Malaysia’s former prime minister seeks a pardon for the second time, only to be rebuffed by the ruling party! Anwar takes a hard line: Corruption offenders must serve their full sentences
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib again sought a royal pardon, but the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Anwar pushed back, saying, “Corrupt officials should serve out their sentences.” Political divisions became clear.
“Hsü Hsin-ying’s poll numbers have nearly collapsed!” Huang Kuo-chang blasts her for bringing in Wu Tzu-chia as a hired attack dog: “I never thought she’d resort to such a stupid move”
kintone Day Taipei 2026: Easily build customized work systems, even without IT knowledge
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
kintone Day Taipei 2026 was held under the theme “Time to Create.” It announced advances in no-code business systems through AI integration. Anyone can create apps without IT knowledge.
U.S. Navy’s next-generation F/A-XX stealth fighter contract to be revealed! 波音 faces off against 諾普: Who will win the future carrier-based aircraft deal?
Heavy rain has caused repeated leaks at activity centers in several locations. Lin Chih-hung urges 民政局 to conduct a comprehensive review and make repairs promptly
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Reports have emerged of roof, wall and ceiling leaks at multiple neighborhood activity centers
Voting opens for the 2026 Windy City Best Eats awards! Hsinchu City businesses can enter for free; Kao Hung-an invites everyone to vote from 9/16 and enter a prize draw
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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The 30 most representative “Windy City Best Eats” establishments
A 21-day public online vote
A 21-day public online vote will run from Sept. 16 to Oct. 6
Business applications will remain open through 23:59 on Sept. 13
Beijing Watch》Is the Chinese military pushing “humanoid robots” onto the battlefield? CCTV footage flashes by for 3 seconds: The next war will no longer be fought only by humans and drones
U.S. secretary accuses it of being too pro-China and jeopardizing national security; 福特汽車 fires back: He is sacrificing a company that has contributed greatly to the country for publicity
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Expected to create about 1,700 jobs in the United States
Cho Jung-tai reveals he originally only planned to serve as premier for half a year! Will he campaign alongside Lai Ching-te in 2028? He reveals what comes next
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Premier Cho Jung-tai has been in office for more than 2 years
Delayed passage of the general budget until August sparks chaos; Cho Jung-tai says he is “working without pay and taking no leave”: He accepts every dinner invitation
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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行政院 spent about NT$1.5 million in the first few months
Only about NT$610,000 remained after budget review
Are Taiwanese treated as Chinese citizens? Chiu Chui-cheng: Xi Jinping seeks to “rule Taiwan before unification” and intensify aggressive efforts to change the status quo starting in 2027!
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Xi Jinping will enter his fourth term in 2027
Nearly 50% of the world’s container ships must pass through the Taiwan Strait
About 90% of the world’s most advanced process chips are made in Taiwan
Taiwan’s future must be decided by the 23 million people of Taiwan
Cho Jung-tai reveals why he refused to countersign 8 cases, likening himself to a “guardian of constitutional order”: “Even with a knife to my throat, I couldn’t do it”
Taipei Security Dialogue》Is Beijing confident it can take Taiwan? U.S. expert says invasion timeline has been pushed back: Chinese forces believe they have an advantage in the Taiwan Strait
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Some have suggested that 2027 could be when the People’s Liberation Army is ready to invade Taiwan
The timeline could be pushed back to after 2028
The NT$240 billion special drone budget has finally passed
Could Taiwan, the U.S. and Japan hold joint military exercises? Japanese conservative political star 北村晴男 visits Taiwan, calls for a Japanese version of the Taiwan Relations Act and an anti-China alliance!
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Original就在比例代表選舉中拿下97萬多票
Total donations from all sectors in Taiwan reached as much as 25 billion yen
Who is to blame for the KMT-TPP breakdown in Zhubei? Timeline of the clash with Hsu Hsin-ying; Huang Kuo-chang reveals more about the seat-sharing deal: “Do you think I’m stupid?”
