lu Hsiu-yen: Raises suspicions

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:36:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120113.aspx
- anchor: #n1917168
- Companies mentioned: 台中市政府、台中地檢署、台北市政府

Facts:
- An old case from 6 years ago reopened 6 years later

## Changhua's Lukang District opens integrated administrative building, offering one-stop public services for all ages

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:35:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120112.aspx
- anchor: #n1917159
- Companies mentioned: 彰化縣政府、彰化縣警察局、衛生福利部、民進黨

Facts:
- Total project cost: NT$267,825,000
- Central government subsidy of NT$19,440,000
- Has 60 spaces
- Four of the spaces can accommodate overnight stays based on residents' temporary needs

## Relaxed rules for hiring foreign domestic workers in effect for 3 months; 5,277 applications approved

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:33:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120111.aspx
- anchor: #n1917160
- Companies mentioned: 中央社、勞動部

Facts:
- A total of 5,277 applications approved
- In 55% of households, more than 2 family members are children
- 13.1% have a parent with special status
- Must pay a monthly employment stabilization fee of NT$5,000
- Employment stabilization fee reduced to NT$2,000
- A total of 10,798 domestic recruitment applications received
- A total of 6,372 recruitment permit applications received
- In 2,903 cases, or 55%, more than 2 family members are children
- In 694 cases, or 13.1%, family members include parents or children with special status

## Was Han Kuo-yu mistreated by the Executive Yuan? 民進黨: Fu Kun-chi is the perpetrator, condemning the victim

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:31:43+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120110.aspx
- anchor: #n1917161
- Companies mentioned: 國民黨、民進黨、行政院

Facts:
- Enhanced social welfare payments for 3.18 million people all fell through
- 115年度 central government general budget proposal

## 文總 and the Taiwan Stock Exchange launch the “Innovative Banquet” series, showcasing Taiwan through board games

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:22:41+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202608120109.aspx
- anchor: #n1917023
- Companies mentioned: 中華文化總會、台灣證券交易所、台灣證券交易所創新板、迷走工作坊、德國埃森國際桌遊展

Facts:
- Crowdfunding total exceeded NT$6 million
- Taking part in the 德國埃森國際桌遊展 (Essen SPIEL) for the 9th time this year

## After Toronto shooting, U.S. consulate in Canada receives another bomb threat

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:21:39+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120108.aspx
- anchor: #n1917024
- Companies mentioned: 美國駐哈利法克斯領事館、美聯社、哈利法克斯、阿薩凱雷、美國駐渥太華大使館、美國駐加拿大最大城市多倫多的領事館、加拿大皇家騎警、多倫多警方

Facts:
- 54-year-old 阿薩凱雷
- Two people fired several shots at the consulate in downtown Toronto
- 多倫多警方 subsequently arrested a 19-year-old man
- A 15-year-old boy

## Combining cancer-related fatigue medication reduces death risk; doctor urges broader National Health Insurance coverage

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:20:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120107.aspx
- anchor: #n1917025
- Companies mentioned: 馬偕醫院、台灣癌症安寧緩和醫學會、台灣癌症聯合年會、衛福部

Facts:
- Relative risk of death reduced by 73%
- As many as 92% of cancer patients in Taiwan experience cancer-related fatigue
- Nearly 3,000 new esophageal cancer cases in Taiwan each year

## Trump: U.S. has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz, stresses distrust of Iran

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:19:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120106.aspx
- anchor: #n1917026
- Companies mentioned: Anadolu Agency

Facts:
- Since the U.S.-Iran war began in late February

## Hon Teng targets optical communications interconnects; 富智康 pursues robotics and low-Earth-orbit satellite applications

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:18:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608120105.aspx
- anchor: #n1917027
- Companies mentioned: 鴻海、鴻騰精密、富智康、晶片大廠、美國廢棄物管理公司、日本消費後回收（PCR）材料商業化企業

Facts:
- Up 55.8% from the same period in 2025

## Chinese military says it held drills with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan; 外交部 condemns disregard for international norms

