Online safety for children: Australian PM meets Cook, urges tech giants to cooperate
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Ban children under 16 from using social media platforms
Companies mentioned：蘋果、臉書、TikTok、Instagram
2026-09-20 09:00–12:00 JST
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One place for news and notices from 1 countries/regions: Taiwan, 48 items from 3 sources.
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Taiwan | 中央社 CNA（21）
Next-generation antibody-drug conjugate for early breast cancer attacks HER2 cancer cells like a Trojan horse
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original早期乳癌整體5年存活率逾9成
Companies mentioned：輔大醫院、台大癌醫乳房醫學中心
Boosting fire support: ALTIUS 600M takes just 15 minutes from deployment to launch
Summary not yet available
Facts
- It takes only about 15 minutes from deployment and pre-launch preparations to launch
- About 90 minutes of flight time
- The military has just concluded the "Joint Precision Munition Firing Exercise of the Three Services," held from the 16th to the 18th
- Basic operations training lasts 3 weeks
- Courses including the basic course and the advanced leadership course each last about 1 month
- The munition is 94 centimeters long
- It weighs about 10.3 kilograms
- The safe launch distance is a radius of about 15 meters
- Altius 600M is about 1 meter long
- After leaving the launch tube, it can deploy a 2.54-meter inverted V-shaped tail
- Carries a 1.3-kilogram to 3.2-kilogram high-explosive anti-armor warhead
- Carries 1.3 kilograms to 3.2 kilograms of high-
Companies mentioned：ALTIUS 600M、Altius 600M、ALTIUS 600 ISR、ALTIUS 700、安杜里爾、Anduril
資安署 urges small and medium-sized businesses to strengthen information and cybersecurity; agentic AI requires human review
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A total of 25 small and medium-sized businesses have participated
- A total of 32 sessions have been booked
- 15 businesses have completed expert consultations and guidance
- Original申請企業約7成來自製造業與專業技術服務業
Companies mentioned：資安署、中央社
Scholar: Drones are transforming military operations; calls for software localization
Summary not yet available
Facts
- It takes only about 15 minutes from deployment and pre-launch preparations to launch
- About 90 minutes of flight time
- The scope of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance has expanded substantially to 5 or 6 kilometers away
- Mechanized infantry equipment such as Clouded Leopard armored vehicles could also be converted into "workstations" carrying 4 to 5 drones
Companies mentioned：國防安全研究院、安杜里爾（Anduril）
Get gift vouchers for catching green iguanas: registration for 6 removal training sessions in Pingtung opens on the 22nd
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 6 green iguana removal training courses
- 750 spots
- NT$300 gift voucher
- NT$50 gift voucher
- More than 30 centimeters
Companies mentioned：屏東縣政府、林業保育署
From formaldehyde-laced cabbage to sulfur-treated bamboo shoots, Chinese public opinion criticizes regulators for acting too late
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Sulfur dioxide found above permitted limits
Companies mentioned：新民晚报、界面新闻、光明网、中央社
MLB's Hao-Yu Lee gets 2 hits in a game, reaches 80 hits this season; Tigers fall to White Sox
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Season hit total reaches 80
- Recorded 2 hits
- Struck out 3 times
- Original打擊率2成66
- Claimed his 10th win of the season
Companies mentioned：MLB、底特律老虎隊、芝加哥白襪隊
Original紅髮艾德費城開唱 巡演嘉賓挺巴風波引發抵制
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Police deployed more than 10 patrol cars
- Original35歲的紅髮艾德
Companies mentioned：紅髮艾德、麥可莫、麥西納巡演集團、克拉夫特、林肯金融球場、布朗大學、怪奇比莉、菲尼亞斯歐康奈爾、PACBI
加拿大 and 印度 make progress in talks, aim to sign CEPA by year-end
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 加拿大 has 5 more projects at various stages of development
Companies mentioned：加拿大、印度、荷蘭皇家殼牌集團（Shell）
Taiwan stocks see trading pick up as sector rotation drives a choppy but firm market
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Closed at the day's high of 47180.75 points
- Original成交值新台幣1兆750億元
- More than NT$860 billion in market funds frozen
- The index could test 47500 to 48000
- Listed-market trading value could steadily rise to more than NT$1.2 trillion
Companies mentioned：美國聯準會、第一金投顧、漢測
11 Chinese naval vessels and 5 sorties by Chinese aircraft near Taiwan; military maintains close surveillance
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 11 Chinese naval vessels
- 5 sorties by Chinese military aircraft
- 6 official ships
Companies mentioned：國防部
Hsinchu County man accused of beating designated driver and seriously injuring him; court orders detention
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The man surnamed Lo turned himself in about 8 hours after the incident
Companies mentioned：新竹縣政府警察局、新竹地檢署、新竹地方法院、中央社
Wu Der-Rong: Typhoon Dujuan makes a sharp turn; strong winds and heavy rain expected in Japan's Kanto region
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Moderate Typhoon Dujuan, the 24th typhoon
- Little moisture expected in Taiwan through the 22nd
- Easterly winds expected from the 23rd to the 26th
- The final 2 days of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the 27th and 28th
Companies mentioned：中央社、氣象應用推廣基金會、中央氣象署、中央大學大氣科學系
Bachelet withdraws from UN secretary-general race; women and Latin American candidates remain in focus
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has announced she is withdrawing from the race for UN secretary-general, ending her bid. Despite her withdrawal, women and Latin American candidates remain in focus. There are still 4 women and 3 men vying for the post to succeed incumbent Secretary-General António Guterres.