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Just over 2 months until the 2026 county and city chief elections
Beijing Watch》From shipping tycoon’s son to the Chinese Communist Party’s “close friend”! 董建華 was not the one who ended “one country, two systems”: Why do Hong Kong people both love and hate him?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
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Died at the age of 89
About 500,000 people took to the streets
Deployed about 118 billion yuan from the Exchange Fund to intervene in the market
Fractional-share dispute after ex-rights adjustment: 緯穎 to let small shareholders subscribe for 1 share at NT$10
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Server giant 緯穎 announced that small shareholders holding 1 to 15 shares may subscribe to resolve a shareholder rights dispute caused by fractional shares resulting from an adjustment to its stock dividend ratio.
Wang Yen-cheng gives up 1 run over 6 innings for his 11th KBO win; reporting date for Asian Games still under discussion
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Taiwanese pitcher Wang Yen-cheng earned his 11th win of the season after starting for 6 innings in the KBO. He is still discussing with his club when to report to the Asian Games team.
Latin America emerges as a key strategic partner for the West; Italian foreign minister visits Argentina and Brazil
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Italian Foreign Minister Tajani leads a delegation of representatives from hundreds of companies on a visit to Argentina and Brazil to strengthen strategic partnerships in South America, aiming to expand trade and counter China’s influence.
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Italian Foreign Minister Tajani visits Argentina and Brazil from the 8th to the 10th.
Brazil is Italy’s largest trading partner in South America.
Italy’s total exports to Brazil in 2025 amounted to 5.8 billion euros.
After the EU-Mercosur agreement takes effect, Italian exports to Brazil will grow by 22.3%.
Nuclear safety drill outside Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant tests multiple alert and evacuation mechanisms
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
The full-scale drill for Nuclear Safety Exercise No. 32 in year 115 was held today outside Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant. Key components included public protective action drills and environmental radiation monitoring, with response capabilities from multiple agencies brought together.
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The full-scale drill for Nuclear Safety Exercise No. 32 in year 115 was held today outside Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant.
The drill included public protective actions in the event of a nuclear accident and environmental radiation monitoring.
Drill alerts were issued through various channels, including CBS, LBS and radio broadcasts.
This drill included cross-regional support from the military’s central Taiwan chemical warfare unit.
Nuclear safety drills will be held tomorrow in Keelung City and Taipei City.
NSTC leads Taiwan smart healthcare team to Singapore to accelerate international expansion.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
The National Science and Technology Council led 27 Taiwanese smart healthcare teams to Singapore to take part in an international medical exhibition in Asia. Cross-border clinical cooperation and technology integration will help accelerate expansion in Southeast Asia's smart healthcare market.
Taiwan routs Singapore to advance at U18 Asian Championship; Wu Jierui to start in first second-round game.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Taiwan defeated Singapore 16-1 in its final preliminary-round game at the U18 Asian Baseball Championship, advancing to the second round as the second-place team in its group. The coaching staff will arrange game simulations to prepare for the upcoming matches.
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Taiwan defeated Singapore 16-1 in its final preliminary-round game at the U18 Asian Baseball Championship.
Taiwan advanced to the second round as the No. 2 team in Group B.
Wu Jierui is scheduled to start against the Philippines in the first game of the second round.
The starting pitcher for the game against Japan will depend on Liu Renyou's recovery.
Tsai Chen-lung pitched 2 innings in relief and struck out 5.
Lithuanian lawmakers make private visit to Chinese side to discuss bilateral ties; European lawmakers urge caution.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Two Lithuanian lawmakers made a private visit to China's mission to the European Union, drawing attention from political circles at home and in Europe. Officials clarified that the visit did not represent the government's position.
Ministry of Digital Affairs' AI risk assessment system helps agencies review regulatory adjustments.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
The Ministry of Digital Affairs is promoting an AI risk management assessment system to help government agencies review applications and regulations. The goal is to complete the first round of adjustments by June next year to ensure the safe use of AI.