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:15:30+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120104.aspx
- anchor: #n1917016
- Companies mentioned: 中国大陆国防部、印尼海军、外交部、北京当局、海军红河舰、印尼海军“莱”号护卫舰

Facts:
- Mid-August

## 台灣高鐵's new-generation trains set sail; voyage log tracks progress

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:15:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120103.aspx
- anchor: #n1917017
- Companies mentioned: 台灣高鐵、日本笠戶工廠

Facts:
- 12 台灣高鐵 N700ST trainsets
- From July next year through September 2028
- Aug. 15

## 台灣隊's middle-of-the-order hitters erupt at Asian Little League tournament, powering 3 straight wins and a place in the second round

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:13:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608120102.aspx
- anchor: #n1917018
- Companies mentioned: 台灣隊、泰國隊、香港、韓國、日本、中國

Facts:
- By a score of 22-0
- 3 straight wins
- Racked up 19 hits
- Scored 12 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning
- Lin Shao had 2 hits
- Lin Shao had 2 hits and 5 RBIs
- Chang Yu-chi had 3 hits
- Chang Yu-chi had 3 hits and 4 RBIs
- Pan Lei had 4 hits
- Pan Lei had 4 hits and 5 RBIs
- Lin Shao, Chang Yu-chi and Pan Lei combined for 9 hits
- Lin Shao, Chang Yu-chi and Pan Lei combined for 9 hits and 14 RBIs
- Won the opening game 23-1
- Won the second game 3-1
- The opening game of the second round is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. tomorrow

## Environmental groups urge careful assessment of National Day fireworks near a nationally important wetland

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:11:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120101.aspx
- anchor: #n1917019
- Companies mentioned: 熊良心生態、台東縣政府民政處、內政部國家公園署

Facts:
- Peak noise during the 2024 fireworks display was about 110 decibels
- Peak noise in 2025 was about 115 decibels
- Records of herons and egrets fell by about 15% before and after the 2024 event
- Heron and egret records fell by about 6.7% in 2025
- Peak noise during the event was about 76 decibels
- Heron and egret activity fell by about 5.2% before and after the event

## The New Taiwan dollar rose 7.1 cents at midday to close provisionally at 32.207

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:05:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608120100.aspx
- anchor: #n1917020

Facts:
- Closed provisionally at 32.207
- Trading volume totaled US$895 million
- Opened at 32.25 yuan
- Reached a morning high of 32.20
- Hit a low of 32.25

## Two Kenyan lakes swell dramatically, raising fears of an ecological crisis as fresh and salt water converge

- Published: 2026-08-12T13:01:19+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120099.aspx
- anchor: #n1916913
- Companies mentioned: 肯亞野生動物管理局（KWS）

Facts:
- Lake Baringo has expanded by 70%
- The shortest distance between the two lakes is now estimated at just 10 kilometers
- Local tourism revenue has plunged from about US$1 million to US$200,000 a year
- A total of 12 schools around Lakes Baringo and Bogoria have been affected
- About 240 students and staff must take the only ferry

## Dissolution test failure prompts recall of 87,000 high blood pressure tablets

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:58:17+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120098.aspx
- anchor: #n1916914
- Companies mentioned: 保你爾、健喬信元醫藥生技股份有限公司、食藥署、衛生福利部食品藥物管理署

Facts:
- Sales totaled 87,360 tablets
- Fines of NT$200,000 to NT$5 million

## Supplementary budget for defense and social welfare allowances to be finalized after this year's general budget passes its third reading

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:55:15+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120097.aspx
- anchor: #n1916682
- Companies mentioned: 行政院