Facts
- She ranked second from last among 8 candidates
- Bachelet, now 74
- When Bachelet won her first presidential term in 2006
- The 15 members of the Security Council have held 3 rounds of voting so far
- The 15 members of the Security Council
- In the 80 years since the United Nations was founded
- The term ran from 1982 to 1991
- There are still 4 women and 3 men in the race
- To succeed incumbent Secretary-General António Guterres, a 77-year-old Portuguese national
- Guterres will finish on December 31
- Finish his second 5-year term
Companies mentioned：中央社、法新社
Digital certificate wallet may add ticket-purchase verification to block scalper bots
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Downloaded 124,000 times
Companies mentioned：統一超商、全家超商、LOOP、ZOCHA、台灣大學、成功大學、台灣科技大學
Penghu island-hopping 101K cycling event draws nearly 800 riders to take on the wind
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Nearly 800 local and international riders
- A total of 789 riders
- "Challenge category: 101 kilometers"
- "Leisure category: 22 kilometers"
Companies mentioned：澎湖國家風景區管理處、行政院南部服務中心、澎湖縣政旅遊處
German duo pull prank at 羅浮宮, stick pictures on Mona Lisa gallery wall
Two German men stuck two pictures on a wall in the Mona Lisa gallery at the Paris 羅浮宮. Police arrested them on suspicion of minor property damage; the Mona Lisa was unharmed because it is protected by thick glass.
Facts
- The pictures each measured 30 by 40 centimeters
- 8 pieces of jewelry worth several million dollars
- 4 suspects have been arrested
- Received about 9 million visitors last year
Companies mentioned：中央社、法新社、羅浮宮
Far-right protest in The Hague, Netherlands, erupts into clashes; police arrest 24
Clashes broke out at a far-right protest in The Hague, Netherlands. Police arrested 24 people and dispersed the crowd.
Facts
- About 500 far-right protesters
- Jansen, a 31-year-old mechanic
Companies mentioned：中央社、法新社
Fewer customers and higher borrowing costs squeeze San Francisco restaurants
Federal Reserve rate hikes have pushed up borrowing costs, putting pressure on San Francisco restaurants. The owner of Tricolore Caffè & Pizzeria said the drop in foot traffic in the financial district has hurt revenue more than rising interest rates.