澎湖追風 Music and Light Festival holds lighting test tonight; set to open 9/12.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
The 2026 澎湖追風 Music and Light Festival will kick off on September 12 at Magong's Guanyin Pavilion, combining musical performances with a folklore-themed light show to create a nighttime island lightscape and draw public attention.
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The 2026 澎湖追風 Music and Light Festival will open on September 12 at the Guanyin Pavilion Recreation Area in Magong.
The music festival features 16 acts, including Korean singer Kyuhyun, Crowd Lu, Nick Chou, 玖壹壹, Bestards, TRASH, Cosmos People, OSN and Amber An.
The light art displays are inspired by local legends of Penghu and comprise 14 exhibition areas.
NSTC: Industry-academia R&D on production equipment to help maintain semiconductor industry lead.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
The National Science and Technology Council announced new research subsidies for equipment to sustain the semiconductor industry. Academia and companies will work together to develop specialized equipment.
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The Industrial Technology Research Institute will provide a 12-inch 28-nanometer pilot production line and 3D packaging, among other facilities, to support trial production by small and medium-sized enterprises and startups.
Development of EDA tools is being jointly advanced by the National Science and Technology Council and the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Preparing for the population to halve in 50 years! 國發會 proposes three remedies: rely on births in the long term, upgrading in the medium term, and “outside” help in the short term
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
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Taiwan’s fertility rate fell to 0.695 last year
Taiwan’s total population will shrink by 48% in 50 years
Original僅剩約 1,215 萬人
The working-age population, those aged 15 to 64, will plunge by 67%
Foreign investors buy heavily into the two major panel makers and dump financial stocks; the three major institutional investors record net buying of 22 billion yuan
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
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The three major institutional investors recorded combined net buying of 22.081 billion yuan
Foreign investors added net purchases of 20.924 billion yuan today
Investment trusts added net purchases of 3.04 billion yuan
Dealers recorded net sales of 1.884 billion yuan
Cumulative futures short positions remain as high as 81,000 contracts
群創 ranked first, with the highest total at 81,900 lots
東研信超's AI inspection orders are booked through 2027; expansion plan launched for its third Guishan plant
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
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August revenue totaled NT$85 million
Down 6.88% month over month
Up 10.8% year over year
Revenue for the first 8 months totaled NT$664 million
A year-on-year increase of 12.6%
Building facilities with maximum testing power of 2.5MW
The test area's turntable can bear up to 10 tons
The volume of general consumer electronics testing cases is also maintaining steady growth, with the current schedule booked about 2.5 to 3 months ahead
軟銀 to repay US$25.9 billion bridge loan early, aggressively refinancing debt for OpenAI investment
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
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On September 15, it will repay early the remaining US$25.9 billion principal of the US$40 billion bridge loan (Bridge loan) (bridge financing) signed to invest in OpenAI
The bridge loan's final repayment deadline is March 2027
軟銀 expects to meet with investors in New York next week to gauge market appetite for issuing US$10 billion to US$20 billion in high-yield bonds
In its first-quarter financial results for April to June, released in August, 軟銀's financial expenses rose to 328.7 billion yen
〈Electronics Big Five Revenue〉緯創's August revenue hit a new monthly high of NT$460 billion; it will invest more than US$200 million in server capacity in the U.S. and Vietnam
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
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緯創's August revenue was NT$460.065 billion
Revenue for the first 8 months of the year totaled NT$2.51 trillion
Plans to invest a total of about US$209 million
About NT$6.578 billion
Plans to inject US$150 million in capital into its 100%-owned subsidiary Wistron InfoComm(USA)Corporation(WUS)
“The future of deodorization lies in sealing walls”: New technology “Sealing Liquid,” developed at specialized cleaning sites, enters full-scale rollout
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
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Price: 7,980 yen (tax included)
Antiviral activity value: 4.1
The treated product has a static charge half-life of 0.30 seconds