# AI News 180m Report｜2026-09-03 03:00–06:00 JST｜Page 2 of 2

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 70 items from 8 sources; Taiwan, 45 items from 8 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## 華爾街日報: Maldives becomes secret Russian sanctions-evasion hub, leaving the West struggling to respond

- Published: 2026-09-03T02:49:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202609030005.aspx
- anchor: #n2445378
- Companies mentioned: 華爾街日報、馬爾地夫機場公司（Maldives Airports Company）

Facts:
- Russia's main channels for evading sanctions include China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates; these 3 countries together account for about $15 billion in restricted Russian imports each year.

## Not a handover overnight! Apple's CEO succession: How Cook is using a “transition period” to prepare Ternus

- Published: 2026-09-03T05:00:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6594627
- anchor: #n2446739
- Companies mentioned: 蘋果公司、Moor Insights and Strategy、Korn Ferry、Morningstar

Facts:
- 51-year-old Ternus
- He is a full 10 years younger than the average CEO

## AI copyright battle heats up! US urges G20 to allow fair use and not let regulation stifle innovation

- Published: 2026-09-03T04:00:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6595695
- anchor: #n2445989
- Companies mentioned: G20、Anthropic、OpenAI、Google、Meta、NVDA、Palantir

Facts:
- Group of 20 (G20)

## Trump wants to rename another place! This time he wants to turn the Strait of Hormuz into the “Trump Strait”

- Published: 2026-09-03T03:30:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6595802
- anchor: #n2445990
- Companies mentioned: Google、蘋果

Facts:
- More than 17 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday
- Before the war began on Feb. 28, about 20 million barrels of crude oil and refined products were shipped through the strait each day

## 加拿大央行 holds rates steady for 7th consecutive time! US-Canada tariff war complicates its decision

- Published: 2026-09-03T03:00:04+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6595719
- anchor: #n2445158
- Companies mentioned: 加拿大央行、Desjardins、Oxford Economics

Facts:
- Holds the policy rate unchanged at 2.25%
- Overall inflation rose to 3% in July
- Core inflation remains near the 2% target
- Imposes 50% tariffs on hundreds of Canadian products
- Affects 5% of Canada's exports to the US
- Canada's total trade in goods and services with the US last year was close to $900 billion
- Canada's economy grew strongly at an annualized rate of 3.3% in the 2nd quarter
- Raise interest rates by about 3 notches in stages next year
- An estimated 63% of analysts surveyed

## Prosecution Statistics — Status of Receipt and Disposition of Suspected Cases: Number of Persons in Suspected Cases Received, by Offense — Excluding suspected cases involving negligent homicide or injury by motor vehicle, etc., and violations of the Road Traffic Act, etc.

- Published: 2026-08-31T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
- Original: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0003282729
- anchor: #n2447663

## Prosecution Statistics — Status of Receipt and Disposition of Suspected Cases: Number of Persons in Concluded and Pending Suspected Cases, by Offense — Excluding suspected cases involving negligent homicide or injury by motor vehicle, etc., and violations of the Road Traffic Act, etc.

- Published: 2026-08-31T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
- Original: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0003274055
- anchor: #n2447662

## Special Forest Products Production Statistics Survey, Final Report: Basic Data on Special Forest Products for Reiwa 5 — Data by Item for Reiwa 5: Charcoal and Other Fuels, Wood Vinegar, Bamboo Vinegar, etc.; Production Breakdown by Use for Other Fuels, etc.: Oga Charcoal, Ogalite, Wood-Based Granular Fuel

- Published: 2025-02-28T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
- Original: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0002114838
- anchor: #n2447661

## Online claims that “flood surveillance camera footage from the Nepal-China border” was AI-generated and does not show real flooding

- Published: 2026-09-02T15:33:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
- Original: https://tfc-taiwan.org.tw/fact-check-reports/fake-cctv-nepal-china-flood-video-is-ai
- anchor: #n2447681

## Online claims that “migrant workers’ starting salary is 39,000” are false; the figure is for “foreign dock technicians,” a job requiring educational qualifications, language skills and technical expertise

- Published: 2026-09-02T14:12:22+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
- Original: https://tfc-taiwan.org.tw/fact-check-reports/foreign-dock-technician-39k-pay-qualification-explained
- anchor: #n2447682

## South Korea’s Jeju has recently been rocked by a police scandal involving the mishandling of cases, but there have been no mass disappearances

- Published: 2026-09-02T13:16:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
- Original: https://tfc-taiwan.org.tw/fact-check-reports/south-korea-jeju-police-scandal-no-mass-missing-cases
- anchor: #n2447683

## Lin Yun Company was fined 100,000 for operating a live-water machine rental business through multilevel marketing without filing the required paperwork

- Published: 2026-09-02T01:00:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公平交易委員會
- Original: https://www.ftc.gov.tw/internet/main/doc/docDetail.aspx?uid=126&docid=18491
- anchor: #n2447008

## Use of the Latest AMSR3 Sensor Data from Ibuki GW (GOSAT-GW) Begins at the Japan Meteorological Agency

- Published: 2026-09-02T11:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
- Original: https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2026/09/20260902-1_j.html
- anchor: #n2447367

## [Stranded on a sandbar] [Follow-up: Rescue operation at Sunhai Bridge upstream on the Zhuoshui River in Xinyi Township, Nantou County, beginning at 14:10 on Aug. 30; 2 people rescued at 07:29 on Sept. 2, 1 firefighter died in the line of duty] Final report

- Published: 2026-09-02T01:00:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 內政部消防署
- Original: https://www.nfa.gov.tw/cht/index.php?code=list&flag=detail&ids=22&article_id=21847
- anchor: #n2447559

## An acute viral hepatitis C cluster occurred at a local clinic. The CDC and the health bureau have expanded their investigation and will retrospectively notify people who received injections at the clinic since July 114 to arrange testing, follow-up and treatment. The New Taipei City Government has ordered the clinic to suspend operations in accordance with the law and fined it 300,000

- Published: 2026-09-02T15:00:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
- Original: https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Bulletin/Detail/oyHltiYvWT0gsGvRdEgTQg?typeId=9
- anchor: #n2447248