Facts
- First rate hike in 3 years
- A quarter-point rate hike
- High interest of at least 21%
- Has been in business for more than 30 years
- Being able to get in for 1 or 2 days would be good
- Return to pre-2020 levels
Companies mentioned：中央社、全美餐飲業協會、National Restaurant Association、Tricolore Caffè & Pizzeria
France’s public debt surges past 119% of GDP, highest since 1978
Original法國財政部表示，受赤字飆升影響，公共債務占GDP比率預計2026年達119.3%，創1978年來新高；政府計劃在2027年預算中進行540億歐元的調整與刪減。
Facts
- 1978
- 119.3%
- 2026
- 121.7%
- 2027
- 60%
- 3%
- 5.1%
- 5.4%
- 5%
- 54 billion euros
Companies mentioned：法國財政部、法新社、法國國家統計及經濟研究局、Insee、歐盟、國會
Taiwan | 風傳媒（19）
Want a free upgrade when flying? Veteran flight attendant reveals the best time to ask for the highest chance of success! What you need to know if you want to fly business class
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：Barbi
Seniors, remember to claim your red envelopes! Up to 46,000 per person deposited; eligible residents in 1 location can claim it directly. Dates and amounts for the nationwide Double Ninth Festival senior benefits
Summary not yet available
Facts
- About 2,600 seniors in Fuli Township are eligible to receive the payment
- The township office will separately present 36,000 to centenarians
- Original加計花蓮縣政府發放之 10,000 元後，總計可領 46,000 元
Companies mentioned：花蓮縣富里鄉公所、花蓮縣政府
Online claims say Chiang Wan-an canceled an appearance and asked to see the interview outline first? He points out 1 major flaw: They underestimate Wang Wei-chung
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 2026 nine-in-one elections
- Wang Wei-chung’s interview with Shen Po-yang tops 1 million views
Companies mentioned：台北市政府、中廣、國民黨、風傳媒
Tan Songyun and Wu Jinyan lose out! TOP 10 actresses with the best acting in mainland Chinese dramas: “She’s the champion”—a guarantee of quality, with a one-take crying scene hailed as legendary
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A 160-second one-take crying scene
- The acclaimed Douban 9.1-rated series “Battle of Changsha”
- “Taiping Nian” (8.6 rating)
- “Nothing But You” (8.2 rating)
- “Remembrance of Things Past” (8.1 rating)
- “Will Love in Spring” (7.9 rating)
- “Young Blood” (7.8 rating)
Companies mentioned：BEAUTY美人圈
Weather forecast: Will a typhoon hit during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday? These 2 days are the most likely; when the heaviest rain is expected, plus the week ahead’s forecast
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Moderate Typhoon Dujuan, the 24th typhoon
- Sunday to Monday (27 to 28)
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署、氣象應用推廣基金會、中央大學大氣科學系
Exclusive: Why was Li Yang blocked from entering the Asian Games village? Japan’s organizing committee responds: Details of coordination with OCA cannot be disclosed
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The overall ceremony was delayed by about 1.5 hours
- Taiwan’s delegation was originally scheduled to attend the athletes’ village entry ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on the 18th
Companies mentioned：愛知・名古屋亞運組織委員會、亞洲奧林匹克理事會、中華奧會、行政院、風傳媒
Lexus and Honda lose out! TOP 10 most durable and reliable car brands: “This one takes the crown”—fuel-efficient, affordable and easy to maintain; can run 400,000 kilometers without breaking down
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Toyota 19.7%
- Lexus 14.4%
- Honda 13.3%
- Acura 9.5%
- GMC 5.8%
- Mazda 5.3%
- Lincoln 4.7%
- RAM 4.2%
- Ford 4.1%
- Cadillac 3.9%
- Overall average: 5.4%
- Data related to more than 395 million vehicles
- 33 car brands
Companies mentioned：Lexus、Honda、Toyota、Acura、GMC、Mazda、Lincoln、RAM、Ford、Cadillac、iSeeCars
Store water now! 6 counties and cities face major water outages tomorrow, with some areas without water morning and evening for up to 4 consecutive days; check outage areas at home with 1 click
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original9月21日11時00分至17時00分(共6小時)
- Original9月21日09時00分至17時00分(共8小時)
- Original9月21日08時00分至18時00分(共10小時)
- Original9月21日09時00分至12時00分(共3小時)
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Toilet seat cover: “smooth side up or rough side?” 99% of people don’t know the right way; 9 everyday items and their hidden uses revealed
Summary not yet available
Facts
- How to use 9 everyday items correctly
Companies mentioned：香港01、小紅書
Original麗寶樂園、武陵農場輸了！台中最強景點冠軍「設施多元好玩、交通方便」，全家待整天捨不得走
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original麗寶樂園則以高達8,201筆討論量屈居第三
- Visitors in 2025: 4,496,688
- Original國立自然科學博物館以8,807筆網路聲量勇奪第一名
- Visitors in 2025: 4,278,851
Companies mentioned：麗寶樂園、武陵農場、全家、網路溫度計DailyView、KEYPO大數據關鍵引擎、大甲鎮瀾宮、國立臺灣美術館、文心森林公園、梧棲觀光漁港、高美濕地、草悟道、麗寶樂園渡假村、臺中中央公園、國立自然科學博物館
Original古代青樓妓女不想接客！發明1道菜打發他們，流傳至今竟變成知名傳統美食
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Shi Feng, a famous courtesan from Xuancheng during the Tang dynasty, came up with a clever way to politely refuse clients and protect herself.
