Volcanic observation report on eruption
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- Date and time: 2026年09月24日05:12 (232012UTC)
2026-09-24 03:00–06:00 JST
93 received, 88 listed, 11 sources
One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 61 items from 9 sources; Japan, 27 items from 2 sources.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
Japan | 気象庁（25）
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Companies mentioned：霧島山、新燃岳
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Companies mentioned：口永良部島
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 24th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 24th
- 24:00
Volcanic observation report on eruption
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- Original2026年09月24日02時46分(231746UTC)
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Companies mentioned：口永良部島
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 3
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Volcanic observation report on eruption
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- Original2026年09月24日01時36分
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
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- Around 01:33 on the 24th
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
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- Around 01:30 on the 24th
Estimated ash plume flow direction report
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Volcanic observation report on eruption
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- Original2026年09月24日00時38分(231538UTC)
Ash fall forecast (detailed)
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- The continuous eruption that had continued at the Minamidake summit crater on Sakurajima since 21:28 on the 23rd has stopped.
- From 21:28 on the 23rd to 05 on the 24th, ashfall was somewhat heavy in Sakurajima, Kagoshima City, and ashfall is forecast as far as Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture.
Volcanic observation report on eruption
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- Date and time: 2026年09月23日23:15 (231415UTC)
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 3
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
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- Eruption alert level 2
- the 24th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Taiwan | 公視新聞（25）
U.S. poll shows 85% of Americans support U.S.-China cooperation on AI
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- 85% of voters say the U.S. and China should cooperate to manage AI risks
- Poll of 1000 registered voters conducted in mid-September
Companies mentioned：白宮、瑪麗華盛頓大學
Wildfires ravage Borneo; Indonesian women's group forms firefighting volunteer team
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- 140 people have joined so far
- Indonesia may have lost as much as 1.35 million hectares of forest to fires since the start of 2026
6-year-old in China solves Rubik's Cube in 4.27 seconds, becomes world leader in women's division
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- World record of 4.52 seconds
- 2.76 seconds
Cambodia hosts international anti-scam conference, invites media to tour busted large-scale compound
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- 663 scam offices have been busted
- Including 86 large-scale scam compounds
- About $300 million in funds frozen
- Covering as much as 120 hectares
- 2 former operators
Companies mentioned：太子集團
High school student opens fire with gun at school gate in 土耳其; 11 injured
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- 11 students injured
- 15-year-old student
- Two of them were seriously injured
- 29-year-old gunman
Companies mentioned：土耳其、加拿大、安大略省、安大略特調小組、卡尼
Sri Lanka's 7-years-ago Easter bombings killed 279; all 15 defendants sentenced to more than 200 years in prison
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- 279 people killed
- 15 defendants
- Between 260 years
- 8 bomb attacks in a series
- More than 500 injured
- At least 10 days earlier
Companies mentioned：天主教會、可倫坡教區、印度
台灣 men's table tennis team misses Asian Games gold-medal match, loses 0-3 to 中國 and takes bronze
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- 3-0
Companies mentioned：台灣、中國、日本、韓國
Bone cancer patients spared amputation; Taipei Veterans General Hospital develops reconstruction technique, completes 200 cases
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- About 120 new cases of malignant osteosarcoma are diagnosed in 台灣 each year
- Cancer cells can be safely and precisely killed inside the body by cryotherapy in just 20 minutes
- Liquid nitrogen has a temperature of -196℃
Companies mentioned：台北榮總
Taiwan wins 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze in Asian Games soft tennis, breaking previous edition's 0-gold drought
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- A strong haul of 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze
- Breakthrough from the previous edition's 0-gold drought
Companies mentioned：日本選手上松俊貴、日本選手、日本網友
One year after the Mataian Creek barrier lake flood, disaster prompts amendments to disaster prevention law clarifying responsibilities
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- Original最長的1次12日
Companies mentioned：光復鄉、萬榮鄉、萬榮鄉長、梁光明、公視、陳冠勳、花蓮縣政府、行政院、內政部消防署、鄭志強、東華大學、黃盈豪、花蓮縣行研處、李冠霆
Former senior Google executive warns of need to prevent minors from accessing generative AI
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：Google、常識媒體、TrustLab、青少年AI安全研究所、OpenAI
Blue and green parties take mobile standing committee meetings to Nantou and Taoyuan for campaign rallies
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Facts
- The government must subsidize at least 30%
Companies mentioned：民進黨、國民黨、民眾黨、台積電
City government approves ending slaughter next March; 高雄肉品市場 businesses gather to protest
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- 高雄肉品市場 slaughters about 500 to 600 pigs daily
- Market established 60 years ago
Companies mentioned：高市家畜肉類商業同業公會、高市屠宰業職業工會、高雄肉品市場
Man who smuggled pig-nosed turtles gets deferred prosecution; animal welfare groups criticize leniency as tacit encouragement
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- 33 pig-nosed turtles
- Pay 30,000 to the public treasury
- A prison sentence of up to 5 years.