Facts:
- The special defense act, previously cut from NT$1.25 trillion to NT$780 billion
- The “Special Act on the Procurement of Projects to Defend National Security and Strengthen Asymmetric Warfare Capabilities” has a budget of just NT$780 billion
- The draft “Special Act on the Procurement of Indigenous Unmanned Vehicles for National Defense” earmarks NT$210 billion
- The combined total still falls NT$260 billion short of the original NT$1.25 trillion
- Professional and supervisory allowances for military personnel, civil servants and teachers to each increase by a fixed NT$2,000
- About NT$11.2 billion is needed for this year's supplementary budget
- The monthly allowance for elderly farmers will rise from NT$8,110 to NT$10,000
- A supplementary budget of NT$12.9 billion is planned this year
- National pension benefits are proposed to rise to NT$5,000
- More than 1.76 million people will benefit
- The annual budget is estimated at NT$86 billion
- This year, through a supplementary budget of NT$16.98 billion

## New U.S.-Canada tariffs set to take effect; more than 310,000 could lose jobs if talks fail

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:53:13+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120096.aspx
- anchor: #n1916683
- Companies mentioned: 美國、加拿大、牛津經濟研究院、加拿大廣播公司、加拿大環球郵報、USMCA、川普

Facts:
- More than 316,000 jobs across the 2 countries would be affected
- 美國 is expected to add about 137,000 jobs
- 加拿大, meanwhile, could add about 98,000
- 美國 faces economic losses of about US$1.04 trillion
- 加拿大's economy, meanwhile, would lose about C$271 billion
- These products account for about 5% of 加拿大's total exports to the U.S.
- 總金額達200多億美元

## Teacher suffers eye injury in student attack; National Teachers' Association calls for more staff and funding

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:53:11+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120095.aspx
- anchor: #n1916684
- Companies mentioned: 全國教師工會總聯合會（全教總）、台中市教師職業工會、教育部、國教署

Facts:
- During summer remedial classes at a junior high school in Taichung on the 5th

## Typhoon Chan-hom crosses Japan, leaving 4 injured; tree on Tokyo's Omotesando street appears to have been blown down

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:53:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120094.aspx
- anchor: #n1916685
- Companies mentioned: 日本放送協會（NHK）、東京電力電力網公司（TEPCO Power Grid）

Facts:
- Injuring 4 people
- A total of 3,480 households lost power in Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures
- The fallen tree was about 7 meters long

## Marking International Youth Day, Education Ministry continues to promote work-study jobs and workplace experiences

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:51:06+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120093.aspx
- anchor: #n1916686
- Companies mentioned: 慈濟慈善事業基金會

Facts:
- The Youth Development Administration subsidized 125 overseas volunteer teams in fiscal year 115
- Of these, 20 teams went to Myanmar, Nepal, Cambodia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania

## Taiwanese man robbed while carrying large amount of cash in Malaysia; 12 suspects arrested, 1 at large

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:51:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608120092.aspx
- anchor: #n1916688
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- Property losses totaled about NT$280,000
- 12 suspects arrested
- Property losses totaled about 35,000 Malaysian ringgit

## Environmental groups propose 5 indicators for sustainable cities, urge mayoral candidates in 6 cities to sign pledge

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:49:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120091.aspx
- anchor: #n1916689
- Companies mentioned: 台灣環境規劃協會、綠色公民行動聯盟、台灣氣候行動網絡研究中心、台灣河溪網協會、還路於民行人路權促進會、台灣身心障礙者自立生活聯盟

Facts:
- 5 indicators for sustainable cities
- Expected to be collected by the end of September
- Results to be announced in early October
- The number of heat-related injuries in Taiwan has increased by about onefold in nearly 5 years
- The number of heat-related injuries has increased by about onefold

## 韓國瑜 angered by absence from negotiations; 傅崐萁: 國民黨 must unite

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:48:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120090.aspx
- anchor: #n1916690
- Companies mentioned: 韓國瑜、傅崐萁、國民黨、行政院、王金平、柯建銘、林沛祥、許宇甄、翁曉玲

## Mexican drug lord accused of traveling to Czechia to buy weapons; U.S. indicts 4, who face possible life sentences

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:46:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120089.aspx
- anchor: #n1916691
- Companies mentioned: ハリスコ新世代、Jalisco New Generation Cartel、美國司法部、法新社、芬太尼、甲基安非他命