Companies mentioned：搜狐網
2026 nationwide Mid-Autumn Festival cash gifts are being paid! Starting today, 9/20, “up to 12,000 per person” will be deposited; a guide to amounts, eligibility and dates in 13 counties and cities
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Keelung City’s seasonal gift payments cover seniors, Indigenous people and certain retirees. The amount available during the Mid-Autumn Festival varies according to eligibility. Eligibility: The main recipients of the senior seasonal gift are: seniors aged 65 and over who were registered residents of Keelung City before Nov. 30, 2001, and have remained registered residents living there. Indigenous people aged 55 and over. People with disabilities who meet the relevant criteria are covered by a separate seasonal gift program. The following cases are excluded from the senior seasonal gift program: Those already receiving the senior citizen welfare living allowance. Those already receiving Keelung City’s living allowance for low- and middle-income seniors. Those already receiving Keelung City’s living subsidy for low- and middle-income people with disabilities. Those already receiving the farmers’ pension. Those receiving government subsidies or residing in care facilities, except veterans receiving an outside-institution care allowance. Those serving a sentence and currently in custody. People who were registered residents of Keelung City before Nov. 30, 2001, and were aged 65 or older, but moved their household registration out and then back less than 1 year ago. Those who have lived in Taiwan for no more than 183 days in each year during the most recent 3-year period in which Lunar New Year, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival gifts were issued. Those already receiving the National Pension. How much can you receive for the Mid-Autumn Festival? General recipients who qualify for the senior gift: 3,000 per person. Military and public-sector personnel who received a lump-sum retirement payment before July 30, 1984: 5,000 per person. Retired employees of state-owned enterprises who received a lump-sum retirement payment before July 30, 1984: 12,000 per person. Eligible people with disabilities...
No need to pour baking soda into the washing machine to clean it! Tan Tun-tzu uses 2 inexpensive items to “flush out a whole tub of seaweed,” bringing years of mold and grime to the surface
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The ratio of bleach to water is 1:1000
- Pour in 200ml of chlorine bleach
- Use room-temperature water for more than 7 hours
- Use 30-degree water for more than 3 hours
- Add about 10 grams of sodium percarbonate
- Warm water at 30°C to 50°C
- For routine maintenance, soak for 1 to 3 hours
- Can be extended to half a day
Companies mentioned：Threads、林口長庚醫院、國際牌
After Work International: From Malaysian overseas student to Phison chief! Pan Jiancheng reveals the secret to success in “being forced” to start a business: In martial arts, speed is unbeatable
Summary not yet available
Facts
- When the company decided to enter the enterprise market in 2018
Companies mentioned：群聯電子、東芝、希捷、NVIDIA、台積電、廣達、雷虎、中科院
Nationwide 10,000 cash handout plus extra payments! Each person gets 5,000 in cash in September; residents in “1 location” who qualify will receive it directly. Dates and amounts at a glance
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Deadline: Sept. 30
- Each person receives a 10,000 post-disaster recovery gift
- A 5,000 recovery payment for each person
- A 3,600 living assistance payment for each person
- A 3,000 assistance payment for each person
- A 2,000 wellness payment for each person
Companies mentioned：花蓮縣萬榮鄉、花蓮縣光復鄉、台東縣延平鄉、雲林縣林內鄉、彰化縣竹塘鄉、宜蘭縣頭城鎮、嘉義縣溪口鄉
Nationwide Mid-Autumn Festival cash gifts are here! Payments start today, 9/20, with “up to 12,000 in a generous cash gift”; amounts and eligibility by county and city at a glance
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Retired state-owned enterprise employees can receive up to 12,000
- Wartime administration assistance payment: 12,000 per person
- Average monthly household income per person must be below 20,744
- Average monthly household income per person must be below 15,515
- Monthly per capita household income must be below 16,040 yuan
Companies mentioned：浩然敬老院
Original名古屋亞運9/20台灣賽程》中華女排決戰日本搶4強！周天成、林昀儒領軍 軟網雙線衝金
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 7:20 p.m.