- Fines of 300,000 to 1.5 million
- Only 29 survived
Companies mentioned：海科館、基隆地檢署、動物社會研究會、台灣動物社會研究會、法務部、檢察體系
Takaichi Sanae and Trump meet on sidelines of UN General Assembly; Japanese media say Japan conveyed its position on Taiwan to U.S.
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- On the 21st, US Eastern Time
- Trump-Xi meeting is set for the 24th
Companies mentioned：朝日電視台新聞網
Both vying to become Emei Village chief in Hsinchu, 2 candidates accused of vote-buying with cash
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- Up to 3000 per person
- At a price of 1000 to 3000 per vote
- Worth at least 1200
- Released on 100,000 bail
Companies mentioned：新竹地檢署、雲林地檢署、台中地檢署
Man falsely reports that someone will imitate “Zhang Wen” in a metro attack; investigated for public intimidation
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：捷運公司、北捷
Trump addresses UN General Assembly, announces changing “AI” to “SI,” or “Super Intelligence”
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- Will build 2 large military bases in Greenland
Companies mentioned：CNN、國際刑事法院ICC
Minimum wage review committee meets tomorrow; Hung Sun-han says it could exceed 30,000
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- Exceed 30,000
- Overall adjustment of about 47.4%
- Overall adjustment of about 63.3%
- At least about 3%
- The adjustment should reach 7.77%
Companies mentioned：勞動部、工總、全國產業總工會、中央大學人力資源管理所
Chinese fishing boats repeatedly cross the boundary to fish near Dongsha; all 9 seized this year forfeited
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- 8 cases involving 9 vessels seized
- A newly built 100-ton-class patrol vessel.
Companies mentioned：海巡署
陸軍 conducts live-fire training in Yilan, “blowing up” a bridge to simulate delaying enemy forces or cutting off wartime supply lines
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- When 十軍團 demolished Shanjin Bridge in Yunlin
Companies mentioned：陸軍、六軍團、第53工兵群、台灣省結構工程技師公會、國防院、中共政軍與作戰所
Should sidewalks be painted on the road? How can “marked sidewalks” be made safer? [News Lab]
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- Complaints generally fall into 6 categories
- Original要求劃設或增設，都大約占 3 成
- Original有 2 成認為不夠安全、動線需要改進
- The clear width of a sidewalk must be at least 1.5 meters
- Sidewalks must be at least 1.2 meters wide
- A one-way road must be at least 2.8 meters wide
- A two-way road must be 5.6 meters wide
- Parking bays must be at least 2 to 2.5 meters wide
- Roads must be at least 9 to 10 meters wide
- Roads 6 to 10 meters wide account for 34%
- The remaining 20% are less than 6 meters wide
- Identify 4 kilometers of roads for adding physically separated sidewalks
- Vehicles limited to 20 kilometers per hour
- Completed in 5 neighborhoods
Companies mentioned：台北市交通局、台北市工務局新工處、國土署、台電
923 World Sign Languages Day; this year's theme is “Declaring the Human Rights of Deaf People”
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Facts
- 75th anniversary of 世界聾人聯盟
- Original聯合國身心障礙者權利公約CRPD通過20週年
- 1999 World Congress of the Deaf
Companies mentioned：世界聾人聯盟、聯合國
Taiwan wins its first Asian Games medal in trap shooting; Li Meng-yuan takes bronze with 29 points
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- Qatari competitor takes gold with 34 targets
- Chinese competitor wins silver with 33 targets
- Li Meng-yuan hits 120 of 125 targets
Companies mentioned：李孟远、卡达、中国
Asian Games men's artistic gymnastics team wins bronze; Tang Chia-hung scores more than 15 points on horizontal bar
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- 239.896 points
- 235.927 points
- A high score of 15.033
- A total of 41.266 points
- 38.966 points on rings
- 40.233 points on vault
- 39.733 points on parallel bars
- Scored 39.532 on floor exercise
- Scored 12.733 points
- Scored 13.400 points
- Scored 14.033 points
- Added for a total of 40.166 points
- With a total score of 255.095
Companies mentioned：台灣男子團體組合、台灣男子競技體操代表隊、中國隊、日本隊、哈薩克
Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心（15）
Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-24T03:28:55
- Expiration time: 2026-09-25T08:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Huoshan Reservoir (discharge to Beigang River): Free Overflow (Yunlin County, Chiayi County)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-24T03:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T06:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir (discharge to Shijing River): Free Overflow (Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-24T02:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T05:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Water Outage (Taichung City)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T23:02:23
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T18:30:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T19:20:00
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T06:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Nantou County)
Summary not yet available
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T21:32:55
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Chiayi County)
Summary not yet available
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- In some areas at the ends of the water mains，water pressure will take 60 minutes to return to normal