Facts:
- 美國司法部 today announced an indictment against 4 members of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels
- 2 defendants, 44-year-old Edgar Alejandro Lopez Velasco and 23-year-old Jose Miguel Alvarado Morales, have been extradited to the United States
- 另2名被告，33歲的希梅內斯（Noe Diaz Jimenez）

## 韓國瑜 unhappy that 傅崐萁 missed negotiations; 侯友宜: Everyone has their role to play

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:42:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120088.aspx
- anchor: #n1916692
- Companies mentioned: 韓國瑜、傅崐萁、侯友宜、國民黨團、中央政府、國立原住民族博物館

## Jellyfish clog cooling water pumps, forcing 3 reactors at northern France nuclear plant to shut down

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:41:53+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120087.aspx
- anchor: #n1916618
- Companies mentioned: 法國電力集團（EDF）

Facts:
- 3 reactors at the Gravelines nuclear plant in northern France were shut down after swarms of jellyfish clogged their cooling water pumps.
- 1 reactor took precautionary measures, limiting power output to 50%
- Nuclear power generation in France was already 15.6% below normal levels on the 9th of this month
- Each has an installed capacity of 900 MW (kilowatts)

## 創見 to showcase AI visual recognition applications at automation industry expo

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:41:51+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608120086.aspx
- anchor: #n1916619
- Companies mentioned: 創見、NVIDIA

Facts:
- DDR5 industrial memory modules deliver data transfer speeds of 6,400 MT per second

## Dadaocheng Summer Festival finale on 8/15 features 8-minute fireworks and drone light show

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:39:49+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120085.aspx
- anchor: #n1916538
- Companies mentioned: 台北市觀傳局、中央社

Facts:
- 8-minute fireworks
- 15th
- 7 o'clock
- 11 o'clock

## 印度航空客機空中急墜案 機師傳大麻檢驗呈陽性

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:38:47+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608120084.aspx
- anchor: #n1916539
- Companies mentioned: 印度航空、Air India、空中巴士、A320、印度航空事故調查局、Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau、AAIB、新德里電視台、NDTV

Facts:
- 137 passengers
- 8 crew members
- 91 meters
- 24 people injured
- 17 people
- All but 1 of the 242 people died
- 19 people on the ground died

## Puma Shen joins 26 council candidates at joint campaign event, calls for coordinated vote allocation

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:38:45+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120083.aspx
- anchor: #n1916540
- Companies mentioned: 民進黨、中央社

Facts:
- 25 at-large council seats
- 1 mountain Indigenous council seat

## Norway's sovereign wealth fund's latest holdings include SpaceX, as well as 台積電 and 輝達

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:34:43+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608120082.aspx
- anchor: #n1916541
- Companies mentioned: SpaceX、台積電、輝達、蘋果、Alphabet、微軟

Facts:
- 0.05% stake in SpaceX
- 1.7% stake in 台積電
- 1.28% stake in 輝達 (Nvidia)
- Worth US$62 billion
- 1.24% stake in 蘋果 (Apple)
- Worth US$52 billion
- 1.17% stake in Alphabet
- Worth US$50 billion
- 1.27% stake in 微軟 (Microsoft)
- Worth US$35 billion
- 台積電 holds 1.7%
- Worth US$34 billion
- Assets total US$2.3 trillion
- Equivalent to about NT$74.221 trillion
- Holds an average of 1.5% of all publicly listed companies worldwide

## European think tank: Germans increasingly skeptical of China

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:30:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608120081.aspx
- anchor: #n1916542
- Companies mentioned: 歐洲外交關係委員會、德國之聲、基民盟、社民黨

Facts:
- 40% of German respondents consider China a competitor
- 9% of German respondents see China as an adversary in a conflict
- Only 14% of Spanish respondents consider China a competitor
- 4% see China as an adversary in a conflict
- Among respondents in Italy, the 2 figures were also just 19% and 5%
- 35% of respondents consider China a competitor
- 8% see China as an adversary in a conflict
- 35% of German respondents consider China a partner with whom strategic cooperation is essential
- The figures in Spain and Italy were 56% and 51%, respectively
- France: 33%

## A platform door malfunction on the 中捷 Green Line caused delays; affected passengers can apply for refunds within 7 days.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:29:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120076.aspx
- anchor: #n1916544
- Companies mentioned: 中捷、台中捷運公司

Facts:
- Affected passengers can apply for refunds within 7 days.