- Original爭取4強資格
- Gold medal match
Companies mentioned：中華女排、中華隊、中華奧會、風傳媒、愛爾達體育、ELTA.tv、Hami Video、東森電視
Behind the scenes: The race in Taiwan’s southernmost county is between Chou Chun-mi and Su Ching-chuan, but both blue and green camps miss that “Pingtung feudal lord”
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Chou Chun-mi ultimately won just 217,537 votes
- 49.09% of the vote
- Su Ching-chuan’s 206,460 votes
- 46.59% of the vote
- A difference of just 2.5 percentage points
- 11,077 votes
Companies mentioned：國民黨、民眾黨、民進黨
Xu Jianhong column: Harming the dignity of 中華民國 in the name of commemorating World War II—on “莫北協”’s screening of “Smashing Militarist Japan”
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Invited more than 20 prominent academics and businesspeople in Taiwan
- The 81st anniversary of the victory in World War II and Japan’s surrender
- Tied down 80% of Nazi Germany’s troops
- Original蘇聯提供給國軍的88輛T-26戰車
- 4,000 members of the 16th Subdivision of the Jireliao Military District of the 8th Route Army
- Had already embraced the historical perspectives of Moscow and Yan’an 80 years ago
Companies mentioned：路透社、俄羅斯駐台北辦事處「莫北協」、中華民國、中國共產黨、烏克蘭、波蘭、國民黨、蘇聯、日本帝國、美國、大英國協、中國人民解放軍、蒙古人民軍、蒙疆自治政府、中統局、新4軍、重慶中央政府、第12戰區、第13軍、第52軍、北一女、民進黨、北約、馬場町、中山陵
Taiwan | 鉅亨網（8）
Rising costs and sluggish domestic consumption: Taiwan’s home appliance makers take a multi-pronged approach to the second half of the year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Prices of items such as standard refrigerators and washing machines rose by around 3% to 5%
- 三洋電’s consolidated revenue for the first 5 months was 2.189 billion yuan
- 三洋電’s consolidated revenue for the first 5 months was 2.189 billion yuan, down 9.26% year over year
- Mainland Chinese brands are crossing the strait to compete on price, even pushing the price of 11-kilogram-class washing machines to just above 10,000 yuan
- Original外商如台灣LG亦鎖定30至49歲中高階客群，推動冷氣占比達6成的家電租賃與定期保養模式
Companies mentioned：聲寶、三洋電、禾聯碩、LG
〈Hot stocks〉中華化 benefits from strong demand for electronic-grade sulfuric acid; shares rise 18.3% for the week, topping 100 yuan
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Up 18.3% for the week
- Closed at 106 yuan
- Weekly trading volume also reached 43,000 lots
- Earnings per share after tax of 0.66 yuan
- August revenue of 256 million yuan
- A total of 5 production lines are operating
Companies mentioned：中華化、半導體業者
NASDAQ 100 has surged in recent months! 009820 jumps 11%, leads its ETF category
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Yuanta Nasdaq Select (009820-TW) rose 11.5
- 華南永昌NASDAQxT (009818-TW) rose 8.1
- The NASDAQ index rose 6.2
- The S&P 500’s 2.8
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s -1.8
- NASDAQ 100 has risen a cumulative 177
Companies mentioned：元大那斯達克精選、華南永昌NASDAQxT、中信NASDAQ、富邦NASDAQ、NASDAQ 100、美國聯準會
Original中國若攻台俄羅斯將同步進攻歐洲？北約秘書長警告：必須加強自身防衛
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Trump launched a 6-month review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe in July
- This roughly 104-kilometer stretch of the Poland-Lithuania border
- Original北約可能在2030年前遭到攻擊
Companies mentioned：北約、GB News、美國總統川普、美國中央情報局、英國保守黨、英國首相、英國前駐莫斯科國防武官、泰晤士報
Huang Renxun again rejects AI doomsday theory, reiterating that the technology can be controlled and will not cause human extinction
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 2030 will definitely not be the end of the world
- AI could kill everyone within 10 years
- The two spoke publicly for about 5 minutes
Companies mentioned：輝達、Anthropic
Memory accounts for 90% of the increase in AI capital spending! 瑞銀 raises forecast, with Asian memory supply chain set to benefit
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Global AI capital spending is expected to reach $998 billion in 2026
- $506 billion in 2025
- It will climb further to $1.447 trillion in 2027
- Global memory spending will rise from $71 billion in 2025
- To $367 billion in 2026
- And climb further to $923 billion in 2027
- Non-memory AI capital spending will be about $631 billion in 2026
- It will fall back to $525 billion in 2027
- Memory spending accounts for about 14% of total AI capital spending
- This share will rise to 37% in 2026
- And could climb further to 64% in 2027
- Memory cost increases account for about 60% of the annual increase in AI capital spending
Companies mentioned：瑞銀、UBS
Original美軍稱護航掃雷奏效 荷姆茲海峽石油運輸量創半年新高
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Persian Gulf allies have shipped more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil through the strait over the “past few months”
- He estimates average daily shipments at about 10 million barrels
Companies mentioned：美軍、美國中央司令部、伊朗、沙烏地阿拉伯、胡塞運動、葉門青年運動
Macron convenes emergency G7 meeting! French energy prices soar as Russia steps up hybrid warfare
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The government plans to cut the budget by 54 billion euros next year
Companies mentioned：G7、POLITICO、愛麗榭宮、沙烏地阿拉伯、伊拉克、卡達、阿拉伯聯合大公國、加拿大、Mark Carney、波蘭、Donald Tusk