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T19:03:43
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Kaohsiung City)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T18:09:31
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T17:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
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- From 2026/09/24 (Thursday) to 2026/09/24 (Thursday)
- Daily at 08:30
- Original至17:00時
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Taitung County)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T14:44:11
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T13:57:41
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T17:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Tainan City)
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- Starting 2026/09/29 (Tuesday)
- Until 2026/10/02 (Friday)
- Original每日09:00時
- Original至18:00時
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Yunlin County)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-23T11:45:20
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T05:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Hualien County)
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- Effective time: 2026-09-22T08:36:53
- Expiration time: 2026-09-29T14:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Taiwan | 中央社 CNA（10）
International oil prices and Treasury yields rise in tandem as US stocks close lower
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- The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.68%
- Closing at 51511.59 points
- The S&P 500 fell 0.75%
- Closing at 7706.03 points
- The Nasdaq fell 1.13%
- Closing at 26936.04 points
- The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 1.23%
- Closing at 12534.27 points
Companies mentioned：Alphabet、亞馬遜（Amazon）
Anthropic CEO: We will slow down if necessary to ensure AI safety
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：Anthropic、OpenAI
OpenAI CEO briefs the United Nations: AI development requires extreme caution
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：OpenAI、Anthropic、Hugging Face
OECD warns that soaring government bond yields pose a risk to public finances worldwide
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- The average yield on benchmark 10-year government bonds among the seven Group of Seven (G7) members has risen to 4%
- Global household, corporate and government debt has climbed to a record $365 trillion
- Government debt accounts for more than $110 trillion
- Developed economies are paying more than $3.5 trillion in interest on bonds traded in international markets
- The United States will issue as much as $1 trillion in short-term Treasury bills next year
- Original20國集團（G20）經濟體今年將成長3.1%
- The global economy is projected to continue growing at a similar rate of 3% in 2027
- Inflation in G20 countries will rise to 4.1% from 3.4% last year
Companies mentioned：OECD、金融時報、IIF、G7、G20
Zelensky: Putin has deployed fighters from 47 countries in the Russia-Ukraine war
Summary not yet available
Facts
- President Vladimir Putin of 俄羅斯 has deployed fighters from third countries, drawn from 47 nations
Companies mentioned：烏克蘭、俄羅斯、迦納、尼泊爾、印度、北韓、南韓
Rubio: Arms sales to Taiwan must take into account US needs and other factors; still under review
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A new $14 billion arms sales package for Taiwan
- An US$11 billion arms sale to Taiwan
Companies mentioned：台灣、美國、北大西洋公約組織、NATO
US secretary of state: Russia and Ukraine have both expressed interest in a limited ceasefire
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：アメリカ国務卿、俄国外相、路透社、盧比歐、拉夫羅夫
Strong US PMI adds to rate-hike concerns; 10-year Treasury yield hits a 19-year high
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- The 10-year US Treasury yield surged more than 14 basis points to 5.116%
- The 2-year Treasury yield rose more than 12 basis points to 4.899%
- The 30-year Treasury yield also rose more than 9 basis points to 5.40%
- The US services purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 58.7 in September from 56.5 in August
- The manufacturing PMI also climbed sharply to 56.7
- Oil prices have climbed back above $100 a barrel
- The market-implied probability of another 1-quarter-point US rate hike in October rose to 73% on the 23rd from 55% on the 22nd
Companies mentioned：標普全球、華爾街日報、芝加哥商品交易所集團、聯準會
Ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, US Treasury secretary says open to extending US-China trade truce
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The two leaders could meet as many as 4 times
Companies mentioned：美國、中國、世界銀行
Analysis: Neither side can afford to lose the AI race; US and China to discuss guardrails and hotline, not slowing down
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Facts
- AI could destroy humanity before 2030
Companies mentioned：Anthropic、OpenAI、xAI、Google DeepMind、NVIDIA、CNBC、CSIS、Wadhwani AI Center、CFR、Atlantic Council、CEPA、DeepSeek、Moonshot、Z.ai、Humain、MiniMax Group
Taiwan | 鉅亨網（3）
Disney+ reportedly raising prices again! Monthly fee for ad-free plan jumps 13%
Disney is raising prices by up to 13%, focusing on ad-free plans for Disney+ and Hulu. The move is aimed at improving revenue and responding to changes in the competitive landscape with Netflix, as part of a user retention strategy.