## Taiwanese students choose NCCU’s Department of Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures to learn more than just languages.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:27:17+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120070.aspx
- anchor: #n1916528
- Companies mentioned: 國立政治大學、中央社、中央廣播電台、加查馬達大學、經濟部國際貿易署、台灣與東南亞國家協會

Facts:
- The department has about 50 graduates each year.
- Trade between Taiwan and ASEAN member countries reached US$181.5 billion in 2025.
- That was a 32.54% increase from 2024.
- That was a 104% increase from 2019, before the pandemic.

## Children of new immigrants shed labels and rediscover language and identity at NCCU.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:26:15+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608120069.aspx
- anchor: #n1916529
- Companies mentioned: 中央社、国立政治大学、移民署、立法院

## Uber Eats’ stacked-order pricing sparks controversy; delivery workers’ union warns of protest if changes aren’t made.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:25:13+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608120068.aspx
- anchor: #n1916530
- Companies mentioned: Uber Eats、台湾外送連合総工会

Facts:
- The portion of service time that overlaps for 2 orders.
- If Uber Eats has not complied with Article 5 of the food delivery services act by August 14.
- A coalition of unions in 12 counties and cities across Taiwan.
- More than 30 service locations.

## 朋億在手訂單創新高 今年營收挑戰137億元增逾5成

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:23:10+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608120067.aspx
- anchor: #n1916531
- Companies mentioned: 朋億

Facts:
- Orders on hand are worth NT$15.3 billion.
- Revenue this year could reach NT$13.7 billion.
- 成長超過5成
- Revenue for the first 7 months totaled NT$7.42 billion.
- A 49.04% increase year over year.

## Han Kuang exercise: Matsu Defense Command’s cloud-platform drill demonstrates combat readiness.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:22:08+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608120066.aspx
- anchor: #n1916532
- Companies mentioned: 马防部、南竿守备大队、无人机中队

Facts:
- The exercise opened with a long-range strike using 240 howitzers.
- 155 cannons.
- 155 howitzers.
- 40 grenade machine guns.

## 8旬婦涉持刀割頸9旬胞姊致死 南檢起訴移審

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:16:06+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608120065.aspx
- anchor: #n1916419
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- 84-year-old woman surnamed Yeh.
- Her 92-year-old older sister.
- April 28.

## Cash and gold seized in Tzu Chi vaccine-reward fraud case; Taichung prosecutors deploy police to escort assets into storage.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:13:04+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608120064.aspx
- anchor: #n1916420
- Companies mentioned: 慈濟基金會、彰化律師公會

Facts:
- About NT$93.08 million in cash.
- About 158.8 kilograms of gold
- Worth about NT$680 million.

## Cabinet thanks Han Kuo-yu for his hard work chairing negotiations and urges swift cross-party budget review.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:11:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120062.aspx
- anchor: #n1916422

The Executive Yuan called on the Legislative Yuan to complete its budget review as soon as possible to prevent budgets from piling up across fiscal years. The government stressed the importance of advancing the budget for national development and public welfare, and called for the ruling and opposition parties to work together to resolve delays.

## Liu Shih-fang: Social housing to shift from direct construction to multiple development models; 130,000-unit target unchanged.

- Published: 2026-08-12T12:11:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608120063.aspx
- anchor: #n1916421
- Companies mentioned: 兆基屋管

Interior Minister Liu Shih-fang reiterated the goal of building 130,000 social housing units, saying implementation would shift to a range of development models. The first phase of 30,000 units has been secured, with further progress to be made through channels such as urban renewal.