40 received, 40 listed, 6 sources
One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 28 items from 4 sources; Japan, 12 items from 2 sources.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
Yue Jianyong analyzes the inevitability of the Soviet Union’s collapse, citing Gorbachev’s reforms and strategic pressure from the United States as factors, and pointing to the limits of authoritarian reform. The analysis offers important historical lessons.
An Australian business intelligence AI analyzes Macau’s gambling industry and its social impact. It takes an in-depth look at Macau’s economic growth, the role of the gambling industry, and the social problems behind it.
Companies mentioned：マカオ大学
Canadian Prime Minister Carney is taking a hard line against the Trump administration’s high tariffs, using electricity, potash and crude oil supplies as bargaining chips in a counterattack. He is pushing back with national unity and a market-diversification strategy.
As the advantage in university admissions for the 2026 academic year shifts from electrical engineering to materials science, Taiwan faces a crisis in developing talent in the basic sciences. The dominance of electrical engineering and information engineering is causing “Dutch disease” and hindering long-term technological innovation.
The global healthcare industry is undergoing a profound shift from an efficiency-driven mindset to one focused on risk, with life sciences emerging as a new engine of growth. Taiwan could establish a new international competitive advantage by deeply integrating its semiconductor and AI technologies with biomedicine.
Companies mentioned：工研院趋势研究中心
Using the U.S. professional baseball classic as an analogy, Hsu Yung-hsiang argues that the United States does not truly want to bring Iran down. Faced with a fiscal crisis and strategic retrenchment, it is prioritizing cuts to overseas military spending. Trump and Musk disagree over the deficit.
The article examines how the “refrigerator” has become a symbol of historical superiority in debates over unification and independence. It notes that existence is often confused with widespread availability, and calls for greater recognition of Taiwan's own agency in modernization.
A political commentator criticized the Democratic Progressive Party’s “anti-China” campaign, calling its “red-tagging” tactics stale as an election strategy. The commentator said the unease surrounding the electoral situation in Kaohsiung was behind the campaign.
Using I Ching divination to analyze global political and economic crises, Liu Junzu points to ballooning U.S. debt, the weakening of the dollar's dominance, a revival of Japanese militarism and extreme weather disasters, foretelling major changes in the Bingwu and Dingwei years.
Chen Chia-chun discusses the relationship between Taiwan’s democratic resilience and national security, and frames anti-corruption as national policy. Clarifying sovereignty and society’s capacity for self-purification are key to its sustainability.
Chang Ching-jui, former acting president of National Taiwan University, proposes “workplace physics management” and uses Newton's third law to explain counterforce in management. He says excessive management can provoke resistance from teams, and argues that guidance works better than control.
Companies mentioned：鴻海、仙童半導体、インテル、AMD
Cases of wrongdoing by local officials affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party have been occurring one after another in Taiwan, but media attention is uneven, with corruption outside Taipei and New Taipei being downplayed. This demonstrates a lack of fairness.
President Lai Ching-te has come under criticism for making political remarks in response to severe rain-related damage in southern Taiwan. The remarks are seen as ignoring historical and geographical facts and as electioneering.
A Taiwanese university professor wrote that the premier’s failure to visit disaster sites was a matter of attitude, not budget, criticizing the government. This is fueling distrust in the government, amid calls for change at the polls.
Xu Chunying, a spouse from mainland China, was sentenced to 7 years for violating the Anti-Infiltration Act. The Taiwan Affairs Office criticized the case as “judicial persecution,” raising suspicions of political manipulation. Structural similarities in discrimination against minorities in Taiwan and the United States have also been pointed out.
This book excerpt analyzes how China became impoverished amid globalization due to the monetization of silver and political incapacity. It contrasts this with Britain's successful state-building and reveals the far-reaching effects of institutional differences.
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Companies mentioned：株式会社三福管理センター、株式会社三福ホールディングス
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Companies mentioned：株式会社三福管理センター、株式会社三福ホールディングス
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Companies mentioned：株式会社三福管理センター、ビットキー
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Companies mentioned：トレカプロ株式会社、カード抽選まとめ トレゲト、Amazon.co.jp、楽天ブックス、ヨドバシ・ドット・コム、ポケモンセンター
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Companies mentioned：伊勢丹立川店、ギャラリーかわまつ、hatonomori art、BLUE NOISE LTD.
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Companies mentioned：株式会社 アインファーマシーズ、株式会社アインホールディングス、アインズ＆トルぺ、Francfranc
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Companies mentioned：川﨑カイヤ、Caiya&Co. NATURAL DOG DELI、株式会社マーブル＆コー
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Companies mentioned：株式会社経営参謀、参謀BAR
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Companies mentioned：ドリームフーズ株式会社、近江ちゃんぽん亭、近江食品株式会社、台湾夢想食品有限公司
The fair value of 4 funds held by Ta Duan Industry was assessed at 0 yen. The company disclosed the information, including outstanding redemption requests, in response to a disclosure request from the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It is considering legal action to protect shareholder interests.
Companies mentioned：Ayers Alliance Financial Group Ltd.、STI PF Limited、City Credit Investment Bank Limited、City Credit Asset Management Nominee Co., Ltd.、CCAM Co., Ltd.
PharmaEssentia's new drug BESREMi has been approved by the U.S. FDA to treat essential thrombocythemia, marking the company's formal entry into the U.S. ET market.
Original上緯投控更名為「上緯國際控股股份有限公司」，股票代號維持「3708」。
Original世紀風電更名為「世紀能源設備股份有限公司」，股票代號維持「2072」。
三晃股份有限公司 changed its name to 國慶科技股份有限公司 on 2026年6月29日. Its stock code remains 1721. The move reflects the company's transformation strategy and provides information transparency for investors and the market.
沛爾生醫-創 announced that its share par value will be reduced from 10 yuan to 0.5 yuan. The move has been approved by the relevant authorities and will take effect on 115年9月7日. It is intended to improve share liquidity and will have no material impact on investors' rights.
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A subsidiary of 臻鼎-KY acquired machinery and equipment in Thailand. The transaction was conducted through price comparison and negotiated pricing based on market rates, for use in its operations.
Companies mentioned：Burkle PCB Machinery Limited
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Companies mentioned：外交部、台灣高鐵、SEMI、欣興電子
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Companies mentioned：歐洲聯盟、蓋洛普、川普、格陵蘭
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Companies mentioned：大聯盟MLB、洛杉磯道奇、底特律、密爾瓦基釀酒人
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Companies mentioned：尼日、俄羅斯、法新社、薩赫勒電視台、西非經濟共同體、布吉納法索、馬利、非洲軍團
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Companies mentioned：クラシコ
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Intel’s next-generation 14A process is improving defect density at its fastest pace since 22-nanometer technology. Expectations are growing, with customers asking about securing production capacity even before mass production.