Companies mentioned：Netflix、Apple、Comcast、Paramount Skydance
Trump rushes to save election prospects! White House reportedly mulls 90-day diesel export ban; fuel prices may rise rather than fall
Ahead of the midterm elections, the Trump administration is considering a 90-day export ban to address soaring diesel prices. However, strong opposition from industry and cabinet members has raised concerns that the policy could backfire.
Market bets on 4 more Fed hikes! US 5-year Treasury yield tops 5% for the first time in nearly 20 years
The U.S. 5-year Treasury yield has topped 5% for the first time since 2007. Strong economic data has heightened concerns about further rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, increasing selling pressure in the bond market.
Companies mentioned：S&P Global
Japan | 消防庁（2）
Damage caused by Typhoon No. 25 of Reiwa 8 and response status of fire departments and other agencies (Report 11, updated R8.9.23)
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：消防庁、気象庁、安房郡市広域市町村圏事務組合消防本部、長生郡市広域市町村圏組合消防本部、横須賀市消防局、千葉市消防局、夷隅郡市広域市町村圏事務組合消防本部、市川市消防局、松戸市消防局、印西地区消防組合消防本部、佐倉市八街市酒々井町消防組合消防本部
Damage caused by the 令和８年熊本地震 and response status of fire departments and other agencies (Report 64, updated R8.9.9)
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：消防庁、気象庁、熊本県、福岡県、大分県、鹿児島県、長崎県、佐賀県、岡山県、広島県、山口県、宮崎県、八代市、宇城市、嘉島町、甲佐町、氷川町、上天草市、天草市、美里町、芦北町
Taiwan | 公平交易委員會（2）
“Use it for 5 minutes = jog for 40 minutes”? Rhythm machine ad warned for false claims!
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Use it for 5 minutes
- Jog for 40 minutes
Companies mentioned：網路家庭國際資訊股份有限公司、巧客科技有限公司
Fair Trade Commission clears 玉山金控's acquisition of San Shang Insurance Agency!
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The Fair Trade Commission decided at its 1,821st committee meeting on Sept. 23, 115
Companies mentioned：玉山金控、三商美邦保險代理人股份有限公司、玉山銀行、公平交易委員會
Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站（2）
巨虹 (8084): The company resolved to apply to 金融監督管理委員會 to withdraw its cash capital increase and issuance of new shares
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：巨虹、金融監督管理委員會
巨虹 (8084): The company announced that its board resolved on pricing matters for its 1st private placement of common shares for fiscal year 115
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：巨虹
Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心（2）
Since 1987, a total of 160,000 spouses from China, Hong Kong and Macao have settled in Taiwan; the number has not surged in recent years
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The number of spouses from China, Hong Kong and Macao holding residence permits is 166,364
- There are 148,464 spouses from China
- There are 17,900 spouses from Hong Kong and Macao
- In December 2025, the number of spouses from China, Hong Kong and Macao holding residence permits was 164,397
- There were 160,789 people in December 2024
- There were 157,234 people in December 2023
- There were 152,999 people in December 2022
- The largest numbers were in Greater Taipei and Taoyuan, totaling 93,675 people, about 45.3% of the total
Companies mentioned：移民署
The 健保署 will not use LINE, phone calls or text messages to notify people of abnormalities with their health insurance cards
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Dedicated short code “111”
Companies mentioned：健保署、LINE、165反詐騙專線
Taiwan | 國家實驗研究院（1）
AI New Ten Major Infrastructure Projects - High-Speed Quantum Computing National Strategy Launch Conference
Summary not yet available
Facts
- AI New Ten Major Infrastructure Projects
Companies mentioned：TSRI、緯創、漢民、仁寶、IQM、SEEQC、國科會、國發會、經濟部、中央研究院
Taiwan | 國家科學及技術委員會（1）
Vice President Hsiao meets with the top 3 winning teams of 「科技女婕思」, urging students to stay curious and explore boldly
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original第6屆「科技女婕思」
Companies mentioned：國科會、教育部、臺北市立第一女子高級中學、國立臺北科技大學、逢甲大學、國立新竹女中、國立清華大學、中國文化大學